One of Joe’s friends sent me this story. (His family has been friends with the affected family for years and he is working hard to help spread awareness about postpartum depression and psychosis.) This is a horribly sad story but I know that so many women deal with postpartum depression and have a special place…
It was once thought that exercising while pregnant could be dangerous to the mother and/or baby, however over recent years studies have shown that exercise for pregnant women can be very beneficial. Exercise during pregnancy helps prepare the mother’s body for labor as well as maintains a healthy weight for the mom. Unless there is…
You don’t NEED nursing tops but they are very helpful, especially when you want to feel discretely in public. For years there weren’t many fashionable options for nursing mothers. There were only a few designs and they were all very obviously designed for breastfeeding. However, in recent years clothing designers and fashionable moms have worked…
I first realized I was pregnant with baby 3 when the round ligament pain started. It was early, probably 4 or 5 weeks but my body knew things were going to get stretched out again. The other night I woke up with the most excruciating round ligament pain yet. It felt like someone was JABBING…
Confession: I’m anxious about this pregnancy. About this time during my last two pregnancies I was reading books about labor and psyching myself up for the impending birth. But this time I’m avoiding even thinking about childbirth. I’ve heard it said that a traumatic birth experience messes your head when the next pregnancy rolls around….
I’m almost half way there. Next week I hit the 20 week mark and everything has been moving along wonderfully until the doctor suggested I take an early glucose test. When you’ve had 2 big babies, like I have, the doctors get a little nervous and insist on making sure you don’t have gestational…
Midwife 1: Wow, 9lb and 11lb babies! We’ll definitely be inducing you around 39 weeks. Midwife 2: Wow, 9lb and 11lb babies! We might want to induce you early but we’ll wait-and-see how thing are progressing when we get closer to your due date. Changing my Perspective After my first visit to the new OB…
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