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Use this forum to talk about labor and delivery — what it feels like, pain management, different labor methods, early labor signs, possible delivery and postnatal problems, and choosing your healthcare provider.

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding question

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Hi! I have been nursing my daughter for 16 months. The past 2 months has only been a couple times at night. I haven't had a period since she was born, and since last November I've been on Micronor...a low-dose birth control pill. Before I started Micronor, I had only 2 shots of Depo-provera....

by User avatar jsgirl_61484801

producing breast milk since the birth of my last child who w

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been producing breast milk for 5 years and 5 months from both breasts.i did breastfeed for 4 months.i have 3 children but was very ill with the last 1.my breasts are very tender and i feel warm all the time sometimes almost feverish.i also find it very hard to sleep and suffer severe back shoulder...

by User avatar cagney

Do i have post natal depression ? im so confused !

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Hi there, I gave birth to my baby 9 weeks ago and through my pregnancy i had bad hormones ! I thought they would have gone once i had the baby but now i seem worse! I pick at stupid little things and me and my partner always seem to argue now. After i have said something horrible or started an...

by User avatar cmm1847704

pain in stomach

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I had a c-section 4 months ago. I often get sick in my stomach, usually a half hour to an hour after I eat. It's not all the time. I thought for awhile it was dairy, but it's not that and it's not wheat either. I don't know if these two things are related or not, but I also have pain in my upper...

by User avatar Evie

Dizziness, fatigue, bruising; Breast-feeding 6 months

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I've been having dizzy spells the last few days and collapsed with one of them. I try getting 8 hours of sleep a night and my baby sleeps thru the night, but I am suddenly VERY TIRED all the time. My left eye is blurry and my right leg has many unexplained bruises. I finally had my first period...

by User avatar Guest

swollen/painful left foot post c-section. concerned about blood clots

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my 23 yo daughter had a c-section 6-5-08 after preeclampsia during her late 2nd and 3rd trimester. Her legs were grossly swollen during this time and she wore antiembolism stockings until the delivery. She c/o pain on the top of her left foot where most of the swelling pooled before the delivery....

by User avatar gilb22990366

i have had my second child and my first period but my second period hasnt come yet

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hi i have a baby who is 14wks old, i got my period back when she was 10wks old. but my second period hasnt come yet. in the last three weeks sex with my partner has been really painful, if feels as if there is something in the way, and i gat a sharp pain in my stomach. i did my pelvic floor...

by User avatar elliebabe

Can a mother with hepatitis B breastfeed her child?

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I feel so sorry for my friend, she always had health issues and it seems like she got the one that will definitely change her life. She has been diagnosed with hepatitis B and she has a one week old baby! How is this possible? I mean, how they did not see that she has this condition sooner? Can a...

by User avatar Guest

vaginal bleeding after I gave birth

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Hi I have a question. i gave birth 7 weeks ago. i bleed for about 5 weeks, stopped, had my period i think then stopped. I had sex for the first time the other night and now i am bleeding again heavily. What is wrong? Help

by User avatar worried

Breast-feeding Protects Mothers from Rheumatoid Arthritis

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New researches conducted to see if there was a link between hormones and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development found that mothers who breastfed their babies for longer periods of time were likely to have a reduced risk of developing this chronic disease. In comparison to women who never breastfed,...

by User avatar Jannie3486