Live Health Chat: Pregnancy: What to Expect from Conception to Birth, May 6th

Pregnancy: What to Expect from Conception to Birth
Wednesday May 6, 2009, 03:00PM - 04:00PM (EST)

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The nine months of pregnancy are a time of excitement and anticipation of the day you greet your newborn, but it can also be a time of change and anxiety as your body adapts to the little one growing inside of you. You've probably received a lot of advice about what you should and should not do during a pregnancy, what is safe for the baby and what isn't, and what is normal and what isn't. Learn all about what to expect and when to expect it - from hearing the baby's heartbeat for the first time to feeling that kick from inside, from morning sickness to cravings - and learn to differentiate between old wives' tales and scientific research. From trying to conceive to the first trimester to labor, learn what to expect during your pregnancy in this live health chat with Dr. Elaine Brown, MedHelp's resident expert on Fertility, Pregnancy, and Gynecology.

Dr. Brown is an expert in women's health. She did her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University – Brigham & Women’s Hospital, where she also completed her OB/GYN residency. With the help of her husband, who is also a doctor, and her indispensable "right-hand" 7-year-old daughter, Jacey, Dr. Brown is currently on leave and enjoying her time with newborn triplets James, Jay and Jacob. As a mother of four, Dr. Brown is uniquely qualified to answer your questions from a professional and personal perspective.

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[JoyRenee]

Very cool! Thanks!

[griffinh]

Ok hey everyone

I am 21 next week, and for 9 years I have had regular as clockwork, 28-29 day cycles. My last period started 22/3/2009 and I was due on again 19/04/2009. Nothing happened. Sometimes I'm maybe one day late, but rarely. For two weeks I've been dizzy (to the point I thought I had vertigo) overly tired, hungry, slightly nauseous on some mornings and had slight cramping in my lower tummy but not enough to have thought ''oh I'm about to come on''.

Now it's day 10 of being overdue. I took a HPT at day 5, and it was negative. I took another one this morning, and again, was negative. It took my Mum 13 weeks to come up as pregnant on all 5 of her pregnancies, and by my count if I am pregnant I would be 5 weeks along. I am going for a blood test in the morning, and I'm thinking that might be negative too by my mum's track record. Thing is, I ''feel'' different. I'm not under any stress, I haven't lost or gained anymore/less weight than usual.

Has anyone else experienced this? x

[sk123]

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