First Trimester
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Help!
Asked by J.M. from Los Angeles
on May 11, 2011
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So i'm in third pregnancy... and for some reason all I can do this time around is worry. My first trimester I was very emotional and felt so depressed. I'm not sure bu...
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- I was a total nervous wreck during my whole second pregnancy. The good news is that the undiagnosed post-partum depression that I had after my first did not return af...
- I've heard that it's common for parents of two healthy children to worry most during the third pregnancy. It's about feeling that they are tempting fate. I'd heard t...
- OMG!! I was a worry wart during my pregnancy. I cried a lot. If I wasn't crying, I was over thinking everything. I thought that my baby was going to come out mervous d...
Recurrent Yeast Infections??
Asked by A.B. from Spartanburg
on January 26, 2011
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This question may be TMI for some but I don't know who else to ask at this point. I have never had a problem with yeast infections and didn't get my first one until I ...
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- There are a lot of potential causes of frequent yeast if that is what is causing your problem. It could also be bacteria (the clue cells they were talking about). It...
- That sounds terrible! Maybe you need to see another Dr., they should be concerned about the frequency at which the infection is occurring. Perhaps the infection is nev...
- What I find most helpful is to make the host (my body) less hospitable to yeast (who love warm moist environments out of balance with good/bad bacteria). I do that ...
5 Weeks Pregnant and Bleeding After Yesterdays Pap Smear
Asked by M.D. from Fresno
on January 5, 2012
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So I'm stressing right now, I'm 21 years old and this is my second time being pregnant. The first time I was pregnant I miscarried at 6 weeks. The bleeding during my f...
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- M., I can't answer your questions, but it bothers me a lot that you had a pap smear while pregnant. I don't understand why your doctor did that. I also don't like ...
- Unfortunately, OBs routinely do paps at the first or second prenatal appointment. I declined this with my second pregnancy, and my home birth midwives never even menti...
- I have no answers for you, M., just wanted to send you some big hugs. I have several friends who have had multiple miscarriages and then have gone on to have beaut...
Miscarriage?? I Need Advice
Asked by R.M. from San Antonio
on March 18, 2008
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I am six weeks pregnant and have had vaginal bleeding for four days now. I don't have health insurance but am in the process of getting covered. I won't be able to s...
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- i would go to the emergency room. i have had a miscarriage about 9 yrs ago and had no pain at all. just bleeding with minor clotting. it may be nothing but it is be...
- 4 days of bleeding is to much. Today is friday so go to the health clinic.
- Hi I do hope i can help I have had 2 miscariages and those i started bleeding shortly after 6 weeks there was some cramping like menstral on one, body aches and pain, ...
BM And Bleeding
Asked by T.D. from Dallas
on October 3, 2010
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Ok.......this is not something I exactly want to talk about. I am going to be 8 weeks pregnant on Tues. I have no children and also had a miscarriage in June at 6 week...
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- Are you sure it's vaginal bleeding? I mean I'm not trying to question your judgement, but if it only happens when you go #2, I'd be surprised, but you know your body ...
- Be sure to talk to you doctor, but I had this with both of my kids and I am pretty sure (99.9%) that it was vaginal bleeding. The doctor never really seemed to underst...
- are you bleeding when you poop or is it vaginal? if its poop - then you need to start drinking more water. are you having to strain? try drinking v8 fusion juice. it r...
Weight Loss and Trying to Conceive
Asked by L.R. from Boston
on January 1, 2013
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Hi All,
I recently had a miscarriage. My husband and I still want to try to conceive again. However, I'm still having trouble returning to my pre-pregnancy weight...
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- Low carb/sugar such as "17 day diet" and daily cardio with weights 3x week.
- Eat more, more often, and exercise less. When you create a huge deficit, you can be eating 400 calories a day & hiking 10 miles a day, and GAIN weight. In orde...
- My mom cut out carbs and increased protein... It's been 1 year and she has lost between 80-90 pounds (The last time she was "bragging" it was 80 pounds but she has los...
Weight Loss After Pregnancy
Asked by Y.Y. from New York
on August 1, 2011
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my family has been criticizing me for being skinny. i've been chubby my whole life when i got pregnant january 2010 i lost weight at first trimester and i started to g...
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- 65kg is not chubby and 60kg is not skinny. It all depends on your height, fitness and well-being.
- The question isn't really how much you weigh, it's how you feel. Do you feel healthy? Do you have enough energy to do everything you want to do? If the answers are yes...
- I wouldn't worry about what others think. The only thing that matters is how you feel about yourself. Before I was pregnant I had an average build, I had a nice body. ...
Crying at the Thought of Another Pregnancy
Asked by I.X. from Los Angeles
on December 13, 2011
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I have two children and have been pregnant 3 times. I carried the lost preg to 11 weeks and suffered through a lot of nausea with nothing to show for it. My husband ...
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- Jane, First, I wanted to say that I am so sorry for your loss. I understand what you went through--I have been through it as well. As for your question..... You ne...
- Becoming and being a mother are hard work. It takes great sacrifice on our parts. It is a true labor of love. Some women suffer more than others to bring life into the...
- I miscarried my first baby at 12 weeks after suffering from severe hyper-emesis. that's why I miscarried because my doc didn't "do IV's." I almost had a panic attack...
Positive Fetal Fibronectin at 31 & 1/2 Weeks
Asked by K.W. from Spokane
on November 12, 2008
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Had my test today as I have been having contractions a lot lately and my son, who is currently in the breech position, feels like he is going to fall out, with lots of...
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- Hi - I was put on bedrest at 30 weeks due to early contractions. My FFN test was initially negative, but around 32/33 weeks or so it came back positive. My doctor ...
- K., I never had a problem like yours with either of my pregnancies but I did have my second at 32 weeks due to some bowel complications I was having. So my advic...
- I don't know what you were told about the test. The general rule is, if it's negative, you are not likely to deliver in the next 2 weeks. If it's positive, it is not ...
Question for Mothers Who Have Taken Zofran While Pregnant.
Asked by L.H. from Tulsa
on March 3, 2012
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I am currently taking the highest dosage of Zofran, 8mg every eight hours. It has been amazing for me. I have severe nausea and vomiting everyday and had already lost ...
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- I was on Zofran for both of my pregnancies and both of my girls are fine. I also was on the max dose for 6 months with my oldest and 4 months with my youngest. I sta...
- I think I started on it around 10 weeks? I was awful..couldn't eat.. continuously nauseous and with a 2 yr old boy to keep up with. I went on a smaller dosage more f...
- Zofran is the absolute safest medicine for pregnancy. It is made for people undergoing chemo, who already have severely weak immune systems and have to be careful with...
