Ashley.

When I was pregnant with my daughter I didn't find out till I was 12 weeks along. I had 6 days are dark brown heavy bleeding at about 7 weeks and a negative blood test at 9 weeks. I now believe I may be pregnant again. I have been checking my cervix for the last few months and yesterday it felt swollen. Today the swelling seems to be gone but my cervix feels longer. My temps are not triphasic and my last period which was april 23 was not normal at all but extremely light and a light pink which is not normal at all for me. My chest is extremely veiny for about a week or two now. I also for 2 days now have a pressure type feeling in my pelvic area. If I am pregnant I would guess I would be about 8 weeks along and I had a negative blood test today. My doctors wont do the beta blood test unless you have already tested positive and are having problems with pregnancy. If I miss this period which I'm positive I will then they will possibly proceed to do more blood test and possible ultrasound due to my previous pregnancy. I have also been experiencing heartburn, little constipation, frequent dizziness, and frequent urination. I feel like I'm going crazy. and I feel like I am pregnant. Has this happened to neone else?

I go to the gym in the mornings almost every day monday- friday and excercise more at home... when i go to the gym i run a mile on the tredmil then do about 40-60 crunches on the weight/situp machine, and i use the thigh machine, and my workout usually last about 45 min. I go home do everything bout my day and do about 40-60 on my leg magic machine... i do more sit ups and even push ups but i'm not able to lose more weight i've lost a total of 12 lbs. and i'm at a stop for some reason. I try to eat as best as I can but i'm trying to lose a total of 20 more lbs before my husband comes back from afghanistan is there ne other ways I can lose 20 lbs in 2 mths with out diet pills... PLEASE HELP... i'm getting desperate...

My daughter is only 13 mths old. her communication and speach i believe is not where it should be for her age... she doesn't not say many words... other than mama, her name, and I love you Once in a while... I try to encourage her to use more words by nameing the items i hand her or when i'm doing something like putting her shoes on... she mainly screams when i don't let her have something that she wants... she LOVES food... i'll give her lunch, a sandwich, chips, and 2 cookies or something like that... but its a good amount.. and she eats almost ALL of it... and lets me know when she wants down by getting fussy. so i'll let her down.. and then she'll want another cookie... If i say no and put the cookies out of sight she will SCREAM till no ending... its exhausting and frustrating for me because i really don't have patients, and i'm trying SOOOooo hard... please help....

since saturday my urine has a very Strong ammonia smell, and lately i'll have a few clumps of a milky white fatty looking substance that r in the toilet after peeing... what could this be caused from... I am also sick with a viral flu... fluids was in my lungs and yesterday i had to get breathing treatments and now i'm on medication but the smell and stuff was happening before the meds... I didn't think to ask my doctor about the smell and stuff... have another appoint. coming up so will def. ask him then... thank-you.. Oh and my urine is almost clear so it seems like i'm getting enough water...

my husband is deployed to afghanistan at the moment and we were looking into spawar. i went to the website but don't really understand how they explain it works. can you use it from a cell phone you can buy over there or does it only work from special phones. Thank-you!

I really need help cuz i'm going nuts... i was renting a place with just me and my daughter and she slept through the whole night since she was born... my husband is over seas right now and i recently moved in with my parents for family support while he's gone... he's been gone now for 6 mths and will be back in another 5 1/2 mths... but its just me having to wake up 5 times a night to tend to her... i usually would just let her cry herself back to sleep but its hard to when the house is full of other people that dont want to be woken up... shes been doing this for about a month now... i don't want to come to rely on me to rock her or needing a bottle all the time to fall asleep either... i just don't know how much more of this I can take... i'm sleep deprived... Please HELP........

I had my baby girl on feb. 13th 2008 i had lost all my baby weight until i stopped breast feeding and at that time i gained it all back quickly... my prepregnancy weight was 145 i would like to get down to 135-140 my current weight is 170 lbs. i am 5'6" tall... i want to lose weight quickly but i want to keep it off... before i got pregnant i was a nearly C bra cup and now i'm a double D... i would like to be back down to my old size... at this point i almost feel like i will never be thin again... but i know with hard work and determination i will get there... i just feel like theres no point... please i need some tips on losing weight fast and keeping it off after pregnancies... and i need some words of encouragement. Thank-you!

I had a baby girl about 7.5 months ago she was a planned baby, i was pumped in the beginning about getting rid of all the extra weight but notice skin that wasn't stretching back... my stomach is scarred pretty bad from stretch marks. my husband unfortunately isn't here to compliment me and help me feel pretty because he's over seas in afagahnistan, but I'm now starting to get very depressed about my body, because of my pregnancy i gained weight in my thigh, hip, butt, breast, and tummy area, i managed to lose all of it but as soon as i stopped breast feeding it all came right back. I love my daughter and am so happy we had her, but my body totally grosses me out. I can't stand getting dressed in front of a mirror. and before my husband left sex wasn't that great because i was constantly worrying that if he saw the stretch marks that he would get turned off. I just don't know how to except it. i kinda want to get a tummy tuck, because i feel like i'll never beable to except it. someone please help.... i've been really down lately. thank-you ahead of time....

what do you think of this name.... for a girl obviously.... I think I LOVE IT.....

just wanted to let everyone know that my baby girl entered the world on Feb. 13th 2008 at 3:24 am she weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long, it was a 4and 1/2 hour vaginal delivery, with no epideral and some iv drugs.thanks for everyones help through my pregnancy.

I had my membranes stripped on the 8th, I had a little blood in mucus a few hours after having this done, my husband and I had sex and no blood or ne thing, then on the 10th my husband and I had sex in the morning, and about 3 hours later I went to the bathroom and there was blood in my undies, It's now the 11th and I've been bleeding since yesterday morning, when the doctor stripped my membranes I was dilated 3.5 cm. and thinned 90 % after the first time having sex i started having cramping then irregular contractions for 2 hours then the contractions became regular and painful, they were 2 min. apart, I went to the hospital and the checked me, I was ALMOST 4 cm, and Very close to 100% thinned, two hours later got checked again having lots of pressure in the butt area, I was still the same then labor STOPPED, is the bleeding I'm experienceing bloody show, or am I still bleeding because I had sex for less than 10min. over 24 hours ago.

I've gone into labor twice in the past 4 days now, I had sex and that's what brung it on, both times my contractions get to 2-3 min. apart, I'm now 90-100% thinned and VERY CLOSE to 4 cm. dilated, they won't keep me till I'm a 4 and both times so far labor went on for like 4 hours then STOPS. I'm getting frustrated and I tried having sex again today and I got a few contractions but not many and I went walking shortly after, I had My membranes stripped yesterday afternoon, I can't relax, My husband keeps aggravating the **** out of me, and my mother wont SHUT UP. How can I relax when I'm very irritable and I try explaining this to them but they bother to listen, I am too up tight and stressed, I think that's why labor keeps stalling and now it's having lots of trouble starting back up, I've tried WALKING LOTS, nipple stimulation, SEX ALOT, I refuse to use castor oil so don't even suggest that, but does ne one have ne ideas, I'm ready to get this OVER WITH.

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My legs and my feet are swelling really bad I've gone to labor and delivery, my blood pressure is normal, and they told me that swelling is normal, and to prop my feet up and drink lots of water and the swelling should go down. well I've done this and the swelling has done nothing but get worse. my feet are HUGE. like 1/2 a football, it hurts to walk because of the pressure build up, warm baths don't even help, massageing helps but as soon as the massage ends the pain is back my skin feels like it's going to burst, I understand swelling is normal in late pregnancy but I honestly didn't think this much swelling was normal. Did ne of you have really bad swelling and what did you do to get rid of at least some of it? and how much swelling is NORMAL during pregnancy? I'm 37 weeks by the way. Thank-You!

I'm 36 weeks and 4 days pregnant, I'm dialated to a 2-3 since monday, effaced 75% since monday, and baby's head is at minus 2 station since monday, I'll find out tomorrow if there was ne progress, But since monday I've started to get this bulge at the bottom of my tummy it's like loose skin and it feels kinda gross, I was wondering if its because my baby is turning and getting ready to deliver, any Ideas what it could be, I'm asking my doctor tomorrow,oh and did ne ones boobs start leaking A LOT more than usual just before labor. Thanks.

I was wondering when do they admit you. Do you Have to be in active labor or just dilated to a certain amount like 4 cm.

I'm 2-3 cm. and 75 % effaced, and baby is at -2 station, my friend here said she had to be at a three before they would keep her, but I'm not sure I'm 36 weeks and 1 day pregnant and I've already lost my mucus plug, your answers would be great. I have to go to the darnall military hospital, on fort hood, I'm a military dependent. Thanks.

I was wondering when do they admit you. Do you Have to be in active labor or just dilated to a certain amount like 4 cm.

I'm 2-3 cm. and 75 % effaced, and baby is at -2 station, my friend here said she had to be at a three before they would keep her, but I'm not sure I'm 36 weeks and 1 day pregnant and I've already lost my mucus plug, your answers would be great. Thanks.

I'm 36 weeks today, and have gone in at 33 weeks for preterm labor I was dialated to a 2 and 50 % thinned, baby was still very high they said, I got steroids, and then 2 days later they tried stopping labor with procardia, I went in last night for extreme pain, and, I'm still 2 cm dialated, 75% thinned, and baby is at - 2 station, I ended up going into labor and delivery for swelling( I guess was normal though) and I was inbetween a 2 and 3 still 75 % thinned and still -2 station, the midwife said she didn't think i'd go more than a week longer, I have gestational diabetes and I'm on a diet and have to check my sugar 4 times a day, i've already lost my mucus plug and I've been getting cramps ALOT lately, what is your opinion, I know these can and can NOT be indicators of labor, but I just would like to know what everyones experiences and opinions are, This is my first baby. Thank-you!

I'm 36 weeks today, and have gone in at 33 weeks for preterm labor I was dialated to a 2 and 50 % thinned, baby was still very high they said, I got steroids, and then 2 days later they tried stopping labor with procardia, I went in last night for extreme pain, and, I'm still 2 cm dialated, 75% thinned, and baby is at - 2 station, I ended up going into labor and delivery for swelling( I guess was normal though) and I was inbetween a 2 and 3 still 75 % thinned and still -2 station, the midwife said she didn't think i'd go more than a week longer, I have gestational diabetes and I'm on a diet and have to check my sugar 4 times a day, i've already lost my mucus plug and I've been getting cramps ALOT lately, what is your opinion, I know these can and can NOT be indicators of labor, but I just would like to know what everyones experiences and opinions are, This is my first baby. Thank-you!

does five weeks really give me enough time to get on the diet and try to get sugars undercontrol, do you think the doctor would possibly induce at 37 weeks or a little earlier even, I've been in the hospital 2 times in the past two weeks now for preterm labor, I've gotten the steroid shot to help develop her lungs faster, I'm already dialated to a 2 and 50% effaced that was last week, since then I've still been having contractions, lost another teaspoon of mucus plug, and had a very small amount of spotting on monday I think. I want to give birth vaginally and I DON'T want a c-section, do you think they would induce or atleast strip my membranes at 36 weeks to see if I go on my own, then at 37 weeks get induced. Thanks.