Sharon asks…
Did anyone else skip their glucose test and some prenatal visits?
This is my third pregnancy. I feel fantastic and just began my 3rd trimester. My baby moves a lot Ive gained 16 pounds and ulrasounds and bloodworks perfect. So I feel like this glucose test isnt that important and I dont feel like going to the docs just to get weighed and lsten to the heartbeat ( i have a device to do that from home. I work for myself doing daycare and refuse to take time off unless its an emergency. I feel like a woman who is in tune with her body and is experienced has good judgment enough to know when its time to be seen my a doctor. I like the natural approach. Did anyone else feel this way?
Michelle answers:
In a way yes I do feel as you except a responsible woman must read up about her body and the tests she is choosing not to take and talking it over perhaps with a lay midwife or naturopathic physician. If not then in my opinion one is being ignorant and lazy. I believe however, that an informed woman who knows her body due to the disciplined education on the subject that she has spent untold hours pouring through and understands the risks, as well as understands the responses a body gives if it where to go out of whack and what they mean then ok, go for the naturazl route. In my opinion though the best route is managed care through a naturopathic doctor and midwife so you have the freedom to make such choices within a structured knowledgable setting. As far as I go, I procrastinate to the ends of the earth due to my distrust of the modern medical establishment and hatrred of needles, but I have done sooo much reading on this subject that I find myself knowing more than the doctors, more often than not as well as knowing a good heaping dose of herbology and naturopathic and midwiferey medicine. I had gestational diabetes in the past and automatically go on my own modified gestation diabetes diet when I become pregnant, that this past pregnancy I should of by all accounts tested positive after 2 gestational diabetic pregnancies, but I beat it and didn’t have it according to thier tests, which is unheard of! If going natural is your preference then please find yourself a lay midwife, they are in all states to my knowledge just do a search. I would trust these powerful women with my body any day over a phd. If you do not conform to your doctors tests there is a very real danger of them or the hospital calling child protective services, it has happened and in certain cases they have kept the mother from taking her baby home! Which I think is idiotic since isn’t it supposed to be her body to do what she wants with?? You have the right to kill your unborn child but if you don’t see a doctor for prenatals your negligent… What a crock.
Jenny asks…
Whats the deal?? PLEASE HELP?
I had a natural m/c at 6 weeks on Aug. 5th. A blood test confirmed that my hcg level were completely gone. I took a clear blue digital pregnancy test last Saturday, 11 days after conception and it was positive followed by two more positive tests from First Response. Today I took another clear blue test and it’s negative but I haven’t had my period or bled anything.
Michelle answers:
There are such things as false negatives and if this is 10 past conception, it is possible the negative test was not sensitive enough to detect your HCG levels this soon.
I would schedule a blood test because you are most likely pregnant and you will want to start prenatal care sooner than most since you just miscarried and the Dr’s may want to monitor you more closely.
Your regular Dr can perform the blood test if you cant get in to your OB/gyn right away.. Once you have confirmation, you can tell your ob/gyn you had a blood test and you are in fact pregnant, just recently miscarried and want to start prenatal care early.
Take it easy, don’t do any strenuous activity or lifting and stay off your feet at night as much as possible until you know for sure and to make sure that all is OK.
I hope congratulations are in order and I wish a safe and healthy pregnancy.
Daniel asks…
What are the chances?
I had sex for the first time, I’m not on birth control but we used a condom. I really nervous and I’m sure that’s natural after your first time but how long until I can use a pregnancy test and be sure that I’m no pregnant? What are signs of pregnancy? PLEASE HELP
Michelle answers:
First there is no need to be afraid; since you used a condom. These days most condoms are reliable. You may have to wait for 45 days to get a test. You may get the periods before that.
Steven asks…
Need some advice women, please, did I fail or am I again??!?!?!?
Okay I just posted….
Miscarriage on August 16th – 19th
Ovulation (according to almost everyone) – August 30th (14 days after miscarriage)….
September 1st-3rd …. light bleeding, started off brownish then got pinkish – only when wiped and periodically throughout the day, sometimes when wiped, sometimes not – no panty liner needed.
period like cramping around 7th & 8th this month….
more period cramping around 28 days after miscarriage (when menses was suposed to start) 13th/14th this month….
Had an early miscarriage last month, lost pregnancy around implantation, but body expelled 2 1/2 weeks later…natural miscarriage, levels followed down to 0…..everything great, doc said try again!!
(Increase in cervical discharge for the past 3 weeks)
Pregnancy test tonight – (2 tests) “Answer” brand, both negative…. if I would have ovulated the 30th or 31st of August wouldn’t a home test show positive by now, if I am pregnant again?? (sexually active since MC)
first of all lil_guicho, I am 23 and have 3 children (healthy mind you) – and you’re wrong, they come before anything, I was given the “go ahead” by my doctor – so please take your rubbish somewhere else darling 🙂
Michelle answers:
Well you must be a youngster because that is a tramatizing thing for some women. I mean having sex so soon after a miscarriage goes to show you dont really care about anyone but yourself. And what if you are pregnant? Then you have another one? I’m not trying to be mean but i just seems like your too young to realize what being pregnant is all about. I would just ask your doctor and they can tell you everything you need to know. Good Luck though!
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