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Trip to Labor and Delivery at 23 Weeks
Dec 10, 2009 ... I had preterm labor with my first, and was on bedrest for two months before she was born. Anyone have any suggestions or advice they can ...
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- I want to second what Bridget said--I wouldn't wait until Wednesday (in fact, I'm surprised your OB and the L & D nurses didn't insist you see your doctor right away)....
- I am definitely no medical person, but I do know that i have friends who, with second babies, have been walking around dilated for MONTHS. The sister of a friend was 4...
- N., All of us moms think we are invincible and think we can do it all. Don't risk it. I have seen moms who pushed too hard and ended up with broken stitches and i...
Mucous Plug
If it comes back negative you are almost 90% guarenteed you will not go into preterm labor. But if it comes back positive you should be on bed rest and have ...
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- I have no idea about mucous plugs but I went into preterm labor at 25 weeks. DO NOT PANIC, but as they say here, go to the hospital. It could be nothing, it could brin...
- I also lost my mucus plug at around the same time as you. I think I was 26 weeks. Did you have a lot of bleeding. I went to the ER and had to stay in the hospital. ...
- Hi K., I don't want to belittle anyone else's experience, but please don't stress out about it. As mentioned previously, you can make and lose several mucous plug...
Bicornuate Uterus
I am currently 32 1/2 weeks pregnant, and concerned about pre-term labor. I'm just wondering if anyone else has heard of this rare uterine abnormality and ...
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- Yes! I have a bicornate uterus. My daughter was born 11 years ago, by planned C-section. I, too, had wanted to deliver naturally. But my daughter was in a breach p...
- I personally do not have that condition, but know of a very good friend who had trouble getting pregnant with a bicornuate uterus. The drs were actually ready to do su...
- Though I have never had this condition, my 1st was breech and I needed a c-section (chose to have one with my 2nd). I am writing to encourage that, if a c-section is ...
Pre Term Contractions
I also had preterm labor contractions with my second son starting at around .... I was pre term labor and was put on bedrest for the rest of the pregnancy. ...
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- Hi C., I am a birth doula and I had a client with similar things. She was on home bedrest at 16 weeks, as well as being on terbutaline. I thought you would like to ...
- Hi, C., I, too, had pre-term contractions. I spent 7 months in bed, flat on my back, and was forced to drink LOTS of water. Several other people mentioned drink...
- Boy!! Have I ever been in your situation. I was pregnant and on bedrest for preterm labor, on Terbutaline for almost 2 years straight. The first was born on May 20, 20...
17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate
Has anyone used 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate to prevent preterm labor? If so, what were the results and what were your risk factors? ...
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- K. if you had 2 healthy babies-I wouldn't subject myself to anything added. I was considered high risk on my 2nd pregnancy and we induced at 36 weeks- no problem. I g...
- This year, I was on these shots at the beginning of my 16th week up to my 36th week. I did read the pros and cons of these shots and the pros do outweigh the cons. I...
- My insurance company wanted me to do this as I delivered twins at 35 weeks, after beginning preterm labor and being hospitalized at 29 weeks. In my case, I just wasn'...
Fetal Fibronectin Test
I had the FFN done multiple times due to preterm labor @ 26 weeks. .... Next question: Fetal Fibronectin Test (For Pre-term Labor) Was It Accurate? ...
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- S., Have the ever checked you to see if you have Lupus? Two of my kids were preterm because of this, but they never checked me for it. I found out I had it when the ...
- I also had the fetal fibronectin test done at 32 weeks because I lost my mucous plug at 30 weeks. The results were positive and my son was born pre-mature two weeks la...
- Hi there. I agree with the other moms that it can only help give you additional information. The test itself is no big deal...a quick painless swab and you get resul...
Pre-Labor @ 26 Weeks
A lot of people start preterm labor in the summer becuase of the heat here, not drinking extra water really dehydrates you (thats what my Dr. said anyway)I ...
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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...
Information on Pre-term Labor the Second Time Around
Read all 19 responses: "We are in the process of thinking about having another child. With my son I went into pre-term labor at 28 weeks.
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- I am currently pregnant with my second. after finding out I was pregnant the first thing I did was voice my concern about having pre term labor a second time. I went...
- Hi L., I had an amniotic fluid leak at 34 weeks with my son. I was admitted into Perinatal and went into labor 2 days later. My son was a preemie, in the NICU for...
- I had surgery while pregnant with my first child, and had to be medicated throughout the pregnancy to prevent pre-term labor. Absolutely no problem with baby #2--not ...
False Labor or Something Else?
It's probably fine, but just in case it's a good idea. Preterm labor has too many complications. There's alot you can do to stop it if you catch it. ...
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- You can always call your health care provider if you have questions. It sounds like they are nothing to worry about yet since they stop. They don't sound regular eit...
- it sounds like you are having "false" labor. There is nothing false about the contractions. In fact they are probably doing some dilating for you. However, true labo...
- I remember having more at night and my OB mentioned that it's common for contractions to get going at night - just a funny FYI - in the wild it's safest for animals to...
Early Pregnancy Symptoms
if you did have pre term labor symptoms they would be similar to those of your other pregnancies and i'd suggest going in so they could stop them again.. at ...
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- Yes, but it's better not to. Lungs have not matured and they will need to pump you up with steroids. I was in a car accident at 26 weeks with my first. They pumped ...
- I got adjusted by a pediatric chiropractor who specializes in pregnancy. My contractions started 3 weeks early and I got 1 adustment and then 3 weeks later, by water ...
- 26 weekers are born all the time. My water broke at 24 weeks and my daughter was born 2 weeks later at 26 weeks. She was on a ventilator for 4 weeks, oxygen for 8 we...
