Labor & Delivery
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Labor and Delivery
Asked by C.S. from Houston
on July 24, 2010
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I just had our hospital tour for my son that is due in August. This hospital claims to be baby friendly, yet they take the baby away from you quite a bit. They leave ...
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- If the baby needs to be in a separate space from you for tests, send your husband. There should be no reason that the baby would be away from you for 4 hours post bir...
- You are in control, you do not have to let them take your child to the nursery, and if they must take him for labs, you have every right to go as well. If you do not ...
- I had four kids and i have never had them gone for four hours after birth. I think it was called "room in"... that is what i wanted with my babies. They were only al...
Induced Labor
Asked by S.T. from New York
on June 6, 2008
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Hello ladies,
I am 34 1/2 weeks pregnant now. This pregnancy has been a long haul. I have been through so much. It took us IVF to concieve and then it was a multiple ...
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- Why the amnio? Technically 37 weeks is considered full term. Specially with IVF, the embryo is already a week or so when they transfer. I had IVF, and at 3 weeks my wa...
- You know what .. the baby has to come out one way or another :) .... The most important thing is a healthy baby.. so stop the worrying .. you cant force yourself preg...
- I was induced for my first (8 hours of labor after I was given pitocin) and my second, my water broke but nothing happened... 6 hours later I took black cohosh and blu...
Delivery
Asked by V.V. from El Paso
on March 6, 2012
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My mom had 4 pregnancies out of which only two of us survived. It turns out that my mother never dialated enough for a vaginal birth and babies were passed their due d...
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- I'm thinking it really isn't. When pregnant each time, I had to sit with the doctor and he took a family history. Of all the questions asked, nothing was ever asked ...
- I wouldn't be surprised if it's hereditary. Funny how things work. I know my first cousin and I are large in the hips and our mothers always said that we would be ab...
- My mom had 9 miscarriages and tubal pregnancy. Needless to say, when I got pregnant, I was terrified that this was hereditary. My dr. assured me that it was not. Sti...
Going into Labor?
Asked by K.E. from Anchorage
on August 6, 2007
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My 2nd baby is not due until the 27th. However, at my last doctor's appointment she said I was dilated to a good 1, but that the baby was high and had not "dropped" in...
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- Don't worry you will get to the hosptial in time!(unless you live in the boonies) I went past my due date had tons of braxton hicks, and was dilatedat 2cm for over a m...
- K.- I was induced with my first two and baby #3 came on her own. I remember waking up in the morning feeling strange. I was having what I thought were just Braxto...
- Trust me K. you will know. Also, be aware that if you have a lot of BH contractions it's not uncommon for you to have a quick labor and delivery. For starters, your...
Pending Labor
Asked by K.E. from Buffalo
on June 25, 2009
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Ok this is going to sound silly or even selfish, but I have to ask anyway. 3 Weeks ago I started to dialate and eface and my doctor said I was going to deliver early. ...
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- DISCLAIMER: This is nasty and might not work. Here's what my friend did: (see how dodgy that sounds already??!) a "mid-wife cocktail". OJ + castor oil. Chug it dow...
- Dear K., I am so sympathetic to what you are going through. My daughter was 12 days late and I literally tried just about anything you can imagine to get things mo...
- I am 32 weeks pregnant with number 2 and I am as ready as you are (maybe not quite as ready as you are) It sounds like you are well on your way. But you are only 50% ...
Minium Age to Be with Mom at Delivery
Asked by C. from Denver
on March 1, 2007
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Does anyone know the minimum age a child must be in order to be in the labor and delivery room. My friend has a 3 year old son that she and her husband plan to have i...
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- I don't know the minimum age, but (I mean this the nicest way possible) have they thought about their son? I mean that is a lot for someone to deal with at such a youn...
- Every hospital is different She will have to ask them, in order to know. :) Have a great day!
- There is no minimum age, although it is recomemded that young children are in the waiting room during the birth, so that they may not be tramutized. At that age they a...
Recovery Time After Labor and Delivery
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on May 14, 2008
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I had my son about 12 days ago after a very long and painful induction. I ended up having an epidural and I recall the anesthesiologist (sp??) saying it took him three...
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- please call your ob and primary care dr J.
- I had that problem with not getting the epudural in right. I had three of them in a row too because it took 28 hours for them to figure out my son's head was too big ...
- This sounds all too familiar.... I too had a long induction (20 hours) and ended up having an epidural after 12 hours of contractions ... and it took 2 times before t...
Am I in Labor?
Asked by K.L. from Washington DC
on December 21, 2010
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What do contractions feel like? It is my 2nd baby , but first was induced with pain meds, and I don't remember ever feeling any contractions except right before pushi...
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- My contractions came and went. They were not constant pains.....They were about 15 minutes apart, then got closer together. I would call your doctor and see. They may...
- Go to the hospital-now!
- All labor can be different. Often when it first starts, it will feel like bad menstrual cramps (I had these when I was induced with my first). Labor pain typic...
Am I in Labor
Asked by S.C. from Las Vegas
on July 10, 2008
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Hi moms i am 33 wks pg and this is my second. I have had many problems in this pregnancy. My pubic bone is shifted and i am enimic. For the past 2 1/2 hours i have bee...
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- keep monitoring these pains and if they continue to come at regular intervals, and start to get closer together, then you will know it is labor. general rule of thumb...
- You need to get into your doctor and/or the ER just to get checked out. At a minimum you need to call your DR & tell him/her your symptoms. At 33 weeks you cannot aff...
- hi S., with this situation when you had problems with pregnancy and your pubic bone is shifted , i think you must go to the hospital, even if you think i...
Labor?
Asked by E.O. from San Francisco
on December 16, 2008
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I'm 36 and pregnant for the 2nd time 8 years later. I had was induced with my son cause my blood pressure was high so never felt real contractions until the patosin k...
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- This sounds like labor to me (My youngest is 2 months, so it's still pretty fresh in my mind) See if the contractions get closer together or if they go away. If you ...
- Hi E.- You could be in labor. It's about that time if you are 36 weeks. My sister gave birth between 34 & 36 weeks (I can't quite remember) and her babies are just fi...
- It is normal. I felt them on and off for a couple of weeks before I had my daughter. I thought that I was really getting somewhere and when they checked me I had not...
