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  • Pre-labor at 30 Weeks?

    QUESTION

    Hi,
    I'm 30 weeks pregnant with a low lying placenta. I've had one previous birth at 35 weeks.

    I've been having a lot of backache, low dull constant back pain. The baby is head down and my cervix is soft. I have a lot of pelvic pressure. It's really painful even to walk -- feels like I can barely close my legs and as if she's goin to just pop out.

  • Could I Have Low Amniotic Fluid and IUGR Again?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am 35 years old and thinking about having my third child. However, I had to be induced with my youngest (19 months) due to low fluid and IUGR. He was about 3 ½ weeks early. I was almost 2 weeks late with my first child.

    I was wondering if there is a chance that the low fluid and IUGR could occur again. There was no known cause. Would it be a high risk pregnancy?

  • What Can We Do with the Placenta?

    My wife is 8 months pregnant. We've done a lot of reading, taken childbirth and parenting classes, and we thought we were ready for anything. Then just the other day, a friend asked what we were planning to do with the baby's placenta. Frankly, the question had never even occurred to me or my wife. But now that we're thinking about it, it seems strange to just throw it out. Do you have any suggestions?

  • How Your Body Supports Your Baby

    Your baby will develop inside your uterus with the help of a fetal life-support system composed of the placenta, the umbilical cord, and the amniotic sac filled with amniotic fluid.

  • Hypnobirth Tip#4: A Sample Birth Plan

    A sample birth plan based on the preferences of a typical hypno-birthing couple. Yours may vary, but consider the length and format as a guide. 2 pages is the longest it should be, and using bullet points or small paragraphs will help ensure it gets read.

  • Your and Baby's Changes, 0-12 Weeks

    At the time of conception an egg is fertilized, thereby creating a unique new cell. The cell divides very quickly into many more cells and at about 1 week after conception this tiny mass of cells attach itself to the wall of the uterus (implantation).

  • Inside the Womb: Who are the ''Players''?

    Pregnancy is an amazing phenomenon of nature that is the core of our existence. Yet even today, few people really have an understanding of what goes on inside a pregnant woman. It's not just nine months of belly growth followed by the birth of a baby.

  • Inside the Womb: Who are the ''Players''?

    Pregnancy is an amazing phenomenon of nature that is the core of our existence. Yet even today, few people really have an understanding of what goes on inside a pregnant woman. It's not just nine months of belly growth followed by the birth of a baby.

  • How Your Body Supports Your Baby

    Your baby will develop inside your uterus with the help of a fetal life-support system composed of the placenta, the umbilical cord, and the amniotic sac filled with amniotic fluid.

  • What Can We Do with the Placenta?

    My wife is 8 months pregnant. We've done a lot of reading, taken childbirth and parenting classes, and we thought we were ready for anything. Then just the other day, a friend asked what we were planning to do with the baby's placenta. Frankly, the question had never even occurred to me or my wife. But now that we're thinking about it, it seems strange to just throw it out. Do you have any suggestions?

  • Your and Baby's Changes, 0-12 Weeks

    At the time of conception an egg is fertilized, thereby creating a unique new cell. The cell divides very quickly into many more cells and at about 1 week after conception this tiny mass of cells attach itself to the wall of the uterus (implantation).

  • Could I Have Low Amniotic Fluid and IUGR Again?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am 35 years old and thinking about having my third child. However, I had to be induced with my youngest (19 months) due to low fluid and IUGR. He was about 3 ½ weeks early. I was almost 2 weeks late with my first child.

    I was wondering if there is a chance that the low fluid and IUGR could occur again. There was no known cause. Would it be a high risk pregnancy?

  • Hypnobirth Tip#4: A Sample Birth Plan

    A sample birth plan based on the preferences of a typical hypno-birthing couple. Yours may vary, but consider the length and format as a guide. 2 pages is the longest it should be, and using bullet points or small paragraphs will help ensure it gets read.

  • Pre-labor at 30 Weeks?

    QUESTION

    Hi,
    I'm 30 weeks pregnant with a low lying placenta. I've had one previous birth at 35 weeks.

    I've been having a lot of backache, low dull constant back pain. The baby is head down and my cervix is soft. I have a lot of pelvic pressure. It's really painful even to walk -- feels like I can barely close my legs and as if she's goin to just pop out.