A reader writes:I was laid off in July and am currently job hunting. I am also 10 weeks pregnant right now. I am 37 and this is my first pregnancy after se
We want to do what’s best for our growing baby inside of us. Once we get that positive pregnancy result, we clean up every bit of our lives to be sure our babies have the healthiest start possible. (See foods to avoid while pregnant!) And so many of us wonder: is it safe to drink coffee while
Can you do a detox while pregnant or breastfeeding? Learn why it is not safe to do any type of detox while pregnant, when is the best time to detox after baby.
Looking for info on breastfeeding while pregnant? This article covers if breastfeeding is safe during pregnancy, eating well and other potential challenges.
I just found out I am pregnant. Does anybody know what types of patients I should not be assigned to take care of?
Mother Nature is a hypocritical sod. Check this out: The raison d’etre of your existence is reproduction. So why then, does good ol’ Mother Nature muzzle our fertility while we’re lactating? And is there anything we can do to get pregnant without pulling the plug on breastfeeding? In this post I will answer both questions […]
Need to eat right during pregnancy and lactation? Let’s begin by diving into the following recommendations for Pregnant and Nursing moms from the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org).Diet for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
Some may recall news items about “crack babies,” a term coined in the 1980s to describe babies born to mothers who smoked cocaine while pregnant.
Luckily, there are other—more reliable—birth control options you can use while you’re nursing. “A lot of women think that because they’re breastfeeding they can’t go on birth control, but that’s not the case,” Jessica Shepherd, M.D., an assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and director of minimally invasive gynecology at the …
We have talked a lot already about essential oil safety, including safety with babies and ren, but I have yet to cover essential oil safety for pregnant and nursing mothers.Today we are going to go over this topic, and explore the essential oils that are safe to use while pregnant or nursing, as well as ways to use them for specific …
