Due Date & Labor
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My GBS Came Out Positive and I Am Due in 16 Days This Is 2Nd Pregnancy!!!!
Asked by D.M. from Los Angeles
on August 10, 2009
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Does anyone have a personal experience with this. This is very new to me and scary at the same time the doctor is very nonchalant about it but I am freaking out especi...
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- I had it with my second pregnancy also, I delivered her at home and she was fine. We did try to administer the IV antibiotics but after 2 tries and trying to hold sti...
- you don't need to have c.section because you are positive for GBS .GBS is fairly common in pregnant women(10 to 35%). Yet, very few babies actually become sick from GB...
- I have 6 kids, with the first I was negative, #2 poitive, they don't test after that...because the positive it can come and go and they did not want to take chances......
Preterm Labor.. Encouraging Stories.
Asked by R.B. from La Crosse
on January 5, 2012
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My cousin is 27 weeks pregnant with her first baby. She has been in the hospital since Monday with preterm labor. Today they have to take her off of the meds to stop t...
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- Read what Dawn said carefully. Print it out and give it to your cousin! The computer was my life saver during bed rest. Almost 5 weeks and I went from working ful...
- I've known a few women in the same situation and the baby was fine! Three pounds, 8 oz., is very encouraging!! The only advice I can give is for her to understand th...
- I was on bed rest for preterm labor (but not that early) and had a healthy baby. Mine started at 32 weeks. I was on bed rest for 4 and then my water broke at 36 week...
Labor Induction
Asked by T.R. from Columbia
on October 2, 2007
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Hello everyone! I'm am scheduled to be induced on the 8th of October and I was originally due on the 18th so I will be delivering about a week and a half early. I arra...
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- three of my four babies were inductions. they are 6, 4, 3 and 10 months. so these were using recent medical options. i did not have any problems at all! and by the tim...
- I was induced with my second child and the only bad side effect was the contractions were much much stronger and hurt very bad. I had an epidural put in place earlier ...
- I was induced with my first child but only because she was 2 weeks late...my doctor would not induce any earlier because of possible problems...I would think long and ...
Could You Feel Your Baby Move During Labor?
Asked by M.M. from Lake Charles
on November 18, 2011
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For some reason the beginning stages of labor for my first are pretty fuzzy (all the excitement I guess) my little man's movements have been like nonexistent for the l...
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- If you can't feel baby bumping around, drink a tall glass of OJ and lay on your left side. You should still feel baby moving around. You can still feel baby moving ...
- Most babies don't move much when you're getting to that place before labor, they usually get quiet. (But this isn't always true, it was not true for my second baby, I...
- I panicked one time because I hadn't felt my girl move by lunch time. I hadn't realized that she hadn't been moving until she didn't get active after I ate lunch. Then...
Wondering About Inducing Labor
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on April 20, 2009
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I'm at 38 weeks & 5 days but I'm looking online for ways to start laboring.
I've found raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil, black & blue cohosh & so on. I still ...
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- K., I had 3 9 pounders... Two were vaginal births when they were ready... actually in most cases this is true too, your labor gets easier and shorter. I did have a c...
- Here is an induction "recipe" that a friend of mine has used twice and was given to her by her midwife. I have not tried it myself and both times she was almost two w...
- I was induced by my doctor the day after her expected due date. I was glad I did because she already had her first bowel movement. I recommend you follow your intuitio...
Is Fear of Death During Labor Normal?
Asked by E.H. from Los Angeles
on February 13, 2010
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Im sorry to be so morbid with this post, because I am extremely overjoyed that I am going to have a baby. I guess my problem is, is that I suffer from high blood pres...
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- I feared death when I was approaching my due date. It did not help that I work in medicine, so I really know all that can happen during a delivery, having attended hun...
- Hi- I think that having a baby is a kind of death and subconsciously we know this. You will become a different person over the next year. Realistically, this is both...
- I had a fear of dying my entire life, including three pregnancies. My mom begged me to go on meds for anxiety. I refused. Then she told me how my cousin got over hi...
Did You Get "Dolled Up" For/after Labor?
Asked by M.!. from Columbus
on October 4, 2010
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My first two labors I could have cared less about what I looked like. I didn't do my hair and no makeup at all. I was unable to shower after my fist (major medical c...
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- I had 3 labors with baby boys who decided when it was time, we were coming out fast!!! Never had time for meds, epidurals, no notice, anything.....Labors were only 2...
- Well other than my other children and my husband I loathed anyone visiting me. I was in pain I figured I would see everyone once I got home. I did take a shower righ...
- I'm due in 7 weeks, OMG!!!! with number 4 and actually while I've never cared before I'm packing my makeup and hair stuff, actually planning and getting a nice easy to...
What Does Labor Feel Like?
Asked by V.W. from Minneapolis
on October 1, 2010
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What does labor feel like? How do you know when it's time to go to the hospital?
So... Ever since my doctor told me on Monday that I was 2cm dilated, I've been more...
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- With my first pregnancy I also wondered how I'd know I was in labor and everyone would tell me I would just know (as many of the ladies below said also) and they were ...
- You will definitely notice a difference in the contractions and time. My first started out around 4 pm with mild cramping and by 11 pm the cramping/tightening abdomen ...
- It feels tight....and strong. Very hard to explain...but you do get a feeling, and then you will know! ~Do not let the nurses on the phone dictate anything to y...
Three Years After My 2Nd, People Still Ask When the Baby Is Due
Asked by M.B. from San Francisco
on June 6, 2008
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My second child was born three years ago, and I still have the mama belly. Every now and then, people say, "I didn't know you were expecting!" or "When is your baby du...
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- I would: 1. Do the JAM ABS work-out everyday. 2. Cut snacking on carbs such as cookies, cake, chocolates, etc.. INstead, snack on fruits and veggies. 3. Wear ...
- I have this problem too... and I'm not kidding when I say I was pushing around about 5 week old twins when someone asked me when I was due... I'm like... Uhhhh... I ju...
- I know this one well. I still have the Mommy belly too. I don't really respond to it. That is just the way that god made us. Not everyone can be rich, and famous. Get...
Pre-labor Dilation?
Asked by J.B. from Charlotte
on April 4, 2009
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Hi Ladies...I am almost 38 weeks pregnant with my second child and am dilated to 4 cm and 80% effaced. The doctor said the baby is low, but didn't say an exact statio...
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- Hi J., I've been through labor three times and each time was different. I would say to go with your own instincts and if you feel you are really ready, then go to ...
- Hi J., Congrats on your second blessing. I actually had preterm labor with my second and was dialated 1.5 cm at 31 weeks. I made it all the way to 39 weeks (on modifi...
- With my 6 year old, I was 3cm and 100% effaced for 2 weeks or more before I went into labor. With my 12mo old, I was 4.5cm and 70% effaced for 3 weeks prior. The OB ...
