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Two super stupid (but honest) questions...

GreenEyedGalGreenEyedGal member
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1) I don't get how the baby can be head down during late pregnancy and blood not rush to his head? I know this sounds incredibly dumb but it's just one of those things I've always wondered. Shoot, if I were a baby in the womb, I'd want to be breeched!

2) This one is actually a question but equally as dumb: Tomorrow morning I have my lovely Strep B test. Will taking a shower right before the test affect the results?

I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's appointment so that I can tell my doctor about this stupid bump (cyst, whatever it is) that's growing inside my hoo-ha. Unfortunetly, it seems to be growing and is now getting irritated everytime I wipe.Crying

 

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Re: Two super stupid (but honest) questions...

  • operaapriloperaapril
    i don't have any answers to your questions, I'm sorry! Good luck at your Dr appt! Let us know what they say.
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  • hriesen4hriesen4
    imageGreenEyedGal:

    1) I don't get how the baby can be head down during late pregnancy and blood not rush to his head? I know this sounds incredibly dumb but it's just one of those things I've always wondered. Shoot, if I were a baby in the womb, I'd want to be breeched!

    2) This one is actually a question but equally as dumb: Tomorrow morning I have my lovely Strep B test. Will taking a shower right before the test affect the results?

    I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's appointment so that I can tell my doctor about this stupid bump (cyst, whatever it is) that's growing inside my hoo-ha. Unfortunetly, it seems to be growing and is now getting irritated everytime I wipe.Crying

     

    I've asked DH this repeatedly! He just rolls his eyes.  I don't get it either.

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  • userdeleteduserdeleted member

    1) The baby is floating in amniotic fluid. It's like being in a pool - your blood doesn't rush to your head when you're upside down in a pool right? Same kind of thing :)

    2) I don't think so

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  • dle927dle927 member

    Take a shower.  It won't affect the results of your test.  It's there or it isn't, can't wipe it away. 

    The little bump you have seems to be a common pregnancy thing.  Like a tiny skin tag that sort of hurts or is bothersome?  Some people have said they tend to go away after the birth of LO.  I have one :(  but it seems to have gotten better in the last couple of weeks.

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  • caremore37caremore37

    1) When you hang upside down, the blood rushes to your head b/c of gravity.  When they're surrounded by amniotic fluid, I would imagine they wouldn't experience much, if any, gravity.  More like they're floating in a vacuum, like the astronauts.  

    2) Showering shouldn't affect anything, unless you scrub your vaginal walls... ;)

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  • GreenEyedGalGreenEyedGal member
    I don't think it's a skin tag. It's flesh-colored, semi-flat and about the size of a pencil eraser in diameter. It doesn't hurt unless it's touched. I did some Googling and it does seem to be a common problem in late pregnancy (which makes me seem a bit more at ease) but I didn't find any exact answer. Hopefully my doctor will be able to diagnose it right away and know exactly how to get rid of it! I'll be sure to keep you guys posted.
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