Jeannetta Gaffigan: You do not want to raise your body temperature while pregnant. I would think a low temperature setting is fine, but check with your doc to be sure.
Shawnna Kusky: Unfortunately they can refuse - sounds as if they don't have a full time anesthesiologist on staff being a small hospitalI was refused an epidural with my first**Edit: Its not the OB that refuse but the anesthesiologist that refuses - they're the ones that insert the epidural not the OB
Jinny Dronen: i think missed two periodsi had my last period end on the 29th of october how many weeks am i prego?
Caryl Mclaen: It depends on your policy. In some states it is illegal for insurance companies to consider pregnancy a pre-existing condition, but if the insurance company can get away with it they will try. Some employers pay top dollar to avoid pre-existing conditions as well. So, it is best to contact his human resources department and ask. Just so you know, if he does add you ! and it is considered pre-existing, some companies require that you do not get pregnant for another 6-24 months before they will cover the pregnancy. Even if you did not know you were pregnant when you signed for the insurance. Again, it is best to ask your human resources department as well as speak to the insurance company with your group number in hand....Show more
Salvador Prchlik: It is considered a pre-existing condition. However, depending upon what state you are in, there are laws protecting you from pre-existing condition bans with insurance. A friend of mine got pregnant, got married, had a C-Section months later, got a 20k bill. Even though she'd been added when she got married, they didn't cover the pregnancy. They disputed it at the very end and she had to pay out of pocket....Show more
Chadwick Schmelz: It depends on the insurance company. Your husband should ask them. I could not get on any insurance plans when I became pregnant because they ! would not cover maternity until I was on the plan for 12 mos m! inimum, however it may be different for different areas, companies, and also if your husband has been on the plan himself they may cover your costs.
Aron Ramu: I was told it was. However, medi-cal or medicaid will accept you while already pregnant.
Samatha Nicar: i heard its bad since it can raise your body temp too high and also something about the electromagnetic fields. from what i have read they are still unsure of the safety of the heating blanket so its best to avoid it untill more studdies are done
Robin Tommie: It is unfortunately a preexisting condition, if you become pregnant before you are added. They won't cover the pregnancy unless you become pregnant after the start of your coverage date. It sucks, but it happens.
David Kuper: Yes...and no matter where on your body you're putting it, you're still raising your body temperature. Electric blankets can raise body temperature excessively, and although their use hasn't been clearly associate! d with fetal damage, the theory is there. Furthermore....there is also some potential risk from the electromagnetic filed created by electric blankets.
Leontine Kreitz: Using google to find some related info or you could try using answer engines such as yahoo answer or yedda.com to obtain some useful ideas.however,If you want some direct infomation,here http://www.healthinsurance-onlinetips.info/health-... is a nice one from my experience....Show more
Nona Lentini: Some plans have a waiting period on maternity. Check with his carrier and see if this is the case with their company as well.,
Sook Hershkowitz: Absolutely not, it is illegal to consider it a pre-existing condition.Just to clarify my answer...I was pregnant and added to my husbands insurance afterwards and wondered the same thing. The HR rep at my company said that it is illegal for pregnancy to be considered a pre-existing condition. This is coming from my HR REP! My husbands insurance c! overed me 100% with no problem whatsoever....Show more
Gus Leiby:! Yes, pregnancy is considered a pre-existing condition. Depending on your husband's insurance policy, they might not pay for your pregnancy related medical expences.
Marcelle Vanlith: Pregnancy is measured from the first day of your last menstrual cycle. I know, it's weird - it means you're considered "pregnant" two weeks before you even ovulate! But more women know when their last period started than when they ovulated.Assuming your period was about 6 days, your pregnancy officially began about the 23rd of October, so right now you're 10 weeks pregnant.
Wilfredo Muldoon: I had an epidural and had no damaging consequences of it (I vomited once throughout exertions, yet i do not comprehend if it became from the epidural or throughout transition). different cons of an epidural is that if it hasn't wore off somewhat you won't be able to experience something and that can make it confusing to understand at the same time as to push. also, it truly is a catheter on you! r back so nerve and different damage can ensue. i am going to likely do epidural back because what I did experience of exertions is all that i want to experience, haha. the pro's for sure is that you won't be able to experience a component and in case you do rip then you definitely won't be able to experience it happening or the stitches afterwards. Oh, yet another con is with me it took me some hours to be in a position of face up and walk because i became nevertheless numb and couldn't. With organic start (which i have no journey with) it ought to go the kind of massive quantity of thoughts. I have heard of females actually desirous to kill someone and then others who it did not complication that a lot. a impressive determination with organic is that you'll get meds by an iv to help cut back discomfort. that is likely what i ought to do if I chosen to do organic..
Inge Mclaurine: Its a pre-existing condition if you are not on your husband's insurance when you get pr! egnant.I would suggest that he add you to his insurance ASAP so if you ! find out you're pregnant once you're on the plan, at least insurance will cover it. Without insurance, pregnancy is very expensive.
Dan Seen: My doctor told me this about the heating blanket. It sucked because I loved my heating blanket....but I gave it up. It has to do with not raising your body temp.
Renato Abatiell: Yeah, it's not good. The risk if for overheating, and the electrical currents.
Pearlie Medora: 1, yes you should make an appointment with a doctor as soon as you find out your pregnant, especially since it can take a couple of weeks for them to see you for the first time anyways. #2, Since pregnancy and doctors are so expensive, most insurance companies consider it a pre-existing condition. As a matter of fact, my friends insurance company declined covering her pregnancy even though she had been with them for a year. They told her she needed to be covered for at least three years before they would cover pregnancy. It all depends on the ins! urance company, but I doubt anyone will cover you. The only way to find out for sure is to call them....Show more
Tommy Durrenberger: When we finally got added to my husbands work insurance I was already five months pregnant and they accepted my and covered everything. I don't think insurance companies can discriminate against pregnancy as a pre-existing condition.
Jade Ohno: Really? they won't give it to you after your 5-6cm dilated? Giving it to you too early in labor can actually slow your labor down and put you at risk for a c-section. The hospital I delivered at actually wouldn't give it to you until you had progressed to at least 5-6cm....Yes, they can refuse to give you one, especially if they don't have the staff available to provide it. If you're concerned, you should look at alternate places to deliver. You still have 13 weeks to locate an alternate location for delivery that might be a better match to what you need.
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Chadwic! k Schmelz: Well I know you dont want to heat yourself too much. Usually! they say with a heating pad ten mins on ten mins off. If the heating blanket is anything like a heating pad I would stick to that, but if it not as hot as a heating pad it would probably be ok for a little bit, I wouldnt say all night though.
Minh Lefrancois: Women have been giving birth for thousands of years without pain medication, so yes, labor is painful, but you will survive it. The best thing that you can do is to prepare for the pain by practicing relaxation and pain management strategies. Do some research online and in books, and talk to your midwife about how you'll get through it.Epidurals do relieve the pain (although they don't always work fully), but they can cause problems as well. Epidurals often slow labor, and then a dose of pitocin is sometimes required to get things moving again, which can cause another round of problems like stress on the baby. Epidurals can also make it difficult to push correctly since you can't feel what you're doing. All! of this can lead to what would have been an unnecessary c-section. Yes, plenty of women get epidurals and still have healthy vaginal deliveries, but enough others have complications that you have to consider the risks.All that being said, if you don't agree with the policies of this midwife/hospital, then you need to see if you can switch to a different one.
Hipolito Rightmire: never heard it
Toney Flaten: I've heard of some doctors that do not believe in epidurals. Me, personally, I would not use a doctor that wouldn't leave that decision up to me. I'm 2 weeks away from my due date and I WILL have my epidural. Make sure you discuss with your doctor now how important it is to you to get your epidural, if he doesn't see it your way, there is still time to find another doctor.congrats and good luck to you!
Rickey Vrieze: Am 27 weeks pregnant and my hospital is in Worksop. Its a cottage hospital and its a small labour suite. Have heard of my midwife they do! epidurals but only when really needed, Can they refuse to give me an e! pidural? I know i can have one until am 5-6cm dilated but if i struggle with the pain and the gas and air doesn't work and they don't give me epidural am going to be so much pain :(
Shaun Rapkowicz: you could wake up totally overheated like being in a spa for an hour, doesn't sound like a good idea to me. maybe just on your legs would be okay.
Woodrow Neyman: um, i'm unaware that a Dr. can diagnose when a woman NEEDS any type of pain management! You should definitely sit down and talk with them about your concerns or find a new Dr./midwife. A LOT of midwives think they know everything. I had one with my first son and this time aorund I chose the dr. route to save me a massive headache. I think you should be able to have an epidural whenever you want it. I have not been told that I would have to wait until I was 5-6 cm dialted either. My first birth I went all natural because my midwife was neurotic and fought me on having an epidural. The Dr. I see now said as s! oon as I start dialating and they know I am progressing at a normal rate, I can have my epidural. So PLEASE check into that. Natural labor is a beautiful thing but omg, it was so hard. If there is something us women can take to allow for a happier delivery we should have every access to it. xoxo good luck babes.
Geraldo Mccalla: I checked with my Dr. on this just a few days ago. I'm 14 weeks pregnant with a seriously painful sciatic nerve on my left side. She told me heating with the heating pad for no more than 15 minutes at a time is fine, if your body hurts it's usually best to do heat in intervals pregnant or not. If it's something that's inflammed hot for 15 min and cold for 15 min will work wonders for you as well. I use the spa heating pads that have rice and aromatherapy in them, you can either microwave them for heat or freeze them for cold, that way the heat isn't consistently high and you don't end up with that red blotchy skin from the electric kind. ! I also have really bad tension headaches and I do the same intervals on! my neck and shoulders.If you wanna know a trick my massage therapist told me, get a couple of racquet balls and put them in a sock, lay on them on your bed (not on a hard surface) and you can do your own trigger points...I wish I knew this ages ago because it's really really amazing. Keep in mind, any type of therapy whatsoever shouldn't be done until your first trimester is finished.(Also, I'm a low risk pregnancy...if you are having any problems definatly just check with your dr!)Good Luck!
Cole Desher: As long as you don't put it on your stomach your fine. You can put it on your back and legs and every where else tho. I would also suggest not putting it on your sides.Update::sorry I read your question wrong I thought it said heating pad. You shouldn't use a heating blanket at all.
Catheryn Small: You might want to ask some questions here. In the US and epidural can only be done in a hospital setting by an anestheologist, not done by a midwife.
Indira ! Wassell: What's their definition of "when really needed?" I mean, isn't that for YOU to decide?Either way, sit down with the midwife and make it very clear to her that if you ask for an epidural, you are to GET an epidural - whether or not the midwife thinks it's "really needed." If you're not happy with her answer, find a new midwife.
Shaunta Paap: Its really not that bad of pain at all. My son is now 7 moths old and i didn't have an epidural. they induced my labor, broke my water and then about an hour later i was having big contractions and it took a few hours until it even started hurting bad at all and when it got to where i didn't think i couldn't handle it i asked for just a regular pain killer that they put like a little IV thing on my hand and just injected a little pain killer ever now and then when it got too bad and it helped so much that i fell asleep for like 3 hours and woke up when it was time to push the baby out and it wasn't that bad and now i can! 't even remember what it felt like. I have talked to people who had the! epidural and they say that they can still remember the pain. An epidural will usually help you to remember the pain and if they do it wrong can paralyze you for life and hurt the baby.
Darrel Stele: This depends on the insurance coverage, but I believe the majority of insurance companies will pay for certain prgnancy related things such as monthly check ups and prenatal vitamins. You should look online at your insurance company and the policy, or call and ask. Companies and policies vary so it's best to be sure.
