Pregnancy 38 weeks : Well I am 38 weeks as of yesterday in my first pregnancy, lost my mucous plug 3 days ago (or at least some of it) and I am 2 cm dialated. Last night I woke up about every hour to hour and a half (like I normally do to toss and turn or use the bathroom) and I noticed my stomach was really really tight. It wasn't painful though. Almost every time I woke up my stomach felt this way but a few times when I would just be rolling over I'd feel my belly and it wasn't hard. I wasn't sure if this th

Pregnancy 38 weeks : 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?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : i am starting to go insane with my pregnancy weight gain!!! im currently 38 weeks and 5 days and everytime i go get on that damn scale at the doctors i get so upset! my mom bounced back very very quickly but she only gained 30 pounds im at 34 pounds and every week i go up more and more! i am trying to eat healthier and half the time im really not hungry at all i just need my comfort food. how do i stop eating for comfort, i am an excersize addict and friends and family keep yelling at me for

Pregnancy 38 weeks : (I'm 18 years old and this is my first pregnancy. I cant wait to bring my daughter into this world!! She is worth everything that I've gone through or still have to go through.) I know its normal to be scared about labor, but I'm so freaked out about it.. One minute i'll be fine and think postivie and then the next minute I'm thinking Negative. I dont know how to ease my mind off of this. I'm 38 1/2 weeks pregnant. As of Thursday I was 60% effaced and 1.5 dilated. I'm pretty sure as of now i'm

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Does a warm bath help bring on contractions? I have been having steady BH but would LOVE it if the real ones would start!! 38 weeks and 3 days preg... Thanks to all! Oh I have been walking quite alot the past week... My dr has told me all those things...sex and all that... My dr also has nothing against me trying to bring on labor... I have had problems with my pregnancy (not with baby) she is going to induce me friday if I havent gone into labor already so I am not just doing this because I w

Pregnancy 38 weeks : It would not be ideal to give birth at 36 weeks or even 37. The longer the baby stays inside the better even though full term is 38 weeks. Why is sex allowed then, is it a myth that it brings on labor? ban is just a strict word.. substitute warned against intercourse

Pregnancy 38 weeks : i will be 38 weeks wednesday, and my doctor said he was going to scrape my membranes then. last wednesday i was dialated to a 2 and 50% effaced, ive had crazy contractions since then, very painful but false contractions. I have heard that if your body is getting ready for labor that you have a better chance of going into labor after stripping membranes.

Pregnancy 38 weeks : So for my last pregnancy question... I called they told me to go in so I did...I explained that I left the pad in the bathroom and I was thinkin that I am leaking fluid. Well anyways, they didnt check the pad and didnt check me to see if I was dilated at all and they just gave me 2 tylenol 3's and sent me home...PUTTING ME ON BED REST (AT 38 WEEKS)!! Not only that...The nurse told me to get dressed and meet her at the nurses station...when I did that I came up behind a nurse that was telling a

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Hi, Im 37 weeks and i have already lost my plug. Im pretty sure that I have leaked fluids in the past and now. TMI but anytime my cervix is messed with during sex or and exam I leak some kind of fluid. She has an irregular heartbeat that has to be monitored. Last saturday I had some bleeding and really bad contractions but with no dialation so they gave me a shot to stop everything. Ive had alot of stomach pains that bring me to tears, and my pubic bones hurt too bad to even move sometimes. Im

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I have been on antibiotics my whole pregnancy for urine bacterial infections and have had kidney infections twice. I seen my dr on Friday, and started a new antibiotic again because I have a kidney infection again. She told me to call her on Monday to let her know how I am feeling, if nothing has changed then she might deside to induce me. She also said that if I am not feeling better and I start to feel worse to call L&D and go in. Well I am not feeling any better and my lower back hurts so

Pregnancy 38 weeks : well im 38 weeks pregnant now and due to have a c-section in one week. i went to the toilet and noticed i had to big blobs of brownish discharge? i would go to the doc and ask them but its saturday and i dont fancy going to the emergency if its not anything bad, does anyone know if its normal to have this at this stage in pregnancy? thanks xx thanks for the answers, also i noticed it means im obviously getting ready for birth, since ive had this, how soon do u think i'll go into labour?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Im 38 weeks pregnant with second baby. First baby was breech and i had a c-section so with this pregnancy i had a sizeing scan at 34 weeks to see if i come go natural (im of small frame). When they did the scan they discovered that this baby was breech aswell so i had no choice (c-section again). What are the chances of this? Ive read only 3% of babies are breech so is there a reason for me having two babies that are breech???? Could i of prevented it in any way.

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I havent been having contractions...just BH...But I feel totally energized and its 2am, and I also have ALOT of bottom pressure!! I had the whole energy thing with my first 2 pregnancies but I remember having real contractions too! Could labor be starting? Im dilated to 1 and 80% effaced btw...Thanks again all!! The crazy thing is ... I had diareah last week right along with horrible heartburn...Right now I actually feel great!! I am having braxton hicks as we speak!! Im so walking tomorrow lo

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 38 weeks pregnant and I need some ideas for things to do to keep me busy while I am waiting (im)- patiently to go into labor. I already have the nursery set up, a scrapbook done, the baby book filled up as far as I can, I've cleaned everything...twice. lol. I have a million meals frozen for after I have her. I've read about 8,000 books, made jewelry and candles. I've sewn a million things, done puzzles and sat on the internet for hours as well as watched as much TV as I can. Anyone know

Pregnancy 38 weeks : 38 weeks pregnant and took a xanax for an anxienty attack.. no it was not givin to me by a doctor.. and i am worried it will affect my baby i heard it was a narcotic and i have never done any kind of drug in my life and i am freaking out please help? REMEMBER I TOOK IT ONE TIME AND A HALF OF ONE, I KEEP GETTING INFORMATION FOR CONTINUOUS USE OF THE MEDICINE WICH I HAVE NEVER DID CONTINUOUS USE OF ANYTHING BUT MY PRE NATAL VITIMAN Report It

Pregnancy 38 weeks : 38 weeks pregnant and took a xanax for an anxienty attack.. no it was not givin to me by a doctor.. and i am worried it will affect my baby i heard it was a narcotic and i have never done any kind of drug in my life and i am freaking out please help? REMEMBER I TOOK IT ONE TIME AND A HALF OF ONE, I KEEP GETTING INFORMATION FOR CONTINUOUS USE OF THE MEDICINE WICH I HAVE NEVER DID CONTINUOUS USE OF ANYTHING BUT MY PRE NATAL VITIMAN

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 38 weeks pg and close to labour so need to nudge my body over. I've got a breast pump from first daughter and was considering using it to stimulate my nipples. But I'm woried that if I do I'll also express liquid as they as slightly leaking. If I do, will it be colostrum, and if so will I then loose that or will I produce more when baby is born? Please don't bother telling me to wait and not bother. I keep trapping a nerve in my upper back due to the pregnancy weight twisting my spine,

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Im 38 weeks and for 2 days now Ive had awful stomach cramps and very loose bms, sorry if this is tmi but I was wondering if this is something others have been through?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : This might be a dumb question...you know how it is though...you get so anxious towards the end. I am almost 38 weeks and last week i was checked and was only 1cm dialted so far. So, my assumption immediately was that my baby could come on time or be late... But I know that's not right. Is is that nobody really knows...you could be 2cm one day and then two weeks later give birth, or you could be 1cm one day, and then only 1 week later give birth? Is it kinda like that...I shouldn't really r

Pregnancy 38 weeks : im only 10 weeks into my pregnancy.im a waitress and work in between 34-38 hrs a week.im on my feet all day even though i try to sit when i can,i usually work 6-8hrs a day.i bought some orthapedic inner soles for my shoes but they dont seem to work.i cant afford to cut back my hours but i am so so tired.

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Ok so on Monday I had a doctors appt. I was 38 weeks and 6 days pregnant. I had my first internal vaginal exam done and the doctor said that I had not became to dilate yet. He did not mention anything about effacement, so I do not know where I stand in that aspect. My due date is on Tuesday April 1st. He scheduled me for another doctors appt on Wed. April 2nd. I do not know if I have started to dilate since my monday appt. But I do know that I have been having alot of cramps and back pains and

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 38 weeks pregnant and for a while now i have been having bad pains in the side of my right rib under my arm and through my back its only on that side at first i thought it was just the position of the baby up under my ribs but now starting to think that it might be holding my son I only hold him on my right side, he is 18 months so im still getting him in and out the car and holding him at times. on weekends its not to bad when my partner is home helping its more during the week when im h

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I took 3 home pregnancy tests. The first on the day of my expected period and one on each of the two following days. All 3 tests came back positive but each day the line appeared lighter than the day before. I was concerned so my doctor ordered my hcg levels taken and they came back at 8! I feel like I am just sitting around waiting to have a miscarriage. Should I be preparing for one or is there hope? I am 38 years old and have two older children. I have never had a miscarriage or any

Pregnancy 38 weeks : 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.

Pregnancy 38 weeks : im almost 38 weeks pregnant and i have constipation, its really sore and i can't pass anything at all. i did notice a little blood, but i think this is normal when your constipated, yeah? i would like to know if anyone knows if there are any drugs you can buy over the counter for it at this stage of pregnancy? thanks guys x

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I don't know if this is right or not. I have a consultant appointment tomorrow so i'll be asking her too. The doctors picked up on me having a fast pulse with palpitations two weeks ago (its always between 120 and 150 and hasn't dropped) and they think its because of me being anaemic. I've noticed my heart racing more and more every day and i'm so tired. Its really scary because when it starts racing I feel dizzy and sweaty, like i'm going to fall over. this can't be good for the baby can it?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Hey everyone..i just turned 38 weeks! This past week i've noticed that i'm moving my bowels a few times a day. Does this have anything to do with maybe going into labor soon? I am just recently started eating frosted mini wheats cereal which i know has a lot of fiber...so maybe that is the cause. Let me know..thanks!

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I probably already know the answer to this but I thought I'd ask anyway. I had a good supper about 2 hours ago so I don't really think I'm hungry. I tried out my manual breast pump about 30 minutes ago and since then I have been feeling... well it feels like hunger pains. Kind of a constant pain. Almost like little bruises all over my stomach. They do get a little worse with my braxton hicks but is that just because it's tightening or could it be a sign that labour is coming? I haven't lost m

Pregnancy 38 weeks : At my doctors app. my fundal height always measures really really small. This is my 2nd pregnancy so I was hoping it would be different this time but its still not bigger. At my last ultrasound the baby was measuring a little small but not compared to the fundal height and it is a girl so think petite haha With my son I had 2 extra ultrasounds b/c my fundal height was incorrect but he always measured perfect in the ultrasounds. He was born at 38 weeks 6lbs 7oz and 19in long. 2 weeks longer and

Pregnancy 38 weeks : hi... i just found out that i am pregnant. i have pcos, so my cycles are irregular (35-38 days). i went to the dr. today, they did a urine test to confirm pregnancy, and did a vaginal ultrasound. the ultrasound didnt show a baby. she looked at everything and said everything looked great and that the lining of my uterus was really thick, which she said was great (she measured it). this being my first pregnancy it got me worried, they said by my lmp i would be 6 weeks along which because i

Pregnancy 38 weeks : At my doctors app. my fundal height always measures really really small. This is my 2nd pregnancy so I was hoping it would be different this time but its still not bigger. At my last ultrasound the baby was measuring a little small but not compared to the fundal height and it is a girl so think petite haha With my son I had 2 extra ultrasounds b/c my fundal height was incorrect but he always measured perfect in the ultrasounds. He was born at 38 weeks 6lbs 7oz and 19in long. 2 weeks longer and

Pregnancy 38 weeks : i just gained 3 lbs in one week (im 38 weeks) I havnt been eating any different.. is it water or what.. i feel like a whale.. even my maternity pants are getting tight

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Hey, ok heres the story, my husband and i have been trying to conceive with our first child for about 5 months now. well anyway, the first day of my last cycle was the 22 of feb. My cycles usually are every 38 days, they are usually on time. Well i ovulated the 16 of this month, my husband and i did the baby dance the 14, 16, and 17. That would make me 10dpo today. My period isnt supose to star until the 31 of this month. But I have have been having period like cramps off and on for about

Pregnancy 38 weeks : With my first pregnancy i gave birth at 38 weeks, I know its not really early at 38 weeks but it was a very traumatic birth my baby was ready but i was not and the Doctors had to help get my baby out with a vacuum thing..... So i am just a little worried that maybe i wont be ready again and my baby will want to come in to the world before his due date, Is there any thing i can do so that i can be ready for it this time? Or any thing i can do so i don't go into labor early again? I am so scar

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Ok. This is my 4th but so so different.? I went to doc's this morning and he told me the baby's head was engaged.. I notiiced the drop last night... I have been urinating all day.... seems to be more than what I'm drinking??? lol... (It has been difficult to urinate the whole pregnancy - just comes out slowly) I have been having slight period pains ove the last couple of weeks.... and todays pains have been different.... a little hard to explain... more along the lines of the baby pushing on

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Is this normal? My stomach/belly is really numb around the midsection. I have feeling up high and down low but it's numb in the middle. I'm 38 weeks and keep forgetting to ask the dr about it. Has anyone else experienced this?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 38 weeks and 5 days. When I was 36 I went to my appt and they told me my dr wouldn't start checking me until the following week and I was like ok cool....I went back at 37 weeks and he still didn't check me just gave me the strep test...ok no big deal. I went back at 38 weeks and he was on vacation so I didn't get checked then either just listened to the heart beat. Now they can't see me until Thursday which is when I will turn exactly 39 weeks.....is this normal for him to wait so long t

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 38 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Which means technically i only have around a week and 5 days until he is born... I have no signs of labor. no contractions, and I'm pretty sure i haven't lost my plug. The doctor said she will start checking for dilating on April 1st...the only thing is... for the last 2 weeks my pelvic joints have been so sore!! but when i walk it usually eases the tension but i do have a lot of lower pressure still. Also they baby moves so much! probably more than ever,

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I know you can't predict anything with a pregnancy but just asking for past experiences. I've been cramping since about 7:30 yesterday, could I be going into labour soon? Im 38 weeks by the way...do you think I'll go before my due date? my dr treated me as if I'm 38 weeks...it's been like that through the entire pregnancy(a week earlier)...but according to my last period the baby is due April 12, but I had a 38 week checkup yesterday and everything is measuring fine

Pregnancy 38 weeks : OK, so no one told me that the second pregnancy would be this way! :) At 25 weeks I am feeling like I did at 38 weeks with my first. Tons of ligament pain, constantly worn out, slow moving, etc, etc. Can anyone offer some ideas for relieving some of the pain and discomfort? I expect to be in some pain, but when it;s only 10:00am and I am worn, I really could use some tips and ideas that have worked for other moms! Thanks!

Pregnancy 38 weeks : My husband has been really stressed out this week due to his work as he is self employed, I have added to his stress as I am very pregnant (38 weeks) and emotional (hormones!) He seems to be working all the time or just trying to get out the house away from me. He told me this morning that he just doesnt want to be around me at the moment and has gone out all day for a 'bank holiday bender' with his friends. He went out about lunch time and he hasnt even bothered to text or call to see how I

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I dont mean straight away as I know it takes time, its just I look at my belly now at 38 weeks pregnant and really can't see how my tummy will reduce back- can the skin really go back as tight as before? Thank you

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 37 weeks pregnant with my 6th baby which is laying in the breech position and would like to know if there is a chance that he might turn. I have seen an dr and he says that a baby will turn up until 38 weeks.

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I keep hearing that in late pregnancy both me and the baby may start to even lose weight?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : hi i am 38 weeks pregnant and i have always been 2 weeks early on all my pregnancies so i was wondering can you go into active labor after having a previous c-section? my doctor said it's not likely but just wanted more opinions thanks!

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I am 38 weeks and my baby has measured 2 weeks further throughout the whole pregnancy. My last US said he was a little over 8 pounds. So I went Thursday to the doctor for my weekly visit and he checked did a cervical check and he said I was 2 centimeters dilated and 2 station and that he wanted to induce my labor Monday morning I was excited at first but now I am nervous about it, I am afraid it is to early or something could go wrong or worse yet my labor will be long because it isn't time, p

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I'm about 5 1/2 weeks pregnant and I was woundering if there was a really good bra that anyone suggest to were during pregnancy I were a 38 D and I cant sleep without one sence i'v become pregnant and I wake up every night if I try to turn over becuase they are so sore ?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Hi girls, i think i'm losing my pregnancy mucus plug. This is my 3rd baby and i've been getting some lower back pain and sharp pains that don't last long, and today i noticed some clear thick and sticky discharge when i went to the toilet. is this what i think it is?

Pregnancy 38 weeks : Hi all...I'm 38 weeks pregnant today with my first baby. I'm trying to remain calm because I have no idea with what to expect right now. My house is pretty much clean and in order, bags packed, stocked fridge, etc. I've had a fairly easy pregnancy and now I'm worried about all the things that could go wrong during labor. Not to mention, my good friend's 1 year old had been in the hospital for the last 4 weeks with no sign of getting better. He's a very sick baby :( Also, an aquaintance of

Pregnancy 38 weeks : I posted a question yesterday about this and just want some further advice... I am 38 1/2 weeks and checked my BP today and it was 151/92, then again it was 148/98 and went to the hospital and they have decided to do nothing at all. Sent me home with no orders for bedrest or anything. I am concerned about the health of the baby when it comes to having BP's this high. This is my third pregnancy and was induced with my first two with this same problem, the only difference is when my BP got th