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Last Answer on July 14, 2017

I had my Mirena removed exactly8 days ago,we r ttc ,but i'm confused cuz i have discharges & i know it's normal,but the color of these discharges are sometimes bright red and most of the other times,can i get pregnant even tho of thess discharges?

Asked by Sarah B almost 11 years ago

This forum is designed to ask questions about the experience of being a practicing obgyn. If you have personal medical concerns, you should contact your physician.

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Movies often showed newborns being held by their feet and slapped on the butt to initiate crying. Was this ever widely done? when did it stop? (My boys were unhappy with having their noses cleared, but the nurse expected them to cry because of it.

Asked by Michael Donahue about 10 years ago

Yes, this was traditional practice to stimulate a cry in the newborn so that the baby could clear his or her lungs of amniotic fluid. More recently, we have realized that drying the baby off with a warm blanket and placing the baby skin-to-skin on the mother's chest is a better method to stimulate the baby.

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used a unisex loo at work & went in after a man. It had some sort of fluid which got on my thigh which I wiped with tissue and with same tissue I wiped front to back.i was ovulating at this time.can pregnancy happen?im pregnant &I hope it's hubbys

Asked by Worried almost 10 years ago

It is nearly impossible for you to have conceived in that manner.

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How much does it cost for an uninsured person to have a baby,the prenatal care and the delivery?

Asked by Sarah about 11 years ago

Without health insurance, the cost of prenatal care is approximately $2000. The cost of a vaginal delivery may be around $10,000, while the cost of a cesarean section is around $15,000. Of course, there are many variables that can change these numbers, and you should speak to your provider and hospital to get more accurate estimates.

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Ok give or take 5 days. Here is my problem im trying to see who the possible father could be I was with one man on the 5th of Sept & another on sept 13th 14th & so on.... both where unprecedented which is more likely the father?

Asked by jenjen almost 10 years ago

It sounds like you need to talk to your own physician about this, and perhaps discuss paternity testing. I don't have enough information to give you an accurate answer, and this is not a forum for medical advice.

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My LMP was May 10th, so I went to the dr at 8 and a half weeks for my first scan.
She told me that the baby measured 16mm, which is exactly 8 weeks where I should have been.
I'm confused...a lot. How could the baby be 8 weeks when I was on my period?

Asked by Kaley over 9 years ago

In obstetrics, gestational age is traditionally calculated from the time of last menstrual period rather than date of conception. Because ovulation typically occurs on day 14, gestational age will always be 2 weeks ahead of conceptional age.

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I'm worried about my daughter who is a physician. Her 2nd pregnancy, 20 weeks, with increasing migraines. She had a cesarean last pregnancy 2 weeks early due to preeclampsia. She has gained 30 lbs from her previous 110 lb normal weight.

Asked by kateinla over 10 years ago

This forum is not intended to exchange medical advice. Your daughter should discuss your concerns with her physician.

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I had my Mirena removed exactly8 days ago,we r ttc ,but i'm confused cuz i have discharges & i know it's normal,but the color of these discharges are sometimes bright red and most of the other times,can i get pregnant even tho of thess discharges?

Movies often showed newborns being held by their feet and slapped on the butt to initiate crying. Was this ever widely done? when did it stop? (My boys were unhappy with having their noses cleared, but the nurse expected them to cry because of it.

So you wanna be an Ultrasound Technician

used a unisex loo at work & went in after a man. It had some sort of fluid which got on my thigh which I wiped with tissue and with same tissue I wiped front to back.i was ovulating at this time.can pregnancy happen?im pregnant &I hope it's hubbys

How much does it cost for an uninsured person to have a baby,the prenatal care and the delivery?

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Ok give or take 5 days. Here is my problem im trying to see who the possible father could be I was with one man on the 5th of Sept & another on sept 13th 14th & so on.... both where unprecedented which is more likely the father?

My LMP was May 10th, so I went to the dr at 8 and a half weeks for my first scan.
She told me that the baby measured 16mm, which is exactly 8 weeks where I should have been.
I'm confused...a lot. How could the baby be 8 weeks when I was on my period?

I'm worried about my daughter who is a physician. Her 2nd pregnancy, 20 weeks, with increasing migraines. She had a cesarean last pregnancy 2 weeks early due to preeclampsia. She has gained 30 lbs from her previous 110 lb normal weight.

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What do YOU do?

I had my Mirena removed exactly8 days ago,we r ttc ,but i'm confused cuz i have discharges & i know it's normal,but the color of these discharges are sometimes bright red and most of the other times,can i get pregnant even tho of thess discharges?

Movies often showed newborns being held by their feet and slapped on the butt to initiate crying. Was this ever widely done? when did it stop? (My boys were unhappy with having their noses cleared, but the nurse expected them to cry because of it.

So you wanna be an Ultrasound Technician

used a unisex loo at work & went in after a man. It had some sort of fluid which got on my thigh which I wiped with tissue and with same tissue I wiped front to back.i was ovulating at this time.can pregnancy happen?im pregnant &I hope it's hubbys

How much does it cost for an uninsured person to have a baby,the prenatal care and the delivery?

Also on Jobstr...

Ok give or take 5 days. Here is my problem im trying to see who the possible father could be I was with one man on the 5th of Sept & another on sept 13th 14th & so on.... both where unprecedented which is more likely the father?

My LMP was May 10th, so I went to the dr at 8 and a half weeks for my first scan.She told me that the baby measured 16mm, which is exactly 8 weeks where I should have been.I'm confused...a lot. How could the baby be 8 weeks when I was on my period?

I'm worried about my daughter who is a physician. Her 2nd pregnancy, 20 weeks, with increasing migraines. She had a cesarean last pregnancy 2 weeks early due to preeclampsia. She has gained 30 lbs from her previous 110 lb normal weight.

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My LMP was May 10th, so I went to the dr at 8 and a half weeks for my first scan.
She told me that the baby measured 16mm, which is exactly 8 weeks where I should have been.
I'm confused...a lot. How could the baby be 8 weeks when I was on my period?