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Water Breaking?
Oct 15, 2009 ... I asked my OB about it, and he didn't think it was amniotic fluid. .... The level of fluid would be the main concern, like it you had too little or too much ...
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- I hope you have a good OB and that you trust him and you could call and mention that and see what he says since he just saw you. The level of fluid would be the main ...
- Sometimes your water can break and it seals back up or you have a very slow leak and it is no concern. Amniotic fluid is made up mostly of urine from your baby. It i...
- It may have been your mucus plug being discharged. This happened to me with both of my pregnancies. The first one I noticed my "plug" in the toilet after I had pee'd a...
Baby Measuring Smaller than Gestational Age
You mentioned amniotic fluid level which can only really be evaluated by an ultra sound. There are other tests to evaluate your baby's well being that you ...
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- First of all relax. At 37 weeks if your son is born he will do just fine. Anything over 36 weeks is safe he may be little but he will have few if no issues. His due da...
- Dear K.; My advice is to listen to your doctor, if you trust him. There are so many ways to check on baby these days and the doctors have so much more experience tha...
- Congrats on the Baby! If there are no other reasons for the baby to come out then I would not worry about it. Babies are on their own schedule. My daughter was right...
High Risk Pregnancy
... an amniotic fluid level below 5, confirmed intrauterine growth issues to ..... diabetes due to borderline results, low amniotic fluid the list goes on. ...
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- Over 35 is considered "high-risk" automatically, whether you have any risk factors or not, which is ridiculous. I had my ds at 35 and my last dd at 39 and both could ...
- The label of "high risk" is merely the beginning of a greater maternity scare tactic to get you to agree to a litany of invasive and expensive testing - not to mention...
- The best thing you can do for you and your baby is not to worry. In my opinion doctors these days are quick to put alot of people on "high risk",and for being 35,I tho...
Pitocin or Not?
I will soon be 39 weeks pregnant and am having an ultrasound to see the size of the baby and the level of amniotic fluid left in the sac. ...
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- I would avoid an induction unless there is a compelling reason. Induction is a risky procedure. The risks are increased from a spontaneous labor and include: inf...
- Every one has a different reaction to any kind of medication. My first pregnancy was induced. I had no problem. My second started naturally--a week late. However, ...
- J.! I am on here, too! I got your email about this this morning. I had petocin all 3 times. Two to get the labor moving after my water broke, and one to induce l...
Quad Screening Positive for down Syndrome
When we went for our level 2, we first met with the genetic counselor to go over ... I'm sOOO happy that he did, I ended up having low amniotic fluid (a ...
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- I also had a high risk for Down's (1/49) with my first child. I was scared to death and worried until we got the results of the amnio back (even though they said prob...
- I was 20 when I had my son who has Down syndrome. He's six now and is the greatest gift, just as my other two kids are. So, if it does turn out to be true positive fo...
- Hi V., My quad screen with my 1st child came back for Spina Bifida. I was completely terrified!! My dr sent me to Bannie Tabor at Harris Methodist. He was a wond...
36.3 Weeks Pregnant and Measure @ 40 Weeks
Oct 1, 2009 ... I would check to see if your blood sugar levels have gone up - is .... leaking amniotic fluid how do you know · 40 weeks no signs of labor ...
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- Every pregnancy is different. Could be your muscles are a little more loose after your first child stretched you out, and you are a few years older, too. I'm sure yo...
- I was like this with both my pregnancies and I'm only 5'4". My doctors warned I would end up with an elephant baby, etc, etc. My son was born 3 weeks early and weighed...
- My best friend just had her little girl. She measured a month a head for months 6, 7, and 8 of her pregnancy and then just stagnated the last month and measured back a...
2 Vessel Umbilical Cord?
I am currently struggling with low amniotic fluid, which will more than ... know for sure and the fluid level did go up between my last 2 appointments. ...
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- Hi, B.! Congrats on your pregnancy! I have a son who also had a 2-vessel cord and I found out about it at my routine 20-week ultrasound. My doctor explained to ...
- We had a 2 Vessel cord with our daughter who is now 3 1/2. She was a full term baby and small 6 lb. but she's a small 3 yo and that has nothing to do with her 2 vc. ...
- Our pastors just had a new grandson who only had 2 vessels in his ambilical cord. I had never heard of that before. He was fine. His glucose wouldn't come up after ...
Small Amniotic Sac
During my initial ultrasound the dr said that amniotic sac was abt 2 weeks ... but the baby, yolk sac, and hormone level were all dating the same. ... When I was pregnant with my 3rd I also had a small sack with not a lot of fluid. ...
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- S., I would like to offer you some reassurance. I have been doing ultrasounds for 13 years. When we measure anything, there is always a +/-. Meaning, when your sac...
- ((hugs)) I have had several miscarriages so I know how you feel! I don't really know much about the condition but I DO know several people who had the 7-9 week U/S an...
- When I was pregnant with my 3rd I also had a small sack with not a lot of fluid. Had many ultrasounds through out my preg. and their was never a lot of fluid. The dr...
How was your experience with VBAC?
i never dilated with my first baby and the amniotic fluid level dropped too fast for me to be induced. i tried vbac with my second, but only dilated 1 cm ...
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- I have had 1 C-section with my first and then the rest of my 5 children have been VBAC. I think for each pregnancy the risks of having a VBAC were the same but I stil...
- You've gotten a lot of great advice. VBAC'S really are a safe option. Check out www.ican-online.org it is the International Cesarean Awareness Network. They have all k...
- Dear L., I had a VBAC and was very happy with my experience. Most VBAC's are very successful and there is less than a 1% chance that something will go wrong. Many d...
Ruptured Membrane (Water Broke)
I had low amniotic fluid throughout my pregnancy with my daughter. .... It took two weeks to get the fluid levels back to the right level, but it all worked ...
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- I personally don't have any response my 1st DD my membranes ruptured at 34 weeks but I delivered, and she spent 9 days in the NICU. Please try the website: www.shar...
- My water broke and resealed at 30 weeks. It took two weeks to get the fluid levels back to the right level, but it all worked out great. However, if her water is gon...
- K., This can turn out well. I have known two people that this happened to and both gave birth to babies who ended up fine in the end. It's a long uphill battle, h...
