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Updated Feb 11, 2012

Q: Bio-Physical Ultrasound    —Bedford, NH

"I am currently 37 weeks pregnant and after my ultrasound last week the doctor has asked me to come back weekly for a ..."

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a biophysical or level 3 u/s is the same as a regular one, only they detail more stuff.. it's not any different than the other ones you had except that it takes a litt...

R., I had a biophysical ultrasound at 39 weeks. My Dr. also thought my baby was small and wanted to measure the baby . They first estimated his weight to be a lit...

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Q: Drinking Soy Milk While Pregnant.    —Las Vegas, NV

"I switched from drinking milk to drinking soy milk because I was able to digest it better during my morning sickness ..."

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I am preggers and have an aversion to dairy and soy so I drink Rice Milk and my so does my 2yr old. It comes in organic, and enriched with vitamins and calcium, taste...

Hi T., I have done some reasearch on soy, and found nothing good about, my daughter dis some research for a college class, and found a lot of negetive stuff. Talk to y...

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Q: Ultrasound Shows Possible Growth Issue - Measurement Problem    —Honesdale, PA

"I'm a 39 yr old Mom of two happy, healthy boys who is expecting my third in about 5 weeks. A week ago when I was 34 ..."

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I have not had that problem, but I do know that when I had that test done (forgot what it was called, it's optional) and they said that I could have the amnio test don...

Hi D., I was 41 yrs old when my first, & only, baby was born. I was high risk due to my age & the fact that this was my first baby. You have already previously de...

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Q: I'm Going Crazy!    —Mount Airy, MD

"Okay guys. Help me out here.... I am 9 months pregnant. I'm due on the 21st, although I'm already 50% effaced and 1..."

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As for the first half of your post, hang in there! The pain is probably a result of a "sunny-side up" baby. I had the same problem with my second and no warning from m...

I think the guesstimate on the weight/size of the baby is more for the Dr to estimate baby size vs how big your pelvis is to determine if a c-section might be needed. ...

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Q: 1St Trimester Screening    —White Lake, MI

"Hello, I was wondering if anyone had the 1st trimester screening and was told the baby's bladder might be holding to..."

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I believe there is such thing as over testing and over scaring the parents. I only had 2 ultrasounds with both my girls showing nothing and even though the doctors wa...

M. In my first trimester with my first child I had all the ususal tests and every test was skewed slightly and they would then offer another test and it was my 1st chi...

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Q: Abnormal for Trisomy-18    —Saint Paul, MN

"I need some reassurance. Anyone ever has a Maternal Serum Screen come back abnormal for Trisomy 18? I have an ultraso..."

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With my first son it came back 1 in 77 that he had downs. I was a wreck! We did an amniocentesis because the drs. said it was the best way to determine. I also wanted ...

I did not have any of the screening tests done, but had the amniocentesis (since I was 40 at the time). The screening tests have a VERY high false positive rate. In my...

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Q: Renal Dilation    —North Branford, CT

"I just wemt for my 18 week ultrasound on Tuesday. I was told that there was renal dilation of 6mm (they look for 3-4)..."

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My sister was told the same thing with her son, a co-worker of mine was told that with her daughter and both children are FINE. The kidneys start to function in utero...

I had the same issue with my son - I was told both kidneys were enlarged. They had me come back for several follow up ultrasounds throughout my pregnancy and by the l...

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Q: Nursing While Pregnant?    —Big Arm, MT

"Ok, Moms, I need some advice. I just found out we're pregnant with baby #2 (5wks), but am still nursing our 15 month..."

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It is fine to nurse while pregnant. I nursed my first son while I was pregnant with my second for a couple of months until I was to exhausted to continue growing a bab...

Congratulations! It's definitely OK to breastfeed through a pregnancy. I'll echo the recommendations for the book "Adventures in Tandem Nursing," since it addresses t...

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Q: Curious for Your Opinion    —Chicago, IL

"I prefice this by saying I am sorry if I offend anyone but I am so worked up about something that I thought I'd share..."

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N., Back away from this one. It is not your issue. The mother and baby are ok, so be glad for that. Love that baby and be nice to his mother. If you don't, the hu...

I have a beautiful 10 month old son. I can't imagine a world without him. Perhaps, your friend's wife could not imagine her world without her baby. If your friend d...

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Q: Gestational Age Older on Ultrasound    —Houston, TX

"Hey moms, I am 36 weeks pregnant. Last Monday, at just 35 weeks my dr. ordered an ultrasound and it showed me as 37..."

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As stated in the other post, ultrasounds area tool but not all inclusive when making determinations of age, weight, etc. Do not depend on this entirely. I had an u/...

U/s can have a 20% difference (either way) in weight and can be up to two weeks (either way) off by age. All 3 of my children showed bigger and older than they actuall...

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