Checkups & Ultrasounds
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Announcing a Pregnancy
Asked by A.J. from Fresno
on August 29, 2010
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Hello my fellow mommies! This should be fun! I'm looking for ideas to announce my second pregnancy. I want to do something for my husband. We've been trying for a whil...
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- Baby balloons at work would be great if you want a scene, also there are really such things as "singing tellegrams" (or impersonations actors, I sent Marilyn Monroe t...
- put baby booties in his sock drawer. hang a onesie t-shirt next to his shirts or t-shirt drawer. baby food jar in his lunch, briefcase or fridge.
- Hi A., I think that since your husband likes big scenes that you could take him to his favorite resturant and instead of having the waiters sing a happy birthday song...
Period After Pregnancy
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on August 25, 2010
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Before my pregnancy, I had pretty easy periods. Slight breast pain the week before, a little cramping on the first day, light flow, over in a few days. After I had my...
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- I know you say you can't go to a doctor but you really need to, you may just have to pay out of pocket to see one. A lot of docs will cut you a break if you are paying...
- Ok, first off, almost every city has a health care place going by your income......most of which is free .........find one near you...........call around to the hospit...
- I had very bad cramps before I had kids and BC made them worse. My gyno told me to take 800mg of ibuprophen (sp?) 3 times a day starting the week of the placebo pills ...
Pregnancy Length
Asked by D.G. from Washington DC
on December 17, 2008
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I am 37 weeks with twin girls and everythings has gone fine with my pregnancy. My doctor is saying he won't let me go past 38 weeks because of an unexplained demise of...
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- I just had twin girls 10 weeks ago at 37 weeks. They are both healthy and weighed 5.6 and 5.9 lbs each. They were strong and are doing great. I had them through a c...
- I would discuss your concern with your OB/GYN, but not worry too much about it. You are already further along than a lot of moms having twins. I am a twin and my si...
- 38 weeks is not considered early. they're considered fully cooked if they come out then.
Overweight Pregnancy
Asked by K.Z. from Seattle
on November 7, 2008
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Are there any other moms out there that got pregnant when they were overweight? I am concerned. I get so many people telling me different things. I get just do it, an...
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- I was average weight when I got pregnant with my first and lost the weight easily. I was never overweight officially until after my second child. I never was able ...
- K., I was 100 lbs overweight when I got pregnant with my first at the age of 35 yrs old. If that is not a recipe for people thinking that it was high risk! I foun...
- K., I was pregnant and overweight with my second. My doc told me that instead of gaining the 20 lbs max like I would have if I was not overweight, I should aim for...
Pregnancy Test
Asked by C.J. from Minneapolis
on October 13, 2009
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Okay I have been on implanon for 2 years now, I have took three positive home pregnancy test and one negative I went to the doctor for a blood test they did the positi...
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- I also have Implanon and the periods are so irregular. I didn't have one for the whole first year I had it in. Then it's hit and miss at best. If you had a blood te...
- To get a negative blood test is strange after getting a positive home test. I was told that you can get positive home tests sometimes and sometimes not depending on ho...
- Hi C. - this has to be really confusing for you! First and foremost, the blood test at your doctor's office is the most reliable test you can take, and at three month...
*Relations* During Pregnancy...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 14, 2011
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Yes, I said *relations*!! LOL
Did you and your partner change your $exual practices while you were pregnant? I know that due to big bellies, we sometimes have to ...
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- Count me in as another expectant mama who is permanently in the mood these days! And I'm game for nearly anything, it seems. No complaints at our house, either!
- My first marriage was falling apart when I was pregnant the first time, so there wasn't all that much sex, but it wasn't because of the pregnancy. My second and third...
- Nope, didn't change anything. Still had sex almost every day, right up to the day of delivery!
Bleeding During Pregnancy
Asked by C.E. from New York
on May 12, 2011
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I am just 10 weeks pregnant and while using the bathroom I noticed a light pink blood mixed with discharge when I wiped. It certainly was enough to worry me. I have ha...
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- I had a lot of bleeding with my last pregnancy. Once having to call 911 because I was at work and it was gushing out, They could never find a reason but I carried to...
- I had a little bit of bleeding from weeks 5-6. I am now 32 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby. Good luck and congratulations!
- It's not normal, but it's common, if that makes any sense. Often there's no way to tell where the bleeding or spotting is coming from. With my first, I only had some...
Dreams During Pregnancy ....
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on August 30, 2010
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So I had this deam the other night and it really freaked me out !
I was at the doctor having a sonogram to find out the sex of my baby, the doctor said it was a gir...
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- Oh boy did I have some crazy dreams when I was pregnant! I had a dream once that I took her out of me, dressed her up and then put her back inside of me to "cook". lol...
- yep. I had vivid bizzarre dreams w/ both pregnancies, sometimes violent. I even woke up pissed off at Hubby 'cuz we fought in a dream and I thought it was real when ...
- I had a crazy dream a couple of months ago (am currently 23 weeks preggo) we went to a store and they could show us the ultrasound there,we sat down and it looked like...
Weight and Pregnancy
Asked by N.R. from Detroit
on June 4, 2009
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Hi everyone,
After lots of wonderful advice from so many on this site, my husband and I have decided to try to get pregnant with our third baby! My only concern is...
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- Yes, start now. My advice on stress eating is to look at the psychology of food and your relationship with it. You know you stress eat so you're there, but controlling...
- Hi N., Try a Slow Flow Yoga Class at the Center for Yoga in Birmingham -- be prepared to sweat = ) Bring a towel and water and try to go 3-4 times/week if possible....
- N., I reccommend that you try to lose the weight and start an exercise program before you start trying. Get your body used to it and once you've lost the weight yo...
Question About Pregnancy
Asked by S.C. from Philadelphia
on March 23, 2007
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i am currently pregnant with my 5th child (5th pregnancy). i am 12 weeks along and i keep feeling this strange sensation to the right of my belly button that almost fe...
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- I'm not sure if this is the samee feeling that you are having but in my second pregnancy I had a strange almost snapping sensation on the side of my stomach it was the...
- Perhaps your feeling the rectus muscles of the abdomen separating. (These are the long vertical abdominal muscles.) I used to teach a pregnancy fitness class, and we...
- Hi i'm on my third pregnancy and i have the same thing going on. i also havent had an u/s yet. and my doctor wouldnt even try and listen for a heart beat yet. I'm 12 ...
