| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Ultrasound | 11/21/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I wrote you earlier about my pregnancy and rape. I had an ultrasound on 11/14 and they said i was ...
A: Madison, First of all, don't go to a vanity 3D ultrasound mill. Their machines may be newer, but ...
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| brown discharge after delivering a stillborn birht of twins | 11/13/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: I had a still born delivery on 9/1/09. Since then I have been having a brown discharge. I have ...
A: I am so so sorry about the loss of your babies. Brown discharge sounds like old blood - there ...
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| couple of questions | 11/11/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I have a couple of questions about early ultrasounds. How accurate are early ultrasounds after 8 ...
A: Madison, I'm so sorry for what you must be going through. I can only offer my condolences - I ...
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| Lost | 11/4/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: I know this is long but thank you for taking time out to read it. When I went to my first u/s on ...
A: You raise a lot of good questions - if you conceived on 9/3, that would put your due date at the 2nd ...
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| when day I got pregnant | 11/3/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: When did I get pregnant I had my last period may20 had sex all wit my boyfriend till july 15 wit ...
A: Based on your last period, it looks like you conceived around June 3, give or take a few days. ...
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| Spotting | 10/30/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: What is the difference between implantion bleeding and ovulation spotting. I heard they both look ...
A: Eden, Implantation bleeding and spotting at ovulation would look very much the same - pink or ...
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| baby birth | 10/29/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: LPP is 19 feb,2009 what should be the exact/nearby date of delivery of our child
A: Congratulations on your pregnancy! Your due date is approximately November 26. However a normal ...
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| Ovulate | 10/28/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: I have been tracking my periods this year because in pass years they have been really off due to bc. ...
A: If you had sex on August 6, the sperm would have died probably by August 9 and definitely by August ...
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| childbirth/pregnancy after back surgery | 10/28/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 14 months. I am 37 years old and we have been to a ...
A: You have some valid concerns, and definitely these are concerns you want to address before ...
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| c-sections | 10/27/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: I'm just wondering if my baby was taken out to early if i had sex on November 17 2008 last year. i ...
A: It looks like they considered your November period a real period - the ultrasound due date was only ...
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| Ovulate | 10/27/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: I have been tracking my periods this year because in pass years they have been really off due to bc. ...
A: A transvaginal ultrasound done at 9 weeks is generally very accurate but it can be off by +/-3 days. ...
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| Early ultrasounds | 10/26/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I was just wondering, how accurate are early transvaginal ultrasounds? Does it matter if you do not ...
A: Carmen, Early transvaginal ultrasounds between 8-10 weeks are the most accurate, within +/- 3 ...
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| month after delivery | 10/25/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: is it normal to bleed a month after delivery is it to soon or is that right on time and normal
A: Are you talking about starting your period a month after delivery? Most of the time, if you are not ...
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| First menstruation after childbirth | 10/25/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: 9 months after childbirth i had my first period last week which lasted only for a single day. Was ...
A: Ghanshala, It's common for menstruation to be irregular while breastfeeding. It sounds as if you ...
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| Conception and intercourse | 10/25/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I had sex with another man on October 17th.,2008 we used protection and then although it didn't ...
A: Megan, It's your boyfriend's baby. Period. You had a period after you had intercourse with the ...
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| Ovulation | 10/23/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I have a 2 questions. If you have long cycles, 35 to sometimes 46 days, although you stay pretty ...
A: Renee, Your luteal phase is typically very stable from cycle to cycle, usually only 1-2 days ...
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| c-sections | 10/23/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: one 9 years ago another 6 years ago and last 4 months ago. if i waited another 4 years to have ...
A: Joanie, Yes, you should be able to have another child if you wait at least 2 years between ...
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| Natural after Myo and C? | 10/22/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I had a C-section with my son in Sept of 07 because of Fibriods, I later had an abdominal myomectomy ...
A: Jennifer, I think it will be difficult to find a VBAC-supportive provider as it's been so short a ...
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| Conception date? Due 18th November CONTD | 10/22/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: Catherine thanks for your earlier response So I am now starting to think that maybe I had my LMP ...
A: Sharon, You are confused on how pregnancy dates are calculated. Based on your ultrasound, you ...
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| who's the father? | 10/22/2009 | Dorothy H, LCCE |
Q: Me and my boyfriend had split up and I had sex with another person on March 21.My boyfriend and I ...
A: Going by your due date, it looks like you probably conceived around the third week of March. If you ...
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| Still a little lost | 10/20/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: You did an awesome job on answering my question but I'm still alittle scared because I heard that ...
A: Eve, Like I said before, early transvaginal ultrasound is the *most accurate* way to date a ...
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| Who's the father | 10/16/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: My periods are usually every 37 days, 2 months this year they were 43 and 47 days, Jan and June. I ...
A: Eve, No, I do not agree. Early transvaginal ultrasound is the single most accurate way to date ...
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| My second c-section | 10/16/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I ended up having to have a with my first pregnancy due to my narrow birth canal. I am now on my ...
A: Krista, You are never under general anesthesia for a c-section, unless it is a true emergency ...
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| pregnancy | 10/15/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: Im in a dilemma at the moment with my pregnancy,i was with my boyfriend for 4 years until january 09 ...
A: Halley, Based on your information, you most likely conceived around the beginning of May, as you ...
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| Conception date? Due 18th November | 10/15/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: Catherine I am soo happy to have come across this website. I need some serious advice - I am a ...
A: Sharon, With all the information you've provided, it looks fairly clear that your partner is the ...
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| 16 Week Ultrasound Gender | 10/14/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I just had a targeted ultrasound done yesterday at my high-risk specialists office and was told by ...
A: Kelly, Of course it's possible that they're wrong. It's just not probable. The biggest ...
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| pregnant | 10/13/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: if i had sex to one guy the first week in apirl then the second week to my baby father and my due ...
A: Haley, Based on your due date, you most likely conceived around April 24th, meaning that you ...
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| Third C-Section | 10/12/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I am thirty seven years old and my husband and I are preparing to have our thrid child. Our 16 year ...
A: Melinda, As long as your other c-sections were low transverse incisions, then you should be able to ...
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| 39wks4days | 10/8/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: My wife is awakes, she was dilated cm for the past 3-4wks and told she was very,very soft but would ...
A: Ryan, It sounds quite possible that her membranes were stripped and that she is experiencing ...
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| Concerned about conception. | 10/4/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: This is hard. Im going to try my best to put it into words. The first day of my last period was Feb. ...
A: Casey, Don't worry, you didn't confuse me at all. Based on your ultrasound on March 23rd, your ...
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| transvaginal ultrasound | 10/4/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I am a couple weeks pregnant and had some light cramping, I went to the dr and they did an ...
A: Stacy, What the doctor was trying to say, although he didn't appear to do a good job of it, is ...
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| bleeding after 9 weeks of pregnancy | 10/1/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I underwent C-section 9 weeks ago. After the operation I bled for about 3 weeks straight in moderate ...
A: Kathleen, If you are concerned, then you need to see your doctor. All of the symptoms you're ...
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| bleeding after 9 weeks of pregnancy | 10/1/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I underwent C-section 9 weeks ago. After the operation I bled for about 3 weeks straight in moderate ...
A: Kathleen, It could be your first period, even if you're nursing. Some women cease to have a ...
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| 3rd labour questions | 9/30/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant and have some questions to ask please. I had my boys (age 3 and 1) ...
A: Jo, All labors can be unpredictable - there's no evidence that this is more true for a 3rd labor. ...
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| Natural induction | 9/28/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: . I'm due in 5 days but with my two kids I had before I was about a week late..what are the chances ...
A: Devorah, You tend to do what your body has done before, meaning that if you were late twice, ...
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| worried | 9/28/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: Iam 13 weeks pregnant and as the calculations from my doctor seems I conceived sometime around ...
A: Rosa, It depends upon how you are coming up with 2.5 weeks - from conception or from the first day ...
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| Gestational Diabetes and Labour | 9/27/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: My wife has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and the gyne says that she needs to have a C ...
A: Ahmed, Gestational diabetes does not automatically make her pregnancy high-risk, especially if ...
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| Hi | 9/25/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: Just giving you an update on a previous question on paternity. The due dates from the original early ...
A: Mark, The early ultrasound is the most accurate. What they're probably really saying is that the ...
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| ultrasound accuracy for conception and due dates | 9/24/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I had a light period on June 13-16/17 and then took a pregnancy test on July 13th saying I was ...
A: Karen, The accuracy depends upon how the due date was calculated - using the first day of your ...
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| when did I get pregnant | 9/17/2009 | Catherine Beier MS CBE |
Q: I need help finding out when I got pregnant ok my lmp was 5.10.09 and my cycle is ever 25 days and ...
A: Mika, No, they don't calculate from the conception date. Pregnancy is either calculated as 40 weeks ...
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