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Pregnancy
on June 9, 2007
Do you know how to recognize the symptoms of miscarriage? American Chronicle has great advice, including:
Usually, the bleeding secreted from the vagina is one of the most common and prominent indicat...
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Pregnancy
on June 5, 2007
Lots of things can influence the health of an unborn child during the pregnancy 0 smoking, alcohol consumption, the mother's health. One other factor to consider is stress.
According to an articl...
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Pregnancy
on May 31, 2007
If you're pregnant and taking the herb known as ginkgo Biloba, caution is urged. Alternative Healing Today warns:
Ginkgo biloba pregnancy has been the subject of many controversial studies includi...
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Pregnancy
on May 25, 2007
If you're a working woman and you've just found out your pregnant, be aware that some discrimination against pregnancy still exists in the workplace. Sure it's illegal, and there have been...
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Pregnancy
on May 21, 2007
I've mentioned aspirin before for helping to control heart attacks and strokes. However, years ago, When I was pregnant, everyone warned me not to take medication of any kind, and that included as...
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on May 19, 2007
Drinking during pregnancy can be harmful to your unborn child. An article in Review Online warns:
Any woman of childbearing age is at risk of having a child with an FASD if she drinks alcohol during ...
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Pregnancy
on May 11, 2007
Health and Fitness at ArcaMax Publishing tells of a new test for a life-threatening disorder:
A home test which uses spit allows mothers-to-be to check for themselves whether they are at risk for pre-...
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Pregnancy
on May 8, 2007
This is something new. I received an email telling me about Baby Plus. According to the BabyPlus web site:
The BabyPlus Prenatal Education System is a set of sound lessons that are played to the prena...
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Pregnancy
on May 6, 2007
The controversy continues over whether it's safe to eat peanuts when you're pregnant? Could eating peanuts cause allergy problems for your child? According to the Montreal Gazette:
Eating pean...
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Pregnancy
on May 2, 2007
Should y
ou exercise when you're pregnant? The answer is yes, providing you have no medical conditions that would make it dangerous.
According to an article in the Jamaica Gleaner:
A study carri...
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on April 29, 2007
I admit it. I smoked when I was pregnant. In fact, I smoked from morning to night and, when I couldn't sleep, I smoked during the night, too. My youngest child is over 30, so this was many years a...
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on April 20, 2007
I'm a believer in pro-life. To me, abortion is wrong. It's the taking of an innocent life. But I do believe it is necessary in some cases.
For instance, we have a young woman with two or thre...
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Pregnancy
on April 8, 2007
A while back I wrote a blog entry about doing Kegel exercises for bladder incontinence. One occasion when most women suffer bouts of incontinence is when they are pregnant. Is it okay to practice Kege...
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Pregnancy
on March 30, 2007
I've mentioned previously about the possible effects of pregnancy on a woman's teeth. Now a new study suggests that the eyes, too, may be affected by pregnancy.
A report from Health News Dige...
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Pregnancy
on March 30, 2007
In a recent article on the relationship between migraine, strokes and epilepsy, I mentioned the problems with migraine in my family. I suffered terribly with migraine headaches every time I was pregna...
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on March 23, 2007
Looking for help with menopause misery without using hormone replacement therapy? Some people are finding relief using Chinese herbal remedies. The Medicinal Herbs Guide tells us:
People can find more...
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Pregnancy
on March 22, 2007
There's been a lot of talk in recent months regarding hepatitis B. What is hepatitis B?C The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety describes it this way:
Hepatitis B is an infectious...
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Pregnancy
on March 15, 2007
There's no doubt pregnancy puts a strain on the body, and one of the places women feel it is the back. That back pain can cause other problems, including poor sleep.
Science Daily reports on a r...
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on February 24, 2007
Moth myths have arisen from a grain of truth, like the one about a woman losing a tooth for every pregnancy. Well, here's another myth for you. If a woman suffers from a lot of heartburn during he...
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Pregnancy
on February 23, 2007
When you are pregnant and visit your doctor, it's not unusual for him to prescribe vitamins. If he doesn't, then expectant mothers should start taking a good multi-vitamin on their own. They&#...
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Pregnancy
on February 21, 2007
The hype has all been about limiting or avoiding seafood when you're pregnant. There's the possibility that some seafood might have a high mercury content. The FDA issued this warning back in ...
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on February 15, 2007
I was 39 when I became pregnant with my youngest son. I have to admit I was worried. This was back in the seventies, and I'd lots of rumors about complications and risks. Of course, this was my si...
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Pregnancy
on February 13, 2007
You've no doubt heard the old saying about a woman losing a tooth for every pregnancy? Well, apparently there's some truth in it after all. Several dental problems can strike while a woman is ...
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Pregnancy
on February 9, 2007
I can remember the debates when I was pregnant, some forty or more years ago. Is she carrying low? Is she carrying high? If low, it was a boy for sure, high a girl One lady believed in the pendulum me...
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Pregnancy
on February 9, 2007
Are you pregnant? Do you smoke? We all know that smoking is a danger to the health. It can cause all sorts of problems, like bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer.
Smoking is addictive. I've hear...
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Pregnancy
on February 6, 2007
A few days I wrote about exercise during pregnancy. But what about when the pregnancy is over and you are breast-feeding your little one? Is exercise safe then?
This is the time you want to exercise ...
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Pregnancy
on February 6, 2007
I was lucky. I had six easy pregnancies and six natural births. Four girls and two boys. Some women, however, aren't so lucky. The embryo starts to grow outside the womb. This is called ectopic pr...
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Pregnancy
on February 5, 2007
Middle aged and older women face a barrage of health problems, including fallen bladder, fallen uterus, vagina or lower bowel. I'm in that age group, and I've already had my share of problems....
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Pregnancy
on February 5, 2007
Sometimes being pregnant can be a real headache, and I mean that literally. With all of my pregnancies, I suffered through some terrible head pounders. Migraines run in my family, and I've had the...
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Pregnancy
on February 4, 2007
I always found exercise beneficial when I was pregnant. Nothing too strenuous, of course, but a brisk walk, swimming and the easier yoga poses get the blood running and rid you of that dull, lethargic...
