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Contraception
... it helped that I had delivered my 3rd child 6 weeks before so I didn't experience a whole lot of cramping like some because my cervix was still dilated . ...
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- Hi Mollie, I have had the esure contraceptive since 2003 and I have not had 1 problem, the procedure was simple, there was no pain and I was on my home after 1 hour of...
- My husband had a vascetomy in November. He was reluctant at first, but afterwards admitted it was easy and very little discomfort. You've been in the hospital giving b...
- Mollie, My husband got a vasectomy and it is awesome. Just be sure he's shooting blanks before not using any other contraception.
Interested in Hearing from Some Mamas About Their Birth Experiences!
My body does not dialate in the normal pattern, I stay at a 4 until the baby is ready to come out, and then my cervix opens quickly. ...
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- I have given birth to two babies and expecting my 3rd in March. My first was a vaginal delivery induced at 40 weeks due to high blood pressure. I wish more than anyt...
- I have a 16 month old, and am currently 38 weeks pregnant. With my first, we found out at 36 weeks that the baby was breech. My doctor clearly gave me the option of ha...
- I had 2 natural child births. I had them at a birthing center with a midwife. It was spontaneous labor. The first one was 1 hour and the second one was 3 hours. They w...
Miscarriage Issues
... albeit 2 cm dialated but looking good - I delivered Hank on his actual due ... The second I lost at 17 weeks so I had to deliver it (my cervix opened ...
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- As many people have been indicating, it is more common than you think.. it probably has been, but now people can test earlier. I had two miscarriages, the first was n...
- Yes! Many people, including myself. Please do not get discouraged. Miscarriages happen so often they almost consider having 1-2 normal now. Do not be alarmed yet!
- Hi M., I"m sorry for your losses. Depends on why you miscarried; but unless there is something physically wrong you can do it and you have to believe that you can ...
First Time Mom Seeking Mom's Advice About Labor/Childbirth
... checked my cervix..so there was the big schock ..i was 9cm dilated..so i ..... But when 20 hours had passed and I was only still 3 centimeters dialated ...
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- DEAR D. HI MY NAME IS M. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN THE PAIN THE DOCOTORS HAVE MEDICINE FOR THAT IT HELPS ALOT LIKE YOU SAID EVERYBODIES DIFFERENT SOME OF US WERE IN LABOR A...
- D., I have had two children. My first was completely natural, nothing at all for the pain. I have been present at and assisted in several births. Yes, there is pain an...
- I also had the peridural and I tell you I was worried like you were. I hate pain... no I HATE PAIN!!!!! But I tell you what my son's (first born) del was the best. I w...
Questions About VBAC
... why i had to have the c-section was becasue i got to 8cm and my cervix started ..... I only dilated to 3 after being induced and having an epidural then ...
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- Hi M., I had an emergency C with my first child in 1988. In 1991 and in 1996 I delivered without complication via VBAC. The '91 delivery took almost 28 hours start ...
- My daughter was four when I had my son. She was born through C-Section due to fetal distress, he was born vaginally with no problem. I also now have another baby and s...
- My first birth was a c-section then I went on to a successful VBAC with my 2nd child and another c-section with my third cild (after attempting another VBAC). I would ...
Overdue Pregnancy - to Induce or Not to Induce?
She said my cervix isn't ripe for induction yet and that it could end up in a C- Section ..... Having no pain at all, to 15 minutes later having 8cm dialated ...
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- C., My son was actually 2 weeks early (I was sick and coughed hard enough to break my water!). And I don't have personal experience with induction. BUT my person...
- For me....it was a hard labor, but it was my first and I really had nothing to compare to it. Anyway, I was not dilated and the doctor said induction, becuase they wou...
- I have 3 little ones and the earliest came at 9 days late - after an induction. My latest was 15 days late. They really won't let you go past 14 days because they begi...
Being Induced Tomorrow
to soften the cervix (sp?), and were going to start the pitocin at 7am on friday . ..... (it was on my actual due date and I was probably dialated ZERO). ...
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- Hi J. God bless you with a smooth delivery. There is really no need to compare. NO two births are the same. Just relax and know that you are in good hands, trusting ...
- hi J., I have to be honest and say that the pitocin is awful! I had it with my son and was in excruciating pain. I of course wanted the epidural so if that's someth...
- I was induced with all of my kids (at 36 weeks 2 days for both my single daughter and my twin boys). As long as you get an epidural, I didn't see how it was any worse...
Placenta Previa
As most of you had said, the placenta did in fact move off of the cervix and I ..... My 5th (and last) pregnancy was the hard one, I dialated to 6 cm at 20 ...
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- Hello, I also had placenta previa with my now 5 1/2 month old son. It was also scary because I have never heard about it. I found out when I was about 5 mnths pregna...
- Hi, Certainly everyone is very different. My situation has never posed any danger. My due date was yesterday - nothing happening yet. At near the same timing as you, I...
- Evanna, I had placenta previa with my 4th child and it migrated up so I was able to have a vaginal birth. I had had 3 c-sections previously so I was really lucky, plu...
Help
I was so "ready" (3 cm dilated, 70% thinned), when the doctor checked me, ... The oil is supposed to help the cervix soften. I've also heard eating eggplant ...
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- Baby will come when it's ready.taking Castor oil is very dangerous as it can cause the baby to have a bowel movement(meconium) in utero Have you tried intercourse an...
- Hi, B.. Wow..you have your hands (and belly) full! I am currently 30 wks. preggers (with a 42 week belly). I do whatever I can to get to a pool whenever possible. Not ...
- I have heard that castor oil does nothing more than produce terrible intestinal cramps that make you want to curl up in a ball and cry and nothing else. Try raspberry...
Vaginal Birth After C-section: (VBAC)
... could cause the cervix to swell not allowing the baby to be pushed out all the ..... 8 1/2 yrs. later I was in 34 hrs. of labor only to dialate to 5. ...
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- Hi T.. I'll just go straight into my story. My first child was 2 weeks early, and breech, so I had a c-section resulting in a very healthy 9lb. 1 oz boy. 8 1/2 yrs. la...
- Hi T., Though I never had a c-section, my sister did (almost 21 years ago). Her second (now 17 yrs old) and third (soon to be 16 yrs old) children were vaginal born. ...
- hi T....i had the exact same thing happen with my first son...he was over due and never dropped, i got induced, dialated fully to 10 and then when i was pushing he was...
