birth abnormalities
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 315 articles
Still Not Feeling Okay? Normal?
Aug 30, 2009 ... allow the pelvis to relax for birth but this hormone doesnt know .... other muscle abnormalities They can hit anytime including during ...
Answers
- Sounds like you have SPD Symphasis Pubis Dysfunction basically a separation of the cart. at your pubic bone due to all those ligament relaxing hormones during pregna...
- Have you considered a chiropractor for treatment?
- HI, I had some of your problems not all. But my suggestion is to call your doctor. I had some phisical therapy...which sounds difficult with three kids but may be wort...
High Risk Pregnancy
... to where they look for abnormalities and then talk to you about chromosomes and .... It's not the *pregnancy* that is high risk...its the risk for birth ...
Answers
- 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...
Pregnancy in Your 40'S
I wanted to prepare ahead if there were any birth defects (none were found .... There are many ways to screen for chromosomal abnormalities these days, ...
Answers
- Hi M., I will be 42 in 2 weeks. 7 months ago I delivered a beautiful healthy baby girl. She came after 3 years of trying and 3 miscarriages. My husband and I contempl...
- Dear M., First of all, I commend you for your fortitude in continuing to try to get preganant. Although you are right about the age-related risks you mentioned, it ...
- Hi there, I wanted one more child and was 39 at the time. I called geneology places, not sure but it might have been in Berekley. What I did find out is that the numbe...
Over 40 and Making Babies!
Aug 26, 2009 ... 40 and will give birth in 1 month I have a friend who gave birth .... associated with potential genetic abnormalities I didnt find the ...
Answers
- Hi L., Yes, I am going to be 41 in October and have been trying to get pregnant for 3 years or more. I am currently seeking help from Boston IVF. I don't see anythin...
- Hi L., I don't know that I have any direction for you, but I do have some support! I had my first (and so far only) at 43. I'm so glad I waited. I'm a better parent n...
- Hi L., I am 48 (soon to be 49) I have four children ages 30, 23, 10 and 8. I also have one grandson age 7. As far as making babies after fourty. I did not seem t...
Abnormal Pap Smear
... results are very common, and the "abnormalities" are usually due to inflamation. .... I had an abnormal pap smear at my checkup after giving birth. ...
Answers
- Yes, I have had an abnormal papsmear.. They were very vague about it all, and had me go back in 6 months... I would call back and ask more questions, nurses don't s...
- mine was abnormal at my 6 week and then they did another one about 2 months later and it was normal and then i had one in april and it was normal also
- That does sound a little strange. When I had one it was because of the estrogen in birth control. I had 7 negative HPV test but the abnormal pap upgraded to a CIN III....
Ultrasound
... as much about down's as I could in preparation for her birth I knew that no ... fact that an ultrasound tech noticed an abnormality and never mentioned ...
Answers
- sometime the doctor has to be sure to look into the ultrasound and it take a few month to tell the different , I have never heard of this one ,if i want to know for s...
- hes covering his butt. if he doesnt say anything and the baby does have downs your sister could sue. tell her to have an amneo good luck
- My story is not exactly the same as yours but I wanted to share it with you anyway...I hope you don't mind. When I was far enough along to get the quad screen (labwor...
Inducing Labor?
This means that 50% of moms give birth before the date and 50% give birth after the ... healthy and really happy and shows no signs of any abnormalities. ...
Answers
- I was induced, but not until 3 days after my due date. The dr. should be able to tell by ultrasound how your placenta looks and if the baby has passed meconium (poop)....
- I would wait it out. You are seeing the doc every week now and if you go past your due date you most likely will go in a few days a week. They would/should give you ...
- M., I didn't see it said anywhere in the posts, and I have to appologize to anyone upfront if what I'm about to say offends anyone, but when I was pregnant with my ...
Questions About 1St Tri-mester Screenings for Down's
My husbands 1st son had a birth defect that was not detected because they .... have higher risk factors for genetic abnormalities and need furthur testing. ...
Answers
- I have just had my babys test done. I am anxiently awaiting the results. I am a first time mom too. I have heard that u can sometimes get "false postives"and then s...
- This test is done on all pregnant women. When they did it on my daughter(now 2 years) my dr. said that the Nuchal fold was bigger than it should be. This is fluid arou...
- L., I had the test done - it took about a week if I remember correctly and my doctor told me that if I got questionable results to be prepared for how far I want to...
Bicornuate Uterus
Anyway, I was told there are varying degrees of uterine abnormalities, ... Two different doctors told me that I had a 0% chance of having a vaginal birth. ...
Answers
- Yes! I have a bicornate uterus. My daughter was born 11 years ago, by planned C-section. I, too, had wanted to deliver naturally. But my daughter was in a breach p...
- I personally do not have that condition, but know of a very good friend who had trouble getting pregnant with a bicornuate uterus. The drs were actually ready to do su...
- Though I have never had this condition, my 1st was breech and I needed a c-section (chose to have one with my 2nd). I am writing to encourage that, if a c-section is ...
Group B Strep
I was strep B positive when I gave birth to my son. I was put on an IV while I ... I actually had the test they do for DNA abnormalities come back as a high ...
Answers
- E....I have to tell you that I also tested positive for Group B Strep, and the doctors did not seem the least bit worried, so I didn't worry. They said it was very co...
- i was diagnosed with gbs in my second pregnancy and found out that it can also bring on early labor and if you have quick labor under 10 hours they wont have enough ti...
- Hi E., With my oldest child my water broke but my labor stopped. I was in labor(off & on) on pitocin for 5 days. They did a strep B test and it was positive. The...
