According to The Breastfeeding Answer Book, lactating mothers should drink to thirst: the author cited studies that showed that women who drunk 25% more water than to thirst had "thinner" milk.
The risk of miscarriage is outweighed by the risk of Down's by age 35, so if you would abort in that case, it make sense to do the amnio.
And, seriously, you're questioning Abby Epstein of all people about her birth choices? Didn't she make two mov…
I really recommend Vivo Barefoot shoes to everyone--they allow you to walk just like you would if you were barefoot--shoes interfere with your natural gait. They're really comfy and I've stood for hours in them for massage therapy. You can get memor…
Hi all! I'm a massage therapist who is about to start on a new business which will include pregnancy, postpartum, and labor massage--the main benefit of the last is to help decrease or eliminate the need for pain medication during birth. Labor massa…
I had to Google what EC was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimination_communication
It's an interesting concept:
The terms elimination communication and natural infant hygiene were coined by Ingrid Bauer and are used interchangeably in her book, D…
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