Epi
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Pitocin
Asked by J.S. from New York
on April 17, 2009
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Has anyone ever delivered without an epidural once they induced you with Pitocin? I know that contractions are supposed to be unbelievably strong with that drug, so i...
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- Hi J., I had both of my sons without any drugs. While I was not induced with either, I did have my water broken with my second son (born 8 weeks ago) so in some ways I...
- Hello, J.. I actually delivered my son after Pitocin with no epidural. They also had to break my water. I had back surgery, so I had no choice, I couldn't get an ep...
- Yes- it's completely possible! Did you deliver your first baby girl w/o an epidural? I had pitocin with my second delivery and even though the labor was very differe...
Random Back Pain After labor....could It Be from the Epidural??
Asked by C.S. from Dallas
on August 11, 2008
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I had my son over 2 months ago. Just couple of weeks after I gave birth I started have back pain. It is not all the time, just random pain. But when it comes, it is...
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- I had a fever (hidden by pain medication) and lower back pain. I finally went to the emergency room when my twins were 2 weeks old. I had an urinary tract infection....
- I haven't experienced any pain from my epidural. I have 2 friends who said they had some pain from it, though. Both of them told me before I had my son that they exp...
- I have had two epidurals and with the first they had to reinsert it five times before they got it in the right place. I did have back pain from it and I guess I would...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by A.J. from Medford
on April 8, 2010
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Have any of you experienced your child suddenly developing a peanut allergy when they didn't previously have one? My daughter had eaten peanut butter before, but not ...
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- Hello ~ i actually have a peanut allergy myself and my pediatrician told me not to expose my boys to peanut butter until they can be tested. He said there is a shot h...
- Our son ate peanut butter for several months with no issues, probably 2-3 times a week. Then my husband started giving him cashews (I wasn't aware at the time) and he ...
- Yes, allergies can pop up suddenly, even with foods that were previously ok. And, though the most severe peanut allergies do cause the throat to swell as a previous p...
How to Find Desperately Needed ME TIME. Infant with a Newly Dia. Peanut Allergy
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on September 9, 2010
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OK, so I have 3 kids - 7, 5 and almost 1. The 1 yr old has completely turned our "normal world" upside down. First with respiratory complications after delivery and ...
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- I'm sorry for what you're going through. I have four kids, one with severe allergies, and a military husband who lives in another state. I certainly understand the ne...
- I'm sorry things are crazy for you right now. We have a peanut allergy too, though the severe reaction hasn't happened yet. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't see the...
- Hi. Good for you to make your sons heatlh a priority - especially when you've had to make so many sacrifices for him. You've been on a long, rough road. It does get...
Excercise and "Pains" After Giving Birth?
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on January 27, 2008
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So I finally had my baby(vaginally) on Jan 23!! :) My question is, how soon until I can do light abdominal excercises and which ones do you recommend?
Also, do any of...
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- A. M, Hello. As far as as exercises postpartum, first get the approval of your OB. Then, on a resista-ball or gymball, sit on it, (your thighs should be parallel t...
- about 6 weeks after I had my first son (vaginally w/ epi) I did pilates. Great way to get your abs back in shape. I don't remember having hip or back soreness however....
- I had back pains around my epi site as well. I would imagine that is normal considering the size of that needle they put in your back - eeeeekkk. At any rate, my pai...
Epidural Curiousity
Asked by R.O. from Houston
on January 16, 2011
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can i get the epidural more than once? if i want 5 kids in total will it be safe to get the epidural all 5 times?
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- If you thinking of having 5 kids - epidural should be last thing on your mind. You should be more concearned about stretched and useless pelvic muscles, stretch marks,...
- Yes it's safe and yes you can. Talk to your anesthesiologist if you have questions (our hospital had a 'meet the anesthesiologist' talk regularly for pregnant women wi...
- Yes! I thought I would go natural with #1 then nurses put me in bed due to complications with baby & I couldn't move around (walk, bounce on ball, etc) to get comforta...
Velamentous Insertion of Umbilical Cord
Asked by J.S. from New York
on April 21, 2009
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Hey all, so I wrote about Pitocin before and it's because of the above subject. First of all, has anybody delivered their baby vaginally knowing that they had a velam...
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- J., I had my healthy, 7 lb 2oz son vaginally @ 36 weeks. I'd had a positive AFP3 result and lots of sonograms that showed he was developing normally but did not detec...
- hi again, i googled this to see if it was what i had with my daughter, they never gave me a name, we never knew i had it until she was born. they said that the cord wa...
- While I am not familiar with the risks of a vaginal delivery with VCI, I unfortunately had the personal experience of having a very serious and life threatening condit...
Switching off of Formula>> HELP!!
Asked by H.W. from New York
on May 13, 2010
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My son turned 1yr old 3 weeks ago. We tried whole milk, no good, soy, no good, today I started lactose free and tonight again just like all the other times he is up s...
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- Try rice or almond milk. My son is lactose, gluten and soy intolerant. If he gets a hold of either 3 it just results in alot of diarrhea. The soy is something new a...
- You need to check with your pediatrician, there could be an underlying issue with his stomach. We had a lot of problems with reflux and the milk iritated it.
- Milk isnt the only source of vitamin D. You should look into the alternatives especially since he gets gas from this. So sorry you're going through it. I would love...
Food Allergies More Testing or Not??
Asked by A.L. from Minneapolis
on May 24, 2012
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I am a mother of 3 beutiful children ages 5, 3, and 11 months. My 3 yr old recently had some testing done to figure out why she was getting so many tummy aches and v...
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- Just because there is no history in the family (and you don't know that...it's just that probably no one has been tested!) do not rule out Celiac disease. My two year...
- What tests did you have done? IgG? IgE (RAST)? skin prick tests? If you want to see if there are any food allergies, go for both the RAST IgE and the skin prick tes...
- http://www.celiac.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=12 I would fine tooth comb this website and find out how it relates to you and your fami...
Induction
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on August 14, 2008
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Hi mamas. I am a third time mommy being induced next week. With my first I had the induction from u-know-where, my water broke and I had no contractions or dilation ...
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- I was just recently induced with my 6th daughter due to my history of precipitous deliveries as well. I had a high dose of pitocin (low dose didn't work with me with m...
- I was induced at 37 weeks because I had been on bedrest for so long and was so uncomfortable that my Dr. thought it was best for my stress level and health to get the ...
- I was induced with both my daughters. The first was 3 weeks early due to heart drops in my baby. I was induced on a Satruday around 10am and did not deliver until Sund...
