Hi Ladies, Thanks again for all your stories! My water broke during a fairly painless contraction on Friday at 2 pm. I had bloody show after that. My "real"...
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heatherrobin
Jun 10, 2012 5:50 pm
Congratulations!!! So glad to hear another happy ending! Enjoy your boy! Heather...
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bjelicam77
Jun 17, 2012 1:28 pm
HI, My little boy who survived my IU for 9 months is now 8 months old. Before and after he was born I had some unusual muscle cramps in my arms, legs and...
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heatherrobin
Jun 17, 2012 2:29 pm
Thanks for mentioning that. Interestingly, we are about to test my first IU baby for celiac disease (second one still an infant). I will keep that in mind as...
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rhiwoman
Jun 18, 2012 5:32 pm
I found out that I am gluten intolerant as well. I was tipped off by my brother and sister who both became too ill to work for several months (sister-extreme...
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mirko bjelica
bjelicam77
Jun 18, 2012 7:24 pm
O.K. Thanks for bringing me to reality. That is good to know! I have one of my children on gluten free too, just to see it is causing a tic she is...
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fionazora
Jun 19, 2012 7:26 am
Hi I am a coeliac which was diagnosed way before I got pregnant and I although I make sure I was gluten free I still had IU. However during my pregnancies I...
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lovingcamden
Jun 19, 2012 2:01 pm
Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well in your pregnancies. I am now 16 weeks and doing pretty well as far as the IU goes as long as I keep my weekly...
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chrisa70us
Jul 5, 2012 3:51 am
I'm happy to report that I'm 26w4d! Very happy to have passed my first milestone of 24 weeks, and hoping to reach 28 (and more!) I'm still on bed rest, CL is 3...
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heatherrobin
Jul 5, 2012 4:10 am
I had some of those partial and semi-contractions you're talking about. I counted them. I figured contracting was contracting. Esp. if it's at the lower...
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Lisa Loschiavo
lisa_christi...
Jul 5, 2012 4:41 am
Congrats! I had those and counted them. They didn't appear to have any affect as both my boys went full term. I was on partial bed rest though. Lisa :) ...
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rhiwoman
Jul 5, 2012 5:47 pm
Glad to hear you made it this far! I know it is so hard but you are doing a great job of keeping that baby baking. My response to your contraction question is...
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mirko bjelica
bjelicam77
Jul 6, 2012 11:41 am
Glad to hear you are doing well and hanging in there! I usually counted those because they felt intense, but my cousin, who is a high risk ob gyn, told me...
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chrisa70us
Jul 10, 2012 12:31 am
Thank you all so much for your insight! I ended up going to L&D this morning, after a night of all three types of contractions doing a number on my belly....
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lotsofcontractions@ya...
Jul 10, 2012 12:53 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the lotsofcontractions group: So the fact that my doctors said IU is normal, most women have it but...
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Lkesuperstar@...
leslie.kenda...
Jul 10, 2012 1:07 am
Acch, cannot remember my yahoo password to sign in, but yes to everything and then some! Ovulation pain, terrible menstrual pain to the point that a doctor...
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lauren_mead_87
Jul 10, 2012 5:14 am
Hey all I'm 24 weeks pregnant with baby 2 the joys of the cramps has started. I had an irritated uterus whilst pregnant with my son. I had a scare at 28 weeks...
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mirko bjelica
bjelicam77
Jul 10, 2012 8:06 am
One interesting fact about me is that my first 4 pregnancies were uneventful. No IU with them. I also never had any kind of PMS, cramping, ovulation...
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Katie Chevrier
katiecatz6
Jul 10, 2012 12:11 pm
I am now 15 weeks with baby 3, and had IU with both previous pregnancies. My first was born at 36 weeks and my second full term. I just started my 17P shots...
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heatherrobin
Jul 10, 2012 2:30 pm
After my second pregnancy started with IU I don't think I ever felt giddy. We also planned #3 but I was anxious most of the time, even tho #1 and #2 were 40...
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rhiwoman
Jul 10, 2012 5:55 pm
My pre-baby cramps were pretty average I believe. I've had very few periods since getting pregnant with my first almost 8 years ago (thank you lactational...
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lauren_mead_87
Jul 11, 2012 10:57 am
Oh wow 2 active boys your a trooper!! Ayden my son is 15 months he's a full on little monster lol Ive been less excited since IU has started this time. I am...
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Katie Chevrier
katiecatz6
Jul 11, 2012 12:04 pm
Yes 2 very active boys! We would love a girl but I have decided it will be a boy, I will be surprised if it is a girl:) I am lucky that I have my Mom around...
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chrisa70us
Jul 17, 2012 3:18 pm
Right after creating the poll, things precipitated. A week ago I was admitted to the hospital, with painful contractions every 4-5 mins. It was scary, birth...
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Dr. Ching Ching Yap
yapcc2802
Jul 17, 2012 4:50 pm
I am glad to hear that things have calmed down. I am also impressed that you are so coherent with magnesium sulphate. I was extremely drowsy and out of it when...
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mirko bjelica
bjelicam77
Jul 18, 2012 8:05 am
Every day is a milestone at this point. I think someone told me once that every extra day in the womb is one less day in the neonatal ICU. I took procardia...
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chrisa70us
Aug 7, 2012 1:42 am
I'm curious on whether pregnancy spacing has made any difference with your IU. In the 17 months before getting pregnant with this baby, I had three other...
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rhiwoman
Aug 7, 2012 4:10 am
I've had 3 pregnancies, all ending at 39-40wks with healthy babies. It was greater than 2 years after each pregnancy before I became pregnant again (my kids...
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Lisa Christianson
lisa_christi...
Aug 7, 2012 4:13 am
My boys are 24 months apart and I noticed the contractions earlier the second time. To be honest, I wasn't as scared the 2nd time because my first went full...
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mirko bjelica
bjelicam77
Aug 8, 2012 8:04 am
Congratulations on coming so far!! I did not have IU with my first four. I developed it after a miscarriage which also involved a lot of blood loss and a ...
