Fetal Development
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First Trimester Screening
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on March 21, 2008
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Mamas, I need some advice. I was 38 years old when I had my first baby. I avoided all prenatal testing except the level II ultrasound and preferred to keep my head i...
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- Hi D., I second what Jenn said - it all depends on how you would use the information. If you would choose to terminate the pregnancy if there was something wrong, th...
- Hi D., I had false positives in prescreening with both my girls and immediately had the amnios to make sure everything was ok. Both girls were both genetically "no...
- Hey D., Congrats! I am 40 and pregnant with my 4th. I have ALWAYS refused 1st tri screening, too much worry, too much stress and undoubtedly a false positive. My f...
Pregnant and Fitness in First Trimester
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on January 26, 2009
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Hello Moms,
First time on board here, I wanted some feedback and some direction if anyone can respond postively. I am pregnant with baby#2 ( bout 2 weeks) and the d...
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- Hello, I did lose weight when I was pregnant. I went to a dietitian and she broke down what I should be eating on a daily and meal by meal schedule. I also walked as m...
- S., my SIL changed her diet from alot of fast food to healthy proteins and fresh fruits & veggies and lost unneeded weight and had a healthy baby. A friend did the sa...
- I've done Weight Watchers before and have had success. They have special guidelines for women who are pregnant or lactating. And what's best is that they teach you a...
Heart Palpitations During First Trimester
Asked by J.M. from Austin
on July 10, 2008
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I am in the first trimester of my 2nd pregnancy and I have been having weird little heart irregularities. It is like my heart is skipping a beat or fluttering in my c...
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- I had the same thing when I was pregnant and nursing. Now after my third, (he is 2) I still have them every once in a while. Had an EKG done. Shows nothing is wrong...
- Dear J., what you wrote sounded so familiar. When I was pregnant with my now two year old daughter I was always sooo tired. Being a midwife myself I always thought...
- Hi J.. I had heart palpitations, too. I still have them, ever since the pregnancies. It was worse if I laid on my left side. If I can remember correctly, the doctor s...
First Trimester Screening Results
Asked by E.R. from Washington DC
on January 19, 2012
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I recently received the resuls of the first trimester screen which included the nuchal transluscency and bloodwork. The results were a bit mixed. On the ultrasound and...
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- I went through this with my current pregnancy. It is very nerve racking. When I got the call about my blood test results all I could do was cry. I had had 3 perfect...
- When I had the nuchal my ultrasound came out "at risk," it was low, but there was a slight concern. My bloodwork came out normal though and my son was fine, however w...
- If iit were me, I would do follow up sequential screening which they do at 16 weeks. They will repeat blood work and U/S. If that comes out differently where your chan...
8Wks Pregnant and No Fetal Heart Beat...
Asked by H.W. from Chicago
on August 23, 2007
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Hi,
This is H.. I am 8 weeks pregnant, just had a doc visit yesterday, everything was fine with me but not with my baby, doc was unable to find any fetal heart beat. ...
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- I had a 2 1/2 year old son when I was pregnant again and then at 11 weeks I miscarried, I was so devestated because I had had such a succesful pregnancy with the first...
- Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. I had 2 miscarriages shortly before I became pregnant with my son (who was born in December). It sure is hard to hear that there is no he...
- H.: Don't give up. I was not able to hear a heart beat until I was 16 weeks+. I saw a response to get a second opinion. I suggest you do that as well. With 3 ki...
First Trimester Screening-UPDATED
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 7, 2011
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Following up on my last question, due to my advanced maternal age, my doctor is strongly recommending the First Trimester Screening (blood test and ultrasound) to dete...
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- I was young during both pregnancies (21 & 23) so no screenings were advised for me, but I had an aunt pregnant at the same time as my first & she had all of the screen...
- Well answer this, would you love your baby no matter how he/she were to born??, then elect to decline the testing. I would never test for it, why make your self worry,...
- My younger two I was 31 and 33. I was offered the tests and declined. At least to me whatever they showed would have done nothing but cause me stress. It could be a...
Questions About 1St Tri-mester Screenings for Down's
Asked by L.W. from Cleveland
on January 20, 2007
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I am having the 1st tri-mester screenings done this week, which include the U/S and bloodtest which detect Down's Syndrome and other chromosome and genetic problems. ...
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- I have just had my babys test done. I am anxiently awaiting the results. I am a first time mom too. I have heard that u can sometimes get "false postives"and then s...
- This test is done on all pregnant women. When they did it on my daughter(now 2 years) my dr. said that the Nuchal fold was bigger than it should be. This is fluid arou...
- L., I had the test done - it took about a week if I remember correctly and my doctor told me that if I got questionable results to be prepared for how far I want to...
Is This Normal During First Trimester?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on November 14, 2009
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I am in my 10 th week now. Since last few days I have some pain in my vagina. It's not very severe/ constant pain but it's there for sure and comes and goes (I think ...
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- Sounds as if your course of antibiotics did not get rid of your infection. Sounds as if you need another UA. Go in and get another round or have them maybe get you a ...
- I would get checked out for a UTI again just to be sure.. it certainly could be it.. I have a friend that when she is pregnant she gets varicose veins in her groin/vag...
- I would go back to the doctor and have it checked out. The antibiotic might not be doing anything for you. I've been prescribed amoxicillin so many times for ear infec...
Fetal Movement
Asked by A.C. from Springfield
on January 18, 2011
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This is my 2nd pregnancy and I know that you don't feel any fetal movement until later on in 2nd Trimester, but I'm starting to wonder. I'm 12 weeks and I swear I fee...
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- I yea! I felt my second one @ 13 weeks this time! There was a long time between feeling and then feeling again. I felt it again @ around 16 weeks and then more regularly.
- I felt my third baby MUCH earlier at about 3 1/2 months along. Let the butterflies begin!
- I too felt both my children at 12 weeks. Yes the feeling is similar to gas but not the same; you know the difference. Both memories are incredibly vivid.
Third Trimester Sickness
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on June 16, 2010
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I have been having sharp pains in the middle of my back on the right side. I brought this to the attention of the doctor when we were there last week and I go back ne...
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- Sounds like pressure on your vertebrae to me. I tend to have it through most of my prengnancy (and even when not pregnant). A chiropractor can help alleviate the press...
- It may not be but you may want to get it checked to make sure , but it possibly could be your appendix. I had an appendicites at 34 weeks , and because when you are he...
- Boy I remember this! My first child rested totally on my back thru the whole pregnancy-talk about miserable! I was sick the whole time-best part was when she started m...
