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Preterm Labor
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on August 12, 2010
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Did any of you moms have preterm labor contractions? If so, is there anything you think helped?
My FFN came back negative. I am currently taking an oral med (ni...
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- I had early contractions and was also put on bed rest and medication. My Dr. told me to drink a gallon of water a day at minimum, to keep them under control. It reall...
- S., I had preterm labor starting at 24 weeks with my first son. I made it to 37 weeks. It was really tough being in bed all that time, but I was trying hard to save ...
- How many weeks are you? I am 33 weeks and have had preterm labor for about 4 weeks now. I was also put on a medication to stop or help ease the contractions. I was als...
Preterm Labor.. Encouraging Stories.
Asked by R.B. from La Crosse
on January 5, 2012
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My cousin is 27 weeks pregnant with her first baby. She has been in the hospital since Monday with preterm labor. Today they have to take her off of the meds to stop t...
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- Read what Dawn said carefully. Print it out and give it to your cousin! The computer was my life saver during bed rest. Almost 5 weeks and I went from working ful...
- I've known a few women in the same situation and the baby was fine! Three pounds, 8 oz., is very encouraging!! The only advice I can give is for her to understand th...
- I was on bed rest for preterm labor (but not that early) and had a healthy baby. Mine started at 32 weeks. I was on bed rest for 4 and then my water broke at 36 week...
Pretetm Labor
Asked by D.G. from Jacksonville
on January 2, 2011
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Well i'm 28 wks and i went into the ER at 2am because i'd felt like i was having contractions four 2 1/2 hours. Come to find out I had stared dialating so i was given ...
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- They shouldn't have sent you home. Are you on brethine? This is very serious. Please get to the hospital and talk to your doctor about how to manage preterm labor w...
- why didn't you go to l&d the first time? I doubt they would have let you leave. You need to be monitered for several hours after they stop at least
- You may need to go back to find out what is going on. 28 weeks is way to early to have a baby and if you wait it out at home and end up having the baby at home it coul...
Diarrhea in Late Pregnancy (Maybe TMI)
Asked by C.B. from Louisville
on October 8, 2009
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Im currently 35 wks pregnant and have been having diarrhea for the past 2 or 3 days. Im on Procardia to stop me from dilating because i went into preterm labor... and ...
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- Hi C., I went through pre-term labor too, from 24 weeks, on brethine and bedrest. I didn't have diarrhea, but I have heard of it being part of labor, so you are sm...
- With my first I had helpp syndrome so I was induced at 37 weeks, but with my second one I had diarrhea the whole day before my water broke, it was basically just my bo...
- Hi C., It's not TMI! That's what we ladies are here for! How long have you been on the Procardia? Make sure you read the product insert and know exactly what you...
Preganancy Complications
Asked by M.R. from New York
on July 21, 2009
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Hi my name is M.. I am 28years old and this is my first pregnancy and my first time on mamasource. At 32 weeks I was put on bed rest due to early labor. I have been to...
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- I too was on bed rest from 24 weeks on (pregnant with twins). I went into early labor and was put on brethine (sp?) You are already 32 weeks and you don't have much ...
- I had diabetes when I was pregnant with my son. It was by no means equal to what you are going through. And I don't by any means try to understand what you are going...
- Hi M., I was put on bed rest at 26 weeks. I ended up in the hospital for two months and was only allowed to shower every other day! I went on to have healthy full t...
Progesterone Shot
Asked by J.D. from Dallas
on November 29, 2007
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Hey ladies I need your advice please! My daughter now a beautiful, healthy 2 year old was born at 33 weeks. I had been on bedrest and then hospitalized for 2 1/2 wee...
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- Ask her about Crinone instead. This is something you use every day but you do it vaginally, instead of a shot it's a suppository. I have had preterm labor three time...
- I went through IVF. I had to do progesterone shots to secure my pregnancy. I didn't produce enough on my own. I had started to have complications in my 8th week and st...
- JD, Progesterone Cream from a quality source would be much easier to take. Doctors don't know about stuff like that but a good pharmacist (one who knows alternativ...
What Happens If....
Asked by G.D. from Atlanta
on November 30, 2011
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What happens if you dont eat healthy doing pregnancy? Like, if you dont eat any dairy products, veggies, fruits, nothing healthy. What happens if you only eat fast fo...
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- I hardly kept anything I ate down at all, I puked every day at least 3 times for 8 1/2 months. What I did eat, but then puked up, was fast food, home cooked food, o...
- Can she get to WIC? THey will give her coupons for fresh veggies, but she will probably say EW, I know I did. I think they gave me peanut butter though, so that mig...
- No, it is not ok. The baby will probably be fine. But she is going to be nutrient depleted. Prenatals are just to supplement a healthful diet.
Anyone That Had a Preemie Go on to Have a Second, Full Term Baby?
Asked by A.D. from New York
on July 18, 2011
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Hi mamas,
I am not pregnant, but was very much scarred by having a premature baby. Thank God he is completely healthy now, and is soon to be 3 years old!
Sin...
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- My husband's cousin had premature twins. When his wife was pregnant the next 3 times, she carried full term for all.
- My best friend had her son at 26 weeks, he spent 5 months in the NICU and is now almost 4 years old. They are not sure exactly what happened, the pregnancy was norma...
- My first was almost 32 weeks. I was having blood pressure issues and I know now that I was having gall stones. I feel like the Dr.'s didn't handle my health care well ...
Full Term
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on December 9, 2011
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I read a question that was posted recently that mentioned that 37 weeks pregnant was full term. In all of my readings on the subject (as well as what my doctors have ...
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- 40 weeks is an average, assuming you have exactly 28 day cycles and ovulate exactly on day 14. It's a guess, a guideline, an estimate so that the doctors have somethin...
- 37 weeks is considered full term. Any time after they are just gaining weight as most everything is fully developed.
- Everything I've ever heard also points to the 37 week mark being full-term. I asked my sister who is a nurse for a pediatrician & she agreed as well. We all know tha...
Were You Put on Bed Rest?
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 14, 2011
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Were you put on bed rest during your pregnancy?
For what condition(s) and for how long?
And what, exactly, does bed rest look like? I mean, can you get up and w...
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- I was on b/r for 2 months. I developed severe preclampsia at 5 months. I slept in my own bed at night. I was allowed to be on my feet once after waking up and once...
- WIth my middle child I had high blood pressure, and was put on bed rest for like three weeks. At 1st it was light bed rest, I could walk around, sit in recliner, then ...
- I wasn't with any of my 3 pregnancies (even if I had been, I hardly think I could have done it!) My girl friend is due this month, and she's been on partial bed rest t...
