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Interested in Hearing from Some Mamas About Their Birth Experiences!
Also, my baby was measuring 4 weeks ahead of schedule and I have a small pelvis. I had to have multiple u/s and stress tests toward the end because of her ...
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- I have given birth to two babies and expecting my 3rd in March. My first was a vaginal delivery induced at 40 weeks due to high blood pressure. I wish more than anyt...
- I have a 16 month old, and am currently 38 weeks pregnant. With my first, we found out at 36 weeks that the baby was breech. My doctor clearly gave me the option of ha...
- I had 2 natural child births. I had them at a birthing center with a midwife. It was spontaneous labor. The first one was 1 hour and the second one was 3 hours. They w...
Pelvic Pressure?
It is very normal to have pelvic pressure, don't panic it's Okay. The baby is growing more and more every day. You are probaly a small person, ...
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- Hi I experienced pelvic pressure more so on my right side in the third trimester. My ob/gyn said it was due to baby sitting so low and pronouncedly on the right. She...
- Congratulations, one for the upcomming baby and two for being in your third trimester! The last trimester was the worst for me. The inpatient excitement to finally hav...
- It is very normal to have pelvic pressure, don't panic it's Okay. The baby is growing more and more every day. You are probaly a small person, and that happens even th...
Should I Wait for the Induction?
Turns out my pelvis is way to small to fit even a small baby's head through it. So I had to have a c-section. Everyone kept telling me the baby would come ...
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- My advice is to discuss it with your doctor and pick what you are most comfortable with. Both my children were induced - one at 41 weeks and one at 40 weeks. I had...
- I would say do what feels right to you. But as in my case, make sure to pay close attention to the baby's movements as you get over-due. I was just over 40 weeks and a...
- I was given the choice to wait as long as I needed to. I was 13 days past due. My doctor told me that anything after 42 weeks can be dangerous (the placenta starts t...
Belly Is Measuring Smaller than Expected
I have been told that my belly is really small and that really scares me too. ... Dr. told me that the baby could just be moving lower in to the pelvis. ...
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- I measured small with both my babies. I was 3 cm small for both of them (my midwife never measured my belly using inches... so you might want to double check that... m...
- I have three children and the third one measured small throughout my last trimester. I think if your Dr. is not worried then you have nothing to worry about. It just e...
- Some people just don't get very big. My mother only looked 5 months pregnant at full term with her first child, the doctors didn't believe she was 9 months when she w...
First Time Pregnancy 1 Week over Due with Baby Who Won't Drop
It is actually very rare that a woman is too small to pass a baby through her pelvis, so that is probably not the reason she hasn't dropped yet. ...
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- I hesitated to respond because I don't want to scare you, but my story does show that everyone's experience is different...you just don't know what will happen, but yo...
- I know this sounds weird, but if you have a breast pump, go ahead and use it for like 20 minutes every hour. The stimulation will start contractions. It worked for me!...
- Ooh, I'm going to warn you now, I can get on a pretty wild rant when it comes to induction! I'll try to keep it brief, so here goes: Why, specifically, is your doc...
Scheduled C-section V. Induction for Macrosomia
Most likely the worst thing that can happen is that your pelvis really is too small to deliver, and you'll have an emergency c-section. ...
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- My daughter was breach so I had no choice for a c-section. She was due July 15 and I was scheduled for a regualar c-section on the 9th or 10th. I went into labor on Ju...
- My first daughter was delivered completely naturally with no pain meds. The hospital allowed me to walk around to encourage the baby to drop. Labor was intense, but ...
- Your body knows how to get this little one out...just like it knew how to grow it. It grew a baby that you CAN push out, free of intervention. Don't let doctors scare ...
Other Moms That Are Having or Have Had Heparin Injections During Pregnancy?
My neice was born by csection small but healthyShe only had 2 of 3 arteries ... treat Septic pelvic thrombophlebitisclot formation in your pelvis that gets ...
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- I don't have any first hand experiences with heparin but a friend of mine had to take it thoughout both of her pregnancies and I don't think she had any problems. I d...
- I am currently taking Heperin (5000 2x per day) and 1 asprin a day. It really isn't that bad. I had to do this with my last preg as well. The molecules in the Heper...
- I have to wonder why they put you on Heparin. I'm not a medical professional, and I've never been on Heparin during pregnancy, but I DO have a lot of medical referenc...
Pregnant Daughter in Lots of Pain
(I'd previously been told I had too small of a pelvis.) :). The most important thing will then be in choosing a chiropractor that she can trust - normally ...
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- When I was pregnant with both my son and daughter I had the same kind of pain. I remember I would be walking and all of a sudden the pain would shoot up my right leg, ...
- Have her visit a Chiropractor they can work wonders on a pregnant woman.
- Hi T., It sure sounds like sciatica to me. I had this shooting pain down my leg with all of my pregnancies. No fun at all! My advice is :" Get thee to a chiropractor...
Is a Natural Birth Possible After 2 C-section Deliveries??
The docotor said I would have never been able to get her through my pelvis. He said my pelvic bone was to small. I think that if you and your husband ...
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- I know that it is possible. I had 2 successful V-BACs (Vaginal - Birth after C-section). Our oldest daughter (14) was an emergency C-section. When we became pg with ou...
- A natural vaginal delivery is possible after a c-section. It may not be the safest option. There is a good possibility that you could tear your uterus at the incision...
- May I just say how delighted I am at the majority of these responses? How enlightened these mamas are! Go Mamasource!! Just want to add/clarify/muddy-the-waters on ...
Pelvic Pain (Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction) Recovery?
Read all 6 responses: "I have had Pelvic pain for the last month of ... Dawn E added this item : One last item when they were small i had them brush teeth ...
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- Hi,I'm not sure who your doctor is but I went yrs with crippling pain in my pelvis. I even had to terminate a pregnancy because if the pain at one time. It was horribl...
- Very painful, had it! Takes at least the six weeks post partum. Do your kegels and isometric (core muscle tightening) exercises 100 times a day or better said whenev...
- Going to the chiropractor is your best option. I did read about this and the "experts" say that it can take up to several weeks for this to fix itself. That isn't gi...
