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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Does the fact that I have been eating bologna for the last week have anything to do with it Should I be expecting a miscarriage Please help Answer MomE2B 1 305 3/21/08 3:34 pm   Pregnancy concerns Question I have been on here before for my last pregnancy My son is now 6 months old and here I am again pregnant I just wondered my last pregnancy I cramped a lot in the beginning and it never lead to anyhing I have been cramping for the last week and a half should I be concerned Does the fact that I have been eating bologna for the last week have anything to do with it Should I be expecting a miscarriage Please help Answer MomE2B 1 339 3/21/08 3:34 pm   Pregnancy concerns Question I have been on here before for my last pregnancy My son is now 6 months old and here I am again pregnant I just wondered my last pregnancy I cramped a lot in the beginning and it never lead to anyhing I have been cramping for the last week and a half should I be concerned Does the fact that I have been eating bologna for the last week have anything to do with it Should I be expecting a miscarriage Please help Answer MomE2B 1 276 3/21/08 3:30 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question I have been on here before for my last pregnancy My son is now 6 months old and here I am pregnant again I just took a test  this morning and found out but what concerns me is that I have been cramping for the last week and a half since the date I was supposed to start my period I cramped with my son as well in the beginning is this just something that happens sometimes or should I be concerned I also ate a piece of bologna everyday this past week and a half have I done something to the baby I have had 2 miscarriages before Help Answer MomE2B 1 283 3/21/08 3:27 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question I have been on here before for my last pregnancy My son is now 6 months old and here I am pregnant again I just took a test  this morning and found out but what concerns me is that I have been cramping for the last week and a half since the date I was supposed to start my period I cramped with my son as well in the beginning is this just something that happens sometimes or should I be concerned I also ate a piece of bologna everyday this past week and a half have I done something to the baby I have had 2 miscarriages before Help Answer MomE2B 1 268 3/21/08 3:27 pm   Pregnancy concerns Question I have been on here before for my last pregnancy My son is now 6 months old and here I am pregnant again I just took a test  this morning and found out but what concerns me is that I have been cramping for the last week and a half since the date I was supposed to start my period I cramped with my son as well in the beginning is this just something that happens sometimes or should I be concerned I also ate a piece of bologna everyday this past week and a half have I done something to the baby I have had 2 miscarriages before Help Answer MomE2B 1 299 3/21/08 3:26 pm   hcg level Question I was 2 months pregnant and miscarried on January 25 th I have not had a period I took a pregnancy test yesterday it came out positive could there still be a high enough level left in my body to still register i did not see a doctor at all after my loss Answer articatmx1000 1 302 3/21/08 2:13 am   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question I am six weeks along as of yesterday I have three other children and have had no problems during my pregnancy with them Last night me and my husband had engaged in intercourse and after wards there was some bleeding I 'm really worried that something could be wrong   I had no cramping with it and it was only there when I used the bathroom afterwards I am not having any bleeding today and feel ok besides really tried Should I be worried at this point Please Help Answer busymom 1 283 3/20/08 4:22 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question I am six weeks along as of yesterday I have three other children and have had no problems during my pregnancy with them Last night me and my husband had engaged in intercourse and after wards there was some bleeding I 'm really worried that something could be wrong   I had no cramping with it and it was only there when I used the bathroom afterwards I am not having any bleeding today and feel ok besides really tried Should I be worried at this point Please Help Answer busymom 1 281 3/20/08 4:22 pm   bleeding @ 6 weeks Question I am six weeks along as of yesterday I have three other children and have had no problems during my pregnancy with them Last night me and my husband had engaged in intercourse and after wards there was some bleeding I'm really worried that something could be wrong   I had no cramping with it and it was only there when I used the bathroom afterwards I am not having any bleeding today and feel ok besides really tried Should I be worried at this point Please Help Answer busymom 1 303 3/20/08 4:21 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hello I am 36 weeks pregnant and I jus started having a light brown pinkish discharge Plus I I have really bad pain in my pelvic area that sometimes I can 't sit right or get up Does ths mean labor could be starting soon Answer hotgurl6759 1 273 3/20/08 3:42 am   labor Question Hello I am 36 weeks pregnant and I jus started having a light brown pinkish discharge Plus I I have really bad pain in my pelvic area that sometimes I can't sit right or get up Does ths mean labor could be starting soon Answer hotgurl6759 1 331 3/20/08 3:41 am   concerned Question I am 37 weeks and Monday i started hurting in a different way so i called my doctor and went in I was having contractions and was dilated to a one They sent me to the hospital for some more montoring and when i got to go home i was still dilated to a one The next day i had some discharge so i called and they said it sounds like the mucus plug This morning i had some of the same discharge but it was a clear looking mucus when last time it was a brown looking mucus is it normal and ok to have that more than once   Answer rach 1 315 3/19/08 1:53 pm   dealing with post partum depression Question Cathy  I experienced post partum with my first child so I decided to be proactive this time around and spoke to the doctor today at my biweekly visit Since I am currently dealing with a mother who is dying of brain cancer on top of expecting a baby in only 5 weeks he recommended that I go on Zoloft right away He said that I only need to take 25 mg for the next 6 months He also said that there is a 1 in a million chance this will hurt the baby but the baby may have withdrawal symptoms after he is born and it will be secreted in my breast milk All of this scares me as you can imagine I'd rather just wait until the baby is born and then start taking it I just need a second opinion here Please help Thanks Suzanne Answer suzanne32 2 340 3/10/08 6:50 pm   natural induction Question I am 39 weeks My doctor and I have been talking about inducing me in 2 weeks I have 2 other children that had to be induced But I don't want to deal with all that stuff again I have a friend who was using a midwife The midwife told her to buy 2 different types of pills to help induce labor naturally She had her son with in a week of taking these pills I was just wondering if these pills would be a good idea to start taking or not   Answer nikkirmcneely 1 380 3/18/08 10:26 pm   Leg pains Question Hi Cathy   Another question   I am now 28 weeks along with my second pregnancy This pregnancy is different in regards to symptoms than my first I sometimes have pain in my legs at night I wake up with what feels like "growing pains" in the backs of my legs but not necessarily in my muscles and definitely not "charly horses"  Just some soreness perhaps in the tendons or ligaments I am not sure exactly the body part Is this "normal"   Do I need to worry about anything I know I am older this time around but is it pregnancy related Thanks again Rizzo Answer Rizzo19 1 325 3/18/08 2:01 am   epilepsy and anxiety meds during pregnancy Question I am almost 27 weeks along and I have epilepsy I take Keppra to control my grand mal seizures unfortunately one of the side affects of my medication is anxiety attacks Therefore in order to control the anxiety attacks my neurologist has put me on 1mg of Xanax a day( my seizures are brought on easily with stress) I am concerned about my baby"s development and the only thing my ob/gyn and neurologist will tell me is that the risks are low and it is better than having a seizure Can you help me to feel more informed about this subject Thank you Answer medleysgirl 1 316 3/17/08 8:44 pm   HIGH RISK 4 DOWNS SYNDROME READ THIS Question hi i just wanted to tell people about my story im 40 years old and had 3 miscariages in a row but did not give up and fell pregnnt in june of last year when i was 20 weeks pregnant i had my triple test done and combined with my age it came back high risk for down syndrome a 1 in 35 chance i was so worried i decided not to have the amnio due to the high risk of a miscarriage after 3 losses i couldent risk it so carried on with the pregnancy regardless just praying everything would be ok and it was i gave birth to a healthy baby girl 14 days ago and she does not have downs so if anybody else is going through what i did at this time dont worry to much i no its hard but it just shows you that it doesnt always turn out bad good luck and positive thinking xx Answer whitdove 1 336 3/17/08 3:34 pm   BABY Question IS IT SAVE TO LET THE BABY LISTING TO MUSIC AND LEARNING THINGS LIKE A  CD THAT HAS ABC  AND 123  WILD IT'S STILL IN THE BELLY AND HOW LOW SHOULD THE SOUND BE Answer JAMEST 1 303 3/17/08 1:57 pm   Worried Question Im 28 weeks and i look about 3 or 4 months does dat mean ill be dued early or i just got a small pregnacy well im type worried help Answer tinkes 1 330 3/15/08 10:58 pm   Powder? Question Hi Cathy I was wondering if it is okay to sprinkle a little baby powder in my underpants to absorb sweat and odor that seems to be there as the day goes on I find I am really very sweaty with this pregnancy and use powder under my breasts and under my stomach to feel fresher when I can't shower again but is it safe to put some in my panties (Not the most pleasant of topics but it is reality )  Thanks so much Rizzo Answer Rizzo19 1 328 3/14/08 1:50 am   cramping in my growing Question Hi Cathy Just had a little question for you   This is my 4th child and I am 33 weeks and with my 3rd i had alot of cramping in my growing like a cramp you would get in your leg   The day I delivered her the cramping was unbelievable and tonight i have that same kind of cramping only it is more of a pain then a cramp   Just wondering if this is my body just getting ready for delivery or if i need to worry   Also this pregnancy my legs cramp so bad in the morning like my calf muscles is there anything i can do about that   You would think that at your 4th child you should be some kind of expert but this one has been really hard on my body Thank you Sandal88 Answer Sandal88 1 417 3/13/08 12:50 am   Swimming Question I am now 11weeks and a day along and this is my first pregnancy So I dont really know the do's and dont's I've heard that you cant take baths or go swimming But then I heard something else that I cant take a bath and I can go swimming but only in a pool I've also heard that if you take a bath or go swimming that you risk "flushing" drowning the baby So maybe you can tell me what is true and what is false Answer hwdanty 1 351 3/12/08 11:38 pm   i was wanting to know Question is it true when you carrie the baby differently from your first that it is the different sex than the first Like when i was pregnant with my daughter i carried high and i was moody bad and more like a basketball This time i am carring low and moe like a football and i'm more laid back Answer stephmull 1 435 3/12/08 4:13 pm   water broke? Question I went to the hospital after I felt a warm gush of fluid leak out down my leg while driving   My pants were wet and I was almost certain it was my water   The hospital tests came back negative   What do you think   It was enough to wet my pants and had no odor   Answer kim 1 381 3/12/08 1:25 pm   Itchy Question Why is my skin so itchy   I've tried almost everything   My legs look like if I got attacked by a cat   Answer Anna 1 360 3/11/08 6:10 pm   about my pregnancy Question hello i am 16 weeks pregnant and i have been having back and abdominal pain for about 3 weeks now and its starting to scare me this is my 4th pregnancy Answer jennifercook13 1 317 3/11/08 6:04 pm   questions about my pegnant daughter Question can anyone explain to me this my daughter is right a 8 monhs today and yesterday she was making supper and she said she didnt feel like she had to pee then all of a sudden she peed all over herself and everytime for the rest of the night if she coughed or laughed hard she would just pee on herself is that normal or should i take her to the hospital Answer `candy kisses 1 298 3/11/08 2:00 pm   29 weeks Question I just went on a mini vacation this weekend   The baby hardly moved   Does it have to do with all the walking I did   I was on my feet for a long time   How much walking is to much when pregnant   Answer Anna 1 393 3/10/08 2:18 pm 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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