NiCKiDEE5206
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Was Anyone Early?
Posted: 02-11-07 20:00pm
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Was anyone in labor earlier than your due
date? Im afraid of that happening because
doesnt that mean premature baby? Also,
when will I know if my baby has a birth
defect or something wrong with him/her?
Because I did a few things before I even
knew I was pregnant and afraid that harmed
the baby. Im only 10 weeks right now.
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alexa84
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Posted: 02-11-07 20:18pm
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I was 2 days over due.
They ask you around 22 wks if you want a
blood test done which test for spinal
bifada (sp?) and down syndrome. Thats
when they asked me. I wouldnt worry about
what you did before. Just worry about the
present and future. 
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 02-11-07 20:19pm
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Yes I went into labor when I was 30 weeks
with my second child but they stopped it
and I was put on bedrest till 36 weeks and
had her 37 weeks. I would try and not
worry about going into labor early. They
have several different meds to stop it if
you do. Some birth defects you might not
know until you have the child. I found
out about my daughters when I was 7 months
and they could not tell me how bad it
was. I just had to wait till I had her to
see. Dont worry to much about birth
defects with all the medicines and
technology today they can fix most of them
where you can hardly tell
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-11-07 20:23pm
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My baby was born at 37 weeks. She was
just perfect. But my first son was born
at 26 weeks. And he was premature. At
37 weeks they are considered term babies.
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 02-11-07 20:39pm
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Yes 37 weeks is considered term babies
but its still early from my due date. And
my baby was born at 37 weeks and not ok
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 02-11-07 20:59pm
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My baby was born at 37 weeks and had a
hard time breathing. I think she only got
a 7 on her apgar.
They had to take her to continue to
suction her lungs. She wasn't crying much
at all.
She was tiny too. She was only 6.8 and
19in long.
I was one of those woman who wanted to
go over due. But at my 36 week apt I was
a finger tip dialated and 3 days later I
had my baba!!!!!!!
Sarah
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NiCKiDEE5206
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Posted: 02-11-07 23:20pm
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So because the baby was premature doesnt
mean it came that way because of smoking
right? Because my friends think smoking
is the only cause for prematurity. And I
quit smoking 4 weeks ago.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-11-07 23:36pm
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I have never smoked a day in my life. My
babies were both early, one of them made
it the other didn't. Please don't tell
me that you are thinking of smoking again
to have your baby early. There are any
number of reasons that your baby could be
premature.
a rupture
of your bag of waters, an infection of
your uterus, cervix or urinary tract,
chronic diseases, including high blood
pressure, diabetes, kidney disease and
hypothyroidism,
an abnormally shaped uterus or a uterus
with a benign tumor (fibroid),
a previous premature delivery, smoking,
alcohol use or misuse of other drugs,
malnutrition, pre-eclampsia are all
causes of premature birth.
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NiCKiDEE5206
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Posted: 02-11-07 23:53pm
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No I dont even want my baby early. I used
to smoke but I quit because I dont want
the baby premature. But I think ill be
fine. Ill get blood work done when they
ask me to see if the baby is ok
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-11-07 23:58pm
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| nickidee5206
wrote: | | no I dont even want my baby
early. I used to smoke but I quit
because I dont want the baby premature.
But I think ill be fine. Ill get blood
work done when they ask me to see if the
baby is ok |
to see if your baby is fine??? How far
along are you? The earlier you stop
smoking the better your baby is. If you
stopped smoking early in your pregnancy
your baby will be fine. If in deed you
did stop smoking your blood tests will not
show if your child is going to have a low
birth weight.
These are the problems you can have when
you are smoking during your pregnancy and
after the child is born. This can cause
life long issues.
spontaneous abortions
ectopic pregnancies
other birth and delivery problems
fetal brain damage
growth retardation/low birth weight
lower or higher than normal infant blood
pressure
problems requiring neonatal intensive care
infant death from perinatal disorders;
sudden infant death syndrome (sids)
cancer-causing agents in infants' blood;
potentially carcinogenic genetic
mutations; and childhood leukemia
mental retardation
respiratory disorders during childhood
eye problems during childhood
attention deficit disorder
other learning and developmental problems
behavioral problems even into the
adolescent years
smoking during adolescence
various adult health problems including
obesity
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NiCKiDEE5206
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Posted: 02-12-07 01:32am
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Im 10 weeks. I quit smoking 4 weeks ago.
So thats fine right? I knew what happens
when you smoke while pregnant because I
read up all on it and I just want to take
blood tests to see how the baby looks.
But when they see the sex of the baby,
wont they see if the baby is fine by just
looking at the ultrasound?
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Becky
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Posted: 02-12-07 03:10am
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My first two babies were born at 38 weeks
which is full term but was 2 weeks before
my due date. My 3rd was born at 21 weeks
and was too little to survive 
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 02-12-07 08:33am
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According to my doctor I was only 37 weeks
when I went into labor. 
I beg to differ, but that's my weird
story, not typical. Anyway, my son,
delivered at 37 weeks, weighed 9 lbs and
11 oz. Hardly preemie. So to answer
your question, yes and no.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 02-12-07 08:43am
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A blood test isn't going to show you how
the baby looks. During your level two
u/s. Normally between 16-25 weeks, they
can tell if something is wrong with your
baby they then will most likely order and
amnio.
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greeneyes33
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Posted: 02-12-07 13:24pm
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I smoked up until I was 5 or 6 weeks
pregnant.(i found out I was pregnant at
around 4 weeks obviously).. My baby seems
to be fine, im 39 wks pregnant, no
complications ... Not saying that smoking
is any good for the baby or for you! I am
so glad I quit.
My friend had her baby a day after her due
date and smoked throughout the whole
entire pregnancy as if she wasnt even
pregnant..**soo gross**
her baby wasnt early, but she was born
very light and has problems seeing.
-katherine
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Idony
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Posted: 02-12-07 13:39pm
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| alexa84
wrote: | i was 2 days over due.
They ask you around 22 wks if you want a
blood test done which test for spinal
bifada (sp?) and down syndrome. Thats
when they asked me. I wouldnt worry
about what you did before. Just worry
about the present and future. |
that blood test is an afp test I beleive,
I had mine around 16 weeks I think
ok this is gonna sound really bad and I
know it so please dont get mad at me but,
something being off about your afp is
kinda a blessing in disguise, mine showed
that she had a higher risk for downs and I
had to get a level 2 utrasound and amnio,
since she was positioned funny (face down
against my back) I got to get another one
to see what we didnt see, and she was
still positioned funny so I get to get yet
another one, so by the time im 28 weeks
ill have had 5 ultrasounds, its so nice to
see her
and dont feel bad, I worry a lot about if
my baby will be early or not, I never
smoked but I had bv around 18 weeks (i
think) and ever since ive been paranoid
because I have a lot of health problems
~alicia~
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Posted: 02-12-07 13:41pm
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Trey was 4 days early, I smoked early on
in my pregnancy too and he was almost 9lbs
when born.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 02-12-07 13:44pm
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I was induced a day after my due date.
The induction took 29 hours. If I hadn't
been induced, I probably would have gone
over my due date by quite a few days.
But I didn't smoke at all during my
pregnancy.
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Emma2
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Re: Was Anyone Early?
Posted: 02-12-07 13:47pm
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wrote: | | was anyone in labor earlier
than your due date? Im afraid of that
happening because doesnt that mean
premature baby? Also, when will I know
if my baby has a birth defect or something
wrong with him/her? Because I did a few
things before I even knew I was pregnant
and afraid that harmed the baby. Im only
10 weeks right
now. |
a baby that is born at 36 week and earlier
is considered a preemie ...So from 37-42
weeks is a full term baby...
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NiCKiDEE5206
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Re: Was Anyone Early?
Posted: 02-12-07 20:08pm
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Well, my next appointment is march 12th.
I will be around 15 weeks pregnant. How
do they see if the baby is ok? Just by an
ultrasound? Also, I took a lot of blood
tests about a month ago and no call. Is
that a good sign? It was blood work for
hiv and stuff.
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