Complicated Labor
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Inducing Labor
Asked by M.L. from New York
on March 11, 2010
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I have a 3 1/2 year old son and a two year old daugher and I am expecting my third at the end of April. My dr. mentioned that some women opt to induced labor after th...
Inducing Labor?
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on June 20, 2008
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Hello to all the mommies out there and thank you for your time in reading this. Here goes my concern. I am expecting my 3rd child a week from today (due date is next...
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- I was induced, but not until 3 days after my due date. The dr. should be able to tell by ultrasound how your placenta looks and if the baby has passed meconium (poop)....
- I would wait it out. You are seeing the doc every week now and if you go past your due date you most likely will go in a few days a week. They would/should give you ...
- M., I didn't see it said anywhere in the posts, and I have to appologize to anyone upfront if what I'm about to say offends anyone, but when I was pregnant with my ...
Inducing Labor
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on June 2, 2008
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I'm now in my last trimester of pregnancy and about to take off for maternity leave at the end of the month. I've heard that doctor's will induce labor early if you as...
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- It depends on how early. Most doctors will not induce too early unless there is a medical reason. All of my kids were induced. The earliest was a week early, the ot...
- Dear M., I have read the other postings and know that you got a lot of good advice. If you have a good doctor he will not induce a delivery without a medical necessi...
- I was induced early for one of my children for timing reasons (my doctor was going to out of town on and for 2 weeks after my due date) and had no side effects. Pitoc...
Labor Links
Asked by C.E. from Las Cruces
on April 9, 2008
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Hello, I have about a month left til I am due with my second baby. I didn't take a childbirth class with my first and didn't enroll in time for this one. My husband ...
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- Check out this website: http://www.azdoulas.com/ The lady who runs this coordinates tons of childbirth class teachers. I looked at the April schedule, and there'...
- When I was pregnant with my first child, I watched Birth Day on the Discovery Health Channel almost every day. Many of the women had routine deliveries and some of the...
- Hi C.. I am a childbirth educator and one of the websites I send my clients to is www.childbirthconection.org. It has really good research related articles and lots o...
Signs of Labor
Asked by E.C. from Shreveport
on August 18, 2006
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Hello! I am pregnant with my first child and I have already dilated. I was at fingertip last week and went up to one and a half this week and the doc said I was "thin ...
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- I went to the docter four days before I went into labor and I hadn't even began dialating - for me ( and my sister in law) it was losing the mucus plug we both went in...
- My kiddos were both induced- no signs of anything- was very frustrating. You'll know when it is time. Just listen to your Dr.s advice relax and get rest now because ...
- MY EXPERIENCE WAS FOR THE LAST MONTH, THE FIRST WEEK I WAS AT 1, THE SECOND AT 2, THE THIRD AT 3, AND WHEN MY WATER BROKE THAT NEXT WEEK I WAS AT 5. I STILL HAD TO HAV...
Preterm Labor
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on August 12, 2010
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Did any of you moms have preterm labor contractions? If so, is there anything you think helped?
My FFN came back negative. I am currently taking an oral med (ni...
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- I had early contractions and was also put on bed rest and medication. My Dr. told me to drink a gallon of water a day at minimum, to keep them under control. It reall...
- S., I had preterm labor starting at 24 weeks with my first son. I made it to 37 weeks. It was really tough being in bed all that time, but I was trying hard to save ...
- How many weeks are you? I am 33 weeks and have had preterm labor for about 4 weeks now. I was also put on a medication to stop or help ease the contractions. I was als...
Inducing Labor
Asked by K.B. from Austin
on September 4, 2010
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My doctor has suggested that if I am at 39 weeks and everything looks good she can schedule a time for her to induce labor. Normally I would never consider this but I ...
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- I recently had a baby and my doctor says you can not induce unless your body is ready or you are going to end up in a c section anyway. Your cervic has to be soft and ...
- There are things you can do that will bring on labor IF you are ready..but won't have a negative effect if you aren't. When I was pregnant with my 2nd daughter...and ...
- Well, induction carries a lot of risk, such as fetal distress and cesarean section. http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbirth/a/avoidcesarean.htm If your body isn't...
Going into Labor
Asked by H.R. from Dallas
on January 1, 2009
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I am having my first baby. I went to the doctors office about 3 days ago and thats when my doctor cheaked me and said i was three centimeters and said I was softening....
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- First off, congratulations! It could be tomorrow, it could be 4 more weeks. Sometimes women are dialated even more than than that for weeks. This is a good thin...
- Dear H., Of course, you're nervous! Everyone is. Try to stay calm, and trust your doctor. I've said a prayer for you and your baby. I've prayed for a safe deliv...
- Congrats on your upcoming arival. This is a very excitinng a nervous time. Just remember that not all pregancies or deliveries are the same. With my first pregnancy...
Early Labor
Asked by K.E. from Spokane
on April 18, 2010
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Hi Mammas,
I am currently 31 weeks pregnant, and this is my fourth pregnancy. I became pregnant right after my son was born. These babies will be 10.5 months apart,...
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- I too am pregnant with my 4th baby and have had more fears and anxiety with #4 than I have with all 3 of my first preg combined. I know alot of women who have either ...
- I haven't had this experience, but did have a lot of false labour with my second pregnancy from 35 weeks on (I was pregnant with twins, though). Every time I went into...
- No similar experience, but just wanted to let you know my thoughts are with you and your little one. :)
Induced Labor
Asked by S.T. from New York
on June 6, 2008
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Hello ladies,
I am 34 1/2 weeks pregnant now. This pregnancy has been a long haul. I have been through so much. It took us IVF to concieve and then it was a multiple ...
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- Why the amnio? Technically 37 weeks is considered full term. Specially with IVF, the embryo is already a week or so when they transfer. I had IVF, and at 3 weeks my wa...
- You know what .. the baby has to come out one way or another :) .... The most important thing is a healthy baby.. so stop the worrying .. you cant force yourself preg...
- I was induced for my first (8 hours of labor after I was given pitocin) and my second, my water broke but nothing happened... 6 hours later I took black cohosh and blu...
