Fetal Development
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Immunizations Without Aborted Babies
Asked by A.C. from Oklahoma City
on October 16, 2007
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HI guys
I have posted a few questions here before and gotten a LOT of help and useful information so I have another question.
I am wondering how to get the im...
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- I dont know what you guys are talking about. Could you please explain more.
- I feel the same way you do. I chose to not vaccinate my daughter. I don't know of any vaccines that are not grown on partial-birth abortion fetus cells. Even if the...
- A., My pediatrician is very openly Christian, and I believe that he would tell me as honestly as possible if I were to ask him about this issue. (Not that I wouldn't...
Nuchal Translucency Screening
Asked by A.D. from Los Angeles
on January 26, 2008
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Hello hope everyone is doing well. I am pregnant 12 weeks, and i found out right after christmas that i was expecting. I was feeling a little tired, but i had some awf...
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- I just googled it - and I think this is a standard test these days - I went for it too - second pregnancy. What is the nuchal translucency screening test? This pre...
- They use ultrasound to measure the thickness of the back of the baby's neck and the presence of the 'nose bone' to give you your risk of Down's Syndrome and two other ...
- Sandra, I really don't know about the test, but wanted to share my experience with gestational diabetes. I had it with both of my pregnancies. The first one, I didn'...
Drinking Caffeine During Pregnancy??
Asked by H.1. from Des Moines
on October 31, 2011
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With baby #1, I had ZERO caffeine while pregnant. My first OBGYN appointment, the doctor had said that they tell expectant moms no caffeine and even though I felt that...
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- I too skipped the caffeine with baby 1. With baby 2, I needed it. I allowed myself one cup of tea and one diet Pepsi a day. Everything in moderation.
- I was told that the amount of caffeine in 1 cup of coffee, or 1 can of soda, per day, was okay. Because of feeling sick my stomach a lot, coffee did not even appeal t...
- I didn't even cut back. At the time, they cared not a whit, except for the sugar.
Zoloft & Pregnancy
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on September 11, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
I've been suffering from severe anxiety and depression throughout my entire pregnancy. I don't normally have depression but I think with my anxiety gettin...
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- I took Zoloft for the same thing during both my pregnancies, and everything was fine. My OB felt that the benefits outweighed the risks, and looking back, I have to a...
- Keep taking it. I took mine. I quit for a while when the boys were first born, because ONE person told me that tests regarding breastmilk hadn't been done on babies sm...
- Hi K., I have depression, and have been on a few different antidepressants over the last 12 years. While I was pregnant, my psychiatrist switched me from celexa to...
Itchy Stomach
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on November 3, 2006
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I am due any day now and my stomach is extremely itchy.... what can I do to stop the itchyness (not sure if its strecth marks or a rash.
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- I had PUPP with my first one. I pretty much just PAINTED my stomach with calamine lotion. It will go away as soon as you deliver..... Hang in there!
- More than likely it is strech marks, I itched like crazy with my first one and sure enough stretch marks, try a cream like eucerin or aquaphor or cocoa butter. Both w...
- Hi S.- I had the same thing throughout my pregnancy. I think it was my skin stretching. I used shea butter most of the time but when it got bad the doctor suggested...
Insomina Durng pregnancy...leading to Anxiety Too. Help!!
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on August 21, 2011
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Hi moms,
I would like to hear specifically from moms who have been through this. This is my 3rd pregnancy. Since the moment I believe I conceived I have had incred...
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- Hi, I feel like I didn't sleep during my entire pregnancy. Since day one I could not fall asleep at night, then would wake up multiple times during the night once I ...
- You are not alone. Insomnia is due to the increase in progresterone. It does get better by the second trimester. I imagine you talked with your physician again this...
- I've had several bouts of insomnia in my life time. It is one of the most frustrating and stressful things you can go through. Take the Ambien and don't feel badly. ...
Gallstones and 9 Weeks Pregnant!!
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on June 29, 2009
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Ok ladies.....I am about 9 weeks pregnant and found out that I have gallstones. The doctor told me they can not do surgery on me until after the baby comes and for no...
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- Sorry to hear that. I dealt with the same thing, and it is not easy. I did find that I could have small amounts of ground sirloin (95% lean), and other very lean mea...
- ask for a second opinion. they should be able to perform a laprascopic procedure later in your second trimester or early in the third trimester. You could have a tac...
- SO Sorry! I had them too when I was pregnant and it was just the most awful pain I have ever felt! Worse than labor in my opinion! I stuck to fruits, vegetables, sandw...
Blood Pressure--31 Weeks Pregnant....
Asked by N.J. from Los Angeles
on March 5, 2012
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I just had my 32 week OB check up--granted it was with a different doctor than the one I normally see. My regular OB wasn't in this morning and they didn't call me un...
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- Preeclampsia isn't diagnosed without proteinura and two high BP readings (140/90, either number). But any significant increase of BP (30/15) above normal non-pregnant...
- It's a good BP, but is it a good reading FOR YOU? It sounds to me as if the doctor wasn't just taking for granted what a standard reading would mean in general but wha...
- 120/80 is as normal as it gets. You may have had a higher BP when you first got there, but it was normal by the time you were leaving. With my 3rd pregnancy, I had ...
Back Pain and Abdominal Pain
Asked by S.Y. from Dallas
on September 3, 2009
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Hi guys, I am very newly pregnant, about 3 weeks now. I had to under go treatment with Clomid to get pregnant due to PCOS. My question is that today I have had some lo...
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- The very same thing happened to me. I had lower back pain and sharp stabbing pains during my entire first trimester. I was constantly worried, but my doctor always a...
- That sounds normal to me. I seem to remember those types of pains when I had my daughter.
- I had the exact same thing. I called the doctor, and she said it was normal. I know its unnerving. It will stop (although I forget when) Your uterus is stretching.
2 Vessel Umbilical Cord
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on January 14, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
Well this is my second pregnancy and we found out that my baby has 2 vessel umblical cord, Iread up on it and my doc is telling me not to worry, but I want...
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- My friend also found out during her pregnancy that her son had a 2 vessel cord. She was really worried, but he came out healthy and is now a smart, spirited 2 year old!
- It can be a sign of some very serious issues. When I was pregnant, they told me his umbilical cord also only had two vessels, so I researched what that means, and I w...
- Hi J., We had the same issue with our first pregnancy and my son turned out perfectly healthy. The doctor monitored him for the first 18 months because one kidney wa...
