Tag Archives: pregnancy

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  Month 5 — The Emotional Roller Coaster

  Welcome to part 6 of my journey through my first pregnancy! If you'd like to start from the beginning, please check out parts 1 through 6: my preparing for pregnancy in “Getting Ready for Baby,” visiting the doctor in “The Start of the Shortest Ride,” returning to Lagos in “Period Three or...

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  Why You Should Kick Off The High Heels During Pregnancy

  Some doctors will urge you not to wear heels while you are carrying your precious cargo because your body is changing rapidly while the baby is growing. While no current evidence or research is available to back the claim that wearing heels causes problems for the baby, what wearing heels during pre...

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• What To Expect In Your First Trimester

  We're used to thinking of pregnancy as lasting nine months, but it's actually a little longer - 40 weeks, with a normal range of 37-42 weeks. We think of that time in trimesters, each with different changes in the mother's body and emotions, different signs and symptoms, different potential complica...

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  New Clothes, New Hair, New City, Oh My!

  Welcome to part 5 of my journey through my first pregnancy. We began this series with my preparing for pregnancy in “Getting Ready for Baby,” followed by tips from my doctor in “The Start of the Shortest Ride.” In “Period Three or a BFP?” I returned to Lagos and got the news I’d been h...

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• Medication Use During Pregnancy

  A common concern in pregnancy is the use of medications which can be obtained without a prescription. The term used for them is "over-the-counter" (OTC). In some countries virtually all medications can be purchased without a prescription. For simplicity and clarity in this article, I'll use "OTC" to...

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  Lessons Of The First Trimester

  Welcome to part 5 of my journey through my first pregnancy. We began this series with my preparing for pregnancy in “Getting Ready for Baby,” followed by tips from my doctor in “The Start of the Shortest Ride.” We continued with “Period Three or a BFP?” in which I returned to Lagos and g...

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  Anemia In Pregnancy

  Anemia is a medical condition in which there is a lack of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) to carry oxygen throughout the body, supplying tissue and organs, and mediating essential functions. When the tissues don't get adequate oxygen, organs and functions deteriorate. In pregnancy, anemia is associ...

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  A Baby Story: The Start Of The Shortest Ride

  Welcome back to one woman’s brand new journey on life’s oldest road: pregnancy! In my first post, “Getting Ready for Baby,” I talked about the various steps my husband and I needed to take before starting on the path to parenthood. In today’s article, I’ll share some great information I ...

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