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Updated Feb 08, 2010

Q: Paranoia in Pregnancy?    —Lawrence, KS

"I have PCOS and my husband and I tried for 15 months before we got pregnant. Apparently I had never even ovulated be..."

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I know from experience it does get a little better after you can start feeling baby kick. There are a couple of suggestions that I have. First, does your OB have a nur...

Well I wasn't super paranoid with my first but now that i'm 12 weeks along with number two I've been super paranoid but I've been trying to relax and realize every pre...

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Q: 2-Vessel Umbilical Cord    —Itasca, IL

"My good friend is 21 wks. pregnant w/ her 1st child. The fetus was just diagnosed w/ a 2-vessel umbilical cord. Dr...."

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One of my friends in the mom's group I belong to had the same diagnosis. She was also very worried, but she had a beautiful, healthy girl in October. The doctor wi...

I had this with my first child (now a very healthy 4.5 yr old). It was very unsettling at first but we were referred to a specialist who monitored the rest of the preg...

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Q: I'm Having a Boy This Time, Anyone Notice Differences Carrying a Boy Then a Girl    —Fort Mill, SC

"Subject pretty much says it but I am 20 wks now and seem to be showing a lot more. I know you can with a second preg..."

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I've only carried boys, but yes, when they hit that growth spurt in 5th month, I was ravenous, and everything seemed to consolidate up front and round as a basketball....

Hi L., You can't go by how you feel or look. My 2 pregnancies were completely diffeent. Nothing was similar....except that they were both boys! How I looked, how...

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Q: Any One Else Due in July?    —Cherryville, MO

"I'm due in July and would just like someone to talk to about the changes you go through while we are going through th..."

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I'm due mid June. This is my second child, but this pregnancy has been TOTALLY different from my first. Being pregnant is a bit scary as it is, I can't even imagine ...

Hello! I'm due in March, so we wouldn't match up with the going through the same schedule thing, but I wanted to tell you that my other two children were born in July...

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Q: Quad Screening During Pregnancy    —Willis, TX

"I am wondering if there are any moms out there who choose NOT to have the Quad Screening done during pregnancy. Also,..."

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I chose not to, because at twenty weeks, what would I do about it anyway if I found out my baby may have a problem?? Abortion was not an option for me, and I didn't wa...

I am a 40-year-old mother with a four year old and a one year old. We denied the testing on both my children. My youngest turned out to be Down's. We denied the tes...

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Q: Baby Diagnosed with Dandy-Walker Syndrome (24 Weeks Pregnant)    —Saint Paul, MN

"I had written in 2 weeks ago regarding a problem that they had found with my ultrasound, there were spinal abnormalit..."

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Okay I know this is probably very scary to you! I would be too! But dont worry, no matter what your child is like you will love them the same. I havent had this proble...

"Neurologic Abnormalities." The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Labor...

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Q: Fluid in Neck, Enlarge Stomach.....???    —Plano, TX

"My SIL has had an awesome pregnancy until yesterday --- she went to the dr. yesterday for her 34 week checkup and the..."

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J. I'm also praying for your family. This has too be so hard on your SIL. I'm sorry I can't give you more information, yes, I do think it's serious, any time there i...

I found this website... Trisomy 18 org http://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer?pagename=whatis_decisions A perinatologist will be the most indicated to address ...

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Q: Paranoia in 4Th Pregnancy    —Chicago, IL

"I wondered if anyone else felt at 11 weeks? Or am I just crazy? Is the baby ok?"

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There are only 2 kinds of pregnant women - worried pregnant women and very worried pregnant women. I don't know if it is hormonal or what but I have yet to meet a pre...

I'm on my second pregnancy, and at 11 weeks I felt nothing except tired. No movement, no fetal heart beat, not even much weight gain. I barely knew I was pregnant. ...

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Q: How Early Did You Feel Your Baby Move?    —Westchester, IL

"Hi there everyone, I'm just wondering how early you felt your baby move, particularly the 2nd or 3rd, when you knew ..."

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My first was at 17 weeks and my second i felt at 13 weeks.

Everyone said I was crazy but with my second I was 14 weeks and my third I felt the sensations at around 12.5 weeks. Everyone told me it was impossible. With my f...

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Q: Had an Xray Before I Knew I Was Pregnant    —McKinney, TX

"Hi Mamas, I'm a nervous wreck. I just found out I'm pregnant. I hurt my back a couple weeks ago and had some xra..."

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My daughter and I were in a major auto accident. She was unaware that she was 10 days pregnant at the time. The hospital performed xrays, MRI, gave her morphine and h...

It's fine. I had to have chest xrays when I was 12 weeks pregnant with my daughter. She's perfect! :)

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