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Those of you out there expecting twins…Congratulations! You are in for a wild ride! I have long had a little twin envy, and it doesn’t really subside with age. But some of you soon-to-be multiple moms who want to nurse may be scared that you won’t be able to do it…that it will be too much for you.
Those fears are not unfounded. [Read more...]
This little article on WebMD immediately caught my attention, because I had a C-Section, and I didn’t want one.
I was the woman who planned a full-on natural childbirth. I was the woman who fought my ob when she wanted to induce my labor because of borderline high blood pressure and borderline gestational diabetes. I knew it would increase the risk of c-section. I was the woman who did about ten hours of induced labor without pain meds (they catheterized me and broke my water, too! Ouch!), hoping my baby would agree to come out the old fashioned way.
I was the woman who couldn’t have a c-section fast enough when labor was becoming too hard on my baby, and we needed to get her out. Right away. [Read more...]
You take prenatal vitamins on the advice of your doctor. You take them because you want to do everything you can to ensure that your pregnancy and your baby are healthy. You take them every day, feeling reasured you are doing something really good for that kid in there kicking you. You smile and pat your belly…
Then you hear that your prenatal vitamins may be laced with lead.
Yes, lead. [Read more...]
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