Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / December 2005

For starters, I know I shouldn't be doing this to myself, but I'm not really
as anxious as I might sound.  I'm mainly curious.
Also, be sure to take your folic acid... it has major benefits.
Okay, I DID take folic acid prior to getting pregnant.  I'm not sure if it

I don't know wether anyome remembers me, I used to post here during my
pregancy during the summer 2000 and for a while after Samuels Birth in
September 2000.
I'm not TTC or even pg at this point, I just wanted to pop in and see

Been lurking for a while....thought I'd share our experience....
At 2 days overdue (cervix totally closed and hard), the doctor started
talking about induction. We were skeptical, but decided to trust the
doctor and go to the hospital at 4 days overdue for a few rounds of

I have been having pains for a few days now but not thought much of them
other than the usual practice contractions, been having low back pain and
today noticed that I had leaked something through to my trousers I know its
TMI but had a sniff to see if it could be the usual leakage ...

I was just watching a hospital drama, a women came in and was diagnosed
with SPD, she was 23 weeks, the consultant offered her a termination, I am
reeling, I have already sent in an official complaint.
He also completely mispresented the condition and basically said you'll end

Howdy, it's a loooooooong time sonce I"ve been here!! I've got two boys
who were born vaginally. They were both very large (10lb plus) and I
needed a cystocele repair after the second one.
I wasn't planning any more kids but I'm starting to feel differently.

Okay for all you ladies who have gone through childborth before, can someone tell me what post labor pain is like, if any at all. The prospect of post labor pain never entered my mind until reading an earlier post where a post labor pain was mentioned. Should I be prepared for ...

Recent medical advances have made it possible.
What to do?  Would you want to know and if you do know then what do you
do?

I am 35 weeks pregnant and yesterday drove three hours to visit some
relatives in another city. I did take one break from driving but we sat the
entire time in the restaurant then I drove the three hours home with one
break. Last night the pain in my hips (especially the one I ...

Hope you are all well.
I am hoping that someone will have the answer to this question.
I have recently come off of the Depo Injection and was wondering how I will
know if I am pregnant or not.  I was only on the injection for 3 months

If you suffered from SPD (a particular type of pain, see
www.pelvicpartnership.co.uk if you are not sure), please could you answer
the following questions.
Did you continue to suffer after delivery?

Hope you are all well.
I am hoping that someone will have the answer to this question.
I have recently come off of the Depo Injection and was wondering how I will
know if I am pregnant or not.  I was only on the injection for 3 months

Met with my midwife the other day for the first time and she said due
dates are rubbish and I shouldn't waste my energy focussing on it.  She
said so many women don't have their baby on their due date that it
might as well not be given to them to worry about, as it's often

For those of you who gave birth in hospitals: how long were you in the
hospital for? I was there for two days with my first, because I had a
fever (an infection from meconium). This time around I'd like to get out
of there ASAP. If it's a normal, healthy birth, with no ...

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