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Seeking Help with Back Problem

E.G. asks from Chicago

I am a senior citizen with a back problem that seems to be getting worse. I have had therapy that only works for a short while. I have had injections in my spine th...

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20 Year Old Cat

P.F. asks from Chicago

Please help. My kitty is 20. He just lays around. He can still jump on the sofa and does cuddle sometimes. He does eat but with difficulty. He can only rarely go up a...

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Need Help from Other Moms with Breastfeeding

M.T. asks from Chicago

I have a 1 week old son and I am AGAIN, having difficulty with breastfeeding. I have a daughter and I had the same problems with her. Even though I have tried to fi...

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Epidural & Episiotomy-Did You Ask for One?

E.R. asks from Los Angeles

I need some feed back on getting an epidural and episiotomy. How did it feel after for you, did you have any side effects, etc?...Thanks!

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What Would You Do?

S.H. asks from New York

I want to start off by admitting to having a bit of OCD when it comes to cleanliness. That said I have a question. If someone you were very close to didn't wash their...

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C-section with Second After First Suffered Shoulder Dystocia

A.B. asks from El Paso

Hi, Mamas, I’m looking for advice and encouragement in the face of a possible, scheduled c-section. Two years ago, I delivered a large but healthy baby boy (9 po...

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Can Anyone Share Their Positive Experience Giving Birth W/o an Epidural?

A.K. asks from Dallas

Hi Moms, I'm 36 weeks pregnant and am really considering giving birth without an epidural. This is our second, and likely last, child and crazy as it may sound, I...

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Questions About Labor and Breastfeeding

B.V. asks from Kansas City

Hi Moms, We are thinking about having another baby. Actually my first pregnancy and delivery because we adopted our only child who is now 2 1/2 when she was just de...

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How Would You Describe the Birth of Your Child?

H.B. asks from Portland

*If you had an epidural, how would you describe the pain during and at the end? *If you had a natural birth (no drugs), how would you describe the pain during and at...

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