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Seeking Advice About Explaining Child Birth to a 5 Yr. Old
Asked by J.S. from Fort Collins
on September 7, 2006
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I need some advice on explaining "where babies come from" to my 5 year old daughter. My husband and I are expecting a new baby any day now. I am due at the end of th...
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- First of all, see if there are any children's science museums in your area. Most of these show charts and/or sonograms. My two year old already knows babies come from ...
- Hi. My daughter is also 5 and we are 21 weeks pregnant. She has so many questions on it all. When it came to the where do babies come from question I simply explained ...
- Hi, J.-- We've told my 4 1/2 year old son that Mommy and Daddy loved eachother so much that we wanted to have a baby. Then, pretty soon, a baby was growing in Mommy...
Uterus Not Contracting After Birth of Baby
Asked by C.V. from Miami
on July 10, 2009
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Hi all, I'm thinking about having baby #2. My son was born via c-section and I remember them discussing how my uterus didn't contract right away after he was born and...
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- I had 3 c-sections. With my third child, my uterus did not contract right away and I was kept in post-op for 2 hours because of their concern of my uterus. It eventu...
- I would certainly discuss it with your doctor to find out exactly what happened. Typically after a c-section you are given pitocin to cause the uterus to begin contra...
- I thought Victoria's response was really informative and along the same lines as I was thinking. As for things you can do, I was thinking about it maybe helping to dr...
2 Questions
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on July 23, 2007
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i want to know if anyone knows from personal experience if a bigger baby that's developed a week ahead of schedule comes earlier or about the same time as others or if...
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- Dont go by what the weight on the sono says. It is usually wrong one way or the other. One of mine was a pound heavy and one was a pound light. Unless you are havin...
- C., They usually will not induce befor 39 or 40 weeks because the lungs are the last thing to develop and you do not want a baby with a breathing problem. The size of ...
- Everyone is different. I'm 4'11 and about 130 lbs at 9 months pregnant, and I still had an 8.7 lbs baby (he was 4 days overdue, and also ahead of schedule). So, re...
Home Birth Pros and Cons
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on April 27, 2009
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I'm committed to a natural delivery. I always thought I'd deliver in a hospital but recently watched The Business of Being Born and it really changed my view of home ...
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- I just had a natural birth at Prentice. It can be done!
- Both of my kids were born at home and there was next to no mess that wasn't easily caught by underpads or the tub. Both were relatively quick births and for the first ...
- It's not bad at all. I had both of mine at home. This is what you do - make your bed and then, put a shower curtain or vinyl sheet on top. Then, make your bed again...
Induction
Asked by C.G. from New York
on April 11, 2009
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i am 40 wks with #2. first one came smoothly on my due date a few years ago. my Md wants to induce on tues . in the end, decision is mine, as no medical complications ...
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- I was induced - my first child - doctor said that he was gonna be big so we went with the due date. Turns out when they got me settled in the hospital and hooked me u...
- I have 3 kids and I was induced with my third. I was afraid to be induced but I gotta tell ya - I wish all of them had been induced. I had no problems with the pitoc...
- Hi C., Congrats on baby #2! Just as every pregnancy is different, every labor/delivery is different. I happen to have been induced with BOTH of my boys (9 days af...
Seeking Any Moms Who "Externally Turned" a Breech Baby
Asked by T.B. from Lancaster
on February 4, 2009
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I am almost 37 weeks and just found out that my son is breech, frank breech. My doctor said it is an option to try to turn him. I want a c-section to be my very last o...
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- When you are relaxed on your back in bed, have your husband lay his arm under the small of your back. The baby will not like it at all, so get ready for a lot of mov...
- Hi T., Accupuncture is very effective! L.
- T., Both my children were delivered outside of a hospital setting in a birthcenter and weeks before my due date, the midwives suggested that to try to get the baby ...
Bringing on Labor to Be Induced or Wait It Out!
Asked by J.J. from Houston
on November 25, 2006
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Anyone have any advice on how to bring on labor! Also should I be induced this week or wait it out! I am full term!
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- I heard that if you have relations with your other half then that will help if your body is ready for labor. About, inducing, if you are still able to do things and n...
- Hi J.: I just had my first child on Nov. 6, 2006. My due date was on Nov. 4th , but I started to experience slight labor pains. They did not get too intense, but ...
- Sad to say but if your body isn't ready to give birth then the things that bring on labor at home (like primrose oil, etc) will not work. Just take this time to enj...
Anyone W/ 2 or More Kids Have Water Break Every Time?
Asked by M.W. from Denver
on October 14, 2008
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Hi ladies,
I'm entering into my 34th week tomorrow of my second pregnancy. I was wondering if anyone else's water broke in a gush prior to the onset of contractions...
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- Yep did just that with me. Plug followed by Waters at 40 +3 within 30 mins of each other. 37+1 the same. Plug then waters within 30 mins. So I was ready for No3. ...
- My water broke at 38 weeks with my first. I was totally unprepared for it and, like you, the water broke prior to contractions. They actually ended up inducing labor...
- I have 3 little boys. My water broke at 38 weeks in a store with #1 and then I had not contractions and had to have pitocin to get things started. I didn't know what...
VBAC Vs. Repeat Cesarean
Asked by M.G. from San Antonio
on August 26, 2008
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At 42 weeks I was induced and I had to have a cesarean with my 1st child after 15 hours of labor and I only got to 5cm and my baby went into fetal distress. I was stuc...
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- 1st and foremost...do you trust your dr with your life and that of your unborn baby? If so, I would trust the Dr's judgement. I drove 2 1/2 hours to deliver my 3rd chi...
- I am a first time mom, but many of my friends have had VBAC's and actually took HypnoBirthing classes to reduce the pain during birth so that they could have natural b...
- I am a Labor and dDelivery nurse with 8 years exp. 1. what is the estimated fetal weight in grams? 2. what is your height, and shoe size? (sounds crazy, but we have...
Expecting Our First Baby, Need ALL Sorts of Help!
Asked by K.L. from San Diego
on November 4, 2008
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My husband and I are expecting our first baby at the end of January. I just feel at lost for what to expect about anything and everything. We are so exciting about o...
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- Hi K., You have received lots of great advice. I was in your spot as well 4 years ago (High school sweetie and I married and nervous about what to expect). Here thi...
- Take a breastfeeding class through your hospital. It is THE BEST thing you can do for your child. Read The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Le Leche League Internationa...
- Congrats! I am a mother of four and can list the things I found of value: 1. Crib - like other's said check Craig's list and Children's Orchard stores for use ones. ...
