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Low Amniotic Fluid
I had low amniotic fluid throughout my pregnancy which was monitored by weekly ultrasounds. Our daughter was born 6 weeks early weighing 6 lb. ...
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- Hi, Don't stress out--it sounds like your midwife is monitoring you closely, and if it was a true emergency, then she'd induce you. I too had low fluid levels, altho...
- I had low amniotic fluid with my son. If I remember right I was about as far along as you are. I drank lots of water and went to the next ultrasound. My fluid was ar...
- Estimates are not very accurate. My midwife said I was going to have a small (6 - 6.5 lb.) baby and she was born at 7.5. I know a friend who had low fluid and freaked ...
Need Support Dealing with a Loss
... friends and I joked about my weekly visits and how I was always calling the nurse ..... What Do I Say to a Friend Who Was Forced to Terminate a Pregancy ...
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- I am so sorry for your loss. I know that this is a very difficult place to be in. I suffered a miscarriage at 16 weeks in December of 2007. I found the book Free to...
- My heart goes out to you and your family. I think that losing a child must be just about the worst grief one can have. I can identify with efforts to have a child. I t...
- Dear S., I am so incredibly sorry for your loss. I am heartbroken for you. I unfortunately know about this kind of loss. My husband and I lost our baby girl Emily ...
Gestational Diabetes
I had an awesome endo in the bay area during my pregnancy and he had me doing nutritional counseling with diabetic educators on a weekly basis. ...
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- A., I read through many of the responses and just wanted to also share a little that I learned with GD. I love fruit but it would send my blood sugar up. My OB to...
- I had gestational diabetes while i was pregnant. i would recommend that you start to keep a food diary and record your food and the numbers from when you check. this ...
- Hello, I had Gestational Diabetes with both my kids so I had plenty of experience with the highs and lows of it all. Try to make your meals small but more frequent an...
Gestational Diabetes
I also had to see an endocronologist weekly to monitor my notes. ... Other than the diabetes, I had a great pregnancy and labor, about 4 hours of labor 20 ...
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- Hi! I had gestational diabetes with both of my pregnancies - when I was first told about this my dr suggested that I go to the Diabetes Clinic at the hospital. This w...
- HI L., I too had gestational diabetes when pregnant with my daughter in '05. It doesn't run in my family either...my OBGYN sent me to a diabetes center on Long Island ...
- I was a gestational diabetic while I was pregnant with my daughter, and while I do have a family history of diabetes (all Type II), you don't have to have a history t...
Wondering About Doulas or Alternative Birthing...
... which holds weekly informational meetings where you can get good information .... I never believed in chiropractory before the pregancy, but now I am a ...
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- I had a water birth at HCMC with the midwives and a private doula and it was amazing. I felt very in control. We did what we wanted for the entire birth, I did not t...
- I had a doula and loved it. I wouldn't necessarily say that it gave me more control over what was going on (my body made a lot of the decisions for all of us, and the ...
- B., I had my first son in Washington D.C. I was hoping for a natural birth. What I ended up with was 36 hours of pitocin induced labor and lots of pressure for ma...
38 Weeks Pregnant
Aug 15, 2009 ... office that in the last month weekly internal examines are the normal. .... Each pregancy and delivery is unique...you just never know. ...
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- Good Morning J., Congratulations on your upcoming new little Princess. Not all 2nd children come quicker, just seems that way at times. When your contractions start co...
- Hi J.! I never understand why people have to tell pregnant women horror stories...as if we don't have enough to worry about!! I am with the poster's that have sa...
- To speed along labor or to begin labor, like, tomorrow.... pour some castor oil into a glass of your favorite drink. It is pretty stout but it worked for me. Drink i...
My Doctor Wants to Induce Me a Week Early.
You can ask the doctor if you can be hooked up to a monitor weekly(have them use ..... VBAC with the next pregancy. So my advice would definitely be to just ...
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- I was induced 1 day early because the sonograms were showing that the baby was gaining weight very quickly and the doctors, knowing that I wanted to do a vaginal birth...
- Just because your first was nine days early does not mean thhis one will be. If you live very far from a hospital and you are really worried you would not make it,...
- I was induced with my first because for some reason they measured my baby and thought that she was 10lbs at 36weeks. They suggested that I have a c section but I was ...
Overweight and Pregnant!!!!
I wish I could go back to mypre-pregnancy weight before my first child. ... you can do it online or go to weekly meetings for more support. ...
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- Walking is safe and healthy for both of you. The baby loves the movement. Start out small. Walk around the block, then two blocks, etc. You don't have to be a mara...
- Be kind to your self...toss out the trashy food that will make you iritalble and tired. Go to the store and think healthy and get only healthy food...and the weight w...
- First off I would discuss it with your OB/Midwife. They can give you the best idea of what they're comfortable with for your particular pregnancy. Walking is an ...
Infertility Treatments
Since then, I have had 3 pregancies without help from a specialist. .... city where you meet weekly with other women struggling with fertility challenges. ...
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- have u just thought about adoption? i know that so many people think that it is necessary to have their dna in a child to love it, but there are so many children that ...
- Have you tried to see a chiropractor,I know one that has had great success in helping women that are having trouble getting pregnant.Something you might want to check ...
- C., I am so sorry you have having troubles. Have you found a medical reason why things aren't happening? You and he are both okay? If you are both okay, hormones ar...
Fearful of Another Miscarriage
Dear B., I pray that all is going well with your pregnancy. ...... My doctor started doing weekly bloodtests that show if the baby is growing correctly or ...
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- Oh, B., I understand your anxiety. I had three miscarriages and a full~term stillbirth all in four years ~ during and after that time I did have a two healthy baby bo...
- Dear B., I understand your fears. I too had several misscarriges. First, it isn't your fault. It happens, God's way. For your first 3 months, try pampering yourself...
- Dear B., I pray that all is going well with your pregnancy. I hope you have been able to talk to your doctor to find out that your miscarriages were not your body's in...
