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Risky Birth Versus Adoption
Asked by D.J. from Amarillo
on January 25, 2008
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I need some advice. I have a four year old son. My pregnancy with him was fairly uncomplicated, he was born full term and really healthy. I did have a miscarriage b...
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- Hi there! I have a two month old baby girl and I am also hypothyriod. I have had my thryoid under control for about 6 years before getting pregnant. I had a totally un...
- Leave it in the hands of God. He will only give you what you can handle.
- Hi. I delivered 2 very healthy babies with my hypothyroidism! I was diagnosed at 3 months pregnant with the first!
Amniocentesis Can B Done Twice in 16Th Week N Thn in 18Th Week
Asked by S.S. from New York
on February 1, 2011
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Amniocentesis can b done twice in 16th week n thn in 18th week. i want to go for galatosemia in 1st week thn muscular dystrophy in 18 week.
is it safe to have two...
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- S., The purpose of an amniocentesis is to check your child's genetic makeup. These genes do not change as the child develops, so you only need one amnio to retriev...
- I have been reading everyone's responses..........interesting. I will tell my story. I lost my little baby boy after an amnio. I got an infection in my blood that c...
- Hi. I don't have any statistics to give you. I will say, however, that a number of years ago I attended a funeral for a baby named Justin. After years of infertilit...
Is Okay to Carry My Toddler While Pregnant?
Asked by M.D. from New York
on July 30, 2010
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I am pregant and a stay at home mom and I have a 18 month old toddler who weighs about 30 pounds. I am with him alone all of the time and he constantly demands to be p...
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- Mine are 17 months a part and while my son could walk, he still wanted to be held all the time and it was much quicker and easier to carry him into stores than to figh...
- You may want to consider getting more acclimated to holding your hand during some of those times when he would rather be held. Soon there will be someone else in your...
- As long as it isn't hurting you, I carried my first around when pregnant with my second till the day I delivered, I didn't however with my second when I was pregnant w...
Need OBGYN in Bev. Hills, LA, or Studio City Area.
Asked by D.A. from Los Angeles
on September 30, 2009
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I am seeking a female OBGYN for 1st pregnancy. I have one currently, but she is quite rushed. I am more on the natural birth tip, but since I am 38, would feel mor...
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- Hi! I highly, highly recommend Dr. David Kline. He was my back-up obgyn in case I couldn't have the home birth I had planned. He performed an external cephalic vers...
- Dr. Ruth Cousineau is fantastic. I was 41 years old when I had my first child at Cedars with no intervention...just some monitering and no drugs, no IV. Her number i...
- Dr. Kim Reyes in Burbank is WONDERFUL! She is very personable and I was not a super-easy pregnancy (hyperemesis at its finest!). She even called me on her own time o...
Herbal Treatments for Labor and Delivery
Asked by B.M. from Wichita
on November 14, 2008
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Hello Ladies! I was just wondering have any of you tried these herbal formulas to help your labor and deliveries? They are called 5W, and Gentle Birth. What I have ...
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- My advice is to not take it. None of that stuff is proven and your body will do what it's going to do whether you take it or not. My first labor was 32 hours, my sec...
- I drank red rasberry tea 4 times a day & took Evening Primrose Oil 1300mgs. My labor lasted 4hrs & 2 pushes. I was actually using these things to get my labor started ...
- My first labor was super long too, it went on from Thurs 11a.m. to Sat 5 a.m. delivery, because I wanted to avoid c- secttion as best I could. My second was about 5 h...
Seeking Advice on Metformin
Asked by A.R. from Los Angeles
on August 1, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I just wanted to know if anyone has heard of Metformin and has anyone used it for ovulation. Or do you know of someone else who has used it and what was t...
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- I have a condiontion called polycystic ovarian syndrome and I took metformin along with clomid to concieve our first baby. I will most likely have to take it to conci...
- I used it for a while as we tried to conceive. It's actually a drug used for diabetes, I think, but has multiple uses. It was relatively easy to use, but it did make m...
- Dear A and HR, This is a new one for me. Metformin is a medication to treat type 2 diabetes melitus. Do you have this diagnosis? I have never heard of it used t...
Dying of Thirst in My 2Nd Trimester
Asked by J.N. from New York
on August 5, 2008
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I am in my 2nd trimester of pregnancy and I can't seem to drink enough. I am getting bored of plain water. Does anyone have any liquid suggestion that don't contain ca...
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- I drank lots of fresh lemonade made with "Real-Lemon". I also drank the occasional non-caffine soda such as Root Beer or Orange Crush. This satisfied my craving for ...
- Try adding Propel Fit Powder to the water... you can buy them at the supermarket or drug store... It comes in single serve powder packets and you can add it to bottled...
- diet rite cola (made with splenda and is caffeine free) is the only thing I know about. Hang in there!
Pregnant with an IUD???
Asked by N.G. from San Antonio
on December 19, 2008
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I had my IUD put in Jan.2008 after my second son was born. I've always used my menstraul cycle to know when it is best to conceive...or not conceive in the case after ...
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- Hi N., I do know that there is only one birth control that's 100% and that's abstinence LOL. I'm not sure about IUD because I never tried that form of birth control bu...
- The only way I know how to say is this upfront. It is possible to get pregnant with an IUD, though probably rare. But, if you do get pregnant with one, they have to ...
- N., Yes it is possible to get pregnant with and IUD. I had an IUD put in and when I went back to my check up the Dr. could not find it...so he put another one in me....
Mother in Law Trouble
Asked by A.P. from San Francisco
on September 21, 2007
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So, I am a SAHM of one beautiful boy who is 4 and one due in February. My mother in law is an issue in my life and marriage and I have asked everyone I know for help b...
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- I had trouble with my mother in law. I think she had a mental problem also. Don't say anything bad about her, but maybe only let her come around when your husband is...
- Your childrens safety is always more important than anyones feelings. If your husband does not agree then he needs counseling. Left in her care he was in the street ...
- Hi Andiana- whew - you have got a lot that you are dealing with. Thank goodness your son was not injured. This is such a difficult and loaded issue. It sounds l...
VBAC Vs. Repeat C-section
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on September 14, 2008
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I am currently pregnant (second pregnancy, 3rd child) and due in October. I am struggling over whether to try a VBAC or just go with a c-section. I have read and hea...
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- I know from the research I read it stated that it is best if the deliveries are at least 2 years apart. From all that I read, this was the deciding factor for me (mine...
- I know everyone is gonna have some hot opinions on this one. I too am pregnant with my 2nd...they will be 18 mo. apart, had a c-section 1st one...doc recommended c-se...
- I've had 2 c-sections 15months apart and didn't have any problems...it was actually much smoother and the recovery time was so much quicker for me the 2nd time around....
