40 weeks pregnancy : So i have heard that doctors calculate 40 weeks from the first day of ur last period...so that means u arent even pregnant your first week at least....thats means really your only pregnant for 38/39 weeks...is that right or how does it work?

40 weeks pregnancy : My blood type is A- (rare blood & prone to have miscarriages). My lung fuctions are 40%. I'm 24 yr old. I'm 5'6 1/2 tall & 100 lbs (more or less). I was born 10 weeks early. Tell me, do you think I would be able to have babies? Would I die giving birth? Would it be too much of a high risk for me to try for pregnancy? I'm curious to know of your options. (I'm not planning to get pregnant for 2 years or more.)

40 weeks pregnancy : hi, on getting pregnant , the first time i took the medicines on 20 th day of the missed period and after 4 weeks of pregnancy. i started gaining around waist but it was little to worry. six months later , i again happened to take the pills but this time after 7 days of due date. worrysome is that i have gained 10% around the waist, periods regularly delyed 35-40 days. it was 28 days, prior the intake. i got tested the tsh level which was found 14.11 uIU/ml after 4 months of this drug intake

40 weeks pregnancy : Yesterday I posted a question about my doc saying I was 4 weeks behind the weeks that I had come up with. I have 30 weeks and a few days, he has 26 weeks... Big Difference. Now, I have had 2 other kids, and never had any trouble with this kinda thing till now. But he has been blowing off my soft-spoken worry since the begininning this time. I thought that if I went it with the reasons WHY I thought that he was wrong on my weeks he may change it sooooooo.... If my due date is june 5th, then j

40 weeks pregnancy : I had High Blood pressure and still continue to wit varied readings of 155/108 to 188/84 to 190/105 and 184/105 and this was on medication. had high protien in my urine. I am 40 and wasn't planning the pregnancy - I had a hard time getting into the Doctors office and was without medication for a week since the medication I was on Avapro 300 mg is not safe to use while pregnant. What could have been done to have lowered my blood pressure? This is really scary for me since my blood pressure

40 weeks pregnancy : Im 14 weeks pregnant & before I got pregnant I used my 16 personal hours- in which they only give you 16 personal at my job. Ive missed 1 day to go to the doctor & 3 days Ive called in sick- weather it be morning sickness or cramps from the pregnancy. All 3 times Ive been using my vacation days. Which i have 40 & have used 23 of it. Is there any chance I can be fired- without notice of taking the vacation days- and just being sick & using them or how does that work? I live in florida- and Im n

40 weeks pregnancy : The long road home Deported illegal workers face the long arm of the law http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/03/30/news/top_story/133809.txt Most of the 28 shackled, brown-skinned men deported March 13 by federal agents from the Twin Falls airport still saw giving up as out of the question. They teased fellow travelers with unusual last names: Salado - risqu�© - and Lechuga - lettuce. They stayed jovial at the end of a video informing them of their rights. On the grimmest of days, they

40 weeks pregnancy : The long road home Deported illegal workers face the long arm of the law http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/03/30/news/top_story/133809.txt Most of the 28 shackled, brown-skinned men deported March 13 by federal agents from the Twin Falls airport still saw giving up as out of the question. They teased fellow travelers with unusual last names: Salado - risqu�© - and Lechuga - lettuce. They stayed jovial at the end of a video informing them of their rights. On the grimmest of days, they

40 weeks pregnancy : The long road home Deported illegal workers face the long arm of the law http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/03/30/news/top_story/133809.txt Most of the 28 shackled, brown-skinned men deported March 13 by federal agents from the Twin Falls airport still saw giving up as out of the question. They teased fellow travelers with unusual last names: Salado - risqu�© - and Lechuga - lettuce. They stayed jovial at the end of a video informing them of their rights. On the grimmest of days, they

40 weeks pregnancy : Okay, this is confusing. My doctor has confirmed through my last period start date (October 13, 2007) and has dated the pregnancy through two ultrasounds, and he says that I am six months pregnant tomorrow - and that my due date is July 21. I do not understand how this can be. Gestation is 40 weeks. I know that pregnancy lasts more like 10 months than nine, but that is because we count from last start of period and not from conception date. So, if I am six months pregnant April 1, that me

40 weeks pregnancy : Everytime I read a question about the weight women gain while pregnant, almost everyone talks about "Oh I only gained 10 pound, and I only gained 15". It really makes me feel like a cow. But when I talk to people not online, everynone says "Wow 40 pounds your doing great, I gained 80 pounds". Are people just lieing to me to make me feel better? If so thats just mean. My doctor said I am doing great. I was 118 lbs pre-pregnancy. I am now 33 weeks and last week I weighed 156 lbs. So I guess m

40 weeks pregnancy : My last period started on February 14th, 2008 and I have not had it since. I did spot about 2 weeks ago, I have had 3 neg urine pregnancy tests, one of which was at the dr.'s office. At that time they tested me for thyroid problems and tested my glucose, both test came back normal. My fiance and I have been trying to conceive, but are discouraged with the negative results. I have had somem signs of pregnancy like spotting, fatigue, and being bloated, food aversion, and heightned sense of smell

40 weeks pregnancy : Firstly, I was wondering if i could've done any harm by changing my cats litter box throughout my pregnancy? I know i shouldn't but if i dont it wont get done. Secondly, I want to get my partner a pressie to give to him after i give birth as i will, and have already been getting heaps of pressies and flowers and i think he's been feeling abit left out.... Any suggestions? And thirdly, im 40 weeks and ive been nesting for about a week now and baby is 3/5 engaged. Does this mean i should go in

40 weeks pregnancy : I am 28 weeks. I get c-sections so I will go on 38 weeks. I gained 40 lbs already. Has anyone else gained this much this quick. I wasnt like this with other kids.

40 weeks pregnancy : How can I get into shape? I don't know where to start!? I have always weighed between 135 and 150 pounds my whole life. I am a 5'9" female who gave birth to my two children close to age 40. I have Crohn's disease and was on steroids on and off for about 3 years before my surgery. Between the pregnancy weight, all the prednisone and just depression i now weigh about 315. I have tried weight watchers but got really burned out on it. I have a nice treadmill but can't seem to motivate myself to ge

40 weeks pregnancy : I had an appointment yesterday and nothing is happening with my cervix yet, I'm not thinning, I'm not soft, nothing. So if nothing happens before Sunday night, I have to go to the hospital and be admitted to be given some drugs that will 'ripen' my cervix, then once my cervix is ready, they'll induce labor on Monday. However, I have a very narrow pelvis and my doctor isn't confident that I'll be able to deliver naturally, so he said once I'm induced, they'll look for a certain labor pattern

40 weeks pregnancy : My husband and I have been on the outs for a few weeks now. Recently we have moved and he has had a couple of job changes due to slowness in work. I am a stay at home mom of a 17 month old girl and we're having our second baby in September. I feel that our relationship is deteriorating and I feel like I'm ready to leave at any moment. He doesn't help with our daughter in any way except playing. I give all the diaper changes, bath times, bottles, meals, putting to bed, getting up, gettin

40 weeks pregnancy : My husband and I have been on the outs for a few weeks now. Recently we have moved and he has had a couple of job changes due to slowness in work. I am a stay at home mom of a 17 month old girl and we're having our second baby in September. I feel that our relationship is deteriorating and I feel like I'm ready to leave at any moment. He doesn't help with our daughter in any way except playing. I give all the diaper changes, bath times, bottles, meals, putting to bed, getting up, gettin

40 weeks pregnancy : When I found out I was pregnant I looked up a pregnancy calculator on the internet where you type in when your last period was and it gives you a due date. My last period was 23rd July 2007 and it gave me a due date of 28th of April 2008. I had my 1st ultrasound at 9 weeks and I was told that my due date was 27th of April. When I saw my doctor at 17 weeks I was told that my due date was 30th of April. I worked out that if I went to 40 weeks (based on LMP) that my baby would be due 28th of

40 weeks pregnancy : I wanna show him how deeply sorry I am for treating him like a crap for the past week. Its not pms or pregnancy or anything, im just stupid and whiny lil b*tch specially when I get hungry.. he would make bread for me, but i will cry and complain like a child in the floor and yell i want another one, like meat or pork! The worst was last sunday night when I wanna eat out in a restaurant and told him, Im sick of the food inside the house, sick of the house itself, and sick of everything. So he

40 weeks pregnancy : This is my third pregnancy and I am ready for this baby to come out. But I know he isn't ready yet. But anywyas. My doctor told me he was a big baby. My youngest right now was 3 weeks early and almost 9 pounds. So Im worried this baby will be bigger.... I haved been nesting for the past 2 weeks, having contractions but they never add up to anything. Do you think I will have this baby before my 40 week mark? And also what are ways to help safely induce labor naturally when the time comes?

40 weeks pregnancy : How far along until you are in the "clear" of your baby being born early and not having to be put in an incubator or anything? I've heard anything between 37-40 weeks... Is this accurate? Is 37 weeks the earliest you could go into labor and still be able to take baby home right away in a healthy state? When do babies lungs finish developing in utero?

40 weeks pregnancy : Okay, I know what it is, I know what starts to happen when it FINALLY decides to come out...thing is...how do I know if it's still in there or if it's come out while I'm using the bathroom?? My nurse at my ob/gyn's office said it'll lok like someone 'snot in my underwear' (as gross as that sounds) and that hasn't happened yet...is it a lot of mucous or just a little?? I'm 40 weeks this week and haven't had anything happen yet, first time pregnancy, too. My pregnancy has been great, baby weigh

40 weeks pregnancy : alright so i am 40 weeks today..obviously my baby boy hasn't come yet..and lately i have been feeling very irritable and depressed,so much to the point that at times all i feel like doing is staying in bed...to add to all of this i stay exhausted all the time,,my appetite isn't exactly right, and i feel sick to my stomach all the time.i'm not really nervous about the upcoming birth,,actually i look forward to it because then i can finally move on with being a mommy..my question is,,could i be

40 weeks pregnancy : I am 23 days late for my period that was suppose to come on march 1st and still hasnt come.. in febuary i tryed clear blue digital ovulation kit for the first time and after the 2nd day using it. it detected my LH surge(showed smiley face) and i had sex that day and the next day.. i had the ovulation cramps on my left side and the clear cervical mucus and everything..... so i did the 2 week wait and i took a test on march 1st the day of my supposly period (first respones) and it came up negati

40 weeks pregnancy : I had a miscarriage at 10 weeks last summer and the EDD is coming up. I thought I had dealt with all the issues the loss threw up but I am feeling really sad as the day approaches. I have a lovely child already but he took 4 years and IVF to conceive. When I fell pregnant naturally I was delighted. When I lost the pregnancy I was devastaed. I want to know how long I am going to feel sad. Friends are getting pregnant for the second time and while I am delighted for them, I am also envious. I am

40 weeks pregnancy : Iâ??m watching the Law & Order â??Carrierâ?� epi 193 from 1998 about a guy that goes around giving women HIV. That made me think about a girl I graduated from HS with that ended up getting HPV & even after she knew she had itâ?¦ She miscarried an unplanned pregnancy because of her drug/alcohol use & they found cervical cancer after she went to the doctorâ?¦ &she told us, her female friends, but told us not to tell anyone she was intimate with because it was â??None of their businessâ?�. She wa

40 weeks pregnancy : I'm not sure about what I'm feeling right now. . . All day I've felt lousy and i have had to use the bathroom alot but now I'm getting weird cramps and nausea. I'm guessing this could we something normal or maybe not. I don't know how to tell the difference between false and true labor. I am 40 weeks along and 6 days over due. At the middle of January I got a ruptured membrane. So dunno what to think, any comments or advice?

40 weeks pregnancy : Hi momies Well im asking this just because i am kinda curious and anxious to know what other moms to be out there have to say i am 33 weeks pregnant and my baby is healthy and doing well. every test done has come out negative ( so good results) such as my blood pressure, down sindrome, sugar, diabetes, and urine results, i havent gained much pounds so far only 9 pounds. doctor says i should thank god for such a healthy pregnancy. Well theres only one thing. my baby has been breech (Bootie dow

40 weeks pregnancy : 9 months? I really cant understand why people say pregnancy lasts 9 months!! I always correct people if they say 9 months! It is 10 after all!! there is a big difference! It baffles me that something like this should be known to everyone that a human pregnancy is 10 months long!!! And people just go around talking about it as if its just 9 months!! I know some people are going to tell me its because the first month is not counted ... but it is!! your pregnant for 40 weeks!!! why is t

40 weeks pregnancy : I am over 80% effaced, full term (I'll be at 40 weeks in a few days), but I'm not dialating and my contractions are completley random. I'm ordinarily a very energetic person, but I'm always so tired, and therefore, miserable. I've continued to stay as active as possible throughout my pregnancy, though. Is the end in sight?

40 weeks pregnancy : Hello, Everyone. I had an ultrasound examination two days ago, and the doctor confirmed me I had a miscarriage. Even typing this word brings me tears now. I was 13 weeks pregnant but it was most likely that my pregnancy was discontinued around week 9. I have to say that the past 3 months was one of the happiest times in my life. I miss the baby that was going to be born. I may be able to get pregnant again. But I am 39, going to be 40 soon, and I am not sure if I can ever get pregnant again,

40 weeks pregnancy : when i went to the loo i had this clear discharge that i can only describe as egg-white which was blood tinged. i went to the loo after that many times and only the egg white without blood. is this normal? :S this is my first pregnancy. also i don't know if it makes any difference but i've had increase in pain round top of legs and vagina as baby pressing down, i did speak to midwife yesterday and she said not to worry about that (even tho i can barely walk!)

40 weeks pregnancy : I am 15 weeks pregnant and this morning I woke up with a headache and when it finally went away I felt nauseas like I wanted to throw up ( I never threw up during this pregnancy so far). So I thought I had to go to the bathroom and my stools were loose almost like diarrhea but I don't think it was diarrhea. I had sharp pain in my stomache (like in the middle going down) it felt kinda like I swallowed something sharp like a tortilla chip and it lasted prolly 40 minutes and i also had a second s

40 weeks pregnancy : I am 5'8" and was 125 pre-pregnancy...I gained 40 pounds and lost almost all of them with just working out a few days a week for about an hour. I am 130 now, I need help losing my last 5 pounds, which seem to be stuck in my belly and thighs. Anybody have any tricks to help me get rid of it? The obvious crunches don't seem to be helping much! Rachel - I wish I could go swimming but it's much too cold here in New England :(

40 weeks pregnancy : I am a 29 year old 280 pound(a month ago) woman. My stress has rarely been lower. I at one point got up to 320+ pounds due to medications that I no longer take at this point. I had a stroke when I was 9 years old so I cannot take horonal birth control. My husband and I rely totally on condoms and we NEVER forget them. I do low impact arobic exercise 4-5 days a week for 20-40 minutes at a time. I have had nothing change for me in the past couple years let alone months. I have been to d

40 weeks pregnancy : I was a full B pre-pregnancy. Now at 25 weeks, I am a regular C. I am planning on breast feeding. I realize everyone is different, but how much bigger do they usually get from 25-40 weeks, and how much bigger after delivery? I am just trying to figure out what size nursing bra to buy.

40 weeks pregnancy : Im 40 weeks now (my pregnancy has been a lil complicated) and my doctor stripped my membranes today. does anyone know how effective this is in inducing labor to start??? anyone else had this done and if so how long was it afterwards that you went into labor or water broke???

40 weeks pregnancy : OK, here's the details. I'm 5'9", weigh 199 (post pregnancy weight). I'm trying to lose at least 40 pounds. I went to the gym yesterday for the first time (first visit) and used the elliptical. I was on it for 30 minutes plus a 5 minute cool down for a total of 35 minutes. I burned 310 calories. Is that bad? Should it be more? My heart rate was up pretty high so I didn't want to go any faster. The speed was around 3. Keep in mind, I'm just starting out. How many calories should I be burning?

40 weeks pregnancy : I have had a rough pregnancy..been to the ER 13 times with gallbladder attacks and kidney infections..i have to take antibiotics everyday and was put on a low fat diet consisting of only 40 grams of fat a day..so because of all this i have only gained 8 pounds..i went to a doc appointment on monday and my doc checked me and i was 3 cm dialated and 75% efaced..after i left i noticed i was bleeding pretty heavily..so i waited until that night and went in and she said it was the bloody show (mucu

40 weeks pregnancy : When you were close to your due date did you find your baby was more active or less active? I'm 40 weeks and find my son has picked up his activity level quite a bit, i swear he is gonna be a kickboxer with how much he has been kickin me the last 2 days. So what was your babies activity level like at the end of your pregnancy?

40 weeks pregnancy : Ok so this has got to be my 100th question on pregnancy,lol All day today i have felt really sick and everytime i walk i get tons of pelvic pressure and a slight pain on the inside of my leg, i have been in and out of the washroom at least 50 times(no joke) and everytime i lay down i have really bad braxton hicks contractions. If i switch positions the uncomfortable feeling from the contraction goes away but only temorarily but then comes back, i have also had period like cramps and when i me

40 weeks pregnancy : hello everyone, just want to ask you guys opinion on this one. this is my second pregnancy so i know how labor feels. im sure its not labor, but im a little confused. well im 32 weeks pregnant and since sunday i have pain in lower abdomen and lower back for like 3 minutes, then it goes away. the belly gets a little hard. im not having any discharged. again i know its not labor, but im afraid its my boddy getting ready to go into early labor. like perhaps at 36 weeks or something like that. my

40 weeks pregnancy : Did you ever have a gut feeling or just know when you were gonna go into labour besides the obvious signs like your water breaking? Like did your sixth sense kick in and say today i am gonna go into labour or i feel like i am gonna go into labour? On a side note is it normal to have severe breast tenderness at the end of your pregnancy, i always knew it was normal at the beginning but i didn't know about at the end. i'm 40 weeks tomorrow and periodically my breasts hurt like i am engorged an

40 weeks pregnancy : I'm almost 40, and don't want to be pregnant!!!!!!!!!!! (I'v already lost 4 pregnancies and do NOT want to go through it all again!) I'm on the pill and take it daily at the same time. I'm now 2 days late on my period. I'm going to take a pregnancy test tomorrow if I still don't have it, but just wondering if anyone out there knows of any other reason why someone like me (ie-not a teenager with irregular periods - mine are VERY regular) would be 2 days late)...I was on vacation last week and m

40 weeks pregnancy : My husband went in to see our OB(i'm under the weather) to discuss a few issues we both had and needed them resolved ASAP, anyway my OB says i won't go into labour before 42 weeks? What i don't understand is of the 4 pregnancies i have had he has never ever done a pelvic exam for any reason so how can a doctor determine that i won't go into labour? Is there a way a doctor can tell this without a pelvic exam? I have had all my kids by c-section so i have never even been allowed to go 40 weeks i

40 weeks pregnancy : Dont we need an ultrasound test at the fifth week to determine the pregnancy is not ectopic? Doesnt the risk increase at a late age? ie 39/40.

40 weeks pregnancy : i need some help...big time. i have a 3 year old and i am pregnant (due in july) at the beginning of my pregnancy i quit my job because i worked 3rd shift (10pm-6am) and it became extremely hard for me to handle. anyways my boyfriend works at a cheese factory and was getting 40+ a week but has been getting laid off because there is not enough production, at first we were ok seening i only made $100-$200 every two weeks it didnt really make a difference well now im visiably pregnant and we ne

40 weeks pregnancy : Ok! I am scheduled to have my C-Section tomorrow. I am "due" March 20th. Here is a little background on this situation..My boyfriend and I got together the beginning of July 07' the first time we actually had sex was July 5th. We found out I was pregnant July 23rd. I also took a pregnancy test the week of July 9th thru the 13th and I wasnt pregnant. So, within the week and a half I got pregnant. SO if you calculate it I shouldnt actually be due till April some time. If we were to have gotten p

40 weeks pregnancy : So my sister is 40 weeks pregnant on thursday. But today we were discussing cravings and things and she said you're supposed to tell your midwife if you have any non-food cravings because it could mean something is wrong. But she then went on to tell us that she has a really big craving for Sponge (as in a bath sponge) What does it mean? We were in co-op earlier and we jokingly said here you go lets buy you a sponge and she had to walk away from that isle. We were laughing about it but i wa