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Decisions
Asked by J.A. from Tampa
on June 20, 2008
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I am at my wits end. I'm not sure if I'm making the right decision. I wanted to know what others thought about this and serious honest answers please. I gave birth ...
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- It's so easy for people to say to get out and "once a cheater, always a cheater". I can't tell you how you feel or what to do. What I can tell you is to get some cou...
- You are not dirty- you just caught an infection. Just keep taking care of yourself and your beautiful children, and you will have behaved well and had reason to be pr...
- Giving someone a second chance is one thing but letting someone hurt you again and again is unhealthy. If you do give him another chance this has to be IT! You need to...
Tested Positive for Group B Strep and I Am VERY Nervous!
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on March 31, 2009
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Hi everyone.
I just found out yesterday that I tested positive for Group B strep. I know I will need to be on an IV 4 hours prior to delivering. Anyone else go thro...
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- I don't want to worry you because it's likely that everything will be fine, but my daughter had to be in the NICU for the first week of her life because I had the perf...
- Don't stress. Group B is such a common bacteria. I had it with my son (I was a little freaked out myself), the doc put an IV in me right away with an antibiotic. He...
- my friend had it with her second child and had the IV, with her third child she went in to have the IV but there was no time because the baby came too fast. all of her...
Lupus and Lupus-related Complications During Pregnancy - Need Advice and Support
Asked by J.S. from Reading
on December 18, 2007
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I'm 15 weeks pregnant and was just told last week that I tested positive for ANA, ACA and LAC, all blood clotting factors that are related to lupus. The doctor can't c...
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- I had to give myself insulin shots three times a day when I was pregnant with my last child. It freaked me out so bad at first. I would sit there and cry while I was t...
- Hi J., I understand 100% what you are going though. I have MS and needed (when we weren't trying for baby #2) to give myself an injection once a week. All week long t...
- I had to do shots 2x a day with my 1st pregnancy. I had my husband do them at first. But after a while, I realized that I could do it myself and it was less painful ...
18 Month Tested Positive for Food Allergies
Asked by E.I. from Chicago
on August 14, 2008
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I just found out that my 18 month old has allergies to milk, egg whites, soy beans, wheat, and peanuts. I just got the results yesterday from my doctor's nurse and he ...
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- My son showed allergy to milk moderate, egg whites severe, egg yoke severe, soy moderate, and miner ones peanuts... and now almonds and potatoe. we did NOT have the wh...
- I have a son with a severe peanut & tree nut allergy, which can be very difficult at time, but after awhile it's pretty manageable. I have found the website www.fooda...
- E.: My daughter also tested positive for food allergies. She tested as a 1 for milk, egg whites and peanuts. She has been drinking milk (and a lot of it) since sh...
Group B Strep
Asked by A.W. from Springfield
on December 30, 2008
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I am 36 weeks pregnant and just found out that I tested positive for Group B Strep. I have tried to educate myself through various literature about risks to my newborn...
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- Dear A., I know this is easy for me to say, but try not to worry. I too had a Group B Strep baby 15 years ago. Back then, there was no testing. I went into labor h...
- I tested positive with my son who is 5 now! I got to the hospital 40 min. before he was born and they did NOT have time to get the meds in me before he came out - He w...
- A., I tested positive with both of my kids. I was planned induced both time. They wanted me there the night before to start the antibiotics. My second baby decided she...
Strep Test
Asked by K.S. from Indianapolis
on May 6, 2009
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I am pregnant with my fourth and took the standard Group B Strep test on Monday. My doctor said the test results would be back later in the week so they would let me ...
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- Actually, there is a VERY small chance that your baby will contract anything from you. A lot of homebirthing women don't even have the test done and the rates of prob...
- I tested positive for my first two, the third was here before the test came back. With the first I got the antibiotic and no problems, the second came so fast that I ...
- Hi K., i know youve received a million responses to your concern already, but Im adding one more. I,too, tested postivie for Group B. When my water broke, I wasted no...
Stubborn Strep
Asked by R.H. from Lancaster
on March 13, 2009
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Hi All,
My 6 year old was recently diagnosed strep in his anus. It showed itself through itchy spots that started in the region of his bottom and spread to other pl...
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- Hi R., Contact your local Health Department Communicable Disease section and see what they suggest to find out how to handle your situation. Hope this helps. Go...
- The only thing that has helped us is keeping my son's nails short. Making sure he washes his hands after going bathroom and before eating a meal. Wipe everything in is...
- Sounds like you need to have both boys on the antibiotics at the same time; they might just be passing it back & forth. Watch that you & your husband don't pick it up...
Flu- Maybe Pneumonia?
Asked by M.D. from Dallas
on February 21, 2009
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First let me say that the flu totally freaks me out! Too often now you hear about kids getting very sick and some dying, so I am a little paranoid. My 3 year old tes...
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- First of all I tottally understand you. Its better to be paranoid than to not take things serious. I also have known of several people who thought they had a flu and...
- Definitely call your doctor and maybe next year consider the flu shots for your family. Kids over 2 can get the mist in the nose so you don't have to deal with a sh...
- Yeah, I would not suspect Pneumonia immediately. I would honestly just watch and wait. Maybe her sinuses are bothering her some, possibly even a little dry in her nose...
Tested Positive for down Syndrome
Asked by K.L. from Orlando
on November 13, 2007
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I had my lab work last week for the Quad test, and the Nurse from my Dr's office called me today to tell me I tested positive for down syndrome. After losing it and ta...
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- K., I am so sorry for this news. My husband and I opted not to do the test for this reason: Even though the test comes back positive it could turn out that your b...
- I was more than 35 when I had my first boy; i have 2, 3 1/2 and 5 years old. i got results much worse than yours for both of them, got 2 amnios and i have 2 perfect bo...
- Hi K., One of my friends went through the same thing. Her quad 4 screening came back positive for one of the other syndromes (similar to Downs but, no chance of a no...
Has Anyone Tested Positive for Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy?
Asked by L.K. from New York
on February 21, 2007
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Hi, my name is L. and i am freaking out! 3 weeks ago my doctors office called and told me that my blood test for toxoplasmosis was raised a little. They said not to wo...
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- hi, i have had toxoplasmosis for years. you can not only get it from a cats litter box, you can get it from handling rodents also. i owned a snake for 13 years & fed i...
- No, but it's to do with your cats and the cat box.Wear gloves, or have someone else take care of it. And if your d oc isn't worried, you shouldn't be. You must be a ve...
- Hi my name is C. iwas reading your concerns and i read the responces.The one who said it can pass from touching the cat box is correct.I had gone on to google search c...
