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Getting Light-headed/dizzy in Third Trimester.
Getting Light-headed/dizzy in Third Trimester. Hello! I am going into my 33rd week of pregnancy and in the last week I've been having moments of getting ...
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- You might be a little anemic. I had the same thing happen when I was pregnant. Try to increase your iron intake in your food choices. Also make sure you are getting pl...
- Hi! I am just about to start my 36th week, and our baby is due in mid-Jan. :-) Congrats to you and your husband! I am having a similar experience, and from what I ...
- Depending on your position at the time, the baby could be pushing on your major blood vessels in the abdomen. Laying back was the worst offender for me, and left sid...
Exercise and Pregnancy
Prior to my pregnancy, I was quite active with exercise. ... The hardest part for me was probably the first trimester. Kind regards, ...
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- Try reading the bood My Pregnancy Week by Week. They cover a lot on pregnancy and excersize. One part I do remember is to cut down your excersize to 80% of what you ...
- Congrats A., I just had a baby three weeks ago and did strength training, spinning, and yoga until the day before I delivered. I borrowed some books from the libra...
- A., I own Big Belly Fitness, a fitness company catering towards prenatal and postpartum fitness. Prenatal fitness really should be geared towards the individual base...
Advice for First Trimester Insomnia
I am nearning the end of the first trimester of my third pregnancy. I fall asleep just fine but usually around 1 or 2 AM I wake up and then CANNOT fall back ...
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- I had awful insomnia with both of my pregnancies and spoke to my doctor about it. She suggested Unisom an over the counter sleep aid. I took 1/2 pill instead of one ...
- Hi C.. I'm 18 weeks along and I have the same issue. I have two other kids as well (5 1/2 and 3 1/2) and stay at home as well. The insomnia hasn't gotten any better...
- What time do you take your vitamin? If you are taking it with dinner it could be kicking in in the middle of the night, and keeping you awake. If that's the case, tryi...
Multiple Ultrasounds in First Trimester--Normal?
With my pregnancies, I had a confirmation ultrasound between eight and ten weeks and the "big" one at twenty weeks. Three ultrasounds in the first trimester ...
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- Hello Laury, I have 4 children (3 are still in preschool) and that many ultrasounds early on sounds suspect to me. Is she in the high risk category for some reason?...
- I had many ultrasounds during my pregnancy, and many of them were during the first trimester. This was because my blood tests came back positive for spina bifida, and ...
- every dr. is different. but i personally never heard of that many so early on. could there be something they are not telling you? hopefully it is the dr.s being p...
Is Coloring Your Hair Safe During Pregnancy.
He also said to wait until the 3rd trimester. Anything early on in pregnancy can have huge side effects on your baby. I did color mine once at about 7 ...
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- My OB was very conservative and told me no hair dying. However, prior to getting pregnant I died my hair bright red and by my 2nd trimester It was orange. So I went ...
- Not sure there is any good evidence based medicine to support it's safety and many practices advise against it at least in the first trimester. Since it is not an ess...
- C., I try to be a stickler for the pregnancy rules and I couldn't find a truly common opinion on the matter - even between the OBGYNs (seems many do say it is OK). I ...
First Pregnancy Questions
Read all 5 responses: "Hello, This is my first pregnancy and I am only at 8 weeks ... weight gain 3rd trimester · weight gain first trimester pregnancy ...
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- You are totally normal. Its very common to gain more weight than average in the beginning. I did and my midwife told me that if I continued to do so at that rate I w...
- Very normal, all is ok. Congratulations on your pregnancy.
- It is completely normal!! Your belly will get very big and be prepared that everywhere else will get at least a little bigger. I started getting bigger right away to...
Scoliosis & Back Pain During Pregnancy
(I'm in my second trimester of pregnancy 2 now and it's much better already!) - with my first child I visited a chiropracter which helped a little. ...
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- I would recomend a chiropractor. They can help with back adjustments and they could probably give you some excersises to do. P.
- Hi A., I have scoliosis and was braced as a kid. I'm 30 now and I had my baby about a year and a half ago. I didn't have a lot of back pain then, but I tend to no...
- You could try acupuncture. Also pelvic tilts to strengthen your lower back. Sorry to be pessimistic but this is only going to get worse as your belly gets bigger unles...
Flying in Third Trimester
I'd get a check up from your Ob to make sure everything is ok with your pregnancy and then go. I flew late in my third trimester with both of my pregnancies ...
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- I am very sorry about your sister, it must be very difficult for you. I personally would not fly. You could go into labor early, many have with their second, even...
- I flew when I was 34 weeks pregnant...one thing my DR. told me was to get up and walk around to get my blood flowing, to prevent blood clots (something to do with the ...
- So sorry about your sister. You should talk to your doctor. A girlfriend of mine flew while 36 weeks with her second son and delivered him in florida while visiting ...
Vomitting in the Second Trimester
MY first pregnancy i wasn't even nauseating, with this i was a little in the first trimester but never vomit. Now i'm hungry but scare to eat because i ...
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- Like the other ladies say, every pregnancy is different. For my sister-in-law, the prenatal vitamins where making her throw up. Just thought I'd put it out there.
- Hi there M., My sister-in-law was sick much of her pregnancies and had good success with the drug Zophran. It's not harmful to the fetus and is helpful with normalizi...
- Hi M.~ Every pregnancy is different, I know mine were. I will tell you this, any doubts call the doctor. Don't wait to get all upset or worried about it, you need to ...
Making It Through the First Trimester with a Toddler.
Read all 9 responses: "I'm in my first trimester and the fatigue and nausea are just starting. ... trimester pregnancy · pregnancy trimester ...
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- You know what they say: Any port in a storm! If you're feeling really horrible, don't feel too bad about letting her watch a movie or show for an hour. It will not ...
- I am heading into my 3rd trimester now, but my son was 15 months when I first got pregnant this time too and almost everytime he took a nap, so did I. Many household t...
- rest when they rest play on the floor, on your bed, read, let her color as your lying down and yes video. When you have the energy do more.
