baby health books

anything i need to do to prepare for labour?

I’m 39wks and 3days, booked to be induced (for baby’s health concerns) in 3days time.
I’m HOPING that baby chooses to come before that appointment though! *fingers crossed*

is there anything i should be doing to prepare for being induced or for spontaneous labour?
Where i live, the dr’s don’t do internal examinations until you are already in labour usually, so i do not know how dilated or “ripe” i am, or the position of my cervix.

anyone have experience with being induced?

doctors are concerned about my baby’s health
I am booked in to be induced with prostin gel
if labour hasn’t kicked off by the following morning they’ll break my waters.

i had a spontaneous natural labour with my first child, and am nervous about what being induced will be like.
if my labour doesn’t start after they break the waters, will that lead to a c-section?

I might need a little help? Shaken Baby Syndrome?

I am a freshman in college majoring in early childhood. In my Health, Safety and Nutrition class I have to write a research paper. I chose the topic Shaken Baby Syndrome. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good books or magazines that I could look at and where I could find them? I would like to have a variety in resources. I do not want every source I have coming from the internet.

Pregnancy health question!?

Last night i had an awful headache so i took a tylenol and waiting for it to subside while it started to go away i started getting upper abdominal pain that lasted about 30 minutes and went away as well only to have the returning headache. I figured i could sleep off the headache so i just went to bed and delt with it only this morning i still have the headache and cant get it to go away. I started reading the baby books and saw the thing about preeclempsia (spelling is prolly really off) but my fiancee took the book from me and said if i read it ill think i have it. Ive been going to doctor regularly and have this months appointment next week i havnt had any problems she said everything looks great including the baby im just gettings kinda nervous since im in the last month of the 2nd trimester. What are yalls take on it.

Am I being selfish? A baby shower question.?

Right now I am currently 29 weeks pregnant. This is my 2nd child, 3rd pregnancy. My first pregnancy I did not have a baby shower because my daughter came unexpectedly at 29 weeks. My second pregnancy ended in an early miscarriage. This time I have been on bedrest for three months and am expected to carry to about 36 weeks at the latest. (Although I think that is in God’s hands and am optimistic we could carry full term.) Anyhow, my sister just had her 2nd child this January. We had her a nice baby shower with her first pregnancy. This last one however, we were planning her one (mainly I was) and I got put on strict bedrest. Nobody INCLUDING my sister moved forward with the babyshower, and therefore she did not have one.

My husband and I decided that after this delivery I am going to have a tubal done because of the risk of health issues for myself and child in future pregnancies. My mom, granny, and me decided on a date for my baby shower. We are havining it when I get 35 weeks along because that’s when I am no longer required to be on bed rest. I have decided to start making invitations because it will give me something to do while I’m laying in this bed. The problem is that my mom keeps pushing me to have a baby shower with my sister. Am I selfish for wanting my own? I’ve never had one, and after the tubal I will not have a chance to have one. I really don’t want to make anyone upset or hurt anyone. It’s not even about the gifts because I don’t need much I kept all my things from my first daughter. It’s just the memories and being able to write about it in her baby book. And I have not been allowed out of bed for will be 4 months. I lay in a room by myself all day..it would just be nice to be able to enjoy this pregnancy and celebrate that I’ve made it this far after all we’ve been through. And when my sister had her daughter in Jan I offered her all my baby stuff and people even bought her stuff but she wouldn’t take it. Honest opinions please. Thanks so much!
I would just like to add the fact that money wise I am very capable and just like my wedding and bridal shower would more than likely be buying everything.
And I would be more than happy to buy whatever I need to or everything if I need to. We have just been through so much and almost lost her. I just want to celebrate this gift from God.