I forget where I originally read it – and darned if I can find the link now! – but I heard that babies stick out their tongues right after the first tooth comes in.
We’d been feeling Ashley’s first tooth right below the surface for more than a week. We were lying in bed, she had [...]
Tags: baby teeth, drooling, symptoms, teething
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I just got back from my “baby doctor” appointment.
The fourth month is a pretty routine visit. They screen your urine for protein and sugar and take your vitals. During the appointment, your doctor or midwife will go over your “symptoms” and ask if you have any concerns. They will ask to make sure that you [...]
Tags: 16 weeks, advanced maternal age, baby doctor, doppler, gestation, heartbeat, mommymichelle6, OB, prenatal visit, symptoms, Ultrasound, uterus
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Just when I thought I’d been through enough in this pregnancy, last night my belly button started hurting so much it made me cry. I know all these aches are nothing compared to labor, but, the way I see it, at least contractions will have a definite end-point.
I had no idea when my belly button [...]
Tags: belly button pain, hernia, Pregnancy, symptoms
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This week, I took my 30 minutes recommended cardio per day and saved it all up for one day! Trust me, ladies, this is not a good idea!
My husband, my niece, her friend and I decided to walk from 10th Street in New York City’s East Village all the way up Broadway and 52nd Street. [...]
Tags: pain, Pregnancy, right side, Round ligament pain, second trimester, sharp abdomen pain, symptoms, third trimester
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Is postpartum depression a common thing?
One in five American women actually suffers from postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS). This is according to a survey recently published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The survey data was collected from 2004 to 2005 in 17 states. The highest incidence of PD was found in New Mexico (20.4%) and [...]
Tags: postpartum depression, risk factors, survey, symptoms
Posted in: Health, Parenting, Pregnancy
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