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RO,
I've got no reason to doubt you, but from the sound of this article, the woman in question delivered a healthy seven pound baby. That is vastly different from the conditions which you endured. Bearing in mind that "averages" can always be manipulated, the average woman gains 25-30 pounds during a pregnancy distributed as follows:
Approximate breakdown of a weight gain of 29 pounds
Blood 3 pounds
Breasts 2 pounds
Womb 2 pounds
Baby 7.5 pounds
Placenta 1.5 pounds
Amniotic fluid 2 pounds
Fat 7 pounds
Retained water 4 pounds
Besides weight gain, there are other common symptoms, http://theparentsite.com/pregnancy/symptoms.asp.
Again, some women display no symptoms while pregnant. Perhaps this Marine was in that group. Given my expereince as a husband and an officer who has commanded pregnant soldiers, I doubt it.
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I gave this story to my wife, who's spent the last 18 years as RNC working NICU and L&D. "If she had a seven pound baby, she knew she was pregnant".
She also stated that she has seen cases like RO's. So we have confirmation that RO is not a liar.
FIND THE B*ST*RDS, THEN PILE IT ON !!!
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You want your ass beat? [ ]
I had what is referred to as HELLP Syndrome- hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets. To this day I still have partial liver and kidney failure and elevated blood pressure, along with a daily handful of meds. My daughter is healthy now even though she was so premature and small.
I agree that with a 7 lb baby, this woman had to have known. The only way she could not have is if she were a heavy set woman and the weight gain was undetectable. I also find it totally unacceptable for a pregnant woman to be on a ship in a war zone. Totally irresponsible on her part.
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"The young dead soldiers do not speak. Nevertheless, the are heard in the still houses...We were young, they say. We have died. Remember us." Archibald MacLeish
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Beekeeper
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Hey, Jennifer doesn't have friends. I can handle my own light work. Bring it brutha man.
II want to know how this chick tucked her shirt in without it being noticed? Simple things like that just boggle my mind.
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"The young dead soldiers do not speak. Nevertheless, the are heard in the still houses...We were young, they say. We have died. Remember us." Archibald MacLeish
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So, does the kid get a theater ribbon?
Go with God, but make Him walk the point.
If you load a mudfoot down with a lot of gadgets he has to watch somebody a lot more simply equipped - say with a stone axe - will sneak up and bash his head in while he is trying to read a Vernier. - Robert Heinlein
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quote:
Originally posted by rangeroffspr
Until you've been a woman-a pregnant woman at that, I'd hold your tongues gentlemen. My daughter was born at 28 weeks after my not knowing I was pregnant until I went completely blind from the elevated blood pressure. I gained approximately 4 lbs until 2 days before she was delivered by emergency c-section. During those 2 days I gained between 15 and 20 lbs of water weight with a high bp of 260/180. She weighed in at 2 lbs 8 oz at 7.5 months gestation. Also, through every one of my pregnancies I had no morning sickness. I dare one of you to call me a liar.
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Beekeeper
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Ima hurt you Narz. One o' these days...............
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