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Pre-term Labor and Bedrest
If you think the babies won't have problems coming early, even six weeks early .... I was on bedrest from 30 weeks until the delivery of my first daughter. ...
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- http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/bedrest/a/pregbedrest.htm HI A., I am a mother of 4 and had to go on bed rest for the last 6 weeks of my 2nd pregnancy. It is hard bu...
- Yes, bedrest does help stop the contraction. I'm now at about 35 weeks pregnant but when I was 5 months I also was in the hospital for contractions. If you go there ...
- I competely agree that bedrest helps. I was on bedrest from 30 weeks until the delivery of my first daughter. I ws allowed to go out once a week though :) just to lunc...
Uggh! My Mother Wants to Be in the Delivery Room!
We are due with our second child in early September and she has started up again . ... The second delivery, I wouldn't have minded but my husband was a ...
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- I agree with J.. If you don't want her there, then just say no. She's an adult. As for the other things you said that your mom can attend the birth if she "sta...
- First, congrats with your soon to be new little addition. Second, judging by the heading...Uggh! My mother wants to be in the delivery room!, it is obvious that you d...
- I feel your pain. But I say have the woman in the room if it's not going to bother you too much. Otherwise you'll never hear the end of it. Talk about listening to ...
Speeding up Labor
He had extreme difficulty in the early days feeding, etc as he was just not ... non-eventful delivery, other than surprising the doctor who thought I'd have ...
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- I am 3 days older as a result of castor oil. When I was pregnant with my first, my doctor was planning to leave on vacation. I was within a few days of my due date. H...
- There is a pressure point/massage spot on the back of your leg, just above your ankle. By massaging this, it makes the uterus contract. Google 'massage or pressure poi...
- If you do try the caster oil, chase it with orange juice. It will cut the awful oil taste. And I also agree that you may feel 100 weeks pregnant but you don't want t...
Do Big Babies Come Early?
My second son (now 3) was 3 days early and was 8lb 12oz. With him my contractions started naturally, the Dr. had to break my water, and his delivery went a ...
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- Congrats M., I just had to respond because my baby was in the 75 percentile at 34 weeks and they said he would be huge....10lbs. Well, he ended up being only 7lbs...
- I had a baby that was 11 pounds 4 ounces in 2005. We induced him a few days early, because even though I had contractions, he was not coming any time soon! I also ha...
- Hello, I definitely have experience with large babies. First of all I would like to tell you what my doctor told me: That tall women with boyish figures usually fair...
How Is Sequioa Hospital Labor and Delivery in Redwood City?
My youngest one was 6 weeks early and had to stay in the NICU the first two ... The nurses durning labor and delivery were very comforting and helpful. ...
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- Congrats on your upcoming arrival. :) I agree whole heartedly with the previous poster. I had my son there in Oct 07 and I couldn't have been happier with the treatm...
- It is the best. I have had all four of my girls there and all four experiences have been great. So good, that I wouldn't have minded staying longer :). The staff is...
- I had my 2 girls at Sequoia Hospital, and all went very well, much better than my first at stanford hospital. The view is very peaceful, awaking to the mist in the re...
1St Baby Born Early, Is It Likely My 2Nd One Will Be Too?
Read all 14 responses: "My 17 month old son was born three weeks early. ... The moral of this story is that every pregnancy and delivery is different. ...
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- Technically, 37 weeks isn't really that early, considering your due date is plus or minus two weeks, so the first could have been just a week early. All babies are di...
- My first came on her exact due date, naturally, my 2nd came 3 weeks early and my 3rd was late...I think it truly depends on the baby. Enjoy these last few months with...
- I had my first at 36 1/2 weeks and I had my second at 39 weeks so I think it is true that each pregnancy is different.
Considering Having My Tubes Tied During My C-section Delivery
It was best, my hubby reminded me of the tolls & troubles of early motherhood. .... I did tied my tubes during my delivery via c-section on our second child ...
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- I had my tubes tied after my second c section and no problems, side effects or complaints! I just knew that I was truly done having children and it was the right deci...
- Hi J. I had my tubes tied after the bith of my twin boys during my c-section. I dont remember any side effects... the side effect of my children arent baby-babies any ...
- After the birth of my daughter (2nd child), I went in to have my tubes tied. I did not have a c-section, but went the epidural route, so my OB went in one inch under m...
Anyone Use 17 OH Progesterone Caproate Weekly Injections to Stop Preterm Labor?
Read all 8 responses: "Hi, I'm 15 weeks along and was just advise by my OB that she would like me to start weekly injections of 17 OH progesterone caproate ...
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- Please do your research so you have all the information and can make a good choice for yourself and your child. You are probably too young to know about DES and Thali...
- Sweetie, I personally, would get a second opinion. I would like to hear thoughts about it from another doctor before taking the injections. I do know that if you're...
- Hi, After 4 miscarriages because of very low progesterone (the keep the uterus lining strong), I was put on progesterone pills. I had to take them 3 times a day for...
Steroids for Fetal Lung Development?
I had a little bleeding and a swap test resulted in possible early delivery. My OBG suggested the injection for lung development and we went with it. ...
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- A. M, Please don't worry, there are no side effects. I had this steroid injection at about 30 weeks. I had a little bleeding and a swap test resulted in possible ea...
- I had ZERO side effects and my triplets made it to 35 weeks. They were breathing perfectly and had NO NICU time! Please do it!
- I too had steroids for my son.. The drs were scared that he was going to come out early, so they gave them to me as a precaution... The shot its self hurt, not the mos...
Pre-Labor @ 26 Weeks
I hope you have a happy and healthy delivery. I live in Mesa too. ... I ended up still haveing my daughter early but only by 5 weeks. ...
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- Your post sounds almost exactly like something I would have posted with my first daughter. from 22 weeks on I was on bedrest, taking meds everyday to keep contractions...
- My best friend has spent the last 3 months of her pregnancy on bed rest due to prelabor. she still has contractions all day long and even says they are painful. She'...
- Wow! My heart really went out to you when I was reading your message. I have a three month old and spent the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy on moderate bedrest. I don...
