Posts by happyblessedmama

My 3rd child had meconium aspiration and developed PPHN. She was born at 41+2 and had a 12 day NICU stay. They put her on a 7 day course of gentamycin and ampicillin in case she turned out to have pneumonia (she didn't) vs. MAS, because...

I have a huge range of experiences. 1st birth... Induction at 40w0d (or 39w0d, depending on what dates you use - I got bumped up a week at 28 weeks because baby measured ahead). Aggressive pitocin induction; really hard labor; got...

Alcohol? no way; I would only have a small glass of wine now and then when not pregnant. Nuts? eat them as I please. Soft cheeses? I don't eat unpasteurised anything. And to the poster who said all US cheese has to be...

I had 2 boys and then a girl - and I was WAY sicker with the girl than the boys. I've heard there's an increased amount of progesterone circulating with a girl pregnancy so it makes you sicker - but I think if that was truly...

just for my own curiousity. I've always gone in at 12 weeks... plan to do so again for this baby; sometime between 12-14 weeks.

If you don't know what it is, here's a brief explanation: http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pre...ealth/118.html It involves an ultrasound at 11-13 weeks gestation to measure the thickness of a fold in the baby's neck. If there are...

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I assume I'll have the 20 weekish ultrasound. Our hospital is very rural, isolated and any serious unanticipated physical problems with baby would result in an airline medivac 400 miles away. I want to have at least some reassurance that...

I'm Christine, 26, married 6 years to my husband... this is baby #4 for us. Our other kids are 5 (boy), 3.5 (boy), 1.5 (girl) and #4 is due 3/15/06. We live in rural Alaska (off the road system). Haven't told our extended family yet -...

Since I know the fundus doesn't technically get big enough to get over the pubic bone until around 12 weeks, I know I'm not "showing" but I sure feel fat LOL... I think things are getting pushed around, so I feel fluffy (and...