>> WE HAVE GOT BABIES ON THE BRING HERE AT NEWS 6. WE CAN MORNING ANCHOR AMANDA CASTRO
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE ARRIVAL
OF HER SON WHO BY THE WAY IS
DUE TODAY MATTER OF FACT.
SO NATURALLY WE HAD SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT PREGNANCY AND
LABOR.
THE FACTS IN THE MYTH, ALL OF
IT.
KIRSTIN O’CONNER IS OUT ON
ASSIGNMENT SO BRIDGETTE ELLISON
IS READY TO ASK A DOCTOR.
>> AND WE ARE HERE TODAY WITH
DOCTOR CHRISTINE, OB/GYN WITH
ORLANDO HEALTH.
THANKS FOR COMING BACK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED OF COURSE
WE ARE ON BABY WATCH WAITING ON
AMANDA’S BUNDLE TO GET HERE.
I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD AND
ONE-YEAR-OLD.
SO I KNOW ABOUT THAT ROAD AND
YOU KNOW SO MANY MOMS GO
THROUGH A LOT DURING PREGNANCY.
AND THEN FINALLY BUILDS UP TO
THAT MOMENT OF LABOR AND
DELIVERY.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY WITH DUE
DATES THESE DAYS.
I WAS A LATE BABY.
SOME WOMEN END UP HAVING LONGER
PREGNANCIES THAN ANTICIPATED.
SO TALK TO US ABOUT HOW THE DUE
DATE IS FIGURED OUT.
>> SURE.
THE DUE DATE IS ESTIMATE GIVEN
BY YOUR DOCTOR WHEN YOU GO SEE
THEM.
IT IS BASICALLY THE DATE YOU
EXPECTED TO HAVE YOUR BABY.
BUT DOES THAT MEAN YOU WILL
HAVE YOUR BABY UP THAT DAY.
IT JUST MEANS AROUND THAT TIME
IS WHEN YOU’RE ANTICIPATING
HAVING YOUR LITTLE BUNDLE OF
JOY.
YOU DELIVER THE BABY EARLIER OR
DELIVER THE BABY LATER AS WELL.
>> AND SO WHEN MAYBE YOUR CYCLE
IS NOT REGULAR AND YOU’RE NOT
SURE WHAT YOUR DUE DATE MIGHT
BE HOW YOU GO ABOUT FIGURING
THAT OUT?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
WHAT I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO DO
IS ONCE YOU KNOW YOU ARE
PREGNANT MAKE A PHONE CALL.
GO IN AND SEE YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
THAT.
BUT WHAT WE DO ONCE YOU ARE
THERE AS WE WOULD PERFORM AN
ULTRASOUND.
AND TRY TO ASSESS BASICALLY
WHAT THE SIZE OF THE BABY IS.
TYPICALLY, IF YOU HAVE THE
ULTRASOUND EARLIER ON IN THE
FIRST TRIMESTER IT IS MORE
ACCURATE.
SO THAT GIVES US A BETTER IDEA
OF WHEN YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE
YOUR BABY.
>> SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT
IS SPOT ON.
PEOPLE GO IN UNDER DUE DATE AND
HAVE THE BABY.
IT IS LIKE CLOCKWORK.
YOU SEE THAT A LOT.
>> NOT ALWAYS.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THINGS COME
UP IN LIFE.
BUT IF YOU BREAK YOUR BACKUP
WATER EARLY AND WHAT IF YOU
HAVE DIABETES OR HIGH
BLOOD-PRESSURE.
CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY PROMPT YOU TO GO IN
EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.
>> YOU SEE A VARIETY.
>> YES.
SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE OTHER
SIDE.
OKAY, WE’RE AT MY DUE DATE AND
WE ARE PAST THE DUE DATE.
WE ARE SEVEN DAYS PAST THE DUE
DATE.
YOU MUST HAVE LADIES COMING IN
BEGGING SAYING THEY WANT TO
HAVE THIS BABY.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO?
>> THAT IS A WONDERFUL
QUESTION.
DEFINITELY YOU’RE IN THERE FOR
THE APPOINTMENT.
TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR AND
GETTING AN EXAM AND SEEING WHAT
YOUR CERVIX IS.
AND JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY
HOPE, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO BE
PART OF PAST 41 WEEKS BECAUSE
THERE IS NO ADVANTAGE TO YOUR
BABY OR TO YOU.
HOWEVER, SOME WOMEN LIKE YOU
JUST ASKED WHAT CAN I NEW AT
HOME TO TRY TO HELP?
THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU
CAN TRY.
HOWEVER, NOTHING HAS BEEN TRULY
PROVEN TO WORK.
>> LIKE OLD WIVES TALES.
>> C.R.D.
>> YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF THEM
DO NOT HURT ANYTHING.
LET’S TALK ABOUT CASTOR OIL.
>> PRIMROSE OIL.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> INTERCOURSE AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
DIFFERENT THINGS.
SOME PEOPLE WANT TO EAT SPICY
FOOD OR WALK AROUND DISNEY
WORLD.
DO NOT RIDE ANY RIDES.
>> YES.
AND THE BABY DID NOT COME UP.
BUT IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER
OR IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU’RE GETTING YOUR STRENGTH
LIKE YOU’RE TRYING SOMETHING.
BECAUSE AS HUMANS WE ALL WANT
TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP
MOVE THINGS ALONG.
BUT I GUESS TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION, THERE IS NOTHING THAT
WE CAN NEW AT HOME TO CAUSE AN
INDUCTION OF LABOR PER SE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE IN THE HOSPITAL AND
MONITORED BY YOUR DOCTOR UNLESS
YOU SPONTANEOUSLY GO INTO
LABOR.
I HAVE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE
PATIENTS HAVE DONE THAT AND
ASSOCIATED WITH IT BUT IT DOES
NOT MEAN IT CAUSED HIM TO GO
INTO LABOR.
>> WHAT ABOUT THIS AND WHAT
ABOUT THOSE FALSE ALARMS.
BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF MAYBE
YOU’RE NOT SURE LIKE ARGUING
LABOR OR IS THIS NORMAL?
I KNOW ONE DAY AFTER THE
MORNING SHOW ENDED UP IN THE
COUCH IN THE GREEN ROOM.
AND MY STOMACH FELT REALLY
TENSE AND TIGHT THE WHOLE SHOW.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST NEED TO
REST BUT ENDED UP HAVING TO GO
IN AND BE MONITORED.
AND IT ENDED UP BEING BRAXTON
HICKS.
SO EXPLAIN HOW THAT ALL PLAYS
OUT WHEN YOU SHOULD GO IN AND
GET CHECKED.
>> GREAT QUESTION AND YOU DID
EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO
DO.
BASICALLY I WOULD RECOMMEND IF
YOU START FEELING CONTRACTIONS
SO PATIENTS IF YOU ARE FEELING
CONTRACTIONS AND IF THEY ARE
REGULAR AND THEY ARE NOT GOING
AWAY WITH REST AND HYDRATION,
IF YOU FEEL A LOT OF LEAKING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY BLEEDING OR IF
YOUR BABY IS NOT MOVING THE WAY
THAT IT NORMALLY IS OR SHOULD.
THEN THOSE ARE THINGS THAT
SHOULD PROMPT YOU TO GO.
THEY SHOULD PROMPT YOU TO GO
GET EVALUATED DEPENDING ON YOUR
GESTATIONAL AGE.
BUT USUALLY IF YOU HAVE ANY
CONCERNS THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
HERE FOR.
OUR HOSPITAL HAS A PLACE CALLED
TRIAGE WHERE WE CAN GET
EVALUATED OR YOU CAN CALL AND
SEE YOUR DOCTOR DEPENDING ON
THE CONCERN.
BUT BASICALLY IF YOU JUST FEEL
LIKE THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT IF
THINGS ARE CHANGING BECAUSE IN
MEDICINE TRENDS ARE EVERYTHING.
SO GO GET EVALUATED.
>> YES AND IT’S A LITTLE SCARY
SOMETIMES TO GOING TO THE
HOSPITAL WHEN IT’S NOT TIME TO
GO YET BUT IT’S BETTER TO BE