Pregnancy 23 weeks : During pregnancy 23 weeks your baby is quite capable of hearing loud noises outside the womb. ... between eight and eleven inches long by pregnancy week 23. ...

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Hey ladys! I know this may be a little personal but I am really stressing about if I will get my pre-pregnancy body back! How much did you weigh before preganacy? how much did you gain during pregancy? and how much of it did you lose after you had the baby? My pre-weight was 155 lbs. I have already gained like 23 lbs and I am only 23 weeks along!!! If I gain a ton of weight will I be able to lose it!?! And how much do you lose right after delivery? Thanks for all of your help!!! really apprec

Pregnancy 23 weeks : do i count my pregnancy from the day my last period ended or the last time it started?? my last period started feb. 23 and ended march 1st someone please help

Pregnancy 23 weeks : In June 2007 I had a tubal reversal. They removed one tube and tried to fix the other. In August, I was told that the tube was blocked but it may have been a spasm and not an actual blockage. We pretty much gave up our baby dreams at that point. My LMP was 2/23/08 and took multiple pregnancy tests last week. Some were positive and some were negative, so the doctor did a blood test. The results came back borderline positive... and they are retesting tomorrow. I have had symptoms that com

Pregnancy 23 weeks : this is my 2nd pregnancy , im almost to 23 week pregnant, since last night and today i had like pressure mild cramps on top of my private, around public bone. its hard to explain.. can anyone know about this feeling?? thank you

Pregnancy 23 weeks : first pregnancy i really never breastfed because my milk storage was empty with my second (23 weeks pregnant) i haven't been leaking when i do it's clear could something in my breast be blocking my milk storage?or is their anything i can do to produce more milk in my breasts?i really wanna breastfeed

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Okay so two weeks ago I took a pregnancy test on the day of my missed period and there was a faint line that said yes pregnant. Well, so the next day I had an appointment and they confirmed the pregnancy. They also did my hcg levels which were 23. They basically told me that I was just over 4 weeks based on my last period February 17th. So last night after having sex I bled quite a bit, and then started spotting afterwards and this morning too. So I went in for an appointment, which I sh

Pregnancy 23 weeks : ok I asked you all this before but I had DRY sex(we both had our underwear on and he didn't ejaculate-so he says) on March 16th was suppose to get my period on March 23(exactly one week later) I'm still waiting for my period but this past month of March I was under alot of stress with college (midterms and term papers). I had slight cramps a few days ago and last night. Also I my breasts were sore for like 2 days. I'm freaking out because I read you could still get preggers from dry sex(not ve

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Hi I am almost 23 weeks pregnant and have not really felt my baby move or kick. This may be because I have a low lying Anterior Placenta. Does this mean that I wont feel my baby at all during pregnancy or will I feel him later on if the placenta moves. Feel like I am missing out at the moment as most information on these chat rooms and websites say that I should be feeling kicks already by now.

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I didnt take prenatals the first 18 weeks of my pregnancy. I am 23 and in perfect health. I gain a pound a week and eat everything in sight, avoiding seafood and hotdogs. I wanted to know what it was prenatals actually DID.

Pregnancy 23 weeks : This is my third pregnancy and with my other two children I put on a lot of weight. I am under a little stress, and I think it is making me freak out about my weight gain. I think about it every day. Is this a good amount and how much do you think I will gain in the next 23 weeks??

Pregnancy 23 weeks : 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

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Some pregnancy calculators are saying I'm 23 weeks, others say I am 22. I'm just confused! I go for an u/s this Wednesday-my uterus measures 17 cm.

Pregnancy 23 weeks : i am reallry worried as i had a missed misscarrage at 3 months with ma first pregnancy. i dont have any other kids. the midwife said everything was fine with the baby at my 5 month scan but i cant stop panicking i think i felt her move this morning but i cant feel it as strong as i felt it before what should i do? i really need some advice

Pregnancy 23 weeks : look im 23.i got a job and im a college graduate.im pregnant and due this last week of april. this is actually an unplanned pregnancy and i havent heard from the guy anymore.were 7 in the family. believe it or not my parents didnt know about my pregnancy but all my siblings does.we decided to to keep it from our parents for some reasons.my dad live in a different place but same country and my mom lived in a different country and we havent seen each other for 5 years.last easter sunday was the

Pregnancy 23 weeks : My mum delivered a stillborn at 23 weeks last september. She has been trying to have a baby for 6 years and the event was heartbreaking for the whole family, she never seeked professional help and has just moved on to talk constantly about her next baby. Through it all I was her main support as her husband fell apart and the rest of the family do not approve of her trying again. In january my husband and i discovered that after a year of trying to concieve for 12 months we were finally pregnan

Pregnancy 23 weeks : so i just checked my cervix it closed and not real hard but not really soft and high up i was to get my period on the 23 of march and still havent gotten it ....it takes awhile for the pregnancy hormone to show up in me so im wating it out to take a test yester day i had brownish pinkish color on the tp went i went to the bathroom and it was only a speck i mean you had to really look to see it i have had very slight cramping last week but nothing has showen up...we are ttc for 6 mo. now we als

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Hello - I'm almost 23 weeks along and I've been taking fairly hot showers my whole pregnancy so far. Not hot enough to make me sweat or feel faint, but still fairly warm. Today I took a shower, about 25-30 minutes, and got faint near the end. The bathroom door was open, there was not even any steam on the mirrors, and my shower also is very open. I also had a couple of bursts of cold water intermittently throughout the shower. However, could the fact that I got dizzy mean that at some poi

Pregnancy 23 weeks : i have been prescribed macrobid by my ob gyn for a UTI. i am 23 weeks pregnant. one of the side effects is drowsiness. and it is really making me tired but my concern is that ever since i started taking this i havent felt nearly as much movement as im used to. im used to feeling strong kicks throughout the day. but now i have just felt a few light kicks throughout the day while on this med. i am worried that something is wrong. do you thinl my baby is ok and this medicine is just making her t

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I would just like to ask if it is ok to use pregnancy test now? because my period is already a week delayed... I was suppose to have my menstruation last march 23...and I tried to use a pregnancy test this morning and it was negative...do you think the pregnancy test will show the accurate test if I'm positive or not?? because i dont know when is the right time to use a pregnancy test... yes...I did it in morning...

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I have a cramping in my left side almost like mestral cramps its going on and off about every 4-6 mins for a little over a half hour... what could it be? 1st pregnancy sorry for all the questions

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Me and my girlfriend are both 23. I am finishing up college and she still has year left to go. She has been on the pill (Yazmin) since before the time we started dating about two years ago. About a week ago we had intercourse without protection and she was supposedly ovulating. First thought to me was, I always figured that birth control was meant to prevent a female from ovualating, which is how it prevented pregnancy. Am I wrong? Today she woke up and went shopping and felt fine. She said sh

Pregnancy 23 weeks : this is my 7th pregnancy,i have never been this small.i am scared,i dont eat good at all,maybe one good meal a day,my baby moves,not as much as it used to.but i am so small i cant believe it,i still have a tiny baby bump,and i smoke cigarettes,is there something wrong.see im so worried cause ive had two misscarriages and 1 abortion,i am worried there is something wrong with my baby.please help. i do go to the doctor to everyone who thinks i dont,i was just worried and wondering,thanx 4 ur inpu

Pregnancy 23 weeks : OKAY, I HAD MY PERIOD 2/17---2/21/2008 AND THEN HAD SEX EVERYDAY FROM 3/12---3/17/2008 I HAVE IRREGULAR PERIODS ONCE IN A WHILE BUT THE LAST 6-8 MONTHS WAS DOING PRETTY GOOD AT HAVING MY PERIODS USALLY AROUND 29 TO 34 DAYS APART. MY QUESTION IS==IT IS NOW 3/28 AND STILL HAVE NOT HAD MY PERIOD, IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE PREGNANT? I TRIED A HOME PREGNANCY TEST ON 3/23 AND IT WAS NEGATIVE. NEVER SHOWED I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY OTHER CHILDREN ON URINE TEST UNTIL I WAS USALLY ABOUT 14 WEEKS, BUT I WAS JUS

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I just need some opinions. I have a positive pregnancy test..and my periods are regular the last normal period was Jan 23 and lasted 5 days last month it only lasted 1 day and a half and then found out i was pregnant last week. Which period should i count? Plus..could anyone tell me about how many weeks i am? Just out of curosity? Thanks!

Pregnancy 23 weeks : hi .. i am almost 23 weeks pregnant (22 weeks 6 days) with my third baby .. with both of my other 2 pregnancies, in the 2nd trimester, i was soooooooo hungry all the time .. i did get sick a lot with those, but not nearly as much as i do this time .. i barely get hungry now, and if i do eat, i take like 2 bites and i get sick .. i mentioned this to my dr* and they don*t seem to be too concerned with it, yet they give me crap coz i am not gaining weight .. i mean i probably gain a total of 4 lb

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I went to the doctors last week and I found out I was pregnant. They did a blood test to see my hcg levels, which I was told today that they were 23. The due date they gave me was November 25th, 2008. As my last period was February 17th, 2008. I have to go for another blood test thursday. Should I be concerned by these levels? With my last pregnancy, with my daughter, they never did a blood test because I found out at 8 weeks so they did an ultrasound and heard the heart beat and what n

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Kicks outside on your belly? I am 23 weeks and feel kicks powerful ones all the time. When do they get strong enough so my boyfriend can feel it too? This is my third baby. Its been 3 and a half years sense i have a child. So i do not remember! Thanks... Why does it seem like when you try to feel it the baby stops kicking.. LOL!

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Because I am pregnant...this is our first child and I am only 22 years old and he is 23- so we are used to seeing young skinny girls all over the place, and I just feel huge and not attractive. I am 5'7 and gained 12 pounds since the pregnancy- I am 5 months- (almost 23 weeks) to be exact. So I weigh 131 pounds...): What can I do to make my husband keep his desire for me? thank you, everyone, for the advice. I am not at all a nagging wife and treat my husband like a king. He always shows love

Pregnancy 23 weeks : im 23 weeks pregnant and very big, okay back story, monday i was laying on the couch with my head in my moms lap, she was petting my head (i had a real bad headache), while my feet were in my aunts lap, she was massaging them (shes just weird). i guess with the postion i was laying in, my pants had slipped down alittle in the back and my thong was exposed. my mom saw it and snapped it. just playing around she said "you shouldn't wear those." and asked her why. my aunt replied in the most serio

Pregnancy 23 weeks : ok i am very impatient and dont want her puppies to get hurt so i am asking this qustion. my chihuahua "locked" on jan. 19 (her due date would have been mar. 23), jan. 22 (her due date would be mar. 26), and jan. 23 (her due date would be mar. 27) and she still hasnt had her puppies. i am kinda nervous. this is her first litter and it was planned. i know alot about the pregnancy and everything but i am wondering should i be worried? i started taking her temp mar. 15 and it hasnt been over 99

Pregnancy 23 weeks : While one's blood pressure is supposed to drop after eating (blood moving from body to intestines/stomach), is it possible that blood pressure would increase after eating? I'm 23 weeks along with my second child- and this is the first time that I have had Preg-Induced Hypertension (related to Low Placenta) I notice a great increase in swelling in my hands, and a jump in my blood pressure (I home test) but primarily after eating (anything- its not sugar or protein based) Curious if any one els

Pregnancy 23 weeks : My last period was March 1st "2008".My last period lasted about one week.I had unprotected sex the 22,23 & 24 of march 2008.I am curious if i could become pregnant.I dont know when ovulation works.

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Hi. I am in my second pregnancy and I have 23 weeks of pregnancy. and in these last 3 days I have been feeling bloated. nothing can do anything. Even I have been trying chamomile tea but nothing. Even it was a pain walking today because i felt very bloated and heavy, although taht my belly is not so big. Does somebody recommend me some solution for these? In mi first pregnancy I felt bloated but i remember that I took some pills called something like Reenie. I do not remember exactly the name.

Pregnancy 23 weeks : We have been to the ER twice all tests normal. Normal MRI, MRA. Full OB workup everything normal. No Preeclampsia. My wife has had double vision for 4 weeks. It is worse when she watches TV or on the PC. She is now 23 weeks pregnant. All Doctors that have seen her express no concerns. no high BP. She is all checked out and healthy. Its just frustrating to not know whats causing it. OB and ER Docs...said no worrys, but I wanted to get some responses from here to see what you all though

Pregnancy 23 weeks : 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

Pregnancy 23 weeks : i am 8 days late..took hpt(clear blue digital) and says not pregnant. have had unprotected sex feb 23,24 march 1,3,13,15,and last week. last period feb 16. should i get a different test? go to the get a pregnancy test at the doctors?????????????

Pregnancy 23 weeks : just came back from my monthly ob-gyn appt. im 23 weeks pregnant. and i have gained ten lbs in the past month!! she told me i need to lay off sweets and stuff, and eat more protein, and healthier snacks. i have been eating alot of mcdonalds for breakfast which im going to have to cut down on. i dont want to get too big because i want to be able to bounce back after the baby comes. besides eating healthier what kind of exercises should i be doing? what did u ladies do to stay in shape during p

Pregnancy 23 weeks : im 23 weeks pregnant. my fiance's ex girlfriend keeps trying to start shit between us. she calls him, sometimes from a different # and sometimes blocked. he has gotten to where he wont answer a # that he doesnt recongnize or have programmed. she will just leave messages on his voice mail, saying i love you baby, happy valentines day etc. trying to piss me off. i know he isnt seeing her because we spend almost all our free time together, and we spent all day together on valentines day inc. goin

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Me and my fiancee are ttc for 8 months now, we have not been lucky yet, one and a half years ago i got pregnant first try, i miscarried, now i cannot seem to get pregnant, well, now, my period is 23 days late that is 3 weeks and 2 days, i have no symptoms of being pregnant besides for heartburn, which i suffer with all the time, and my stomach feels weird, also my breasts DO NOT hurt at all, and i have headaches and backaches, vaginal discharge normal...please help me someone, i need answers,

Pregnancy 23 weeks : She said she went to the clinic yesterday to get tested for std's hiv , and pregnancy. She SAID everything came back - & that it might be stress from the break up, she does have irregular periods and she lied to me about not being on birth control. I don't know how long she has been off it, but she lost her health insurance months ago, I know that there are free pills at the clinic. Im sure she was aware of but chose not to get them. She continues to blow me off when I try to get her to take

Pregnancy 23 weeks : since i found out tht i was pregnant, i havent had a drop of alcohol.. and im now 23 weeks, and had like.. a quater of a pint of guiness? which i no is high in iron n all tht.. but is it weird tht i feel really guilty even tho it was a small amount?!!

Pregnancy 23 weeks : well my due date was set to march 16 and it's now the 23. theres only 8 more days untill the 31, wich in all actulatlity would make me ten months. when i had my preg test done and found out i was preg they said i'd be having the baby some time in feb, then march and it's almost april. has any one else ever gone this far in a pregnancy? I dont think it's normal. they say the baby is perfectly helathy, i go to every doc apointment and even went to the hospital the other night to be positive and

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I went to my Dr and she said that I am gaining too much weight. She said that for me being only 23 weeks along, that I should not have gained this much weight (25lbs). I started the pregnancy very thin for my height (5'8" and weighing at only 115lbs). This does bother me because I want to be at a healthy weight for myself and my baby....but at the same time, I don't think that she is right for saying that since now I only weigh 140lbs at week 23... any thoughts would be much appreciated! Also,

Pregnancy 23 weeks : My Dr wants me to get a diabetes test done and I am 23 weeks pregnant...Are gestational diabetes like regular diabetes? I am a bit worried about this since type 2 diab. runs in my family. I have been trying my best to steer clear of junk food (I have a really bad sweet tooth!) but have also given in quite a few times to cookies, etc during my pregnancy...is that going to contribute to me getting this form of diabetes?? How serious is it??

Pregnancy 23 weeks : On January i got my period on the 19 to the 23 and February i got it on the 17 to 21 and i started having intercourse from the 21 of Feb till a week or 2 this month... Now some girl up here did my ovulation calendar and told me i was suppose to expect my period on the 16, but i havent gotten yet and it is march 19th but i have been crampy a little on and off, gasy and urinating a little more and bloated sometimes.. My 2 sisters got their period a week or 2 before their usual period due date..

Pregnancy 23 weeks : My first pregnancy I when into preterm labor @ 34 weeks. The doctor stopped it and I delivered at 39 weeks. (that was only a year ago that I delivered her) Now I'm 23 weeks pregnant, I having pelvis & groin pain with lower back pain. Plus I have a low lying placenta. Are my chances increased for preterm labor with this pregnancy? (Worried that I'm going to go into labor early)

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I've always had a sporadic cycle... between 23 and 31 days... I'm now on day 36... obviously late... I'm having a few minor pregnancy symptoms but really just feel pregnant... I have taken about three tests that I bought online... the test strips that you dip... they all came up negative... but then I took an Early Response midstream test and got a faint pink line... what does this mean?? I thought that the strips I got online were supposed to be more sensitive than any store bought test...

Pregnancy 23 weeks : Im wondering if there are any sighns during pregnancy that the baby will be still born? Also how far into pregnancy can you have a misscarriege? The reason for me asking is because I am a concerned 23 week pregnant woman. I have recently been put through ALOT of stress (not because of my baby) and am worried that it might harm my baby. I have had 3 OBGYN appointments and they say she is healthy and looks great. Please help with as much information as possible. Thank you so much for your time.

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I'm 23+ weeks pregnant and I've gained 22 lbs. I currently weight 125 but I started out at 103 and I'm only 5 feet tall. He said I'm gaining too much but I've been trying to eat healthy. Is there any way I can only gain another 15 lbs if I have about 16 weeks left in my pregnancy??? How much weight did everyone gain during their 3rh trimester? Sorry I didn't read what I wrote before I posted it! I should've spell checked! :)

Pregnancy 23 weeks : I am 23 weeks pregnant and I've already gained 21 lbs! My Dr. wants me to gain no more than 30 overall. I have been eating healthy, and take walks when I can. I do not do the pregnancy binging that a lot of women do. How can I slow down my weight gain so that I don't go over?