I just had to share the results of this little assignment my physician gave me. I had pregnancy itching. Fierce itching. I scratched myself at night sometimes until my skin bled. My arms, legs, and torso. Itching during pregnancy can be due to a few different things. For me, it is a normal consequence of [...]
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What is anuchal translucency scan? Well, it’s really something I just learned more about today. The technology has been around for a few years I believe, but I was just talking with the folks at Delhi Women’s Medical Services today and they were explaining the new 3D/4D machine to me. This is an awesome piece [...]
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Nursing and back pain kind of go together, but they don’t have to. There are at least a few things you can do to help you avoid this common problem. I’ll give you a few tips which should not be kept secret. The first step is prevention, the next is preparation, and the third is [...]
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I picked up a brochure at the dentist’s office for you. I always figured dental health duringpregnancy had to do with calcium. Calcium intake during pregnancy has long been considered important for maternal and fetal health because developing bones require calcium. However, there is more to dental health during pregnancy that just that: Among other [...]
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Besides knowing when you might need some absorbent protection, there is much more to the importance of knowing your cycle. And when I say knowing your cycle, I mean each phase of your cycle too, not just when to expect your period. I’m a bit embarrassed to say that I have only recently begun to [...]
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I know I’ve discussedPregnancy and Alcohol before, but it’s important enough to discuss again. I drive by a huge billboard every week reminding people about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome which tells me that there are still people who apparently aren’t aware of the negative affects alcohol can have on a developing fetus. So in efforts to [...]
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I know it can be embarrassing, but it is a fact of life for many people and something that is quite common duringpregnancy too.Constipation, you know, that awful feeling of needing to … poop, and not being able to for some reason. So what do you do about it? What to do: There are a [...]
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First off, I’d like to give a warm welcome to Isabelle and a heart felt congratulations to her mom Kendra. I’m so thrilled that you are so happy with your VBAC Kendra. That is wonderful and I’m sure you will be an inspiration to many other women facing the same challenges that you were. I [...]
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Needs forantibiotics may make it so you should notbreastfeed your baby, regardless of whether or not you had planned to. If the benefits of antibiotics out-weigh the cons, then obviously you need to do what you need to do. However, if you minimize the risk of you needing antibiotics in the first place, that would [...]
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