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Your 10 month old baby is likely into everything these days, and by bedtime, you likely have quite a mess on your hands. At this age, it can be quite a challenge to keep your little one clean and presentable. Here are a few tips to help along the...
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Pregnancy
You are now officially at the halfway mark of the typical 40-week pregnancy— congratulations! Your Body Things have hopefully settled into a comfortable groove now with your pregnancy. If you’re getting exercise, taking your prenatal vitamins, and...
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Pregnancy
So here you are, now in the beginning of the second trimester. All of the good things that have characterized the last week or two—increased energy, fewer trips to the bathroom, less breast tenderness, less morning sickness—should be continuing...
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Pregnancy
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects 12-21 percent of all women, depending on the definition used and the population being examined. It can be present when a woman has two main issues: irregular or absent periods, and signs...
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Blog
I have come to recognize the “newborn parent” look the second I walk into the exam room for the baby’s first check up. The “deer in the headlights” gaze, eyes puffy from the sudden shock of sleepless nights. Mom in yoga pants, hair in a ponytail,...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 24! You’ve been pregnant now for about six months, and a lot has happened—even if you can’t see all of it. Your little baby now has fully grown eyelashes and eyebrows, and even if his or her hair is still likely white because...
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Toddler
Any parent would worry if they saw signs of puberty in their toddler. But in reality, premature breast development in little girls is fairly common, with a peak incidence anywhere from 6 months to 2 years of life and the other around the ages of...
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Pregnancy
Change tends to be gradual over a pregnancy—you’re gaining weight steadily and slowly, but it’s not like everything happens all at once. Then one day, maybe right around Week 19, you stand sideways in front of the mirror and wow! You’re looking...
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Health
The idea of giving your baby the first bath can be intimidating. It’s only natural at first to be worried about handling a slippery, squirming baby in water. But the process is not complicated, and many newborns enjoy a warm, calming bath. The...
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Pregnancy
If you’re one of those moms who didn’t exactly expect to get pregnant, this is right around the time you will probably suspect that those odd symptoms you’ve experienced over the past few weeks might be pregnancy related—especially after you miss...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 3! It might not feel like much of anything has changed so far—perhaps the only sign you’re pregnant at all is a positive pregnancy test. But rest assured: amazing things are happening. Your baby is already developing and is...
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Blog
My daughter Lila recently needed to have some tests run, which meant getting her blood drawn (and not a finger prick this time). My husband and I put on a brave front. “It’s not that bad, ” we said. “It will be over so quick you won’t even know...
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Parents! We are winding summer down here in Florida and I have to admit, I need a break from the structure required to keep kids busy but comfortable in 100 degree temperatures. Gone is the week of vacation, gone are the couple weeks of structured...
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Pregnancy
A cancer diagnosis can change everything in your life overnight—including raising questions about having children after cancer. Whether or not you can get pregnant after cancer treatments depends upon a number of factors, including your type of...
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Parenting
You’ve done everything possible to babyproof your house: crawled around on the floor to look for dangers, plugged all the sockets, put cushions on sharp corners, and gated off dangerous areas. But when it comes to the bathroom—a room full of...
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Pregnancy
Just 10 weeks to go! How are you feeling? Ready? At this point, it’s not uncommon to be both excited and nervous, or you might find yourself alternating between confidence and feeling completely unprepared for what’s coming. Not only is all of this...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 25! It’s always fun to think about your baby’s growth and come up with funny comparisons to various foods (“This week my baby is a melon! A lemon!” “A rutabaga!”). The truth is, by week 25, your baby is already beginning to chart...
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Pregnancy
The countdown has begun: three weeks left to go. But don’t wish your pregnancy over quite yet. At 37 weeks, your baby is still not considered full term. As recently as October 2013, a baby born at 37 weeks was “full term,” according to the American...
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Pregnancy
There are lots of good reasons to love Week 16. You have likely felt a surge of energy, and it won’t be too long now before you’ll start feeling something you’ve been waiting so long for: your baby moving! Your Body At this point in their...
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Parenting
Home swimming pools can provide endless hours of entertainment for young children in the warm summer months. However, if you live in a home with a pool, constant supervision is simply not enough to protect your child from drowning. There are extra...
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Baby
Experts refer to a “sleep crutch” as an external aid that is needed to help your child get to sleep. Examples of sleep crutches include nursing, bottle-feeding, rocking, and having a parent lie down with a child until she or he falls asleep. These...
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Health
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder present at birth that results in a number of physical, mental, and behavioral problems, most notably a constant sense of hunger that usually begins at about 2 years of age. PWS is the most...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 22! You’re now past the halfway mark, which hopefully has you feeling like you’re an old pro at this pregnancy thing (unless this isn’t your first baby, in which case you really might be a pro at it!). These are still the easy...
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy changes all parts of a woman’s body, and the skin is no exception! Many of these conditions are related to the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy, and while some are just a nuisance, a few of these can actually make your pregnancy...
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Pregnancy
Meconium aspiration syndrome, or MAS, occurs when a fetus inhales fecal material—called meconium—into the lungs from the surrounding amniotic fluid. Meconium is the term for the dark green, thick stool that a newborn usually passes in utero or soon...