Pregnancy: Infant, Steroids

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Steroids for Fetal Lung Development?

The goods new is the baby is healthy and above average in weight, however, the drs. are quite certain I will have an early csection, due to complications/high risk and have talked about giving me steroids to speed up the baby's lung development (I A. 29.5 weeks right now). If you were given steroids to speed up lung development, can you tell me what the experience was like? Any side effects for the baby (or you)? I really do understand that this is for the benefit of the baby, in the event he comes early, it gives him the best chance of...

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Asthma and Pregnancy

Hi everyone. I have pretty severe asthma with this pregnancy (23 weeks) and...

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Underweight 4 Mo. Old Baby

My baby is now 4 months old. At her check up last week, she was 15 percentile for weight and 95 percentile for height. (long & lean like her mom!) At the 2 month check up she was at 25 percentile for weight. So, the DR is a bit concerned. We take her back in 1 month for a weight check. If she does not put on 1 pound by then, we will need to supplement with formula. Baby is progressing well developmentally, she is happy and sleeps well at night. I feel sad at even the thought of having to supplement with formula. I know that it is not the...

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Names for Are Baby!

*EDIT*So I am currently 3 months in and we need want baby names for a...

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Asthma & Steroids

Hello, I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (an Albuteral inhaler as needed) from birth, He is now 9 years old and doing great in school, very little Asthma attacks! Now that we have moved here, his allergies really hit a High and has triggered his Asthma attacks more frequently, So we are on a regumine of allergy pills and now also added Advair, (which is a steroid on a daily dose about 5 months now) But this has been...

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Labor & Delivery

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Steroids for Fetal Lung Development?

The goods new is the baby is healthy and above average in weight, however, the drs. are quite certain I will have an early csection, due to complications/high risk and have talked about giving me steroids to speed up the baby's lung development (I A. 29.5 weeks right now). If you were given steroids to speed up lung development, can you tell me what the experience was like? Any side effects for the baby (or you)? I really do understand that this is for the benefit of the baby, in the event he comes early, it gives him the best chance of...

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Going into Labor

I am having my first baby. I went to the doctors office about 3 days ago and...

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