Vitamins & Supplements: Simmons
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Breastfeeding, Waking up in Pain Everyday...
Asked by S.S. from Spartanburg
on March 29, 2010
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I am currently breastfeeding my daughter for almost 4 months now. For the last 3 weeks to a month I have been waking up stiff and in pain. I thought it was my sleeping...
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- Is it all over your body? Just your breats, etc. You sound as if you have an infection and need to see your doctor. Any fever?
- You didn't say exactly where the pain is. I had horrible pain on my right side, (into my arm and down my side and so on) with my son's nursing (my daughter's nursing ...
- Pain all over or just in the breasts? Do you have a fever? Feel run down? Any redness or "very full" feeling in your breasts? This could be mastitis, BUT . . . ...
Hair Problems...HELP!!!
Asked by B.K. from St. Louis
on November 13, 2009
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I am a 31 year old SAHM (due to a lay off in January) that has been suffering with thinning hair ever since weaning my daughter 2 1/2 years ago. Around the same time,...
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- I have 5 children and with every single one of them I had hair loss up around my hairline, mostly by my temples and when it would start to grow back in looked as if I ...
- Hi, B., I went from doctor to doctor, specialist after specialist and still could barely function. I am now happy to say I am being treated by Dr. Michael Simmons in F...
- Hi B., I am going something similar myself at the moment. I am a nursing mom of a 10 month old. My hair is coming out in clumps. It looks like it is breaking off an...
Scared, Concerned, and Want to Get Pregnant
Asked by S.F. from Provo
on March 26, 2008
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I have never been pregnant, but I want to have kids. You could say being a mom is all I have ever wanted more than anything. I met my husband in June 2004 and we go...
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- Hi S., How wonderful that you took the time to really get to know yourself and your husband before embarking on marriage and children. This and the rest of your stor...
- My sister in law gets on clomid everytime she plans a pregnancy. I don't know much about it but she says it totally works great for her. She gets pregnant within the ...
- S. - How wonderful that you look forward to having children. I hope that you will have them soon. Birth control can really mess up a woman's system. So many women go t...
How to Reduce Weight
Asked by G.R. from Chicago
on April 12, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I'm trying to reduce my weight but couldn't. I cant find time to go to gym with my 20 months old daughter. I'm bulky in my arms and thighs. Which food helps ...
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- Portion control is what I struggle with! It's a pain, but get a food scale and start measuring your pasta, etc. and learning what a true portion should be. Soup is a g...
- Eat 5-6 times a day. Cut out the fats and oils and make sure the meals are tiny,4-5 ounces. Drink lots of water. Tiny meals keep your body functioning and burning fat ...
- Do you take your daughter on walks? Exercise really is key to losing and maintaining weight. If I was you, I'd try to get in a 15-20 minute walk a day. Also, make...
Thanks
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on August 6, 2010
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Thank you so much for all the responses!
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- I agree with Julie, you need to talk to someone. I had a preemie and things weren't okay and were not fine for a long time. He was my first and I did everything 'right...
- I think you need to see your doctor and discuss post-partum depression. Our hormones can do a number on us! Everyone, including your husband, is correct -you shouldn't...
- Please talk to your primary care doctor about these feelings. It absolutely sounds like post-partum depression, which is totally normal and totally treatable in ways t...
How Do You Start a Diet?
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on January 2, 2009
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I've never had to diet before. Before my first son, I weighed 110 lbs. After he was born I did nothing to lose the weight. (big mistake and I hated the way I felt) The...
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- I like Weight Watchers, because you always feel in control- you're cutting down and not eating special foods or separate meals. You have to count the points you eat, w...
- Give this product a try....it really works....I have been on it for 2 weeks and have lost 8 lbs and a lot of inches! What is Slendering!™? Every dieter dreams ...
- I think if you start a diet, which is completely different from your habits now, you probably won't stick to it. I lost the weight by making small changes, it did tak...
Help with Weightloss
Asked by S.N. from Port St. Lucie
on October 4, 2006
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I'm on a neverending quest to lose weight. It seems like a constant struggle. It's hard to find time to do much because I work, Monday through Friday 9-5, then I go ho...
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- Hey S., I just wanted to share my story with you. I was overweight feeling very low about my body and had very, very low energy. I started on the shapeworks program...
- Wow, you are busy, taking care of your children and holding down a full time job. I'm a stay at home mom and I don't know how working mothers do it...that's a hard jo...
- Hi S. I just got a wonderful book from another single mom friend of mine called The T-Factor Diet by Martin Katahn,Ph.D. It allows you to loose weight safely and quic...
