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08/20/2025

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08/20/2025

Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy occur in 5-8% of all pregnancies of women, including those who have none of the known risk factors. It is more apt to occur during the first pregnancy,

However, preeclampsia can occur in any pregnancy or postpartum (up to 6 weeks), even if previous experiences were not complicated by preeclampsia, eclampsia or HELLP syndrome.

Learn more: https://www.preeclampsia.org/faqs

08/20/2025

All over the world, many mothers and other nursing parents stop breastfeeding soon after they start due to early challenges. This free video (scroll down for the Spanish version) shows an approach that can make early nursing much easier. What was your experience? Did you ever try this? https://naturalbreastfeeding.com/

08/20/2025

Have your older kids tried to mimic you in breastfeeding? Or any funny stories to share about something your older kid did or said while breastfeeding?

Let's here it and giggle together!

08/18/2025

Do you ever second-guess your milk production after pumping? Do you compare it with the volume of milk your friend or neighbor pumps? Do you compare it with the milk you pumped for a previous baby? Before you start to worry, you first need to know how much pumped milk is average. Many mothers discov...

08/18/2025

...explains why they want to eat soooo often!

08/17/2025

For today's we are sharing Marybeth's story with

Marybeth writes, "I was scheduled for a c-section at 39+2 due to her being IUGR. I had no complications during pregnancy, normal bp the whole time. I was discharged at 2 days pp, with a blood pressure of 140/87. 3 days pp I had excessive bleeding so i went to the ER. They assessed me, and I was not septic, or having retained product. All their labs looked normal, except my BP was high. (160/95) They wanted to hold me to test for pre-eclampsia, so I stayed in the ER for a few hours. They retested me and my BP had jumped to 197/92, they gave me procardia, and suddenly my heart rate jumped up to 200.

They quickly ran tests and it ended up coming back down on its own. I was admitted to L&D to stay, the first night had to be without my baby, as I was put on a mag drip and couldn't care for her. She stayed with me the next night. I stayed 3 days, and was sent home with bp around 140/90 on 100mg of labatalol 2x per day, and anxiety medication. I went for a checkup a week later and my bp was still 140/90, so they upped it to 200mg twice a day. I'm now 6 months pp and still dealing with higher bp, but it seems to be coming down. The whole experience was so traumatic, and I didn't realize it until I noticed I was getting anxiety every time we'd go to the hospital. I knew postpartum pre-eclampsia was possible, but I heard it was rare and because I had no symptoms I almost missed it because I wasn't taking my bp at home! I'm glad I happened to go to the ER that night because who knows what could have happened! I'm happy there are pages like this I think they are so helpful and needed!"

Read more: https://www.preeclampsia.org/our-stories/thankful-i-decided-to-go-to-the-er-that-night

08/17/2025

NewBaby101 - page 32: Breast milk storage capacity varies greatly from woman to woman, and most breastfeeding women find one breast is more productive than the other - this is normal. Breast fullness also varies depending on whether feeding during the night or daytime. Women with smaller breastmilk storage capacity may need to feed baby from both breasts, sometime several times, for baby to be satisfied. (This is called "switch feeding"). There are no rules! However, returning baby to the starting breast at least once (if possible) before offering the second breast can ensure the breast is well drained and stimulates an ample milk production. Women with smaller breasts still make ample volumes of milk - it is just received by baby in more phases as she switches sides more frequently. Baby will let her know when she has had enough.

08/17/2025

08/17/2025

What's the best advice you can give to parents going on baby two??

When one of our staff members told her 3 year old boy that he was getting a sister and she was growing in mommy's tummy...he screamed at her in horror, "YOU ATE A BABY?!" Haha! So the first birds and bees talk begun...

08/15/2025

08/15/2025

Welcome back for Part 2 of my fascia series! If you’re pregnant and hoping for a less painful, faster, and positive birth experience, this video is packed wi...