Pregnancy - September 2007

Were other mothers and mothers-to-be out there worried that something would be wrong with your child when he or she was born? I have had a healthy pregnancy so far, I am young and healthy, but I can't help feel that there is this possibility that something could be wrong with my baby. I have only had one ultrasound (which they told me is typical) and everything checked out perfectly. Other than that, I just have normal appointments every other week where the doctors check my BP, baby's heart rate, etc.

I guess I just want to know if this feeling is normal, or if I am going to worry myself into a panic, and has anyone else gone through this? Would I know by now if something was wrong?

2007-09-26 04:36:17 · 9 answers · asked by Elle C 4

In the beginning of my pregnancy till about 27 weeks I actually ate less then what I did before I was pregnant. And I was gaining weight normal. Now Ive been stuffing my face and I went to the doctor at 34 weeks and I had gained almost 10 lbs in 2 weeks!! I never had any stretch marks till about a week ago, now I have them on both of my thighs!! I am wondering if any other moms have experienced this? a very LARGE appetite toward the end ?! I guess I should lay off the cake and big macs :)!!

thanks !

2007-09-26 04:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just came back from the dr, and the nurse said i've lost half a pound and i have blood in my urine. she didn't seem concerned about the weight because i'm on a diabetic diet but asked me was i having pressure or pain because of the blood. they monitored the baby for about 45 mins & i've got to go back in the morning so they can do it again because her heart rate was over 190 for around 15-20 minutes. i had to go to the bathroom again and she said she was sending the urine sample to the hospital for a culture. what would be a reason for blood in my urine? i don't feel as if i have a urinary tract infection but every since she asked about pain & pressure i feel like i'm having "poking" pains in my lower stomach. maybe she just has me paranoid but i was hoping for some input from others with similar experiences....this is my first baby!

thanks

2007-09-26 04:13:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Her due date is 10/7 and our first daughter was 2 weeks early.

2007-09-26 04:00:51 · 16 answers · asked by Jonathan S 1

i am a male who thinks is pregnent is this possible?

2007-09-26 03:56:17 · 39 answers · asked by C-roy 3

I am married to a soldier so I am restricted to the Army Hospital on base. I am five week pregnant and they will not see me until I am at least 12 weeks. This seems wrong to me. I have heard that the first three months are the most important, yet I have to go through them without seeing my midwife. Oh, and you don't get a doctor, you get a midwife. WTF!

2007-09-26 03:54:06 · 21 answers · asked by Nikke 2

I am 19 weeks prego. Last week I had my complete ultrasound and thank God everything was okay with the baby and his/ her developement. HOwever, he/she had his/ her legs closed so we couldn't find out the sex. Today I see my OB for a check up and he has an ultrasound machine in the office. I don't want to be pushy but should I ask him to take a look to see if he can tell me the sex? Should that be an issue? What if he says no? I have been disappointed twice already thinking that when I get the test done I'll find out what my baby is and then nothing ever happens. Some advice would be nice...and it would cheer me up..lol. Thanks!

2007-09-26 03:51:53 · 12 answers · asked by dcasas81 3

My period isnt supposed to come for another 8 days.. so the pregnancy test came out negative... BUT these are my symptoms....
-swollen breasts
-darker nipples
-lower back pain
-im peeing every half hour
-light nausea at 5pm for 3 days now
-thick white discharge
-bloated/gasy
.. the only symptoms i get before my period are cramps and pms... my boobs never hurt or anything and i also get bloated.

2007-09-26 03:50:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my 20s I got pregnant twice successfully with husband #1 and had all the typical symptoms with excessive morning sickness but no cramping. Now I'm 34 with husband #2 had one miscarriage. I had no symptoms except exhaustion and cramping. The fetus stopped growing at 5-6 weeks and the body naturally exposed it at 7.5 weeks. Three months later I am pregnant again at 5 weeks and I just started cramping again last night with no other symptoms. I'm waiting for a callback from my physician but I just have that feeling I'm in for another miscarriage. What should I do, insist on progesterone treatment, or test for a certain level so they have an indicator for the next pregnancy. I do not want to wait after 4 miscarriages before they start to investigate.

Please help.

2007-09-26 03:50:49 · 5 answers · asked by lovesmcdsicecoffee 2

Okay here is the long and short of it all. On Sept 18 I took a HPT it came back positive. I have been in shock ever since. I have gone to my OBGYN, which was on Tuesday, Sept 25. Her nurse did a pg test which cam back positive as well. She did an ultrasound where she said she could not really see anything as it might be too early to tell if I really am pregnant. She said this bc I had a full miscarrige at the end of July 2007. My OBGYN ordered blood work and told me to come back in two weeks.

Here is my question. I have been having "crapping like" pains in my lower back and in my pelvic area too. Are these just symptoms of pregnancy? If not should I really be all that worried about it? I am planning on talking about it with my OBGYN the next time I go but that again is in two weeks.

Please help me with this. I am really starting to get freaked out by these small pains.

2007-09-26 03:46:54 · 11 answers · asked by harleybaby 2

2007-09-26 03:45:26 · 7 answers · asked by shannon m 2

I am suppose to have a baby a week ago. But I am scared that something is wrong. What do I do? If my water don't break do the nurses do it for me? How do I dilate on my own if I am late? Or do the nurses do that to?

2007-09-26 03:34:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

semen got in 2 days before her period came and she has been on her period for 4 days now..

2007-09-26 03:32:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

For the past five or six days I've had a lot of irregular Braxton-Hicks contractions. They come all day long, anywhere from eight to forty-five minutes apart. Could this be the beginning of labor, or is it normal to have them like this?

2007-09-26 03:27:55 · 10 answers · asked by Megan 2

Before you answer, first realize that I already know shes going through a lot, horomonal changes etc... and don't need advice about whats happening but what I'm thinking about is now that were here, what could possibly be used as an effective stategy to consistantly lower the aggression and often times depression associated with the pregnancy during the first trimester, comming from a males perspective, I couldn't begin to imagine exactally what she's feeling, but rather help her overcome this issue together, and find a way to dissolve the randomness in her moodswings, or to learn how to deal with it accordingly, whereas I believe that half the problem is how I approach the raging female during one of those times of fluctuating horomones, thanks.

2007-09-26 03:18:43 · 13 answers · asked by carlos j 1

for just how difficult the first few months are with your first baby? u can read all the books but i found NOTHING really prepared me for ir, it was an absolute killer on all fronts. how did u fair? was it a shock?

2007-09-26 03:00:16 · 16 answers · asked by Serry's mum 5

I had my c-section on 2006 may and it was my first baby. She is 16months old now. By accident i became pregnant again and now I am 14 weeks pregnant. For the past 1 month I have this feeling in the striches area and right below - It pains when I keep hand very little pain. Also Itching is so much, not sure if this is any infection or since my belly is expanding I am getting this itching. Not sure but some times I go crazy itching badly.. but not always.. any idea or help is appreciated.

2007-09-26 02:52:49 · 3 answers · asked by Sameera 1

Last night I had such a surreal dream that I had a miscarriage. I'm about 3 1/2 months pregnant and this scares me...This is my second pregnancy and I have such a baddd fear that I will lose it. B/c I dreamed it do you think it will happen????
Anyone have any good ideas about calming my nerves about a miscarriage. My doc said since I am so far along that my chances for one are decreased but I still worry. I don't remember worrying this much when I had my first baby, Of course I was 18 then now I'm almost 24. Pls someone help me calm my nerves.

2007-09-26 02:47:28 · 16 answers · asked by ~GiRLiE~ 3

2007-09-26 01:58:38 · 24 answers · asked by I REFUSE TO BE AVERAGE!!! 1

how long after you lose your mucus plug do you start dilating or start labor....? thanks... any other experiences of what you went through before labor started are welcome! :)

also is there any special way one how to do nipple stimulation?

Just about 40 weeks pregnant and ready!! :)

2007-09-26 01:24:06 · 9 answers · asked by Melissa 3

other than feeling so sleepy throughout the day ( which isn't great at work) and in bed by 8.30/9.00 each evening, totally wiped out. But not other pregnancy symptoms, no sickness or anything, is there anything else I should be feeling right now??

I have had a slight dull ache in my lower back, no where near as bad as period pains, just there really, but not much else

How did you feel at this stage?

Thanks

2007-09-26 01:17:07 · 16 answers · asked by *~*Jools*~* 2

I am just asking.
Thank you very much indeed

2007-09-26 00:55:24 · 20 answers · asked by lost 1

I'm not going to the hospital, it's so early on that if I do end up having one they wouldn't do anything. Anyway I had my first miscarriage two months ago, went to the hospital. At first I just thought it was implantation bleeding, it happened right around when I was supposed to get my period. I had taken a pregnancy test three weeks earlier (it worked!!) and so I had known about the pregnancy for a few weeks and it was devastating. So anyway hubby and I started trying again and I knew I was pregnant just like last time. Only this time I didn't take a test because we thought if I knew for sure it would be so sad if we had another mc. So here I am, the brown blood is back, and my husband doesn't believe that I am pregnant. He said just think of it as a period. I don't know how men work but this feels so awful to me. I'm sitting here in tears and my husband is at work. The bleeding is so slight but the cramps are getting worse. I know in my heart I'm having a miscarriage. Last time I

2007-09-26 00:38:46 · 12 answers · asked by hmm 5

I just woke up from having a TERRIBLE nightmare. I need some advice on what you think it could be from. I am 15 weeks pregnant. My husband works night shift. I had a dream that he died in a car accident. He died in my arms in the dream. I felt like I couldn't wake up. It felt so real. It went on for so long after he died. I felt like something or someone was keeping me there to let me see something or learn something. I just want to know if anyone else has had nightmares like this when they were pregnant or if it is just me.

2007-09-26 00:27:30 · 9 answers · asked by James and Railey's Mama 4

So about 6-7 weeks ago Me and my boyfriend were messing around. I think some pre-*** touched on or near my labia. I was scared that I could have been pregnant. I have had two periods sinse the incident. Both were ON TIME and the flow was dark and heavy. Lasted 6 Days. I haven't had many symptoms besides veins more visible on my chest. And some stomach pains here and there. Do you think I am pregnant? I have been putting off a test because Im so worried It could be possitive..

2007-09-26 00:06:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently pregnant with my second child and since having my scan which has made it more 'real', the reality of having to give birth again is starting to worry me!! I'm trying not to let it bother me as the baby has to come out some way but I am terrified of tearing/episiotomy/forceps!
My 1st labour was only 1hr 11mins after induction but I think the thing that is causing worry is that I maybe small internally. My baby was only a 4lb premmie and I felt like I struggled so if it was an average size this time then its not gunna come out easily!!!
Any words of reassurance or anyone else suffering in fear like me?!
Sensible answers only please.

2007-09-25 23:53:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

We (my husband and I) had unprotected sex on Saturday night, it's now Wednesday and my period is due in about a week. When can I test? It's doing my head in having to wait lol.

And before I get the sarky comments, i'm a 26 year old married women who knows perfectly well how to use contraception, but sometimes it does fail!

Cheers.

2007-09-25 23:50:25 · 7 answers · asked by E S 2

I have got a son who has just started school & it's been on my mind for the past 6 months. If i had another baby would the age differance be a problem? Can we really afford another baby as both of us are on low wages but higher than to qualify for tax credits?

2007-09-25 23:32:32 · 20 answers · asked by The-she 3

I've had 2 positive pregnancy tests and am about 6 weeks pregnant. Im going to the doctor for the first time tomorrow and just wondering what they will do, if i will be sent else where, etc.

I live in Australia by the way.

2007-09-25 23:25:42 · 5 answers · asked by Mummy2Luca 4

this one if it doesnt work that well? any advice? thanks

2007-09-25 22:49:08 · 3 answers · asked by princess 1