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Cord Blood Banking
Read all 14 responses: "I am looking into cord blood banking for this pregnancy. My question is; has anyone done this, and if so- through whom?
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- WE used CBR as they were better known, been around a long time. I had 2 c-sections and we still have the cord blood. The process is super easy.
- I'm not responding about the cord blood banking but about the artificial route you want to go to have a girl. If you know when you ovulate you have to get together wit...
- Cord blood banking is not something you should be talked into... it is a luxury, and is like a very expensive insurance policy that you will probably never use... much...
Blood in Stools
Read all 9 responses: "I posted on here last week about my 22 month old son who seems to be having chronic illness. We are on day 10 of having diarrhea.
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- Have they checked him for Rotavirus. Mucus in stools is a big sign on Rotavirus and it causes diarrhea and other flu symptoms. Just a suggestion. My son had Rotavir...
- It could be a food allergy.
- Hi- I've heard that blood in the stools could be food allergies. Have you discussed this possibility with your doctor? I know for sure the mucous in the stools can ...
High Levels of Lead in Babies Blood
Read all 37 responses: "when i took my son to our WIC appt in june for his one year visit they did a blood test on him and they said that his iron was low ...
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- I wouldn't trust WIC's tests. Our WIC program is dismally incompetent. I actually had a nurse inform me that my son was shrinking in height and wondered if I fed him...
- Please take your darling baby into see her doctor and have her tested. So many times these test that the WIC offices use can give a false positive. I also googled fo...
- I'd read this before - so just googled and came up with a number of things - toys... and car keys Prior to the recent toy recall (all those Dora toys, etc) - I'...
High Levels in Blood Test
Jul 13, 2009 ... Read all 5 responses: "I saw the nurse for my first visit yesterday. She was going over my lab work and said that I was clearly pregnant ...
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- Hi K., Congrads on being pregnant:) When I was pregnant with my twins, I went in and had all my blood work and that done not know I was having twins at the time. ...
- the range of HCG per week of pregnancy is so wide there is really no way to tell if there is more than 1 baby just by blood levels.
- You could be...your levels that they are talking about are supposed to double and when I had twins, mine more than tripled. If it's something they are concerned with,...
Can Blood Pressure Medications Cause Fainting/collapse
Read all 16 responses: "Hello, My MIL has had two fainting spells. She has felt off balanced and on one occurance that I know of Extremely tired.
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- I was on a medication that also worked for Blood Pressure. I did notice it made me more apt for 'dizzy spells' (if I rose too quickly.) However, there could be mor...
- Yes it can, and I believe it says so in the patient leaflet. I was on it for migraines, but my blood pressure is perfect and it lowered mine too much, so I quit takin...
- I know you got a lot of answers and I didn't read them all, but I just read something that said the fainting and exhaustion is caused by the diuretic she probably take...
Blood Work at First Prenatal Visit
Read all 8 responses: "When do they normally do blood work? First visit?"
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- N., I am now in my 26th week, and my first appointment even with knowing I was pregnant wasn't until my 8th week. I had the exam, a urine test, and blood work all ...
- When I found out I was pregnant the last time, I had a severe pain and went to the emergancy room. Thats when they did all the blood work and found out I was pregnant....
- They'll most likely do it at your next appointment, but if you're worried, I'd call the office and ask what their protocol is. Most of the time, blood work is schedul...
Blood Test Results Came in Dr. Needs to See Me Right Away!
Read all 6 responses: "I find my self in a very similar situation as one of the requests I read earlier today. I am 14wks pregnant, I confirmed my pregnancy ...
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- A., I don't remember all the things they check for, at that time. It could be the Alfa-Fetal Protein (MFAFP), right? Yes, HIV is one of the first tests. The best ad...
- Hi A. - I know you must be scared... take a long deep breath and think positively. It could be many things, not all of which are detrimental. The good news is that wh...
- I hope everything goes good for you today. Its such a scarry feeling. My Doctor told me not to worrie everything looks great but their is still part of me that is afra...
Blood Work off and Pregnancy
Nov 2, 2009 ... Read all 6 responses: "i had some labs drawn for my pregnancy and i called to get the results because i had to cancel my apptionment until a ...
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- Go back to the doctor as soon as possible! Most of us here are not doctors but all sorts of things can happen during pregnancy. Likely your doctor will want more bloo...
- You need to see the doc. I don't know why you cancelled, but it's very very very important that you call and re-schedule immediately.
- Right now, there is nothing more important than getting to the doctor to find out what's going on. Do whatever you have to do to get there. AND, I don't know who y...
21 Month Old Blood in Stools
Read all 17 responses: "I just changed a diaper and my baby has blood in her stools. She may have been constipated. Her stools were really hard.
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- If the blood was bright red (fresh) in appearance and on the exterior of the poop, it is probably from some minor tearing due to the size of the BM. I wouldn't worry u...
- I agree with calling the doctor to let them know. It most likely is from hard stool but just the same calling to inform is never a bad idea. My suggestion would be to ...
- My daughter tends to get constipated. I have started using benefiber, you can get it at most stores, every morning and it really helps! Her pediatrician recommended ...
Umbilical Cord Blood Donation
Read all 4 responses: "I'm trying to donate my umbilical cord blood in New Orleans area. Has anyone had luck with this? If so, can you give me name/number ...
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- L., I just found the bank I tried to deal with during my first pregnancy. It's cryobanks international. You can print their "application" directly from the internet...
- L., That is great that you want to donate you cord blood! I will be honest, I can't remember the name but I believe there is a place on the North Shore that takes it...
- CordBlood will take it it will have to be shipped air to them, here is their contact info. ###-###-#### The # is in San Bruno Calif, but htey store it in Arizoa. ...
