I have been having severe headaches for about the last 3 weeks or so. I am 21.5 weeks pregnant. Today i had my monthly appt with my OB and she prescribed me fioricet to take for pain. I was wondering if anyone else has taken this before during pregnancy? I am very sensitive to pain medicine, so i am concerned about taking it. What were your side effects to the medicine?

My blood pressure is normal, but they have been monitoring me more closely. Also does anyone have any kind of remedies for headaches that i may not have heard of? Thank You!

Has anyone ever used this during pregnancy to jumpstart labor and for swelling and high blood pressure. We are trying natural remedies for starting labor since I am at risk for developing Preeclampsia and then having to induce. I have gained 7 lbs due to water retention and swelling is out of control. I don’t want to induce because I’ve heard labor is harder and could lead to needing a C-Section. I also don’t want to use castor oil because I’ve heard too many bad things about the cramping, diarrhea and vomiting that will occur.

After you have had a baby you will most likely be so tired from taking care of your new offspring that you don’t feel like doing anything at all, especially exercise. This means that it is highly unlikely that you will take time to go to your gym or to go for a run or even go outside. Plus, a new baby is going to require that you stay close by all the time. Not only will you lack the motivation for working out, you’ll have to work hard to find the time for it as well. The good news is that this article will talk about three exercises that will help you lose weight quickly and that you can do all from your home while your baby is sleeping. Don’t you want to keep reading? Hopefully the information presented so far about "Best Fat Burner" has been applicable. You might also want to keep reading so that you will discover more interesting tips that you previously didn’t know about. That said, keep reading the rest of this article.

Latin Dancing: Latin style dancing will have two effects when you use it in your attempts to lose your pregnancy weight. This type of dancing helps burn calories, make you feel sexier as you swing your hips, tap your feet and roll your shoulders. You don’t have to be an expert dancer to practice Latin style dancing, but if you’d like to know a few moves, check out some videos online or buy a post-natal Latin dancing workout DVD. Dancing is also extremely fun so you won’t feel like you’re working out. You are more likely to keep doing it because it’s fun. Another exercise proven effective is forearm plank with breathing, for this you get on all fours with your wrists directly under your shoulders. Then, slowly lower yourself until your forearms are resting flat on the ground in front of you. Your body and legs now need to make a straight line. Inhale deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth as you squeeze your abs, holding this position. Then, lower your chest to the floor and do pushups for thirty seconds. Do three sets of these exercises. You’ll look better have a stronger core and better posture.

Walking: Harvard commissioned a study in 2007 that proved that a half an hour of walking every day improves a woman’s likelihood of losing her post-pregnancy weight. The women who were participants in this study lost eleven pounds on average and most of them had reached their goals by the time their children had their first birthdays. So: go outside and get some fresh air! The time of day that you choose to walk is not remotely important but if you want to take your baby with you (in the stroller or in a carrier) you need to be sure to walk when the weather will be hospitable for your baby.

Also, make sure you bring plenty of liquids with you. Do this every day and you’ll lose that weight in no time.

These are exercises that can all be done while your baby takes a nap. Even if you have to do several small workouts instead of one big one each day it is better than not doing any exercises at all. You can lose your baby weight if you really want to. Thankfully, these three tips can help you quite a bit if you do them often enough.

Most women who give birth find that they have excess fat that they need to lose so as to fit into their old clothes again. After you give birth, the very last thing you are going to want to do is take on a strenuous exercise regime or go back to a low calorie diet (especially after being allowed to indulge for so long). You’ll be happy to learn that the three hints we outline in this article for this are simple enough that any woman can do them if they need help losing baby weight. If you are desperate to lose the weight you gained while you are pregnant, you can follow the tips outlined in this article so that you will be able to get back to your pre-baby weight as quickly as possible. Can you see how much you can learn about information related to "Best Fat Burners" when you take a little time to read a well-researched article like this? Don’t miss out on the rest of this great information as it will provide you more useful tips.

Latin Dancing: Latin style dancing will have two effects when you use it in your attempts to lose your pregnancy weight. This type of dancing helps burn calories, make you feel sexier as you swing your hips, tap your feet and roll your shoulders. You don’t have to be perfect, renting some videos or watching online videos can help you learn a few moves. This can be extremely fun to workout this way and best of all you won’t even feel like you are working out at all. That means you’re likely to stick with Latin style dancing longer than any other fitness routine, and that’s when you’ll notice the weight coming off fast.

Bridge Squeeze: For this exercise, you lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground. Put a pillow in between your legs at your knees and then draw your abs inward. Breathe in and then breathe out as you tighten your bottom and lift your hips until your body forms a straight line. Squeeze the pillow for two counts and then lower your hips back down. Do this ten times for three sets.

Walking: Harvard did a study in 2007 that showed just thirty minutes of walking every day can greatly improve a woman’s chances of shedding her pregnancy weight. Women who participated in this study lost eleven pounds and most of the women had lost all of their pregnancy weight by their babys’ first birthdays. So: go outside and get some fresh air! The time of day that you choose to walk is not remotely important but if you want to take your baby with you (in the stroller or in a carrier) you need to be sure to walk when the weather will be hospitable for your baby.

Also, don’t forget to stay properly hydrated on your walk. If you do this every day, you’ll lose the weight super fast.

So if you find yourself heavier than you’d like to be after your baby’s been born, it’s time to do something about it. Fortunately, the tips above are easy enough that you can do them at any time and pretty much anywhere. Make sure that you warm up and cool down properly when you work out. There are lots of things you can do to lose weight but these three tips are a great starting point.

Hi All, Recently, my sister during her first pregnancy has faced a pre-eclampsia during her third trimester. The baby had been pre-delivered and put in incubator from then. We all expected that after her pregnancy, the preeclampsia symptoms would disappear.

But unfortunately, certain symptoms still persists till date for her. The symptoms include, not able to urinate in enough amounts and Blood Pressure (it’s been fluctuating a little high now and then and most of the times it is close to normal).

It’s been a week since my sister had pre-delivered.

Can someone, please tell me about postpartum preeclampsia? whether it is dangerous or can be cured 100%? How long will it take for her to recover? Will there be any danger to my sister’s life?

These are few of the questions which are bothering me since few days and i thought of coming up to you all for an answer.

Please suggest your experiences (if there are any) or any knowledge you have on the same.

Thank you all in advance and i do appreciate your reply.

Is it possible for a woman to give birth without knowing she is pregnant?
I believe it is. As I have seen on the show, I didn’t know I was pregnant, many women can have vaginal bleeding and mistake that for a period. Also lots of women may not gain a lot of weight during pregnancy whether they are skinny or overweight. Then there are women who believe they are infertile and may think that the symptoms are something else. Not to mention a woman may not have symptoms or cravings or morning sickness.

I saw on TV a documentary about a woman named Nicole. She had obesity and high blood pressure and was told that she may never get pregnant because it stopped her from having periods which she did not have for 14-15 years. Nicole went on a diet and lost 30 pounds which most likely caused her to ovulate and conceive. Later Nicole began feeling symptoms such as hot flashes, cold flashes, and nausea, and sweats as well as back pain. Nicole suspected she was going through an early menopause She went to many doctors and was never able to find out what was wrong and because of her high blood pressure and obesity she and her doctors never considered that she could be pregnant. Nicole later had vaginal bleeding which she thought was a period but it did not seem normal to her. One despite feeling pain in her body, Nicole picked up her mother to drive her to the hospital to get kidney dialysis, but then she was in so much pain that her mother took her to the emergency room and left to get her dialysis. Nicole was given a test that and found out she was pregnant but was the doctors were not yet able to determine how long she was pregnant. Later Nicole felt like she needed to use the bathroom ad while on the toilet gave birth to a son. She was shocked. However, because of her high blood pressure she was in danger of pre-ecclampsia which put her in danger of seizure, coma, and death. She needed to expel her placenta to be cured. Since she gave birth to her son and his umbilical cord detached, the doctor pulled her umbilical cord and it meant that it did not move which meant that she had another baby so Nicole pushed and gave birth to a girl. Later her boyfriend and and her mother cam back and they were told what happened and they were shocked but happy. It was said that Nicole’s placenta had lots of padding and that along with the fact that Nicole assumed that she was infertile were why she didn’t know she was pregnant. Nicole’s twins were premature by 2 months and later her twin daughter tragically died.

unable to treat allergies with over the counter meds due to pregnancy and high blood pressure, any suggestions would be great.

I have a one year old little boy born September 18 08. I developed pre-eclmapsia around 29 weeks (ish) he had to be delivered early (35 wks) by emergency c-section because my blood pressure was so high. He was born completely developed just didnt know how to suck so stayed in NICU for a couple of weeks to learn the bottle. I have a family history of high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia. Im certain the same will happen with this pregnancy. I know the only cure to this is delivering the baby. My question is, is there any medication that I could take once it comes on to keep my blood pressure down so this baby can stay in longer. Or is there any cases where they do not have to deliver early? I’m worried sick about it.
Yes it is definitely a horrible way to have to go thru pregnancy. I was so sick "morning sickness" all day every day all 8 months and lost 50 lbs after is was all said and done. I just found out I am pregnant like and hour ago so I will definitely be making a DR. appt.
I wanted to keep him in longer but it was unbearable the headache was the worst pain..he was unresponsive too so they had no choice.

My husband and I have a 20 month old son, and he told me the other day he wants to have another child but for our children not to be more than three years apart (our son turns two in March). I was excited about it because I have been wanting another child ever since ours started walking. But on the other hand I am scared. First of all, I am afraid of the pain my first pregnancy was induced then I had a cesarean because of high blood pressure. I can think about the pulling on my skin to take the baby out, the gagging because of anaesthsia, the spinal tap which hurt bad, and all the pain from the surgery and feel nautious. Another thing was postpartum depression I stayed depressed for several months and eventually got over it. The feedings, from formula to solids, breaking bottles again, potty training it all seems so complicated even though I have done it. On the other hand my son is perfectly healthy, gorgeous, and I don’t want to regret later not having anymore children. Advice?
There’s no daycare or anything I am a stay at home mom, in one sense I really want another child because I see other babies and get excited thinking about pregnancy all over, but on the other hand I am scared out of my mind about the surgery mostly.

Hi there! I had high blood pressure before I got pregnant and all through my pregnancy and I ended up with pre-eclampsia and was induced early. I had to have my gallbladder removed 2 weeks ago and my milk supply never came back like it was coming before surgery. Even pumping every hour I can only get out 2 or 3 ounces. So I have to supplement with formula now Now at 2 months my blood pressure is still high and my doctor wants to put me on blood pressure medicine. But that means I would have to stop breastfeeding all together at 2 months as that medicine is not good to pass on to baby. My doctor says that my BP is so high it could pose a risk to me sometime in the near future, im only 24. I dont want to stop yet though, I had planned on breastfeeding for a while. And I feel incredibly guilty even if he only gets a little everyday, at least he is getting something right? Should I stop all together and take the medicine? thanks for your opinion
Its called Micardis

My husband and I have a 20 month old son, and he told me the other day he wants to have another child but for our children not to be more than three years apart (our son turns two in March). I was excited about it because I have been wanting another child ever since ours started walking. But on the other hand I am scared. First of all, I am afraid of the pain my first pregnancy was induced then I had a cesarean because of high blood pressure. I can think about the pulling on my skin to take the baby out, the gagging because of anaesthsia, the spinal tap which hurt bad, and all the pain from the surgery and feel nautious. Another thing was postpartum depression I stayed depressed for several months and eventually got over it. The feedings, from formula to solids, breaking bottles again, potty training it all seems so complicated even though I have done it. On the other hand my son is perfectly healthy, gorgeous, and I don’t want to regret later not having anymore children. Advice?

I went to the doctor today, and after a picture perfect pregnancy, the doctor told me my blood pressure had gone up (not an unfamiliar condition to me, this is my second baby and I had preeclampsia with the first so bad the labor had to be induced) but when they did the urine test, they also found Ketones in my urine. For those unfamiliar with ketones, they are proteins which feed on muscle, usually due to starvation or uncontrolled diabetes. I eat VERY well, and I don’t have diabetes, or gestational diabetes. My question is, why are they showing up? Could it have something to do with the blood pressure? Has anyone else had this problem or similar? Have I done something wrong? How can I make them go away? I go back to the Doctor Tuesday, and if I don’t go into labor before then he will probably induce. Will that cure the problem?

I had pre eclampsia with my 1st pregnancy, they didnt find it till like the last 3 weeks or my pregnancy an i had nothing for it just being monitored. I am pregnant again and i am only 26weeks and i have been having the blurring vision and headaches and the all over not feeling well. I was just wondering what happens if they find i have it again this early?? what treatment do they provide??

i was preeclamptic during my pregnancy and had extremely high blood pressure. it was almost 4 weeks ago that i had my baby and i still have high blood pressure so my doctor put me on blood pressure medication. my question is, what if my blood pressure suddenly goes back to normal with out me knowing? will my blood pressure go super low and be potentially harmful? i don’t know anything about all this.

thanks so much for your help!

I am currently 28 weeks pregnant, during the duration of my pregnancy, my blood pressure has been around 150/90. Between weeks 18-26 it had settled down to 130/80, but this last week it rose back up to 150/90. I do have several back injuries (a fracture and a few ruptured discs), which may cause the high blood pressure, I just don’t understand why I haven’t been put on any bp medication. Does anyone know what the case may be?

I had to take methyldopa for high blood pressure with my last pregnancy and it made me feel horrible! I was dizzy and nauseous every time after i took it. Didn’t matter if it was morning or night, any time i took it i suffered. Are there any other medications i can take to mange my blood pressure that are safe to take? i know there are other women out there that have high blood pressure and are pregnant. What do they all do?

Thanks for your help! My Dr. is on Vacation until Friday and i’m too impatient to wait for her answer…LOL! I will definitely bring all your suggestions to the table when i do see her next week though…Thanks!