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Anyone Have Sensitive Stomache After Giving Birth?
Read all 10 responses: "Ever since I had my 1st child, who is now 4, my stomache is very sensitive to cheese, any time I eat pizza, or lasagna I get ...
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- Count me in as someone who recommends you have your gallbladder checked. I actually had mine out 9 years ago so I didn't experience any of these common symptoms AFTER...
- When I was preg I could not drink Apple juice or orange juice and any drinks with red food coloring in it. To this day i cant drink Apple juice or Orange juice...ma...
- Have you had your gall bladder looked at. A lot of the symptoms you describe are generally related to gall bladder. It is not uncommon for pregnancy to affect the ga...
Issue with Body After Giving Birth
Read all 16 responses: "I gave birth to my then 8# 4oz son 5 months ago today. Since having him my body has bounced back pretty well with the exception of ...
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- I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but passing a human head through your body does stretch things out a bit "down there". I can't speak for all moms, but the ones th...
- Trust me, a C-section is not the answer. Give yourself another 5 months to recover. It takes a while to get back into the swing of things, but you may have to work t...
- Hey there, Your baby is only 5 months, you have plenty of time to get back to where you were in that area. I would give it a few months longer and not worry at this...
Prenant Soon After Giving Birth
Read all 8 responses: "I gave birth to my son a little over 3 months ago and have just taken a home pregnancy test that came back positive...what are some ...
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- K., the dull ache on the right concerns me..go see your MD, in case it's a tubal..Otherwise, the deed is done, do the best you can. Eat right, sleep as much as you can...
- Every pregnancy is different. No morning sickness is a good thing! I would try to get in to the doc sooner. The dull ache worries me. My younger two are 19 mon...
- Hi my second and third child are only 14 months apart. It's hard but worth it. The dull pain could be gall stones, and you may need to get that removed. Ask your doc...
Hospitals for Giving Birth:seeking Advice and Comments
Read all 10 responses: "Hello everyone. We are new to the area and are having our second child here in Central CT. I was wondering if any of you could offer ...
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- My OB's office works on an on-call system, but they use midwives too. So during your whole pregnancy you see the midwives and deliver with one of the midwives in the ...
- You can always work with a midwife. I saw Pam Haskins in Enfield and unless she's on vacation she delivers all of her babies (unless that has changed since I had my al...
- Hi M., I just gave birth 3 weeks ago. I can't help with the ob "on-call" situation, but can give you my thoughts on an alternative experience. I gave birth at hartfor...
Giving Birth to Twins
Read all 32 responses: "Hi everyone, I am about 4 weeks away from delivering twins and I have a concern about how to deliver. to give you some background, ...
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- Hi W., I had a C-section with my twins (14 yrs ago) and it was a blessing that I did. I had a Perfect pregnancy, but at the C-section because one of the babies wasn'...
- Hi sorry for the late advice but i figured i would share my experience if it helps in any way. I have 2 yr old boy/girl twins and I had many complications during my f...
- Wow, you're lucky. I always wanted twins. Get the pregnancies over with at once! C-sections should only be done if there's an emergency. They seem to be given as a...
Swimming After Giving Birth
Sep 8, 2009 ... Read all 8 responses: "I delivered vaginally 2 weeks ago. is it too soon for me to go swimming in the ocean?"
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- I know you can't wear a tampon because you are still healing so what are you going to do about the bleeding? I'd wait it out a little longer.
- sounds like you are feeling great, congrats! But there is usually the "flow" post partum and general md advice on exercise is to wait 6 weeks! I would suggest waiting ...
- yes, way too early! you need to wait 6 weeks! you can get an infection if water enters you, it's the same way for bathtubs and jacuzzis! your md should have told you t...
Clotty Periods One Year After Giving Birth
Read all 9 responses: "My daughter is turning 1 at the end of this month, and my period resumed when she turned 12 weeks old. Within a few months, ...
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- You can help to balance out and lighten periods. I found great help by Dr. John Lee in his book 'What your Doctor May Not Have Told You About Premenopause' and gives ...
- N.- Call you doctors office and tell them. After my 4th I have clots and they found that I have fibroid tumors ( normal, non cancerous put a pain) and that is why b...
- The clotting during your periods will not affect your chances of conceiving another child. I have always had some clotting during my periods, and I have 3 wonderful, h...
Vasovagal and Giving Birth
Read all 9 responses: "Looking for anyone who has been diagnosed with vasovagal syndrome and has given birth. I have it and am 8 months pregnant.
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- Most hospitals insist on poking you, Ask for a hep lock. Then its one poke and if you do need an IV or something the poke is done... Heres my personal opinion. REFUSE...
- Hi! I have never heard of any one with that besides me! I did natural child birth and did fine. My vision did gray and I saw stars on and off a little but I did it....
- Hi H. ~ I'm an L&D nurse so I might be able to help. I really don't know much about the vasovagal syndrome, so I was just looking it up online. I have had patients ...
Excercise and "Pains" After Giving Birth?
Read all 22 responses: "So I finally had my baby(vaginally) on Jan 23!! :) My question is, how soon until I can do light abdominal excercises and which ones ...
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- A. M, Hello. As far as as exercises postpartum, first get the approval of your OB. Then, on a resista-ball or gymball, sit on it, (your thighs should be parallel t...
- about 6 weeks after I had my first son (vaginally w/ epi) I did pilates. Great way to get your abs back in shape. I don't remember having hip or back soreness however....
- I had back pains around my epi site as well. I would imagine that is normal considering the size of that needle they put in your back - eeeeekkk. At any rate, my pai...
Unable to "Pee" After Giving birth...Has This Happened to You?
Read all 8 responses: "People, I am going through a living hell. I write you today for your feedback in the hopes that someone out there has gone through ...
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- Hi C., I know it's very frustrating situation your in and I would suggest you get a second opinion from a gyn/urologist! The best ones out there are at UCLA by the ...
- Hi C., I'm sorry I don't have any advice but I do hope you feel better soon. It sounds like you do need a second opinion. I have two acupuncturists that I can recomme...
- I'm sorry I don't have any advice. I just wanted to say I'm so sorry for all you are going through during this hard time. Good for you for not listening to that Dr. wh...
