Kaseyrn2b

3) Nothing in life is without risk. Getting pregnant entails risk. Avoiding pregnancy entails risk. Driving a car and walking across the street entail risk. Like it or not, every medical procedure has risks, and there are NEVER guarantees as to o...

My dd is Sydney, my ds is Jack and my soon to be dd will be named Natalie :) I also like Katharine, Sam, Caroline, Max and Charlie. Jen

I agree. How 'bout the married woman whose spouse cheats on her? Or the woman whose had an STD since high school? No correlation to risky behavior there. I am assuming ALL pts, not just OB get drug tested, if not then this too is very discriminatory....

Hope you won't mind me asking this, complete opinion Q. If I end up needing a c-section ( I am 28 weeks, placenta as of today is still low-lying) which I know my drs aren't sure of yet, what would you recommend bringing to the hosp/ having after deli...

Thanks again for the advice. Actually, I saw my OB thurs and he said even if my placenta doesn't move at all, its not dangerous enough to warrant scheduling a c/s. He said we'll let you go into labor and only do a c/s if you start bleeding. Sounds fa...

U/s tech said it wasn't previa, just low-lying. I don't completely understand the difference, and I tend not to trust what I read online ( not here, just in general) but, I have my OB app't Thursday, so I'm sure to be picking his brain then :) My OBs...

Hmmm very interesting thread. I guess there's no easy answer here. My ds had it done, 3yrs ago now. I was very reluctant, but in the end DH 'won' that argument. DS had anesthesia and pain relief afterwards. I can honestly say if it weren't for the fa...

Visualization doesn't sound weird at all My DH will be there regardless, but if I know I will need a c/s, the grandmothers have already said they'd come before hand to watch my other 2. I am hoping it 'moves' I think maybe they should have waited a ...

Hmmm, this is a very intersting disscussion. My thoughts as a mere 2x pt are as follows; I think there are perhaps some uneccessary procedures pushed on pts, I also think unfortunately a lot of anti MD and RN vibes are out there. On my expecting boa...

YES! thank you thank you!!! I have heard RAVES about these from my NICU RN friends. I hope these work w/ her highness We'll see in July!

THis is a little OT, but where CAN just a regular mom like myself find those magic pacifiers? I am absolutely going to try the swaddling thing too. I tried w/ my 2nd, a very coliky ds, but the blankets I had always seemed to be too small ( he was 9 l...

Right now, I'm thinkin three is enough...but that's just b/c I sit here 26 weeks pg w/ my third w/ an aching back, sore hips and an in the way belly:lol2: Seriously, I agree that what ever you can mentally/financially take care of is fine. I also hav...

I think babies play a big role too. My first, my dd, was so easy to nurse, I thought people were nuts for having all those 'problems'. Enter child #2, my DS. He was just harder, i think he never really did latch on right, even though I bf'ed him for...

Superfly, I totally get this, which is why I said, in my pp I know they are just doing what is necessary! I never thought for one minute it was just to annoy me I am just saying, its silly of any pts to think they'll sleep much in the hospital, just...

Mom get Sleep? In a L/D unit? Are you kidding? it wasn't my babies who kept me up in the hospital, it was the nurses ( I know, I know, its their job, not saying they were doing anything wrong, don't flame me) ! I had a nurse coming in every 2 hrs to...

...my drs are already talking about giving me the option of induction at 38 1/2 weeks if my cervix is ripe. I am only 14 weeks pg!! This will be my 3rd child.I told them I am really not interested, I had a 9 lb baby w/ no probs and I think my body ca...

Hello there: I am a pre-nursing student who has been working in medical genetics for the last 6 yrs. I have worked in prenatal testing, reading mostly amnios but also some FISH testing and post-natal testing on newborns. Just curious, how many ...

It doesn't sound like you & your doc are on the same page. I personally would not be comfortable staying with a doc who responded to my concerns in the way yours did to you. Clearly you're a strong woman who trusts your body's ability to birth ...

OK, here's one from a pt...when I had my 1st child, a resident came in and asked if a Dr had recently checked my cervix. The wonderful nurse who was assigned to my care, and was standing right next to me, just had 2 mins ago, and I told the res. so. ...

Hi there! I have a quick question. Do broken collar bones usually result from a too big baby in a smallish mom? If this is too much of a med. question, could anyone direct me in where to find reputable info? I am pg w/ my 3rd child. 2nd was 9 lbs a...

".............someone actually once asked me if my husband (who has a M-F existance) got a babysitter on weekends I worked so he could "relax and enjoy his weekend" This happens to me too! I work nights and weekends, part time, around my hubby's s...

I personally would never have an elective c-section, I just don't see the point. I really don't get the 'vanity' thing either, unless I guess you're a Playboy model and need your, ahem, assets preserved :) I've had 2 vag births and really, it all str...

Damper on sex life?...nawwwwwwww that's why the good Lord invented morning cartoons and BIG showers!!! :lol2:

I was 24 w/ DD, 29 W/ ds and I'll be 32 w/ #3 ( I'm due in July :) I think being a young mommy has been great. I was finished w/ school and married and it helped, though we certainly have less financial resources than those who waited until 30s. My b...

Ummm, who are you directing this to? I certainly hope not me. I am not even in school, let alone 'putting my child-related woes and concerns on my childfree coworkers.' the quote you responded to was directed to me, a thinking-about-nursing type who ...