The wait is over for actor David Boreanaz as his wife Jamie Bergman has given birth to their second child. A healthy baby girl was born on Monday. Her name is Bardot Vita Boreanaz. Their first child, seven-year old son Jaden Rayne now has a little sister that he can help take care of and [...]
Tags: bed rest during pregnancy, celebrity births, David Boreanaz, gestational diabetes, Jamie Bergman, pregnancy complications
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I can not believe that I am already 28 weeks pregnant! It won’t be too much longer until our little one arrives.
For today’s visit, I had to have testing to see if I have gestational diabetes. For this test, you will be asked to drink an incredibly sweet drink. You’ll have to wait an hour, [...]
Tags: blood test, diabetes, gestational diabetes, glucola, hospital, mommymichelle6, testing
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I am trying to make my birth experience as natural as possible. I’m prepared to forego an epidural and ‘tough it out,’ and am firmly against Pitocin to induce labor. I respect every woman’s right to choose her own birth experience, but, for me, I feel that a fully natural, un-medicated birth is the best [...]
Tags: emergency c-section causes, gestational diabetes, midwife, natural birth, Safety, Ultrasound
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When I got the call that I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, my visions of a completely natural, midwife-assisted childbirth with limited medical intervention felt shattered. Fortunately, a meeting with my (favorite) midwife set my mind at ease in that regard.
However, while I’ll know more after my sonogram determines fetal weight, there is a good [...]
Tags: Blue cohosh, castor oil, Evening Primrose Oil, gestational diabetes, induction, labor, nipple stimulation, Pregnancy
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This is a difficult post to write. In the grand schemes of things, it’s not catastrophic, and I recognize this. Many other women, new mothers and moms-to-be, have it much worse than I do. But I’ve spent the last three weeks feeling sorry for myself, since I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes.
Huh? That [...]
Tags: diet, gestational diabetes, hormones, insulin, Pregnancy, type 2 diabetes
Posted in: Health
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