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Chunky Spit Up
Its an old wives tale that you need to swtich breasts while nursing.... its not ... Your milk increases by 20% or so with each pregnancy, so evne if you ...
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- I know breastfeeding is best and I tried that route too but we had so many issues with my daughter and colic/reflux we think she's allergic to milk protein or somethin...
- Chunks are partially digested breastmilk, so he's spitting/throwing up after his stomach has began digesting the breastmilk. Are you switching breasts while nursing...
- My 10 month old has had reflux since birth and really, spit up a few days per week is not bad at all! My son, on the medication, was still projectile once or twice a d...
When Was the First Time You Felt Your Baby Move??
I am 15 weeks along in my 2nd pregnancy. When was the first time you all felt ... The old wives tales say that the first movement marks the halfway mark; ...
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- Sounds like you're feeling the first flutters of movement to me. What a joy! Fifteen weeks is close enough. The old wives tales say that the first movement marks th...
- I am pregnant with my 3rd baby right now and probably around 19-20 weeks I would occassional flutters that felt like baby movement. Now that I am a little further alo...
- That is your little one for sure:) I always said it felt like a butterfly in there at first, and then, I thought it felt like a hamster running around using the inside...
Keeping up Milk Supply During Pregnancy
I know milk supply often dries up during pregnancy, but I didn't expect anything to .... This may be an old wives tale and I am not advising you to do ...
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- Hello and congratulations for so many things... for your pregnancy, for breastfeeding and for acknowledging your son's iumportant need to continue nursing. You have ...
- My advise is a little different, but certainly not to discount anyone, just something to keep in mind. I became pregnant with my second while my first was 10 months...
- Hi J., Congratulations on wanting to continue to breastfeed. So many moms would look at pregnancy as an excuse to stop. If you have a personal e-mail you woul...
What Not to Eat When You Are Pregnant...
I have eaten it with all three pregnancies and have had no problems. ... I have heard not to use honey with babies because of an old wives tale to put honey ...
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- I've never heard that you can't eat honey while you're pregnant. I have heard not to use honey with babies because of an old wives tale to put honey on the pacifer......
- I have eaten it with all three pregnancies and have had no problems. Again, just not for children under age one.
- I have never heard anything that says not to.
DRANO As a Gender Prediction Method??
But also i read an article on a pregnancy website that said u/s BEFORE your 20th week ... This does not work, as most, if not all of the old wives tales. ...
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- Hi K., It really sounds like you are becoming obsessed about this baby being a boy. I know you say if it is a girl you would be just as happy, but you actions aren't ...
- I've read that the Drano test you are talking about is very dangerous because the amonia in urine can react with the chemicals in the Drano and cause a vapor that is V...
- This does not work, as most, if not all of the old wives tales. Most ultrasound techs will NOT tell you the sex of the baby if they are not 100% sure. Now that does ...
Bloating and Csection
I know it takes time to get rid of baby belly, but my pregnancy was concentrated in my ... Old Wives Tale About Wearing a Body Shapers After Child Birth ...
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- I had my third child a year and a half ago and for the first year every time I got my period my stomach would do the same thing. It takes a long time for your uterus ...
- Our bodies definitely change with each pregnancy physically and hormonally so what your probably experiencing I would guess is related to the hormone shift for your pe...
- Hi, P.. I didn't have a C-section, but I know that after pregnancy, it's much harder for women to lose weight. Also, you are not the same hormone-wise after pregnancy ...
Weird Dreams
Someone told me if your sex drive goes up during pregnancy then you're having a girl, if you have absolutely no sex drive it's a boy. Just an old wives tale ...
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- Are you having a boy? Graphic erotic dreams are perfectly normal. I was pregnant with a boy, that unfortunatly I lost, but I had very erotic dreams while I was pregn...
- Are you reading any pregnancy books? The same thing happened to me with my second pregnancy, CRAZY dreams and awesome sex drive. Any pregnancy book out there will men...
- Weird graphic dreams are perfectly normal. I had them nightly when I was pregnant. It's your hormones and it will go away when the baby is born. Then you will start ha...
Pregnancy Symptoms If Pregnant with GIRL
Aug 2, 2009 ... I have 2 boys also, and my last pregnancy #3 was a girl. ... There's a lot of " old wives tales" (you've heard them I'm sure, "More nausea ...
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- Every pregnancy is so different but one thing my sister and I both had with our girls was skin problems. I had acne type breakouts on my face and shoulders (which I ...
- Hi G.! Congrats on the pregnancy! I just had my third child and had a little girl. I have two little boys also. With my pregnancy I had horrible nausea and was sick...
- I have one girl and am currently pregnant with another girl (due in November). I had morning sickness the entire time (even through labor) with my first and so far I'...
Breastfeeding 9 Month Old and Just Got My Period
It is normal and it is one of the old wives tales that say you won't get your ..... at 4 month. i kept nursing him right through my pregnancy w my daughter, ...
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- Consider yourself lucky to have had nine months without your period. I know many women (myself included) that got it back much sooner! It is totally normal so don't ...
- I got mine right away with my two oldest children and with my daughters I got it when they were 6 months. It did not effect my milk supply. The only issue I ever head ...
- Hi B., First of all, I think what's going on for you is totally normal -- but if it would make you feel more comfortable, by all means call your ob/gyn. "Norma...
Pregnancy and Weight Watchers
She stresses that while her patients need to eat healthy (and more) during pregnancy, the old wives tale of "eating for two" is simply not healthy. ...
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- Congrats! I know WW has a breast feeding points guideline, but not sure about pregnant guidelines. My suggestion would be to try to eat every few hours to keep your b...
- Hi N., Weight Watchers will not let you be "on program" while pregnant because of the risk. They do have a program for nursing mothers that you can follow once your ...
- They give nursing moms 12 extra points on the WW program. I wouldn't stick to the program while pregnant, but if you eat more of the foods on the core food list (They...
