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Emily OSullivan
emilyosulliv...
Oct 19, 2010 9:31 pm
Hello, I joined this group when I was about 19 weeks pregnant with my daughter and started having contractions - and lots of them. My son was born at 24...
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rhiwoman
Oct 15, 2010 4:04 pm
Hi Christina, I'm so sorry to hear about your losses. I've had quite a different situation than you but I have racked up 29 weeks of bedrest across 2...
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Christina
augustmidge
Oct 15, 2010 4:10 am
Thank you for your condolences. Its good to hear good stories, ones of success. I want to meet our little girl at the end of this adventure, its all so...
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Emma Orr
jakeskajira
Oct 14, 2010 9:33 pm
first, if you have yahoo messenger, you can contact me to chit-chat back and forth any time you want. I'm on hospital bedrest, but i'm stable finally and in ...
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Lisa
lisa_christi...
Oct 14, 2010 3:36 pm
I'm so sorry to hear about your losses! A dear friend of mine has a very similar story. She was on complete bedrest with a cerclage her entire pregnancy- only...
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Christina
augustmidge
Oct 14, 2010 2:58 pm
Hi, I am new to the group and hoping to find some understanding and support. I am on my fourth pregnancy, with no live children but lots of tragic stories. Our...
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rhiwoman
Oct 5, 2010 5:39 pm
You should never feel like they are ignoring you, your medical team should always address your concerns. However, from the perspective of the prematurity world...
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rhiwoman
Oct 5, 2010 5:37 pm
Sorry to hear you are stuck in the hospital. Congrats on being nearly 31 weeks though. One week to the next big milestone. Hang in there! Best, Joy...
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Emma Orr
jakeskajira
Oct 4, 2010 10:57 pm
the FFN isn't good after 33 weeks - at least thats what my high risk specialist said, that 33 weeks is roughly the last time its even remotely accurate to give...
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Lisa
lisa_christi...
Oct 4, 2010 10:26 pm
My doctors and the hospital all said blood should be taken seriously. If your midwife and doctor don't 'care', I'd go to the hospital and make them check my...
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Natalie Speedracer
natshappypuddle
Oct 4, 2010 10:26 pm
Dont have sex... Drink lots of water and stay off your feet. Warm baths can help. If the contractions get painful and get increasingly painful like labor, go...
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kirsty Surnamelocke
kirstysurnam...
Oct 4, 2010 10:17 pm
Hi everyone, hope there's someone who can give me advice! I'm currently 34 weeks and 2 days, and have been having contractions since about 24 weeks. Sometimes...
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jakeskajira
Oct 4, 2010 7:29 pm
well, you guys probably had seen my previous post about having contractions since 18 weeks pregnant. i've currently been in hospital bedrest for the last 19...
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rhiwoman
Oct 4, 2010 4:56 pm
I'm sorry you have to be here, but welcome to the club! I am on pregnancy #3 after two pregnancies full of contractions. I was on bedrest from 26 weeks with my...
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Lisa Christianson
lisa_christi...
Oct 4, 2010 4:42 am
Welcome to the group!  I can only speak for myself, by my doctor's with this and the last pregnancy weren't too worried. The first pregnancy was in...
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eethomas626
Oct 4, 2010 4:26 am
Hey all, I'm glad I found this group because I believe I have IU but can't really get any straight answers from my doctor. After a weekend of a lot of braxton...
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rhiwoman
Sep 25, 2010 1:43 am
I thought this was an intersting study. Basically it says that P17 does not reduce contraction frequency. It is important to note that this was not a group of...
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rhiwoman
Sep 25, 2010 1:36 am
I went poking on pubmed.gov to see if I could find the non-human primate article on potential adverse effects my perinatologist refered to. I didn't find...
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Lisa Christianson
lisa_christi...
Sep 23, 2010 10:12 pm
Ok - so my curiousity was peaked with the 17P discussion. I found this response from a MD PhD on Healthline. ...
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Veggiemommy
vkshannonc
Sep 23, 2010 7:42 pm
Joy, Wow, that IS interesting info! The fascinating thing is that I took 17P with only one of my 4 IU pregnancies and I think Johnny has the most healthy...
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rhiwoman
Sep 23, 2010 1:41 am
Funny to find this e-mail after going to the perinatologist today to discuss 17P injections myself. I am also on my third pregnancy and wondering what to do...
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Natalie Speedracer
natshappypuddle
Sep 22, 2010 9:20 pm
i was on 17p for a while, like 20 to 28 weeks or so, when i went off, nothing happened and nothing changed the whole time. i went on to 37 weeks with twins,...
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Lisa
lisa_christi...
Sep 21, 2010 9:27 pm
Sorry about the spotting- that's very scary! Are you able to go on strict bedrest? I think it would help! Stress always makes my contrax worse. My mom is...
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Nicole Kosineski
nmckee02
Sep 21, 2010 9:22 pm
Lisa, Yes! My doc doesn't want to do anything because she feels I went full term with the others and will do so again. But I am not use to contractions so...
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Lisa
lisa_christi...
Sep 21, 2010 9:11 pm
Sounds like a scary day! Hope everything has settled down for you! I've never been on 17P but here's what I've read: it's not available everywhere and it's...
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nmckee02
Sep 21, 2010 12:56 pm
Hey ladies. I am 23 weeks tomorrow, and yesterday I ended up in the hospital with cervical pressure and contractions like mad. I drank my magnesium drink, laid...
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Lisa
lisa_christi...
Sep 14, 2010 3:15 am
Sounds like you're similar to many of us. I'm anywhere from 8mins apart to over 20mins apart, long and closed cervix, supposed to "take it easy" and drink...
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mrspickett123
Sep 14, 2010 2:46 am
I've been having anywhere from 10 and up contractions per day. It isn't uncommon to have up to 10 in 1 hour for me either. Yesterday I started getting severe...
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mrspickett123
Sep 14, 2010 2:44 am
Hi, my name is Tara. I'm 23 years old and on my 3rd pregnancy. I lost the firrst two, so this is my first! I'm 28 weeks and been having braxton hicks since 15...