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Contractions can feel like so many different things. I would suggest if you want to know if you are contracting, you should lay down. once in that position, you should feel the uterus and notice it is soft (except where the babies back and buttock is). you can then feel if the uterus titans up. It will feel hard, where you will not be able to indent the uterus.
You can always contact your healthcare provider and discuss this further. Good luck with the delivery.View Thread

I teach individuals about fetal kick counts. Twice a day you want to count movements. usually we do this when the baby is most active (after meals). you want to count 10 movements. once you count that many, you are done. many times it only takes a few minutes. What you are trying to learn is the normal fetal movements your baby has. If you have not felt 10 movements in an hour, extend it one more hour. if you still have not felt 10 movements in 2 hours, you need to contact your healthcare provider and go to labor and delivery to get monitored to make sure the baby is OK.
I would also suggest you contact your healthcare provider and let them know your concerns. They may want to check an ultrasound and make sure the baby is growing appropriately.View Thread

The question is what are you taking it for. Sinus infections, great medication. for urinary tract infections, not so much any more.View Thread

So, obviously, you should call!!! the worst thing is going and and coming home. It is not a big deal for us.
I get most disappointed when a patient has been taught about the signs and symptoms and does not call.
please contact your healthcare provdier and let them know.View Thread

Some easy ways to know is:
1. Can you walk up a flight of stairs without stopping
2. Can you walk a city block
If the answer is yes, I can do both, then probably you are OK. If not, you need an immediate evaluation.
Please don't hesitate to go to the hospital immediately to make sure you are OK> I take these symptoms very seriously.
Good luck.View Thread

I tell patients the procedure is like having blood drawn from the arm.
We know you are nervous and that is understandable. I just hope everything is OK with you and your pregnancy. Good luck to you. Let us know how things are.View Thread

The question is how much bleeding are you doing? Is the daily amount of the bleeding normal or increased.
This could be normal, but I would call and see them.
Congratulations, and I hope the bleeding stops.View Thread

You probably will feel better soon. I would suggest you meet and talk with your physician on your next visit.View Thread


It can be not a big deal or it can cause some significant risks of great harm to the growing fetus. You really need to be refered to a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist is is well trained in this area.
you may only need to have blood work done every month to having to have ultrasounds weekly ( to look at a blood vessel in the brain of the baby. it can help determine whether the fetus is anemic, low blood count).
If the fetus is thought to have anemia, then the maternal fetal medicine physician may need to put a needle in the umbilical cord of the fetus and see what the fetuses blood count is and possibly give a blood transfusion.
So, as you can see, it can be not much or it can be quite dangerous to the outcome of the fetus.
I wish you the best. please let me know if there is any other information I can provide to you.View Thread
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