Pregnant and loving it? Got the pregnancy blahs? Just found out you're pregnant? Been pregnant before? How does a baby affect your lifestyle? Going through pregnancy alone? How do you cope? Do you have that "pregnancy glow" or are you feeling down in the dumps because you're body is losing its shape? Planning on breastfeeding? Taking a childbirth education class? From morning sickness to hemorrhoids and from the onset of labor to birth, no pregnancy is exactly the same. Sit on the Pregnancy Porch and write about your joys, worries, fears, and expectations. Below, you will find a brief intro to each posting.
~ Brief Intros to Current Postings ~
Managing Your Energy after Childbirth by Sylvia Brown
Unfortunately, fatigue is part of the postnatal period. Although sleep deprivation is almost inevitable, utter exhaustion is avoidable. Here are a few tips and recommendations on how to manage your energy levels in the weeks and months after childbirth.
While some mothers feel "back on their feet" after just a few days home from the hospital, medical studies show that fatigue generally reaches its peak two to four days after you return home. Read More . . .
Tubal Pregnancies—A Matter of Life and Death by Lynn Guster
About 50 women die each year in the US from complications of a tubal pregnancy. This attributes to 15% of pregnancy-related deaths, being the leading cause of first trimester maternal death in the US. Furthermore, approximately 1 in 100 pregnancies are tubal pregnancies.
If you're like me, you're very unfamiliar and uncomfortable with this subject. I hadn't any idea what it meant until it happened to me. Then I felt like I knew too much, until the realization occurred to me that I nearly died because I wasn't informed enough about the happenings in my body. Read More . . .
Selecting Your Obstetrician by Lynn Guster
You'll see alot of your obstetrician (OB) during your life, and vice versa. The time to start a relationship with an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) is while you are healthy, so you can make a careful, informed decision. It's important to find a doctor that shares your views and makes you feel comfortable. That task is sometimes daunting, and very dificult.
Ask your friends and family for a referral. After a plethora of different answers, I asked my family doctor of twelve years because I trust his opinion. Read More . . .
Fighting the Pregnancy Blahs by Lee Anne Robert
Every pregnant woman has experienced the pregnancy blahs. I can remember feeling so big and unattractive throughout my two pregnancies, and secretly wishing for the pregnancy to be over so that I could have my body back and fit into my normal clothes. It’s sad to say, really, because pregnancy is such a beautiful experience and the fact that you created this little human being that is developing in your body should make you feel wonderful through every step of the way. Read More . . .
Help! I Am Pregnant and an Addict by Patty Hone
There are a lot of resources on the Internet, in books, and from the medical community on the dangers of drug and alcohol use during pregnancy. However, there is not very much quality information on what you should do if you have a problem with alcohol or drugs and are pregnant. The simple answer is you need to quit. With all the treatment programs available, AA, treatment facilities, therapy, self-control, etc., why wouldn't a women be able to get help? Why would anyone use drugs or alcohol while they are pregnant? Read More . . .
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