Pregnancy Constipation
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Depression Issues During Pregnancy
Asked by C.M. from Janesville-Beloit
on February 4, 2008
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I am currently 20 weeks pregnant with my second child. I have never experienced depression before and I don't even know if it's what I'm experiencing. Since I found ...
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- I agree with Britney, please talk to your doctor about this. Perhaps it is just all the issues, sickness, pain, 2 year old, overwhelming you but there may be a medica...
- I am certainly not an expert in this area, so I would advice talking seriously with your doctor. I think pregnancy is tough all around and it's normal to struggle emot...
- C. - Talk to your doctor, and if he won't listen talk to the nurse!!!! I had a depressive episode about 9 years ago now and when I got pregnant with #2 last year I ha...
Pelvic Pain from Sitting (During Pregnancy)
Asked by L.G. from Tampa
on September 1, 2010
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I'm 14 weeks pregnant, and the last couple days I've been getting bad pelvic pain from sitting in my office chair. Each morning I'm fine until I start sitting, but wit...
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- Bring a yoga ball to work and sit on that instead of the chair. Swap them out. Also, check on youtube to find out all the uses for the ball. I am preggo too and just...
- Common to get an instability in the pelvis- check with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Assn- folks trained in the Webster technique for comfortable pregnanac...
- This is a bit personal but by any chance are you constipated? In the beginning of my 3rd one around that time between the hormones raising, the extra fluid we're carry...
Extreme Shortness of Breath in Pregnancy
Asked by M.Q. from New York
on March 7, 2009
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I am just going into my second trimester and have been experiencing shortness of breath day in day out. I have spoken with the doc and he states it is common with incr...
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- Hi M., I'm wondering if you have any other symptoms like adema, dizziness, headaches, sweating, etc.? I don't mean to alarm you, but I had those symptoms along wit...
- Many of the responses given are excellent and can be detected by routine blood work (anemia, thyroid disorders, Hellp). The only condition not discussed is peripartum...
- I'm around 34 weeks now, and had the same thing during my second trimester. I could barely get a drink at night without having to gasp after a couple of swallows! Than...
Leg Cramps at Night During Pregnancy
Asked by V.B. from Houston
on January 30, 2008
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Hi Mamas!
I am now 23 weeks pregnant with my second child and I have started having severe leg cramps at night for the past few nights. I don't remember having thi...
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- Hey V., I had the same thing with all three of my pregnancies. My doctor recommended viactive or some other calcium supplement b/c the growing baby inside of you i...
- I had the same problem. To add potassium, I started drinking a glass of cranberry juice every day and they went away. Bananas would work too but might add to the con...
- it's probably a charlie horse (don't know the technical term lol) the only thing to do is eat more potassium, but even then they can continue (i had them really bad wi...
Constipation,pregnant,acid Reflux? Maybe TMI ?
Asked by M.F. from Youngstown
on October 17, 2011
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So I am 5 months 1 week pregnant with my fourth child. A girl,the other three are boys. I haven't gone to the bathroom since Thursday night wich was horrible. I take 2...
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- If you weren't pregnant, I'd advise a Fleet enema to help you out. But you need your OB's advice on this. You also need to stop eating cereal. Frosted Mini-Whea...
- have you tried a stool softener everyday that will help. but you can also do castor oil. I tried using that to induce me when i was pregnant and all it did was give m...
- Ugh, I am so sorry as that sounds like me when I was preggo! I hated the heartburn and would wake up in the middle of the night with acid reflux! Og everything I tried...
Weird Pregnancy Things...
Asked by R.S. from Sheboygan
on November 1, 2006
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Hello! I am just wondering if ANYONE has heard or gone through this and what you might have done or suggest I try...
I am 12 weeks pregnant and am losing my hair as t...
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- has your doctor checked your thyroid levels?? I have hypothyroid, which causes my hair to fall out (and unfortunatly makes me gain weight very easily). I think (not ...
- Through my last two pregnancies, I lost tons of hair daily. My husband used to get asked at work if he had a dog - with long blonde hair?? lol I lost so much, it wo...
- One thing I think you might want to check into is the possibility of Alopecia for your hair loss. This can come on at any time in your life. I have had it since I was ...
Pregnancy Pain Question
Asked by N.I. from Daytona Beach
on March 10, 2008
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Hello everyone,
i have a few questions and i was hoping someone could help me out. Unfortunaly, my doctor is not open yet and i didn't had these simptoms during my fi...
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- I hope you had a chance to talk to your dr, but I would say, welcome to your 2nd pregnancy!! If you have more, around your 30th week you feel like the baby is so low ...
- Hey mama! As long as the pains aren't coming every so many minutes, getting longer, stronger and closer together, you "should" be fine. If it really is something tha...
- Try a different doc until your favorite one opens up.
Why Can't I Get Excited About This Pregnancy??
Asked by A.F. from Dallas
on August 6, 2010
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Hello Moms,
I am currently 29 weeks pregnant and I don't think theres been one day that's gone by with this pregnancy where I've been excited. I was not planning an...
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- Although I really can't help with any words of wisdom as to what to do I wanted to let you know you are SO not alone. With my last and 4th pregnancy I was miserable. ...
- A., Wow, of course, as a SAHM with 3 kids and another one on the way, you should feel tired. During pregnancy your body is sucked dry by the baby of omega-3's. Du...
- i don't know if you're a religious person or not but i know God does not give you somehthing you cannot handle. this is my third right now and for a while i was feeli...
Major Headaches During Pregnancy??
Asked by A.W. from San Francisco
on December 11, 2007
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Hi there,
I'm currently 19 weeks pregnant with twins. I've read that headaches are common in pregnancy, but this is ridiculous! It seems almost every morning lately...
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- Hi A., I have boy/girl twins who were born April 2004! I was very nauseated the whole pregnancy and took phenergen every day just to feel a little better. I did go ...
- This happened to me too... and I found out it was the sugar... turns out I was consuming too much sugar (GATORADE!!!) I was drinking it like it was going out of style....
- Please have your blood pressure checked. Take care.
Anemia During Pregnancy
Asked by M.H. from Raleigh
on July 1, 2011
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Hey Mamas!
I am around 32 weeks pregnant and found out during my glucose screening that I have anemia (it totally explains why I am SO exhausted). Anyways...my doct...
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- How low was your hemoglobin? In a normal, healthy pregnancy your hemoglobin drops by 1-2 points around 28 weeks. This signals that your blood volume has expanded adequ...
- Beans are also very high in iron -- black beans, pinto beans, navy beans etc. Lentils (sometimes called field peas, I think) are one of the highest natural sources of ...
- My midwife told me to take Floradix Floravital Iron and Herb Yeast Free (I googled and cut and paste the name). I found it cheapest (it is moderately spendy) at vitac...
