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How to Conceive While Breastfeeding & Menstrual Period Hasn't Returned

I guess it just depends on how fertile you are or if your timing is right. ... Besides, I think nursing can cause contractions so you could miscarry even if ...

Is It Common to Be Induced and Go Without a Epi?

I wanted to avoid pain meds, however, the Pitocin made the contractions stronger , so I had an epidural each time. Also, my second delivery ended up being a ...

Inducing Labor

I was induced because my water broke and I was not having contractions. .... I was induced early for one of my children for timing reasons (my doctor was ...

Pre-labor Dilation?

By the time my husband got home from work and we got there, contractions had been 3 to 5 min ... If you want, you can time the contractions until they are ...

Labor Process

I woke up at 4am because of my contractions, not bc they were painful, but uncomfortable. I was timing them and I went in about 6am. I walked the halls and ...

Pros and Cons of Being Induced.

It was all arranged ahead of time. The con: It's really weird to just show up at the hospital without having contractions, etc. But there wasn't anything ...

Besides an epidural....what Else Is Available During Labor

I good friend of mine sat up with me all night, we played cards while timing the contractions. I went to the hospital about 8 hrs before the actual birth ...

First Time Mom of 1 Week Old Baby Boy!

And the timing is calculated by when they start their feeding. Similar to timing of contractions. I know once my baby slept for over 5 hours and all of my ...

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Future Mom Terrified of Labor and Delivery

I know that I cannot endure pain for hours at a time. 20 contractions in one hour before I even get to the hospital? PLEASE!!! I guess my fear is that I am ...

Will I Need an Episiotomy?

5 Sep 2009 ... As soon as they were ready to send me home the contractions .... Since this is the first time you are logging in to Mamapedia with ...

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