Re: A few questions...

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Often, with cooperation the sex can be told. As far as inductions go, that is certainly feasible to use a pill in the vagina to put you into labor.

At Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Tency wrote: >
>My doctor says that it is possible to tell the sex of the child via
>ultrasound as early as 16 weeks. With previous pregnancies, I have
>always had to schedule sono's at around 20 weeks. Is it REALLY possible
>for me to know the sex of this child in just 5 weeks???? (I'm 11 weeks
>now). I only get one sono per pregnancy unless more are indicative, and
>I want to make sure the sex is determinable. (It's my third, I'd like
>to know which of my children will be sharing a room) :)
>
>Also, with past pregnancies, I've had very fast labors. Last one was
>only 22 minutes from start to finish, and I did not make it to the
>hospital. Because I am concerned about having this child at home,
>alone, with my other 2 children around, my doctor suggests that I just
>pick a day after 38 weeks, she'll give me a "pill", and I'll go into
>labor within an hour. She says it is the alternative to prostoglandulin
>gels. Does anyone know anything about this pill? And is picking the
>date for the birth a good idea?

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