Cathy Collins-Fulea MSN, CNM, FACNM is the Section Head, Midwifery and Medical Director, In-Patient Obstetrics for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit MI. Ms Collins-Fulea's initial nursing and midwif ery education were complete in England before returning to complete a refresher program at Booth Maternity Center in Philadelphia. She then completed her Master's in Nursing Administration at Oakland University in Mic higan. read more

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Question Cathy  Here's some good news I wanted to share with you On April 30th I gave birth to a healthy 8lb 14oz 221/2 inch long baby boy I was in labor for about 11 hours before they had to remove him by C section He was face up and his shoulders were so broad that he got stuck just before crowning It was a lot of work and very painful but sooo worth it I would do it all over again Now I just spend my days breastfeeding and staring into his beautiful brown or are they blue   eyes He eats like a horse and takes a bottle right after breastfeedng We've started giving him rice cereal once a day just to keep his belly full and he seems to respond well to this His big brother who will be 10 next week is just thrilled to finally have a sibling This little boy took a long time to get here and much pain and struggle but he was definitely worth it I hope that others who read this post realize that they always need to have hope and any amount of struggle is definitely worth it in the end Thanks so much Cathy for all your help before and during my pregnancy I was never afraid to ask you anything and you always replied in a timely fashion Take care Suzanne Answer suzanne32 1 317 6/5/08 12:06 am   Late cycle, negative tests... Question Good morning So happy to have found your website Here's my history we have been blessed with four incredible children 15 12 8 and 5 We have been married over 17 years and have never done anything to prevent pregnancy   We miscarried at 11 weeks 2/13/2007 It was a very hard path for us to walk but we are on the other side so to speak My cycles average 25 days My last cycle was 4/20/2008 I should have begun my cycle 5/15 (with a 25 day cycle) up to 5/18 (28 day cycle) I have not had any spotting or bleeding whatsoever I have taken 5 pregnancy tests each one being negative My normal pregnancy symptoms are nausea gagging on my toothbrush and tiredness I have gagged some on the brush but not as much as I would normally Nausea this I do have Tired well let's just say I could always use more sleep not sure that I am that much more tired than usual So if the tests are indeed correct (I've used the cheaper simple strips four times and the last test was a store bought regular test kit) what else could cause me to not have a cycle Is this something I should be concerned about   Thanks for any insight you can offer   Blessings Laurie Answer honbug 1 287 6/4/08 10:11 am   Planning 2nd pregnancy Question Hello I have a 5 month old little baby girl   My husband and I would love to have another baby soon   Since I am currently exclusively breastfeeding I have not gotten my period   For several weeks I have been showing sublte signs of fertility but I would like to know if there is anyway of knowing when my most fertile time of the month is now since I am not menstruating Thanks   Answer Alliesmom08 1 258 6/3/08 11:13 pm   hello Question i am 37 wks pregant i had appoi on thursday my cervix was dilated 3 cm now i don't feel anything i just feel baby is moving i usetoo have lots of bakepain i couden't sleep on my back so what kind sing is this i still have to wait for delivery i don't have viginal discharg anymore so can you tell me whats going on with me      thanks Answer bhavi 1 287 5/31/08 7:35 pm   low lying placenta Question what is the difference between placenta previa and a low lying placenta Does the no sex apply to both Answer vero15 1 291 5/29/08 10:02 pm   Difference between blood during miscarriage & period? Question Over the last two weeks I have had all the right symptoms to think I might be pregnant and was planning to test tomorrow (payday ) but yesterday I began having some mild cramping and spoting I went to lie down and took a rest thinking yea it's about time to go through this (6 week mark) but the cramping got very bad before it all but stopped I went to the bathroom and thin red blood all but poured out of me It slowed down considerably afterwards and the cramping has turn to a dull ache throughout my tummy and lower back There have been no large clots or anything and there has only been on other 'gush' of blood tha was quite  bit less than before I am aware that I could be miscarrying but unfortunately I will have to wait to see a doctor (money/time/transportation) to run any tests I have read so many different accounts of what others have experienced that I now have some haunting questions Because I can't be sure if I was pregnant or just late with my period (and hopeful) my question is: Is there a difference in the color or blood durring a miscarriage vs a period (baring clumps and such) Answer deviantlore 1 296 5/29/08 7:00 pm   hi Question hi i m 37 wk pregnant my cervix is 3 cm dialate doctor said to me you can go anytime for delivery is that early delivery i have still 20 day left for my due date            thanks Answer bhavi 1 261 5/29/08 6:55 pm   5 weeks pregnant Question hi was originally thought to be 7 weeks pregnant (thats what my doctor said) i started bleeding on saturday night only enough when i went to the toilet and wiped tho it was not bright red my partner and i took a trip to the hospital and they took blood then referred me to an early pregnancy scan for monday (yesterday) how ever on the sunday i did bleed heavier and there was some clotting and pain   We took the trip to hospital for the scan on monday morning i got scanned only theg external scan couldnt pick anything up so they then used the internal scan which did pick up the baby how ever then scan put me at 5 weeks and the sonographer said the baby was lying at the very bottom off my womb but they could not see if it was attached but it looked like i was in th throws off miscarraige they have told me to come back in 10 days time and they willl re scan i think this is so they can tell if there is going to be a heart beat or not then decide what to do if my body hasnt already in the next 10 days   After the scan on monday (yesterday ) i didnt bleed all day   but when i woke on tuesday (this morning) there has been a little blood and some stabbing pain on my right hand side tho no where near my womb   I have only been sick the first day that i found out that i was pregant but not since tho this morning i have a bad case off sickness and nausea plus my breats are extremely sore and sensitive which is quite strange as part off me thinks im miscarrying the other seems very pregnant i havnt felt pregnant at all til today where as before i only knew i was pregnant because a test told me so it is all strange and confusing for me i know the next 10 days are going to be very hard but any advice you can give me would be great Answer sandra2k7 3 344 5/27/08 9:45 am   narcotic pain medication during pregnancy Question Dear Cathy Please help   I very much want to have a healthy baby and am currently 17 weeks 5 days along with my 3rd pregnancy   I have had 2 miscarriages prior and my last pregnancy was 16 years ago   I have been on percocet for a back injury and have undergone several steroid injections in the past few years due to a bulging disc at L5 S1   I had no idea I could still get pregnant and did not use contraception   I had be celibate for sometime prior to this relationship   I want to have a healthy baby and donot take pain meds often but when my pain gets 10/10 I will take percocet if all other non medication attempts at pain relief fail   My perinatologist feels once in a while taking percocet will not hurt but of course strongly advises not to take anything stronger than tylenol   what to you think Can you make any recommendations on how to alleviate or lighten the pain   I use heat packs multiple pillows when in bed massage   Nothing helps though   Thanks for your response Answer honey 2 287 5/20/08 2:20 pm   stomach pain Question I  want to know if its normal to have abdominal pain while pregnant because occationally when I am walking i feel a lot of pain in one side of my abdomen Answer Monicamomtobe 1 259 5/29/08 6:11 am   gestational diabetes Question Hi i'm 32 weeks pregnant and i was diagnosed with gestational diabetes  I had no diabetes in my family history i don't understand how i got this I am following the dr's directions and i am doing verry well keeping my sugar blood level where it's suppose to be with low carb diet   i am craving for things and starving my self but i hope i am doing whai is best for the baby i am worried about the baby I dont have an ultrosound schedule and i don't think my ob wants me to have another one How do i know if the baby is growing ok the position or what so ever Should i ask for another ultrasound   thnx   Answer mom24 1 290 5/28/08 9:04 pm   hi Question i was  wondering what labor pains or false labor feels like because about 3 days ago i had like really sharp pain shooting in and out of my stomach like pins and needles and then the baby would move and it would hurt worse and it would make me feel nausating and i dont know what to think about it and sometimes she is moving and it would feel like she is right the getting ready to come out and it makes me want to hold on to something  i wil talk to my doctor but i dont see her until june 2  that is the only time they can get me in  there are days i cant walk days i try to get out of bed and have a huge horrifying pain like charlie horse in my stomach its awful and i still have like 10 wks to go what can i do for confort  oh yeah i also have  what they call a pregnacy rash well it doesnt look like a pregnate rash  it starts out as a little bitty water blister then it starts to itch and then scabs over i have them all over me and i have tried looking everywhere on the net to find more  imformation on the rash but if you can get back to me that would be great Answer kelner 1 248 5/28/08 7:45 pm   pregnant? Question hi my first day of my period was april 25th 2008 i thought i should start again around the 22nd of may i had unprotected sex with my husband on the 10th of may about may 18th i had brownish redish mucosy discharge and now im 5 days late im cramping on and off for the last few days i took 3 pregnancy tests and they all said negative i didtn have any discharge like that with my first pregnancy am i pregnant i dotn have any symptoms no nausea no breas tenderness just cramping and that discharge what do you think Answer alicia 1 242 5/28/08 6:21 pm   ? weird things happening Question hi i'm due on june the 9th with a planed c section on june 2 but i've been having a snot like vaginal discharge and water like bowl movements is this normal Answer jenp1069 1 273 5/27/08 1:49 am   5 weeks pregnant Question hi i am 5 weeks pregnant i started to bleed on saturday i went to the emergency in the maternity hospital they took bloods and gave me an appointment for an early pregnancy scan on monday which was yesterday   my partner and i went along to the scan when the sonographer scanned me they confirmed i was only about 5 weeks pregnant and the baby was lying at the bottom off my womb they couldnt tell if it had implanted there or wether im about to miscarry although she did say for me to come back in 10 days time for another scan which i can only assume to tell wether a heart will start beating or to remove im not sure but i am bleeding again it started this morning (tuesday) with a stabbing pain on my right side   I have bled through all my other 3 pregnancies although as fas as i can remember there was no clots how ever there has been this time but only on sunday   but none since then   since the clots happened the scan showed the baby to still be hanging in there so im quite confused at the moment if u have any advice i would be extremely grateful as the next 10 days are going to kill me   I do still have the pregnancy symtoms e g tender breasts tho i was sick this morning but havnt been since i founde out almost 3 weeks ago when i got my first positive test   i know being sick is also a sign that goes with the cramps bleeding associated with miscarriage but i never felt pregant these last two weeks and this morning i do   Im still bleeding a little tho its not enough to soak a pad not is it bright red tho only time can tell Answer sandra2k7 1 256 5/27/08 9:30 am   6 c-sections Question Hi I am a little confused right know I am at a little over the 36 weeks and this is my 6th c section and the baby is so far down that the specialist when she has done the last 3 ultrasounds the baby was so far down in position that she could not even get a good measurement of her head and the risks of all the talk of the uterus ruptureing and possibly needing to have a hiterectomy is starting to freak me out I don't understand why my Dr don't seem to be worried and still want to wait until June 11th to do the c section when that is the 39th week Shouldn't they take her at least at the 38th week or is this normal for a numerous c section to be held up with such high risks Maybe you can put my mind at ease Answer sara351972 1 245 5/27/08 2:02 pm   Pregnancy Question i was on birth control in october 07 through march 08 march was the last time i was on it I had a period in march starting on march 2nd I also had a period in april on the 12th My fiance and i had unprotected sex on the 3rd of may I was suppose to start on the 12th of this month and i'm always on time with my periods even after i got off of the birth control because i was on it once before this time and was never late or anything I also had unprotected sex times after that and i also had unprotected sex on the day i was suppose to start and on the 18th of may I haven't started yet i'm 11 days late i took a home pregnancy test a couple days before i was suppose to start and it was negative and i took two more after that and it said it was negative i went to planned parenthood and they said its too early to tell if i am or not Can you please help me Do you think i could be pregnant Answer esmondschick688 1 250 5/23/08 5:01 am   uncomfortable back cramps Question hi I'm 25 weeks pregnant almost 26 This is actually my 2nd pregnancy and it seems to be extremely different from my first About a week to a week and a half ago i started experiencing severe back cramps I couldn't sit or lay in one position because no matter what i did it remained uncomfortable at times it would even hurt The first time this happened it lasted for at least 5 hours I then had the same cramps again just the other night and they last for a few hours as well I took a hot bath and it seemed to help a little but not as much as i would have liked Now with my first pregnancy i had back labor as well as a c section I felt nothing in my tummy all my back Is it possible that this is braxton hicks Should I be worried for any reason I also have one other question I'm diagnosed with depression and post traumatic stress disorder My baby docter is aware that I'm taking medication and my psychiatrist is aware that I'm pregnant I can not function normally with out my medication but i've noticed lately that it doesn't seem to be helping much either I feel tired moody and extremely unhappy a majority of the time I feel stressed out as well I know the baby feels the things i feel i guess what i'm asking is there any way to make myself feel less moody Do i feel this way because of me or is it just part of the pregnancy mood swings thanks so much for ur help Answer eliciasue 1 250 5/24/08 12:24 am   hi 36 wk Question i m 36 wk pregnant &my cervix is 1 cm dialate how long i have to wait for delivary                thanks Answer bhavi 1 293 5/25/08 9:14 pm   Birth Control method after giving birth Question Can you please advise me with how to use a birth control method after givving birth   Are cycle bead effective too   Thanks Answer Noma 2 389 4/2/08 5:41 pm   Going to the Hospital Question yesterday i was having many contractions and i also had a doctors appt she told me i was 2cm dialated and 80 thinned out For the rest of the day i was having horrible contractions and was told by my partner to go to bed Today i am having contractions bad enough to make me cry and i dont cry easily they are about two or three minutes apart should i go to the hospital Answer robertjrsmom2b 1 282 5/23/08 6:56 pm   pregnacy Question i am 35 weeks pregnat and i'm not really sure what contractions feel like cause with my first on i was enduced so i am just wondering what i need to be looking for I'm already having menstrual like cramps Is that part of contractions Answer stephanie 1 284 5/22/08 12:28 pm   Heat Question Hello I was wondering Is it ok to take hot baths and showers or have a heating pad on your stomach or back when you ache Everyone in my family has their different opinions A few people say it can over heat your baby and kill it and others say it wont do any damage What do you say Answer soon2bmomma 1 332 5/21/08 9:27 pm   Heat Question Hello I was wondering Is it ok to take hot baths and showers or have a heating pad on your stomach or back when you ache Everyone in my family has their different opinions A few people say it can over heat your baby and kill it and others say it wont do any damage What do you say Answer soon2bmomma 1 260 5/21/08 9:27 pm   Heat Question Hello I was wondering Is it ok to take hot baths and showers or have a heating pad on your stomach or back when you ache Everyone in my family has their different opinions A few people say it can over heat your baby and kill it and others say it wont do any damage What do you say Answer soon2bmomma 2 291 5/21/08 9:27 pm   is this normal? Question When ever I go for walks I always feel this pain like a cramp in my lower abs is it because of the sudden movement or am I walking too fast The pain feels like the cramps you get when you are on your period Answer Hot Babydoll 1 302 5/19/08 10:12 pm   30 wks Question i'm in my 3rd trimester and i have more back pains than usual also my baby is moving alot some times it's hard to eat and keep something down because he's playing or doing something what is rem Answer bubbles 1 289 5/21/08 5:27 pm   Movement of Baby Question Hello I am 33 weeks pregnant and hanging in there Since I was about 25 weeks pregnant my baby moves ALOT I was wondering if this is normal I have asked my doctor and he says its normal but I just wanted to make sure Sometimes I think he moves way too much because it hurts Also I'm having a boy and wanted to know your opinion on circumsicion since it's my first baby and my husband is totally against it Answer ruby 1 396 5/18/08 1:09 am Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108

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