Your feet and ankles are swollen and pulsating, you're tired of needing to pee twenty times a day, and you've been craving sushi for months. You're ready for this little bean of yours which has transformed into what feels like a Butterball turkey to make her grand entrance into this world, but she's clearly comfortable where she is and has no intention of leaving her cozy suite. The doctor or … [Read more...]
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Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment: Is It Needed For Newborns?
Erythromycin Ophthalmic Ointment: There he is, your darling baby who you have been anxiously waiting to meet for the past several months. You envelope him in your arms and give him a cuddle, promising to always be there for him... ...and then a nurse whisks him away for a series of medical treatments. While he won't be gone long, he will be returned to you with shiny, glossed over … [Read more...]
How To Get Rid Of Thrush In Infants
Did Baby Break Into The Cottage Cheese Or Is It Thrush? It almost always happens at some god forbidden hour: the baby is crying. She's hungry. But as soon as she latches or places that bottle on her mouth, she screams bloody murder or, just as frustratingly, will not even try to feed and instead looks pleadingly into your eyes – that is, right before she unleashes her next … [Read more...]
Can You Get A Tattoo While Pregnant And Is It Safe?
Thinking about getting inked to commemorate your pregnancy? Or maybe the embarrassment from that regrettable #YOLO tat you got a few years back has mounted and finally led to the decision to cover up that lapse in judgment. Whatever the reason for getting tattooed may be, if you have a bun in the oven, you may be wondering, “Can you get a tattoo while pregnant?” In a word, yes. But don't make … [Read more...]
“Periods” During Pregnancy: What Is Decidual Bleeding?
One of the benefits of pregnancy (apart from having a brand new itty bitty puddin' pie joining your family in a few month's time) is that there are no more periods. Yip-Pee! No more bleeding, no more trying to discretely make your way to the bathroom across the office with a tampon slipped up a sleeve or a bulky pad shoved in the waistband of your pants. <this isn't a joke. But before you get … [Read more...]
