Labor & Delivery
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Induced Labor
Asked by E.Z. from Indianapolis
on January 22, 2008
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Hello Everyone
I know some of you must have gone through the experience of induced labor. There is a chance that this could be my option according to my OB. So I was ...
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- Here is what I found with my labor and delivery experiences. My first was induced. I went to the hospital scared to death of pitocin because of the horror stories I ...
- Do not freak out, as with anything baby/labor related it is up to the individual, being induced doesn't mean it is going to be worse or better than a natural birth, it...
- I was induced with my one and only because I was 9 days overdue. I was in labor for 8 hours, pushed 22 minutes, and that was it. I didn't use any painkillers. I was...
Delivery
Asked by E.P. from Allentown
on June 10, 2012
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What is a yellowish greenish color mucus that is coming out? ON top of this am 3cm dilated when would I go into labor?
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- Call your doctor NOW, if you haven't already - that color could mean meconium (which is baby poop in the amniotic fluid) and is dangerous to the baby if not caught in ...
- I hate to sound boring or alarmist, but if you are concerned call the doc's office or l&d floor where you are delivering. They may be able to answer you over the phon...
- Please do not listen to Beck regarding the possible meconium issue. I had my daughter born at 35 weeks so nowhere near overdue and she had meconium in her gestational ...
Anyone on Anti-depressants/anti-anxiety Meds During Labor & Delivery???
Asked by M.H. from Kansas City
on April 7, 2008
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I am currently on an anti-depressant for anxiety/panic. My psychiatrist wants to take me off of it about a month prior to my due date. Well, I didn't think anything ...
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- I have been taking Effexor XR for about 5 years now, and was concerned when I became pregnant with my second son that I would need to stop taking it or switch to somet...
- I went in to be checked for depression & learned that I was pregnant. Prior to the pregnancy test, my doctor was going to put me on Zoloft but then, changed to Prozac...
- My OB put me on Prozac about 3 weeks before I gave birth to my daughter in 2001. (She was 4 weeks early, but nothing to do with the meds.) I was crying and yelling u...
Recent Experience with Presbyterian Allen (For Labor and Delivery)?
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on November 2, 2010
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Just wondering if anyone has an opinion on Presbyterian Allen for Labor and Delivery based on a RECENT experience? I've been looking on the Q&A boards but most answers...
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- I had a great experience there in April, when my 2nd was born via c section (1st was at McKinney). Definitely liked Allen better than McKinney. I was a little concern...
- I had my baby in August 2010 --- emergency situation, my OB isn't even at Presby Allen, but everything worked out fine. Our baby was preemie by 4 weeks, so he was in ...
- I gave birth to DS2 in Feb 2010. I chose Allen because I wanted a midwife delivery and she was also open to a water delivery. I also liked that they were a baby-friend...
Did You Go into Labor on Your Own?
Asked by M.. from St. Louis
on May 2, 2011
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Just curious. I have never went into labor on my own. I was induced with my first and had a c-section with my 2nd. I am working on my third and just wondering how ...
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- Yes . First one at 40 weeks and second at 39 weeks. With my first, my water broke, but only trickled. Then at the hospital, they finished breaking my water to help me ...
- Both times, yes, I did. 1st: almost 40 weeks. 2nd: 39 weeks. Neither time did my water break on its own. GL! Congrats!!!
- Yes. I had both of my chidren at 40 weeks and 1 day. Amazing!
Labor Links
Asked by C.E. from Las Cruces
on April 9, 2008
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Hello, I have about a month left til I am due with my second baby. I didn't take a childbirth class with my first and didn't enroll in time for this one. My husband ...
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- Check out this website: http://www.azdoulas.com/ The lady who runs this coordinates tons of childbirth class teachers. I looked at the April schedule, and there'...
- When I was pregnant with my first child, I watched Birth Day on the Discovery Health Channel almost every day. Many of the women had routine deliveries and some of the...
- Hi C.. I am a childbirth educator and one of the websites I send my clients to is www.childbirthconection.org. It has really good research related articles and lots o...
Labor Pain
Asked by F.W. from Cumberland
on June 19, 2011
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With my first child I skipped drugs for pain relief and had a pretty easy labor (6 hours from the point I recognized the pains as labor pains) With my second (39 week...
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- Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question- just wanted to say that if you wind up needing medication, it's not the end of the world. I wasn't as lucky as yo...
- Find a Webster certified chiropractor here: http://icpa4kids.org/ They know pregnancy!! If there isn't one in your area, however, a non-certified chiropractor can stil...
- You might want to seek out a chiropractor who is certified to do the Webster Technique -- it's a specific technique used to align the pelvis during pregnancy in order ...
Who Knows If I'm in Labor???? NOT ME!!
Asked by S.G. from Dallas
on July 6, 2011
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Second verse same as the first! Ready to have baby #2 any day now. Pre/ False Labor is as confusing as it was w/ #1!!!Starting to dilate, efface, etc. Contractions tha...
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- Stay VERY hydrated - especially in the summer time. That should help ease the false contractions.
- It's real labor when you can barely breathe through the contractions :-) I used the yoga ball by putting it on the hospital bed and resting my upper body on it. I ...
- My advise is walk walk walk. An exercise ball is used to bounce on, it brings the baby down.
Fast Labor
Asked by J.L. from Flagstaff
on May 13, 2007
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My frist labor was very fast and very painful. I am expecting a new little blessing this novemeber. No one I know had a labor that went as fast as my frist one a whole...
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- Hi J. my names S., fir stable congratulation on your pregnancy, good luck to you .With my first baby i was in labor for 9 hours and second baby only 4 hours .firs one...
- J., My first and second both went fast, they both were about 5-6 hours. They both went smoothly (aside from the fact that my son, who was my first, was 3 1/2 months ...
- Hi J.- I had a similiar experience with my daughter when she was born last year. She's my first. An extremely intense, but very fast labor. Nine hours, but I was r...
How Long Until Labor?
Asked by T.S. from Buffalo
on November 12, 2008
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Hello, I am 29 years old and pregnant with my 4th child. I went to the hospital at 30 weeks with cramping/contractions, they did the preterm labor test and it came bac...
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- Hi T. The good news is it won't be more than 6 weeks right? I went into labor at 18 weeks, hospital, mag drip, or all kinds of things. From then on I was in labor....
- Both of my girls were early - I was due 3/5 w/my oldest and started w/preterm labor on 1/3 - she was born right @ 36 wks and was fine - my youngest was due 12/14 & I b...
- When I was pregnant with my daughter I went into labor at 31 weeks. At that time they told me I was fully dialated fully afaced. They gave me shots to help her breeath...
