Who will pop first?

[~*Dorothy*~ 2]

Henia I hope you have your beautiful baby girl in your arms soon!

Is your daughter excited to be a big sister?

Sara, your little Pineapple is just so adorable - I can't believe that she is already 10 months - time flies!

[Henia 11]

Congrats Twila! I agree very nice names!

Sara: Your baby is a precious darling!

Dorothy: Is that you in the pic? Cute!

Nothing from me yet ... went to hospital yesterday ... with all kind of compliants ... but no doctors there to exam me or anyone else! Went for more blood tests today ... I almost fainted ... I donnow why! But my BP is very high!

Husband looking for doctor ... none around with Ramadan here ... Uffffff!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

with the blood pressure and swelling u need to be IN the hospital NOW

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

with the blood pressure and swelling u need to be IN the hospital NOW

I am set for induction tomorrow at 5 am but I have to go to the hospital tonight for cervix ripening at 5 so I dont know if my baby is coming tonight or tomorrow. Most likely tomorrow. When I went to the ob this week, my cervix had not opened so they are requiring me to have something called cervical ripening with like an insert before they start me on pitocin

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

Congrats Twila! I agree very nice names!

Sara: Your baby is a precious darling!

Dorothy: Is that you in the pic? Cute!

Nothing from me yet ... went to hospital yesterday ... with all kind of compliants ... but no doctors there to exam me or anyone else! Went for more blood tests today ... I almost fainted ... I donnow why! But my BP is very high!

Husband looking for doctor ... none around with Ramadan here ... Uffffff!

why arent you in Blida with the nuns? This is crazy . Someone needs to get you to Algiers or Oran or some big city. Running around looking for a dr just seems nuts to me. How far are you from Algiers? There has got to be some private clinic operating somewhere. For you to run around with your blood pressure rising just seems NUTS

Congrats Twila! I agree very nice names!

Sara: Your baby is a precious darling!

Dorothy: Is that you in the pic? Cute!

Nothing from me yet ... went to hospital yesterday ... with all kind of compliants ... but no doctors there to exam me or anyone else! Went for more blood tests today ... I almost fainted ... I donnow why! But my BP is very high!

Husband looking for doctor ... none around with Ramadan here ... Uffffff!

Its not like the USA.. I keep telling people that.. Its not like they have critical care hospitals all over the place. Have you explored what they use for anaesthesia there? I know they gave my daughter nothing when she had stitches. ( she ended up with a frankenstein scar and this was the PRIVATE CLINIC. I still say call the NUNS

[Henia 11]

My nurse friend in the US said all my symtpons seem like preclampsia but without examing me she isn't sure. I havn't had any high BP before this! Spent all of last night curled in a ball ... with pain in my upper abdomen and vomiting.

Well as Hanging in There said Algeria isn't the US ... here they won't admit you unless doctor says to ... so without any doctors on site they are not admitting anyone with them either bleeding throu (which I am not) or the baby nearly out!

Nuns in Blida are only midwives, so no doctor there either ... they don't do emergency like C-sections so I can't use them.

I am about 2hrs out from Alger/Blida ... and we have no car! Husband trying to ask around for some relatives to take us ... but of course everyone is "busy" ... he is out now looking for doctor. If he cannot find one ... we are taking a taxi after iftar (if we find one)!

For these situations, I hate Algeria ... it's Ramadan so everyone is home sleeping ... and anyone sick can die or go to hell here!

K: Wishing you all the best of an easy labour/delivery. Enchallah post us your handsome son's pictures soon! I will be praying for you girl! (((HUGS)))

[Henia 11]

PS: Oops forgot to reply to your question:

Well the pain relief options are limited to epidural or bringing your own TENS machine from Europe ... you have bring them yourself and regulate them yourself. They will not even insert the epidural needle here for you in the hospital. Bu tthey are midwives who will ... but hard to find them and they are $$$!

But I didn't opt for this since I have heard too many stories of the needle being insert in wrong place leaving the mother paralyzed. Plus who knows what Algerian "knock off" you are buying ... no food/drug standards rules here to adhere to!

And here you are in crammed in a room with 3-4 other labouring women ... with one or 2 nurses/doctors for the whole ward. So basically you are all alone (why I wanted the nuns) ... Rooms are dirty ... you bring your sheets/medical supplies ... and clean your own "labour bed" ... alot of fun!

[maggieNomar 0]

PS: Oops forgot to reply to your question:

Well the pain relief options are limited to epidural or bringing your own TENS machine from Europe ... you have bring them yourself and regulate them yourself. They will not even insert the epidural needle here for you in the hospital. Bu tthey are midwives who will ... but hard to find them and they are $$$!

But I didn't opt for this since I have heard too many stories of the needle being insert in wrong place leaving the mother paralyzed. Plus who knows what Algerian "knock off" you are buying ... no food/drug standards rules here to adhere to!

And here you are in crammed in a room with 3-4 other labouring women ... with one or 2 nurses/doctors for the whole ward. So basically you are all alone (why I wanted the nuns) ... Rooms are dirty ... you bring your sheets/medical supplies ... and clean your own "labour bed" ... alot of fun!

And you went back to Algeria WHY??? Do those so called Doctors not realize that pre-eclampsia can be deadly??? to both mom and baby??? And what about your busy neighbors?? Golly people's thinking /priorities makes me crazy sometimes. For all the complaining people do about the USA, I'm glad to be here after hearing that. Good golly!

[Henia 11]

I never left!

Well this is how ppl are! All holy for Ramadan, yet they don't give a rats hoot afterall about others! Just gathering ajr points!

[HLM 1]

I dont want to scare u...... im actually worried!! keep us updated as much as u can!!

[sara535 15]

Henia you be really really safe and careful, I am a little worried about you because as you well know, eclampsia is a BIG DEAL. I hope you find a doctor to help you very soon.

and in the meantime, Wahrania, I am super excited about your boy! I cant beleive its finally time! I hope things go well for you and I hope your husband is supportive and excited also. take care and let us know as soon as you can about our newest MENA nephew I think the Pineapple Princess likes younger men

[brnidokiegurl 0]

I never left!

Well this is how ppl are! All holy for Ramadan, yet they don't give a rats hoot afterall about others! Just gathering ajr points!

hope u can find help soon, please get to where u can get some care at this late stage!!!

[maggieNomar 0]

I never left!

Well this is how ppl are! All holy for Ramadan, yet they don't give a rats hoot afterall about others! Just gathering ajr points!

I thought you were in the USA back in 2006. Aren't you a USC now?

[maggieNomar 0]

Kat should have her baby boy in hand anytime now.

[S and S 12]

I never left!

Well this is how ppl are! All holy for Ramadan, yet they don't give a rats hoot afterall about others! Just gathering ajr points!

I hope you are doing okay now. Please update us when you can. The conditions there really make me sick. I wish things could be better for you.