Labor & Delivery: 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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Going into Labor

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

Complicated Labor

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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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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...

Hospital

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Could Anyone Share Their Home Birth Experience?

I just recently watched a documentary called "The Business of Being Born" and it seriously got me considering choosing a home birth for my next child. I had such a horrible experience in the hospital and feel the doctor who delivered my son didn't have my best interest at heart. I feel a lot of my pain and distress was caused by the unneccessary interventions the doctor used so he could get home quicker. I never thought that I would be the type of person who would even consider a home birth, so I'd like to know if anyone out there has...

Preparation

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Going into Labor

I am having my first baby. I went to the doctors office about 3 days ago and thats when my doctor cheaked me and said i was three centimeters and said I was softening. My doctor told me she expected my baby to be here within a week! I am now eighteen and im almost 38 weeks. Im going crazy waiting for my baby to get here! Every day i expect here to come but i just dont understand why I havnt had contractions or went into labor. Idont really understand what dialating is and why i havnt anymore that i know of besides the three centimeters the...

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Is Labor Imminent?

You'd think that since I'm in the home stretch with baby #3, I'd know what...

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