Due Date & Labor
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Past Due Date - Suggestions/Referrals?
Asked by S.L. from Chicago
on July 31, 2006
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I'm about 5 days past my due date (first time mom to be!) in the Northern Suburbs. Does anyone have any suggestions or referrals to natural practicioners (acupuncture...
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- Hi S., If you're near Northbrook, I'd highly recommend Lilo Schuster. She's a chiropractor with lots of experience with pregnancy, delivery and babies. She also h...
- Most first timers are 1-2 weeks late. Some people say to eat spicy food or go for a walk........a woman we know swears by eggplant parmasan.........Good Luck!
- Have you tried nipple stimulation or eating pineapple (so I have heard about that one). Goodl luck.
Due Date Discrepancy
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on June 26, 2009
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Hi Moms,
Have any of you ever had a due date discrepancy? I'm expecting my third baby and have always kept accurate records on my cycles and have always been accur...
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- M., I know it can be very stressful with due dates. Especially since both of my children were born on the actual days that I was due to check into the hospital for...
- This did happen to me with my first and second baby. Like you, my cycles were like a clock....one day late = pregnant. Baby #1, this was 31 years ago so a home preg ...
- You know your body better than any doctor or ultrasound ever good! I would go with your instincts!
Estimating Due Date
Asked by A.C. from Cincinnati
on March 15, 2009
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Hi ladies! Good news, I am expecting my second child! YEAH! I know that when they estimate your due date, they use your last menstrual cycle which would make me due ar...
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- Not to discount what you think at all because you know your body the best. But, subsequent pregnancies can make you think you are further along because you notice thi...
- With my third, I wasn't sure when my last period was, becuase of the birth control I was using. OOPS! They did a series of three ultrasounds throughout my pregnancy ...
- hello i have a sister who had a period 6 months of her pregnancy i know of quite a few cases that had their periods the whole pregnancy.it isnt uncommon and never take...
Working up to Due Date
Asked by C.E. from San Francisco
on September 18, 2008
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I was wondering how most first time moms handle working in the last trimester. I was planning to work up until my due date at least which is November 8th, but I am bec...
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- Congratulations! I personally wasn't able to work the last month of my pregnancy. I was so swollen and tired, I was glad for the 4 weeks off prior to birth even thou...
- Something about becoming a mom teaches you to throw your plans out the window. ;-) I worked the day I delivered my first--she came at 37 weeks, to the day--and surv...
- In this case, you should rest up for the real 'work out'. When you get that 'huge burst of energy'. Please do NOT act on it. This is Mother Nature's way of helping ...
Past My Due Date - HELP
Asked by R.A. from New York
on May 19, 2008
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I am 2 days past my due date and could possibly be pregnant for another 2 weeks. I am looking for ways of encouraging my soon to be son to come out. I tried caster o...
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- Hi R., I was 9 days late with my son. And for a first time mom that's a LONG time! I'm not an expert, but what actually worked for me was a stretch that my chiropr...
- When I was pregnant and went for a massage- the masseuse avoided a certain spot on my ankles/heel area b/c she said it made labor come on. I asked my obgyn about it a...
- Hi R., Congratulations!!! When I was pregnant I went for a Mommy Massage and went into labor the next day. The woman doing the massage knew that I was in the safe zon...
Changing Due Date
Asked by M.S. from Columbia
on June 11, 2009
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Ok I didn't have this problem with my first one so I am kind of upset more than worried the OB GYN changed my due date after I had an ultra sound at what should have b...
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- Good Morning M., Our daughter in law had her due date changed about 3 times during her second pregnancy. Then they told her they would induce her so pick a date. She...
- It's all good. Besides, in the whole scheme of things, the due date is not that big a deal. How many babies are born on their due dates? I had two that were induced...
- I think its ok. I had a due date set my 1st ultrasound, and everytime after that I measured 2-3 weeks further, due to having a huge baby. They kept the same due date...
Past My Due Date
Asked by L.C. from New York
on January 25, 2007
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I really dont know why im writing. I guess i just want someone to tell me that i am indeed going to have this child :) My due date was sunday. I am only four days ...
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- Your body might be saying no to labor since you have a cold. G.
- You may laugh, but it worked for me. My due date was 9/9 and I was a week overdue. I really wanted to have the baby on 9/17 (long story) so the evening of 9/16 my hu...
- Hi, I know you've heard the word "relax" constantly. Don't. Go for walk. A good long walk. Walking is what the docs recommend for making labor speed up. Please...
Signs of Labor Before the Big Day? Yes? No? Yesterday Was My Due Date. :)
Asked by H.M. from Atlanta
on September 23, 2008
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Hello! Yesterday was my due date and obviously, I have not had the baby yet. :) This is my first baby. If I don't deliver this week, my doctor will induce me on Sun...
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- Hi H. - I have had 2 children - with the first, I did lose the mucous plug about 2 or 3 days before my water broke. With the 2nd I did not, I never had the nesting. Th...
- Hi H., How exciting!!!! When I went into labor it was 2 days after my due date. It was in the middle of the night and I did not KNOW-KNOW the second it started. For ...
- The contraction sensation often moves to your back. With my first I was conscious of when labor really started, but my second was two days of off and on contractions t...
Baby Is 11 Days past Due Date
Asked by J.H. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2009
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A friend is 11 days past her due date. All of her previous children have been born naturally without any medication. 2 at home, 1 at a birth center and 1 at the hospia...
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- My 2nd child was 10 days past due. I stopped feeling movement, so they did a stress test, and there wasn't much amniotic fluid lest, so I was induced. and it was the...
- I say do alot of walking! And alot of praying! I'm surprised that her dr. midwife or who ever isn't insisting that she be induced. I've heard alot about if you go over...
- The best thing to do is to research the risk of Pitocin and the risk of overworking the Placenta. I had an all natural birth with the exception of use of Pitocin ...
Need Uplifting Advice for December Due Date
Asked by C.B. from Seattle
on August 2, 2008
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Hi moms,
I hoping someone can give me good advice...my husband and I tried for quite a few months before conceiving this coming baby (the baby previous was in the fir...
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- Wow, reading this was as if you were writing my thoughts. We are due with #3 on the 21st of December. I have looked everywhere and talked to friends whose birthday...
- my due date was dec 25th, but Josh was born on the 22nd... it is sooooo hard to have parties because it is a fincial burden for your family as well as other families...
- Hi there, My first born son was due in early January but I ended up needing to be induced the day after Christmas. I got all of the same comments as you and I too was...
