i am just waiting for my ride to come get me. im on my way to the hospital although the hospital is over an hour away, so until then just curious WHAT symptoms i should look for after falling in late pregnancy i am 38 weeks. It rained all day today. i was at my daughters beginning of school bbq and walking down a hill, slipped and fell i hit my head really hard, and that was all i remember, but everyone ran up to me and said i landed right on my tummy .. i have no idea.. but there was mud on

At 21 weeks into my pregnancy I develop a fungus on my neck and chest drs couldn't explained why or how I got it, It was treated with Selsun Blue shampoo (using it as a body wash) for about a week. At 24 weeks and 4 days I developed a rash called PUPPP, last about 2 week, after trying every anti-itch cream in the pharmacy including Benadryl, Econazole cream and an Acetonide ointment prescribed by my dermatologist and 3 visits to the ER, nothing I used helped it was just getting worse. My las

Okay so this is my second pregnancy, i had my son 13 months ago and am currently 17 weeks pregnant.With my first pregnancy i was diagnosed with pregnancy hypertension and was constantly monitored for pre eclampsia, As i have a history of high blood pressure and an extreamly high heart rate i have opted for a c-section, as i had a 38 hr labor which resulted in him being ventouse and hemorrhaging after wards loosing 1.5l of blood. They seem skeptical to give me one or not and think i am just tra

I am a little concerned as to what they have to do. Has any ladys gone through this during pregnancy? do they give you any pain killers? Is there any thing I need to know about to avoid ? My dentist knows Im pregnant. what's ok and not ok? is there any effects to my baby? I just remeber with my daughter when I was pregnant with her they waited to do any other treatment intell I had baby . I do have sensitve teeth .. they just did a cleaning when I was pregnant with my daughter and waiting on a

Hello all... I am nearly 38 weeks pregnant and today i have started to get the worse dull back ache ever!! I am bouncing on my birthing ball and do not want to get off... when i need to get off for a wee it is so uncomfortable down there that walking the 10mtrs to the bathroom feels like a lifetime. The pain in my back is dull and very painfull with the occasional sharper pain in my pelvis and sides. The baby isnt moving as much but i am measuring a lot bigger so i have put this down to lack

We have been trying to conceive for 6yrs, I was diagnosed in 2008 with endometriosis, I had surgery to have it removed, I know it never goes, the Gyne said to start straight away and we did. It's now over two years later we still have not conceived, I use ovulation tests every month and am doing all the right things I've been told by my GP & Gyne. I am getting very frustrated now as I'm 38 and would love to have a baby before I turn 40. I'm due back to my Gyne in two weeks to see if we can do

So i am almost 28 weeks pregnant w/ my second baby. I was wondering if the dr does things different when you are pregnant the second time around? Like i hear people dialating like at 28-30 weeks but not actually having the baby till 38 weeks. What week does the dr usually check you're cervix in you're second pregnancies??? Thank yiou.

I have never gone into labour naturally, even though this is my 3rd child. Did you have any signs in the days or weeks leading up to labour ? My 2 ultrasounds (12 weeks and 19 weeks) put me a week further along than my due date, so I could possibly be 38 weeks + 4 days and hoping to go into spontaneous labour soon, just wondering if there are any signs that i could be looking for ? I have been having heaps of braxton hicks for weeks, and baby is engaged, any other signs ? It is also almost 6am

I ask this because i'm 38 weeks pregant and lately i've been nesting..and preparing for the baby's arrival. but ive noticed that i want everything to be the color white. pure white.i prefer to wear white. all my bedding has to be all white. its really quite strange. has anyone else experienced this? or is it just me?

So lately everything i have ate has upset my stomach. I seem to be REALLY gassy && having diarrhea which is very odd for me since i havent had anything like this throughout my pregnancy. I has just started since i lost my mucous plug last wednesday. Could this be an early sign of labor?

Hey there, I am 36 weeks 5 days pregnant with my first and my doctor is going to be inducing me at week 38 since I have a mild case of preeclapimsa. Well I just went to the bathroom and I just had to pee. Well when I wiped I had a massive amount of discharge or something. It was clear with a little bit of brown with it. I have started to lose my mucus plug was this the rest or is this a sign of me starting to dilate more? I see my doctor again on Friday and he is going to check me to see if I

Im 38 weeks pregnant and have had a pain next to my belly button for the past 2 months...the pain is about the size of the opening of a tall drinking glass and feels like a tugging internal pain... I guessed perhaps it could be a hernia but doc said hernias r rare to present in pregnancy as the muscles r so stretched that the strangulation doesnt occur.... last night under ultra sound they found that it is where my placenta lies!!!!!! But they said nothing and did no further investigations!!!

I know i have to give it time obviously since it took the entire pregnancy to put this on, and my body is a mommy body now so it won't ever be the same as it was(the women in my family keep all but about a half cup of what their boobs grow to and their butts are always rounder afterwords too). i am the first in my family to get a c-section, i am a short, athletic/curvy build (5'2", 36D pre pregnancy-27-38, and weighed 132 pounds with 15% bodyfat all before baby), i still fit my pre pregnancy p

I am almost 38 weeks pregnant. It was recommended that I receive the flu vaccine. Today I found out the the regular flu vaccination contains the H1N1 as well as a new strain, H3N2. I am extremely skeptical in getting this vaccination and what potential harm it could do to the baby. What are your thoughts and findings in getting vaccinated while pregnant? Also, if I get vaccinated after the baby is born, would she receive the antibodies through my breastmilk? Wow - thank you all for your insigh

okay.. so... i have a doctors appointment soon, and im in an EXTREME EXTREME amount of pain.. it hurts to walk, and it hurts to sleep.. and its all because of the baby sitting really really really low in my pelvis.. im 38 weeks, and im praying i can convince the doctors to just break my water.... what do you guys think...? do you think they'll just induce me to put me out of my misery, since i am "full term"?? (P.s. i have strep b so i need like 5 hours of meds before i give birth..& i think i

i don't think ive eaten this much through my whole pregnancy. im constantly hungry and thirsty all the time. i have a normal pregnancy so just wondering is this normal to have such a huge appetite all of a sudden? im going to have a c-section saturday maybe im nervous. what do you think?

Im 38 weeks pregnant and i just dropped, a couple days ago i lost my mucus plug and last night i had false contractions for 40 minutes that lasted 4-6 minutes apart. This is also my second pregnancy and iv read you dont usually drop with your second one until right before you go into labor, Is this true? Does anyone think im close?

My DH and I had our first baby stillborn at 37 weeks. I am 7 months pregnant with our 2nd child, and my doctor is keeping a very close watch on me. I'm having ultrasounds once a month, and am having NST's every week from now until I deliver. I still have 2 months to go, as my "official" due date is Nov. 7th. We met with my doctor this past Friday, and she mentioned the possibility of inducing me early (anywhere between 36-38 weeks) because of my history with my first baby. I have 3x's a h

im 38+1 and soooooooo thirsty! iv told my midwife who took a blood test for gestational diabetes, it came back fine :) so is it normal to be really thirsty for no reason??

Ordinarily, I am only able to go about once every week. My toilet was clogged for quite a while, and I had to poo like 3 times a day. It sucked having to use public restrooms. By the way, I did contact a plumber, and he just took his sweet time getting around to it. Anyway, when I'm driving, the same thing happens. I almost poop my pants on the ride home. Laxatives and enemas don't work, but the stress I put on myself to not poop almost always makes me crap myself. I have also noticed that my

I'm currently on an anxiety medication that says it may effect the baby's lungs. My doctor said that this drug was safe, however, the baby is suppose to be practicing breathing now and having hick ups regularly. This is my second pregnancy, so I know how hick ups feel, and this baby just isn't having them. I'm really worried that he's not practicing breathing yet. My first was born at 38 weeks because of toxemia so theres a chance that this one may have to come early and it just scares me that

I love that I'm having a baby and all but I really miss my old boobs before I was pregnant my areolas were perfect sized and a light pink tanish color and now they're almost black and huge it looks like its gonna cover up my boobs soon and my breast haven't even gotten bigger and on top of everything i just got about 5 stretch makrs on one which doesn't make sense to me because they've been the same size this whole pregnancy so people with experience will my areolas go back to their normal pre

Okay let me start by saying that through out my pregnancy I've either had a yeast infection or bv. Which is very annoying. Most of the time It was bv and I think it came back which I am going to inform my doctor this tuesday but Im a little worried, what if my baby is born before i get to treat it? What can happen? I don't know how im catching bv on and off I mean i asked one of the medical assistants at my doc's office if it was an std and they told me it wasn't and I've had this before my pr

my dr has not checked me yet i just want to know how i can tell by myself if im dilated im 38 weeks pregnant and with my first my dr checked earlier in the pregnancy so im dying to know if im dialed and this dr just wont check so how can i know if im dilated myself??

My baby boy was head down and decided to turn breech at 37 weeks! I am now almost 38 and he is still breech. Has anyone had a breech baby turn late into pregnancy? Thank you for all the answers. My doctor is scheduling a C section at my next appointment and I really didn't want one, but whatever is safest for my baby I will be ok with.

So my pregnancy has been pretty much pain free until now. For the past couple days I cannot even wipe before I go pee because bending over just that little bit just wants to make me cry. Have you ever had this? I hope I am not the only one. What did you do about it? Also I wanted to know that when you start having abdominal pain do you feel the baby a bit less. I tend to get these pains in my abdomen or just anywhere and then when I do I do not seem to feel the baby as much. Normal? omg

I am 38 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The past 2 days I feel like I cant control my emotions! I will cry over nothing then feel fine, then 2 minutes later start crying again. I feel like I am going crazy. I have not had any problems with my hormones my entire pregnancy until now. Could this somehow be a sign that labor is near?

I had sooooo many symptoms I was convinced I was pregnant. My period was really late. I took a test on days 32, 35, 38, and 41 and they all were negative. My period started on day 40, it seemed normal with lots of cramping. I still really feel like I'm pregnant though so yesterday I took another test and was crushed to find another negative :'( If you had the same thing happen to you, please share, I think it would help me cope. Or if you had been getting negative tests for weeks before yo

The first day of my last period was April 3rd and my due date is January 8,2011 and I am (on September 2,2010) 21 weeks and 5 days along in my pregnancy. I was having sex with this guy while he was on a break with his girlfriend. The last time i was with that guy was April 9th and it was unprotected. The day after I went to where my ex lives to go shopping with a friend and then he texted me, so i met up with him and we had unprotected sex..then the next Saturday which was the 17th I went to s

i am 38 weeks pregnant on tuesday the 6th sept and been told i got to go for another growth scan i have been going every fortnight for the past 6 weeks and they recently did the glucose test on me and i have been told i have diet controlled diabetes, i have had to have an iron infusion this past week too that was horrible, im itching all over all the time i did also have cholestasis in my last pregnancy so they said its more than likely come back and im having such bad back ache for the past 6

This morning I woke up at 5am to kiss my husband goodbye before he goes to work and I had a headache right on the top of my head, sort of toward the right side. I thought maybe it was because I've had a crappy time getting to sleep lately and also I've been on the internet almost all day facebooking and watching TV shows on netflix to pass time until I go into labor...could that be why I have a headache? I went back to sleep for a few hours and when I woke up, headache was still there. I NEVE

ok i have had two preemies first one was 34 weeks and the 2nd was 28 weeks so with this pregnancy i got the progesterone shots and at 37 weeks i was dialated at 2 cm but they said i still felt kinda thick. i was having contractions every 7 minutes for a few hours but then they stopped.. today i am 38 weeks, i will get checked tomorrow, do you think i am still only at 2 cm or should i have moved up some? and how much longer do you think i have left with being 2 cm at 38 weeks. today im feeling

I also posted this question in Women's health, so apologies if you've seen this before. 13 weeks ago I gave both to my stillborn son, I was 38 weeks pregnant. Test and results show this was due to a small placenta, it was recomended that my consultant test me for clotting disorders and diabetes. When we were first told my son ahd died lots of blood was taken and i was tested for clotting disorders at the time and they came back negative, and through my pregnancy I was given the glucose test

13 weeks ago I gave both to my stillborn son, I was 38 weeks pregnant. Test and results show this was due to a small placenta, it was recomended that my consultant test me for clotting disorders and diabetes. When we were first told my son ahd died lots of blood was taken and i was tested for clotting disorders at the time and they came back negative, and through my pregnancy I was given the glucose test and regular usine tests and all these came back fine, so diabetes was ruled out. If you

I just had bloody tinged mucus, I am 37 weeks pregnant and 3 cm dilated and 40% effaced, his head is very very low and I have been having contractions since 5pmEST. They are very painful and are not getting any less. OWW! This is my 3rd baby, but again every pregnancy, and every labor is diff. I did not have the bloody mucus w/ the other 2. I had my 1st daughter at 38 weeks and my 2nd at 39 weeks. He is very active right now, and pushing down hard. Its hard to sit here and time these contra

but they are not regular. at night time i feel so much pain in my cervix. i am really tired of being pregnant. this is my second pregnancy and in my first i haven't had those kind of pains. i am just wondering if anyone had and for how long you had this pain...or i might be in labour???

but they are not regular. at night time i feel so much pain in my cervix. i am really tired of being pregnant. this is my second pregnancy and in my first i haven't had those kind of pains. i am just wondering if anyone had and for how long you had this pain...or i might be in labour???

I'm 38 weeks pregnant and the doctors want to induce me. I'll be induced Tuesday morning at 6am. I wanted an all natural birth, no epidural, nothing. Even though they will be giving me pitocin, I'm still really nervous. I've done okay throughout the whole pregnancy and today it hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm really nervous and have no clue what to expect! Can anybody tell me their experience with being induced and doing it naturally? And can you tell me what the procedure is, like what wil

Okay so this is something my sister tried when she was pregnant but she drank the castor oil plain and it just gave her extreme diarrhea and nausea/vomiting. I know technically you should let the baby come on his or her own when the baby is ready. I know that it causes diarrhea/nausea/vomiting but getting the digestive system upset is the whole point of drinking castor oil to induce labor because it can help cause uterine contractions, that you should wait until at least 38 weeks, and I know i

the reason i ask this is bc im home schooled and is trying to hurry up and get back to school also throughout my whole pregnancy ive been sick and i just recently saw blood when i went to go use the restroom i just want to get others opinions

I am 33 weeks pregnant. My OB put me on bed rest last week due to my rising BP. I knew I was going to be a 'Gestational Hypertension' candidate again as I had the same issue when I was pregnant with my daughter. The only difference is he combined the rest with medication with that pregnancy. This time, he's decided to forgo the medication and see if the bed rest does the trick alone. With my DD, it spiked in my 38th week and I ended up with an emergency c-section. I wouldn't be surprised if

I had my daughter 7 months ago, and haven't lost a single pound! I was 118 pre-pregnancy at 5'2", then reached a shocking 160lbs before delivery (she was born at 38 1/2 weeks) After having her, my lowest weight was 135, and as of last week I was 142lbs. I cannot diet because I am breastfeeding and would rather not switch to formula so I can diet. I find that selfish. Lately I've had a lot of stress, so I've been walking a lot. Two days ago I walked 10 miles, maybe more. Yesterday I walked 8 mi

I am 38 weeks pregnant, and about 5 days ago I noticed swelling in my ankles and feet.I wrote it off as a normal symptom of just pregnancy in general, but the swelling hasnt gone down at all.Even when I go to bed for the night they are still swollen when I wake up and its excessive swelling like 3x bigger than normal.I am wondering if this sounds like preclampsia? I dont have a doctors appointment until monday and I have had these symptoms for at least a week.If it is preclampsia will I be fin

I am 38 weeks pregnant, and about 5 days ago I noticed swelling in my ankles and feet.I wrote it off as a normal symptom of just pregnancy in general, but the swelling hasnt gone down at all.Even when I go to bed for the night they are still swollen when I wake up and its excessive swelling like 3x bigger than normal.I am wondering if this sounds like preclampsia? I dont have a doctors appointment until monday and I have had these symptoms for at least a week.If it is preclampsia will I be fin

My first pregnancy resulted in a little boy. I am almost 38 weeks with my second pregnancy which are twin boys. With my first son I was allowed to nurse after he was cleaned up a little I wasn't comfortable having him put right on my chest. But after that everything went down hill he was taken away for the normal blood draw and everything I didn't see him for another hour and a half and they would come back every 2 or so hours to get him to check vitals they would keep him for a few hours so I

Im 0cm dilated and 50% effaced. The MD also said something about being -3... I dont know what that means. If you do please let me know. How fast can someone dilate? Does it even matter if im not dilated? Does that mean that I wont go into labor anytime soon? Also when i woke up this morning i had some brownish discharge... is that the mucus plug? This is my 1st pregnancy, being so close im getting anxious! Ive been getting sharp pains is my lower abdomen and vagina too. Help!!

What kind of effects IGR can have on a baby who is about to born (38 weeks)? and if it has some effects can it cause a permanent disability in baby for life time or condition can improve after birth?

I have had a personal trainer that has helped me to lose 11 pounds in a week. I just found out I'm 4 weeks pregnant and wonder if I should keep using my personal trainer and following his diet. He says I can safely lose another 38 lbs slowly during my pregnancy and that he can change up my diet plan but I'm craving things like milk and greens and he instructed me he will add them to the diet later. Does this sound safe? I feel that if I'm craving it then the baby needs it and that also sounds

Well Im 38 weeks pregnant. Me and my boy friend have being on and off through out my pregnancy. Yeah this whole time hes being treating me like s*it. Ive cried, I mean you guys cant imagine. In a way i don't blame him because I treated him worse before When he really showed me that he loved me I took advantage of him and did and said many mean things. Now that Im pregnant I feel like karma is coming back to me. I really love him and i still have hope that we will get back together, but i reall

My 2 previous pregnancies I delivered during the 40th week without ever feeling contractions the few weeks before as I am now. I am almost 38 weeks, and i get painful contractions every day but im not dilated yet. Does this mean that I may go in labor ealrier than 40 weeks, good chance?