Preparation
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Need Suggestions on a Daddy Book
Asked by R.P. from Seattle
on October 9, 2011
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My brother just found out he and his wife are expecting. He is one of those people that need to read everything to think he knows what he is doing. So I was hoping y...
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- The Caveman's Guide to Pregnancy and the First Year. My husband loved reading them. It helped him understand what I was going through and even some really tasty recipe...
- There are two that I love; one is an intro to daddying, by Dr. Sears, called Father's First Steps, and the other is called The Fatherstyle Advantage, by O'Shea and Win...
- I've heard good things about "Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads" it's practical and pretty funny. For the labor side of things, I always, always recommen...
Anyone Experience Natural Childbirth?
Asked by M.M. from Kansas City
on July 22, 2008
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If all goes well, I am hoping to have a natural childbirth this fall. I have a doula who I love to work with me on pain management. Just wanted to see if anyone out th...
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- I have--and it wasn't as good an experience as I'd hoped. I really wanted to go naturally because I wanted more control over the process. I wanted to move around, kne...
- M.... good for you for trying for one of the most natural processes in the world! I went through natural child birth... that ended up in a c-section.... no fears pl...
- Oh, I've done it four times now. The thing that is important for me to remember is that I manage the pain beautifully throughout labor, then reach a point where I sud...
Braxton Hicks Contractions...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on October 20, 2011
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At what point in your pregnancy did you start experiencing them?
I'm 25 weeks, and I think I've been having them for a couple weeks... I had them with my son, but ...
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- my stomach would get hard in spots at first.. I actually had BX contractions from dehydration with my daughter and the hospital stopped them, and 3 weeks later I had h...
- I had them a lot L.. To the point where I was timing them at work. With one of the babies (cant remember which one) they started real early, 20 weeks. I think its ...
- Yep, sounds like Braxton Hicks as long as they occur randomly and less than 4 per hour. I noticed them earlier with subsequent pregnancies (around 22 weeks). Thought...
Natural Childbirth Advice
Asked by B.F. from Los Angeles
on May 4, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
I am almost 38 weeks preggo with my first and I hoping to have a natural delivery w/o an epidural. Do any of you have any advice/tips for me?
One use...
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- Hi there :) You already have a lot of great input from other great moms but I hope you won't mind reading one more. My water broke 2 days before my due date but I w...
- With the birth of my son I planned on going natural and hoped to labor at home as long as possible. I had also been told that this would be the most helpful way to av...
- Bradley Birth is awesome, but required months of education and practice. I would grab the book Husband Coached childbirth and read it quickly. Do deep belly breathin...
Mucous Plug vs Meconium
Asked by M.K. from Sheboygan
on September 13, 2008
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I have less than 2 weeks to go till due date (yeah!) and all prenatal exams have been fine. I have had increased cervical discharge/mucous--it is defiitely gelatinous...
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- Meconium can't pass through the water bag. So, unless your water has broken (then you'd be in labor), it's just your mucus plug. Good Luck with #2! Speedy delivery ...
- I'm sure it is just your mucous plug. I just dealt with the same thing about 3 months ago. It does have some brownish color to it, but it was mostly mucousy. That p...
- Good morning, M.! This is a question for your doctor, but I would like to assure you, having an encounter with a "meconium situation" myself, that is not meconium and...
Pains
Asked by S.G. from Davenport
on February 13, 2007
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I'm 37 weeks pregnant and I have had pains on the sides of my stomach and they were in the middle on my sides and they would come and go but they werent extremely pain...
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- I would call the OB, go to the doctor or ER just to make sure. I am a worrier though. I went into labor with my first and had NO IDEA! Got to the hospital a +2 stat...
- I believe you are experiencing Braxton Hix contractions...they are not very comfortable, but it's your bodies way of preparing you for the real thing. They will pass....
- Dear S. G. I am on week 34 with baby # 6. My guess would be that you are in the first stages of labor. With my 3 & 4 babies I was dialated to 7 by my 38th week. Jus...
Contractions?...
Asked by K.M. from Laredo
on August 1, 2010
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Am I having contractions or is it just pulling growing stretching pains?
You know when you are running and not breathing right and you get that sharp "side ache" pain...
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- You are right - every one experiences something different. My tell tale was always to lay down after drinking a glass of orange juice and a glass of water and if it a...
- you should time them so you know if they're coming at regular intervals. Also, say it is labor, you've most likely got quite a few hours of laboring ahead so probably ...
- Well if you are having four or more and hour and they are getting more intense, you should call the dr. So time them and see what happens. Of course I see that you p...
Lots of Contractions but Nothing Consistant
Asked by N.R. from Houston
on January 14, 2010
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I am 37 weeks pregnant with my second baby and i have been having contractions on and off for a week...last week i had them for 6 hours straight however there was no c...
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- The longer you can go without your water breaking the better. Contractions may be intense before the water breaks, but breaking the water speeds everything up, that's...
- I had contractions on and off from about a 38 weeks and was dialated to 2 and 75% effaced the whole time and actually went to the hospital after they went on for about...
- Normal for me. I would have contractions, true and frustrating contractions for up to 4 weeks before birth - slowly dilating. Very slowly dilating. It's frustrating...
Caring OB That Actually Delivers Their Own Babies
Asked by E.S. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2009
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Help! I'm relocating suddenly from a plan to deliver in Mountain View and would now like to deliver at Mills-Peninsula because I'll be in Burlingame instead of Palo Al...
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- Go to Sequoia Hospital- Dr. Dorothy Shoup and Andrew Lui are amazing, caring and will be there for you and your baby!!!!
- Unfortunately I think this the way OB care is practiced now--there are no guarantees for whom will be at your birth. You could try to find a very small practice with ...
- HI E.......I had both of my kids delivered by Dr Debra Shapiro in Burlingame.....her office is called "Women Caring for Women"....all the of the doctors (I think there...
Lamaze Classes
Asked by A.V. from Dallas
on October 18, 2005
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My husband and I are looking for any information on lamaze class or instruction. Any ideas? We have missed the deadline to do classes with Medical City. Thanks for any...
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- We took our childbirth classes here and really enjoyed it... http://www.dallasparents.org/
- I do not know of any instructors in this area, but I took the Bradley classes. Not sure how indepth you want, but the 12 week course was wonderful and I was able to go...
- My OB told me if I could do yoga breathing that I would be fine - there are a lot of good yoga videos out there - yoga zone are my favorites.
