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Help Me Deliver This Baby Boy!
Read all 13 responses: "I have had a long pregnancy and am looking for your ... instead of accepting their cocktail of membrane stripping, bag rupturing and ...
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- Castor oil worked for me. I was almost 41 weeks so there wasn't a risk that I was going to deliver "early". I was soooo tired of being pregnant that I didn't care ab...
- Someone told me to eat rhubarb pie - I ate a whole one over the course of a few days with my first 2 kids and they were each born a week early...and it tastes good (if...
- I tried EVERYTHING they say to do to get labor started and nothing worked for me....until I gave up trying. I finally came to peace with the fact she wasn't coming fo...
Early Stages of Labor
Read all 7 responses: "I am 37+ weeks pregnant and I started early labor ... to see how far I was along (and I believe she stripped my membranes as well). ...
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- Being that you lost you mucus plug it can take up to 2 weeks for you to go into actual labor but it does not ness have to be that long, it can happen at anytime. Ilost...
- Hi J., Hugs to you! As an ALACE birth assistant, I can tell you that you are experiencing Prodromal Labor. This is where your body is doing everything it needs to...
- unfournately there is no way to tell how long this can go on my sister in law was in labor for like a week and a half with my neice and it was her fourth too. you just...
Past Due Date - Suggestions/Referrals?
She's a chiropractor with lots of experience with pregnancy, delivery and babies ... I was 2 weeks past my due date before my midwife stripped my membranes, ...
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- Hi S., If you're near Northbrook, I'd highly recommend Lilo Schuster. She's a chiropractor with lots of experience with pregnancy, delivery and babies. She also h...
- Most first timers are 1-2 weeks late. Some people say to eat spicy food or go for a walk........a woman we know swears by eggplant parmasan.........Good Luck!
- Have you tried nipple stimulation or eating pineapple (so I have heard about that one). Goodl luck.
Pressure
I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and am wondering if this is normal and how long it might last..." ... Stripping the Membranes ...
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- Sounds normal to me. I had lots of pressure all over the place toward the end of all of my pregnancies. My last one was the worst. Lots of pubic pressure and round ...
- oh honey...i'm right there with you! i'm at 38 weeks right now and i can promise the pressure will only get more noticeable! everyone tells me "oh you're all baby!" wh...
- I started feeling this way at 36 wks too. It just means that the baby is really low and you close to delivering. I delivered at 40 wks and so I guess I felt that way...
Am I Close to Delivery - or Am I Just Getting My Hopes Up
Read all 9 responses: "Hello, I am pregnant with my second child and my due ... but that's only because the Dr. in my OB exam stripped my membranes without ...
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- There are so many things that you notice with the second pregnancy because you know what it feels like and especially if you're ready for it to end (I understand that ...
- Hi K., It sounds like you are in early labor. My OB told me each labor is "generally" half the time of the previous one. Sounds like your first wasn't quite ready th...
- Sounds like what I just went through 4 weeks ago with my 2nd pregnancy!! :( You are living through hell right now, and I feel so bad for you!! I had the same symptoms...
Advice About Induction
I know the feeling of being pregnant forever! I had my membranes stripped several times with both to no result. I was very nervous about induction too. ...
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- Looks like you've gotten a lot of advice. I am 30 weeks with my second right now. I think you should keep the induction date just in case, but walk as much as you ...
- Hi, J.. I sure feel for you. I don't know what to tell you to do. I told my doctor I didn't want induced, and asked her if they would necessarily do it if I were a ...
- Hi Jen, I was induced with all three of my kids. I was induced at 41weeks, 2 days with my daughter, 40 weeks,4 days with my first son, and 39 weeks with my second s...
Castor Oil - Has Anyone Tried It to Induce Their Labor?
Read all 21 responses: "I am 39 weeks and 4 days pregnant (2nd pregnancy). I had my membranes stripped last Friday. At that time I was a good 3cm dilated ...
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- Go get a labor inducing massage and an adjustment from the chiropractor. That worked for me twice. My water broke at home that very night a week before my due date. ...
- I did castor oil, hated it! Severe cramping and horrible diarrhea. Not worth it. You are on your second pregnancy, why won't your doctor induce you? Most OB's will ind...
- I don't have any comment about castor oil, just don't know anything about it, but I used to be a massage therapist and can give you some pointers to possibly help. (A...
Spotting the Day of Missed Period
The spotting was extremely minor but I NEVER had a single noticable spot during my first 2 pregnancies - even after sex, exams or membrane stripping when ...
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- Hey there R., I actually had a very light period for a couple days of my first pregnancy. It was fine. Same thing with my sister. Sometimes that happens to some wo...
- R., Some people will continue to have their first menses after conception. It does happen. Also, there are some rare women out there that have continued to have...
- With my third I had some spotting - it was probably around 6-8 weeks. I did call and they did an ultrasound because I was going on vacation on CO so if there were any ...
Inducing Labor
Read all 27 responses: "My dr suggested at 38 weeks they could "strip my ... I had this done for my first pregnancy. The day before my due date (40 wks), ...
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- I never got that done.... What happened with me was i got induced 5 days after my due date with the potocin and ened up getting a c section after like a day with the m...
- Yes, my membrane was stripped twice with my son. It was first done at thirty-eight weeks. I had prelabor (firm, noticeable Braxton Hicks contractions that would last a...
- No way! It could hurt! Your body isn't ready, your baby isn't ready. both of my children were inductions in the middle of my 40th week. Both times my Dr. did it be...
Vaseline in Hair--HELP!
I am not exactly sure if this will work or not but try baking soda We use it to strip hairspairy buildup ect It will only dry the hair out which seems to be ...
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- In 1975, during my freshman class initiation, a Senior girl put vaseline in my long dark hair! After trying everything, including Tide, someone suggested degreaser. ...
- Have you tried something like dawn dish liquid? I would wash it several times with that. Iam even a hairdresser and that is the only thing I can think of. dish liquid ...
- Dawn Dishwashing liquid!! It is what they use on wildlife that gets trapped in petroleum spills and will work on her hair. 1. Comb out as much of the stuff wit...
