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Pregnancy and Peace: Tips for a Better Night’s Sleep During PregnancyThere is nothing worse than the stress of wanting to sleep but just not being able to: now add being pregnant and exhausted on top of that and you may be ready to scream. With all of the changes to your body during pregnancy it’s no surprise that your normal routines, including sleeping, are ... Read On  |
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Sizzling Mommies: Bringing Out Your Maternity Fashionista With today’s huge Hollywood baby boom, sometimes it is easier to get jealous of pregnant starlets, with their designer maternity wear, than to see ourselves as maternity fashionistas. Being a super fashionable mommy-to-be is not as hard as you think. Here are a couple maternity wear mistakes that ... Read On |
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Mommy-To-Be Myth Busting: Dismissing Pregnancy Wives Tales Like so many other rites of passage in our lives, pregnancy has its own slew of wives tales about who, what, and how much a mother-to-be can expect during the blissful 9 months of her pregnancy. Although many of the wives tales have been around since the beginning of time, which are the ones that ... Read On |
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Labors of Love: An Introduction to Doulas When it comes to child birth, many mommies-to-be are experimenting with different techniques to have the best, most natural experience possible. One trend which is coming back to life is hiring a labor doula, or labor assistant, to help women and their partners through the labor process. Even our ... Read On |
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Pesticide Exposure in the Womb Affects IQ Levels Most people already knew that pesticide exposure can be harmful to our overall health, but our exposure can also be affecting our children. Studies show that children who are exposed to high levels of pesticides in the womb are prone to have lower IQ levels than children who are not.
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An FDA Warning For Moms To Be: Terbutaline Possible Dangers Premature babies are not uncommon but in an effort to guarantee that moms go to full term, new and potentially "dangerous" drugs are being administered. And, now the Food and Drug Administration is mandating stronger safety warnings for a popular treatment geared at preventing pregnant woman from ... Read On |
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Pregnancy and Diabetes: Studies Show One Third Of Women Not Being Tested While more and more women are encouraged to test for fertility and to prepare their body for baby before they conceive, studies show that not many moms-to-be are being tested for gestational diabetes.
This, condition quite common during pregnancy if undiagnosed and untreated can place mom and ... Read On |
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Eating For Two: The Dangers Of Gaining Too Much Weight During Pregnancy Though it may have not been as common 40+ years ago, my mom's doctor extensively monitored her weight and weight gain when she was pregnant with me. In fact, based on her stature he cautioned her against gaining any more than 20-25 pounds overall. And, now new studies substantiate keeping weight ... Read On |
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Early Detection Saves Lives: Experts Say Promising Metabolic Testing Can Show Which Mom's To Be Are At Risk For Preeclampsia. Any woman who has been pregnant is familiar with the term preeclampsia. And, most ladies trying to conceive have heard of the condition or likely soon will.
The condition translates into spontaneous, sometimes dangerous fluctuations (spikes) in blood pressure during pregnancy...and that can be ... Read On |
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Mommy Dearest: A Drink A Day Keeps The Sperm Away Every parent, at some point looks forward to the point where they become the dotting grandparent. But, mom's may be sabotaging their chances for grandchildren as early on as before they give birth.
According to a recent Danish study, mom's who drink alcohol during pregnancy could be putting ... Read On |
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A Lesson In Parenting: Birthing Classes...What Are They and Why Are They Helpful Having a baby is a BIG decision and finding out you're pregnant (whether planned or not) is a BIG adjustment and realization....and for many that's just the beginning. In fact, once you are expecting, it's likely that you'll have lots of concerns and questions about what's next and what to ... Read On |
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Delivery Room: New Guidelines Okay Vaginal Birth After C-Section Women who in the past gave birth via c-section had little or no hope of ever giving birth "naturally" (or vaginally). But now new guidelines may change all that.
Recently leading obstetric professionals loosened the guidelines and published a report that may allow more vaginal births after ... Read On |
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