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Seeking Advice About Anti-depressants
It does take 3-4 weeks to see the effects from medication but the full effect is .... My doctor prefered that I was on anti-depressants during my pregnancy ...
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- I would postpone having a second child and take care of your issues first. Two children close together is a great deal of stress, you have NO time for yourself and yo...
- Hi K., I was on 50mg of Zoloft when I conceived my daughter, who is now 10 months old. She was born with VSDs, which is a congential heart defect, and needed open-he...
- Hi K., I only skimmed the responses, but it seems like several people have mentioned antidepressants that are safe to use during pregnancy. I would consult with ano...
Seeking Help with Quiting Smoking
No I do not work for them, I know from experience quitting smoking is hard ... My sister-in-law smoked during her pregnancies and now her baby boy has ...
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- I am sorry you are smoking. I know you feel awful about it. I know that you are craving the smoke and how it makes you feel at the first puff.... then reality sets in...
- C., My first words to you would be that if you love and want your baby to be healthy you need to just stop. Plain and simple. But I also want to help in some way ...
- I'm good at quitting, just bad at staying quit:( The first time I quit I went cold turkey and that only lasted a few days. The other times I quit I used the gum or the...
Prevent Miscarriage?
Sep 9, 2009 ... Smoking, for example, and alcohol or drug use (of course). .... Anyone Have LOW PROGESTERONE During/before Pregnancy? ...
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- I am not sure what to tell you to do to prevent a miscarriage. I just wanted to let you know you are not alone. I have had a total of 4 miscarriages all before the 10...
- Sometimes miscarriages just happen and there isn't anything that can be done to prevent them. I am considered high risk for early miscarriage (3 - all at around 6-8 w...
- I had a lot of trouble with my second and kept going into pre-term labor. I ended up taking progesterone shots for the second half of my pregnacy. I also know people t...
Planing a Pregnancy
I asked to highlight my hair during this pregnancy ( I am almost 8 months ... such thing as birth control patches and patches to help you quit smoking. ...
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- You have to ask your OB. I believe you are not supposed to highlight or dye your hair when pregnant, at least in the first trimester. The only way around this, I think...
- I would get rid of the hair dies and hair colors for awhile. Although there is no proof of any harm, you want to be as careful as possible. Whenever you get your ha...
- Ask your OBGYN for sure. I recall not being able to dye my hair for the first three months, after that it was fine I THINK...but for sure, just call your doc. The nurs...
Lovenox
I had the wonderful opportunity to take this as well with my pregnancy. ... I did happen to notice a side effect in the beginning each time i have had to take it. ... Anyway, I was on Fragmin during my first pg, and Lovenox during the second. ... I originally was on an estrogen birth control and smoking when I got ...
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- Hi C., It sounds like you've gotten lots of good advice here. If you're interested, there's an online support group for those of us with clotting disorders and dea...
- Hi C., I too have a blood clotting disorder and have had to take Lovenox previously and had to take Heprin (another blood thinner) while I was pregnant with my daught...
- You must be factor five lieden/leiden, (don't recall how it's spelled)...is that right? I found out six years ago I was, turns out my mother and sister are too - it's...
Frecuent Migranes in Pregnancy
He strongly opposes the use of aspirin during pregnancy if it can be avoinded. .... I had migranes during my pregnancies. They were not as frequent as in ...
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- M. call your local hospital pharmacy they should be able to look it up and know what is best i am not sure i would take anything with asprin in it . i to am looking ...
- I had migranes during my pregnancies. They were not as frequent as in the past. My OB gave me Vicodin for the pain. That was all that was offered. I would too be caref...
- Aspirin and Motrin are fine to take up until the 3rd trimester. All they do is thin the blood a bit. FWIW I suffer migraines between 14 and 20wks of pregnancy in al...
Confused Pregnancy
Don't take any medicine that can effect the baby, don't drink alcohol, etc. ... and take all the precautions with your diet and drinking/smoking habits. ...
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- Test 1st thing in the morning.It sounds like you are.!
- yes it is possible to have the symptoms and not be preg. because you may want to be so badly that you make yourself feel all the symptoms (the mind is a powerful thing...
- Sounds like you are pregnant! You have all the symptoms I had with my pregnancy with girls so who knows! You could also be getting your body to think you are pregnant ...
New Pregnancy!
Protein is very important during pregnancy, check out the Brewer diet. ... virtually eliminated preeclampsia and toxemia and has many other good effects. ...
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- S., I am so happy for you. Definitely start taking pre-natal vitamins. There are also certain types of medicines that you should not take while pregnant, check wit...
- Congratulations!! This is the first of many wonderful feelings to come as a new mother. You seem very responsible, already looking out for the well-being of your unbor...
- Congratulations. The one thing that I might suggest, and you may already have done this, is to call the doctor and get them to call in a prescription for pre-natal vi...
Take 7Month Old to Visit Smoking Grandparents?
She won't be harmed during a several day visit. ... spent 6 weeks in the hospital, I was worried about her little lungs and how the smoke would effect her. ...
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- Honestly, I'm not sure which is concerning you more, being away from the comforts of your own home--or taking her to see the grandparents. It sounds almost like you a...
- Use your judgement. I certainly wouldn't allow my 2 year old to be in a house where someone was currently smoking. I can't picture taking her to the house of a smoker ...
- They can try to air out the house but when you clse it up because the smoke is in the furniture, paint,carpets/rugs the smell will still be there and when they go outs...
How to Talk to My Daughter and Son in Law
She didn't smoke during pregnancy and I told my son that she should not be around second hand smoke. I HOPE they are still smoking outdoors, at least they ...
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- Hello, Have you tried asking them to stop smoking in the house, and they could go out side to smoke, I;m a smoker myself and so was my husband but when my son was born...
- Have these children gone to an allergist/asthma Dr? Obviously HEPA Air Cleaners running in each room would help a great deal. But honestly as parents they should sto...
- Hi, K.. This is probably one of the most infuriating situations to be in! I sympathize with your dilemma as all my husbands family smokes. I do not like my children t...
