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Getting Induced
A lot of work, but you just take it one contraction at a time. .... I didn't dialate very fast until I rolled over onto my left side. ...
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- I was induced with my first because I was past my due date and my dr. felt if the baby got any bigger that he would have to do a c-section. that said, yes the contrac...
- Iam 22 and pregnant with my 3rd.I got induced with my last one which was only seven weeks ago.My water broke at 32 weeks.They admitted me to the hospital and my contra...
- I would say don't be afraid of going with the pain meds because, millions of women before you have had perfectly healthy babies with pain meds and it also doesn't make...
Pitocin
I know that contractions are supposed to be unbelievably strong with that drug.. ." ... does an epidural hurt · contractions one side ...
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- Hi J., I had both of my sons without any drugs. While I was not induced with either, I did have my water broken with my second son (born 8 weeks ago) so in some ways I...
- Hello, J.. I actually delivered my son after Pitocin with no epidural. They also had to break my water. I had back surgery, so I had no choice, I couldn't get an ep...
- Yes- it's completely possible! Did you deliver your first baby girl w/o an epidural? I had pitocin with my second delivery and even though the labor was very differe...
First Time Pregnancy 1 Week over Due with Baby Who Won't Drop
Quite often I find that mothers with a rotated pelvis where one side goes forwarded and ... Since you've started having contractions, that's a good sign. ...
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- I hesitated to respond because I don't want to scare you, but my story does show that everyone's experience is different...you just don't know what will happen, but yo...
- I know this sounds weird, but if you have a breast pump, go ahead and use it for like 20 minutes every hour. The stimulation will start contractions. It worked for me!...
- Ooh, I'm going to warn you now, I can get on a pretty wild rant when it comes to induction! I'll try to keep it brief, so here goes: Why, specifically, is your doc...
Normal Third Pregnancy?
Aug 24, 2009 ... I always get great advice from moms here so here is another one I need .... to be on the safe side Stress can cause contractions dehydration ...
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- They say every pregnancy is different. I just had my third 7 weeks ago. A friend of mine said that by her third, it felt like everything was going to "fall out". I ...
- Hi K. if your insurance allows it have an internal ultrasound done it check to make sure your not funneling or anything else I'm not trying to alarm you just as an ext...
- Hi K., Congrats on the upcoming event! In the meantime, try to get more rest. I had preterm labor with my first and I had no idea how bad I felt until I had to go...
False Labor or Something Else?
For example, last night I had about 5-6 contractions between 1:45am - 4am. ... and lie on your left side for about an hour and if they don't slow down and/or get ... After two weeks of that and one night of thinking that I was in actual ...
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- You can always call your health care provider if you have questions. It sounds like they are nothing to worry about yet since they stop. They don't sound regular eit...
- it sounds like you are having "false" labor. There is nothing false about the contractions. In fact they are probably doing some dilating for you. However, true labo...
- I remember having more at night and my OB mentioned that it's common for contractions to get going at night - just a funny FYI - in the wild it's safest for animals to...
HypnoBirthing Classes
Heck, get one now and sit on it in the evenings. ... right up to it's apex when the contraction was at it's strongest and then down the right hand side of ...
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- I did not use the hypnobirthing classes but I have had two children naturally. My births were awesome. I took childbirth classes from a doula and had one present durin...
- I actually did Hypnobirthing for my 1st and it was awesome. I went from 4 to 10 in 20 mins and delivered easily; I tried it for my 2nd but he was almost 11 lbs, was ...
- Congrats on going natural! I gave birth in July w/o pain meds and found the experience very empowering and fascinating! Although have heard good things about hypnobi...
FFN Question
Oct 29, 2009 ... S., I would get off your feet and start lying on your left side as much as .... One anti-contraction med didn't work, then another I became ...
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- I assume he/she will continue to monitor you closely. If you have not already received the steroid shots, you should be getting that. It is either 2 shots of betamet...
- I, too, had pre term labor and was on COMPLETE bed rest for 15 weeks. I was also in the hospital for 6 of those weeks. The shots do tend to decrease in their efficie...
- Hi S.! I haven't been through what you're going through but I just wanted to add one thing. I'm one of those people who likes things to be explained to me so I underst...
Pitocin or Not?
It was like one long contraction. Their heart rates declined at the end. ... I got to see the morning nurses twice (I was stuck at 7 with her sunny side up). .... I've had two other children one with epidural and natural contractions ...
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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...
Kidney Stones in Pregnancy
I felt a heavy pressure on one side (the side the stone was on). ... I was hospitalized with him because it was causing me to have contractions. ...
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- I completely understand what you are going through and I am so sorry. With all three of my pregnancy I was in and out of hospitals. Each child was born at different...
- I had 'em too!! They are absolutely HORRIBLE! I told the ER doc (after I had been heavily medicated) that I would rather go through my eighteen hour labor again than h...
- I had kidney stones with my first and it was horrible. I'd say worse than labor. I went on to have two more pregnancies with no kidney stones. I was told that some w...
Doula in Waco Area...
Oct 4, 2009 ... I didn't have one but I did had my mom there to help support both my husband and I. He ... The last nurse I had told me that if I had lain on my left side, .... Finally I told him to shut up and not to talk to me during contractions ...
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- My son in law and I both were in the delivery room with my daughter was giving birth to my grandson, and there were no birthing classes attended by any of us. The nurs...
- Typically a midwife will not act as a doula if you are having a hospital birth. If you are having a hospital birth you should for sure consider hiring a doula. If your...
- I noticed that some ladies suggested that a friend there would be just as good. Here's the differences between a friend and a doula: 1)A friend is free, doula is a...
