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Illness Can Affect Your Menstrual Cycle
QUESTION
Dear Midwife,
I came down with the flu on the day that I was supposed to get my period. It is now a week later and I have not yet gotten my period but my cold has gotten better. I usually experience heavy back pain and cramps 3 days before my period. I have not gotten any of these symptoms. Instead I am nauseous and emotional. Calculating on the time I was ovulating, and the time I had intercourse, I should be pregnant right now. I have bought a box of pregnancy tests(2) and they both said negative.Illness and Breastfeeding
Over the years, far too many women have been wrongly told they had to stop breastfeeding. Does the addition of a small amount of medication to the mother's milk make breastfeeding more hazardous than formula feeding? The answer is almost never. Breastfeeding with a little drug in the milk is almost always safer.
Twenty-first Century Sneeze
Recently, a friend mentioned that schools are encouraging children to sneeze on their arm sleeve instead of their hand. The old adage "cover your mouth when you sneeze" takes on a new perspective. Now to demonstrate, instead of using a cupped hand, one would need to sweep your entire arm across your face. The 21st century sneeze.
How to Calm Your Crying Baby
When we're pregnant or awaiting adoption, we dream about our baby-to-be, we always envision those beautiful Hallmark card scenes: charming baby smiling up at peaceful mother's face. We read books in advance of the big day about how care for a newborn how to bathe, feed and dress her and then we feel somewhat prepared.
Illness and Breastfeeding
Over the years, far too many women have been wrongly told they had to stop breastfeeding. Does the addition of a small amount of medication to the mother's milk make breastfeeding more hazardous than formula feeding? The answer is almost never. Breastfeeding with a little drug in the milk is almost always safer.
Twenty-first Century Sneeze
Recently, a friend mentioned that schools are encouraging children to sneeze on their arm sleeve instead of their hand. The old adage "cover your mouth when you sneeze" takes on a new perspective. Now to demonstrate, instead of using a cupped hand, one would need to sweep your entire arm across your face. The 21st century sneeze.
Illness Can Affect Your Menstrual Cycle
QUESTION
Dear Midwife,
I came down with the flu on the day that I was supposed to get my period. It is now a week later and I have not yet gotten my period but my cold has gotten better. I usually experience heavy back pain and cramps 3 days before my period. I have not gotten any of these symptoms. Instead I am nauseous and emotional. Calculating on the time I was ovulating, and the time I had intercourse, I should be pregnant right now. I have bought a box of pregnancy tests(2) and they both said negative.How to Calm Your Crying Baby
When we're pregnant or awaiting adoption, we dream about our baby-to-be, we always envision those beautiful Hallmark card scenes: charming baby smiling up at peaceful mother's face. We read books in advance of the big day about how care for a newborn how to bathe, feed and dress her and then we feel somewhat prepared.
