I am 30 weeks and i’ve had horrid backache and nausea.
Contractions (your abdomen tightens like a fist) every 10 minutes or more often
# Change in vaginal discharge (leaking fluid or bleeding from your vagina)
# Pelvic pressure—the feeling that your baby is pushing down
# Low, dull backache
# Cramps that feel like your period
# Abdominal cramps with or without diarrhea
im taking procardia for pre term labor and it gives me the worst side effects everything i read about it says pregnant women should only take this medication with great concern. and there are so many dangers of this why would they give it to me?
Take a few minutes and google the things that can happen to preterm infants, like bleeding in the head, NEC, respiratory problems, and so forth. It’s important to keep that little guy/gal in there as long as possible.
Other drugs to prevent preterm labor also have side effects.
Your physician has chosen what he/she thinks is the most appropriate treatment.
Is there any reason that you choose not to discuss this with your obstetrician? That is the person who knows you and your situation, and can best tell you why it’s necessary.
I have a newborn that was born at 35 weeks and the doctors are concerned over the level of bilirubin in his system. He started at 175 and went to 152 and they started light therapy but now his level is at 252. My wife and I are very concerned and the doctors do not seem to be providing us with definate answers. Can anybody provide some insight into our concerns.
How old is he? Bili levels spike on the 3rd and 4th day. Jaundice is very common in babies born before 38 weeks and goes away over the first weeks of life. It is concerning but very much manageable. 252 umol would be equal to 15mg/dl. It is high. My daughter had to be taken off breastmilk for 2 extra days for it.
Just wanting to reassure myself really. I am 32 weeks and 6 days pregnant with baby 2 and have not felt right for past few days. Had some pink spotting 2 days ago and since then been having more painfull braxton hicks and back pain for past 2 days. Also started feeling nausea today.
Braxton hicks and not regular but more often..maybe around 6 a day and backache pretty much constant.
Thanks x
my first sign was bachache, HORRIBLE BACKACHE………
I wasnt able to even move,
so, if your backache gets worse in such a sense, go see a doc immediately…..
and I wont say, braxton hicks was really much of sign, its more the bachache…
and the then your water that breaks 
good luck
Pre-term babies with low birth weight
Because they are born too soon, many of their biological systems, such as those involving the lungs and liver, are not developed enough to work property on their own. This can result in jaundice or breathing difficulties after they are born.
Although biological immaturity is the main concern in caring for pre-term babies, weight also indicates how well a baby will do after birth-the smaller the baby, the greater the risks involved and he more intensive the care needed.
Some hospitals set aside an area in their regular nurseries for their larger and healthier "premies." Very small or sick babies are placed in intensive care nurseries where specially trained nurses care for them under the supervision of neonatologists, doctors who specialize in treating newborns.
If a hospital is not equipped with an intensive care nursery, it may transfer the baby to a specialized center shortly after birth. Some women who begin labor too early are sent directly to a specialized center to deliver their babies.
Premature birth is a serious health problem. Premature babies are at increased risk for newborn health complications, as well as lasting disabilities, such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, lung and gastrointestinal problems, vision and hearing loss, and even death. Many premature babies require care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which has specialized medical staff and equipment that can deal with the multiple problems faced by premature infants.
Most premature babies (71.2 percent) are born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestation (1). These are called late preterm births. Almost 13 percent of premature babies are born between 32 and 33 weeks of gestation, about 10 percent between 28 and 31 weeks, and about 6 percent at less than 28 weeks of gestation (1).
All premature babies are at risk for health problems, but those born before about 32 weeks of gestation face the highest risk. These babies usually are very small, and their organs are less developed than those of babies born later. Fortunately, advances in obstetrics and neonatology (the branch of pediatrics that deals with newborns) have improved the chances of survival for even these smallest babies.
Not only are premature babies often small and sick, but also they may look and behave very differently than full-term babies. For example, their skin may be thin and wrinkled, and their heads may look too large for their bodies. But these babies look the way they should at their stage of development. They will begin to appear and act more like full-term babies as they continue to develop and grow. Throughout their first year of life, these babies should be evaluated according to their adjusted age (which takes the extent of their prematurity into account).
I am 30 weeks pregnant and all day i’ve been needing a wee. I know its a pregnancy thing but i’ve not experienced this through my pregnancy. I have had lots of pressure in the pubic area and my back is achy. I’ve stabbing pains either side of my tummy. I’ve got wind like pains well they feel like diarrheoa pains. I’ve also had an increased appetite and thirst. I s this a normal pregnancy thing?
yes it is perfectly normal for anyone who is pregnant.
take care xxx
Is it true that if you have a baby early , your next baby will be even earlier?? my son is three years old and when i was pregnant with him my water broke at 37 weeks. Now i am 34 weeks pregnant and very paranoid about having this one early.. or even earlier then 37 weeks. Also does any one know what health risk a baby would have if she was born at 34 weeks? Thanks for any answers.
NO that is not true at all, i think your odds go up, but it doesnt mean that it is going to happen….and a baby at 34 weeks will be able to servive, but will need to be in the nicu for a whiel and might need help with breathing at first, but if you go into early labor, and they know you are going to deliver, they will give you a steroid/hormone shot that will rapidly develop the babies luns, so their will be less chances of concerns at birth(lower the severeity of the babies concerns of breathing) at this point everything is developed and the lungs are the last thing to develop, and 37 weeks isnt considered premature, anything after 37 weeks is considered fll term! good luck and Ive know people that had a really premature baby(22 weeks) the baby was bairly a pound(17 yrs almost 18yrs ago) my cousin, and she is fine, and dont you think technology is better now then 18 yrs ago?? so i woulnd stress over it, and in fact, all stress will do is make your chances of a preterm labor more apt to happen, i wish you luck and hope all is well with you and baby!
i am 37 weeks pregnant.the cramps went away but were those contractions,cuz my doctor said that it would be maybe my menatrual period would come back is that true?
i went to my obgyn 2 days later and he told me that it would be normal that my period would come back now but that can’t be i’m still carrying a baby inside me.
I was high risk for preterm labor with both my children (both were premature). At 37 weeks you are for the most part considered "term" if you were to go into labor today they would allow you to give birth. In fact at 36 weeks they will not stop labor and will allow the child to be born. As for you claiming your menstrual period will come back in your 37th week of pregnancy are you insane? If your cramping go to the Dr and get checked.
my stomach keeps getting hard on and off keep having low dull back pain and baby is balling up should I be worried or is this normal I know it sounds like braxton hicks but my stomach gets hard and stays like that for about 5 mins and off again? Please help.
Im 30 weeks and 2 days.
you need to count the contractions. start timing them from the start of one contraction to the start of the next. If they are coming in regular intervals, or you are having more than 4 in an hour, that could mean you are going into preterm labor. just monitor them, and if they are regular or you are having too many, go into the hospital for a nonstress test. they will monitor your contractions and the baby, and possibly do a test called a fetal fibronctin test where they check for a protein the body releases prior to childbirth. good luck
I’m 28 weeks pregnant. I saw my doctor on Thursday because I was bleeding and he said that my cervix was irritated and I might have an infection. The spotting has been happening for a couple weeks. I’m going to see my doctor next week. So if it is an infection can it cause pre-term labour??? Thanks
yes kidney infection and many other infection can sometimes lead to preterm labor.