Pregnancy Medications: The First Years
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Med and Pregnancy
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on June 7, 2009
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Hi, I know i will have to discuss this with my doctors, but just wondered if any of you have went through/are going through this. I had our first child almost 3 month...
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- Congratulations on the birth of your baby! I am sorry you have had such an ordeal. As another person had indicated, giving your body time to heal after a cesarean...
- First of all, please talk to your OB before starting to try for baby #2. I think pretty much all OBs will tell you to wait for at least 1 year to 18 months before try...
- My friend had a large blood clot in her leg during her pregnancy and had to be on Lovenox injections while pregnant and then was switched to heparin injections as her ...
Seeking Advice on Antidepressant Medication
Asked by S.D. from Topeka
on April 2, 2008
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I would like information on what type of Antidepressant's women are taking right now and how it is benefiting them.I have struggled most of my life with Bipolar and S...
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- I've taken many different kinds over the years. I take Wellbutrin and Prozac now. The prozac took some getting used to, but once i got past the lightheadedness and d...
- I'm on Zoloft. I love it. I feel normal. I've been a very nervous person all my life and I can get through life now with mostly calm and ease. Good luck to you.
- Hey S., I also have seasonal depression coupled with Bipolar unfortunately they are passed to my via my mother. I have never been on any med's because of poss...
Pregnancy Book Recommendations
Asked by F.K. from San Francisco
on April 6, 2010
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I am currently planning for my upcoming pregnancy and want to know of any good book recommendations related to pregnancy, besides "What to Expect When You're Expecting...
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- Congrats! I highly recommend "Birthing from Within" by England/Horowitz. It made my experience incredible. Good luck!
- Second the "Your Pregnancy week by week". Easy to read and felt it was written for a 'real' new mom.
- A good one for breastfeeding is "So, That's What They're For" by Janet Tamaro. It's not really about pregnancy, but is HILARIOUS and has so much good info. I usually g...
Best Pregnancy and Baby Book
Asked by S.S. from San Francisco
on July 12, 2010
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Hi moms,
What are the books you thought were helpful to prepare you for/during your pregnancy, and when you had your baby?
Many thanks!
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- Ina May's Guide to Childbirth is absolutely wonderful.
- Belly Laughs was hysterical! I loved it and even made my hubby read bits of it bc I could say, "see, being this crazy hormonal is normal!" haha Medical books don't e...
- Pregnancy Week by Week only has a few pages per week to read so it is an easy read but packed with info. A funny book that I loved was Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy ...
Unplanned Pregnancy -- Very Scared and Nervous
Asked by J.T. from Los Angeles
on December 12, 2008
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Hello,
I recently found out I was pregnant. I am on birth control as we had made the decision that we are content with two wonderful healthy children (with plans soo...
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- I'm going to mirror Teri C and say that although I haven't ever had an unplanned pregnancy, I have lost two very wanted babies.... you know what? It turned out that G...
- Hi J. T. What a tough thing for you to be dealing with. I just want to share my thoughts on this. I made "that" decision 20 years ago when I was 17. I know at ...
- Sometimes something happens for a reason, even if we can't "see" it now... I don't know... I know it's hard... I know it's not a time when you want to hear any "ju...
Pregnancy After the Depo Shot
Asked by N.R. from Chicago
on August 12, 2010
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I have a personal question that I'm hoping someone can answer. I was on the Depo shot for almost a year. The last shot I received was in Dec 09' and I have yet to ha...
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- You can but it is very hard. Most of the time you will not see a pregnancy if you are not having some kind of a cycle.I took the shot too and after stopping my OB had ...
- Yes it is possible, here's how. The period comes after ovulation so if you ovulate, you can become pregnant and therefore not have a period. Example would be a woman...
- Hi N., My husband and I were trying for over a year to get pregnant...I was going through a phase of only getting my period every three months....during one of those ...
How Early Have You Experienced Pregnancy Symptoms
Asked by V.G. from Grand Rapids
on May 23, 2010
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Okay, I'm totally wacked out on this one. I have two older daughters, and shouldn't be able to get pregnant (and there is only a small failure rate). However, for th...
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- What you're describing could just be PMS. Every now and then I get those symptoms a week or so before my period and could SWEAR I was pregnant even when I know haven'...
- I have been in a obgyn office before and had a woman walk in because she had a tibiligation and she had taken a test and was pregnant. I would take a ept test and if i...
- I had symptoms with my second pregnancy a week and a half before my period was due. I was never sick with my first, with my second I was sick way before I even missed...
Memory Loss During Pregnancy
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on November 10, 2006
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Good morning everyone, really hoping someone can help me w/ this burning question. During pregnancy I started noticing a pattern of forgetfulness,where sticky notes b...
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- Hi A., I have 3 children and have never experienced such forgetfulness. Were any drugs administered to you at the hospital? Sometimes, an overdose of medicated...
- Everything changes after the first child. Not only did I have a plethera of physical changes, but my whole way of thinking changed. It was like half of my brain was th...
- A., One thing I didn't notice in the responses is, lack of sleep. My kids are 3 and 5 years, and I still have memory loss every once in a while. It all goes back t...
Teenage Pregnancy
Asked by R.W. from Dallas
on January 31, 2007
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I just found out that my daughter, who is a senior in High School is pregnant, and I am an emotional roller coaster that I can not get to stop. My husband is schedule...
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- Hello Rossie, My name is P. I live in Ponder TX. and as a mother of 3 I have been in your shoes. with the Teenage mother. I thought my 17 teen your old daughter was t...
- I am very sorry. I know you are heart sick over the whole thing, but give yourself a little time to let it sink in. What's done is done, and unfortunatly sometimes,...
- R., Comming from a woman that was that teenager, what your daughter needs right now is for you to suport her in any thing that she decides. She just needs to know th...
Asking for Ideas on How to Break the Good News of Pregnancy to Parents!
Asked by A.W. from Rockford
on October 18, 2009
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Hi there! I was just racking my brain on creative ways to inform my parents of our first pregnancy. This is not their first grandchild (I have one niece and nephew) bu...
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- Hi, I lived away from my parents as well. I had my older son wear a shirt to a visit that said "I am the big brother". As soon as they read it everybody knew what was ...
- My advice - make sure that whatever you do is focused on them, first. 40 years is a BIG deal! I really like the idea of a gift from the baby to grandma and grandpa....
- We had a similar situation, but it was my father in-laws birthday. We signed his birthday card with our names and added "+1" He was confused at first but his when he...
