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  • 48-Year-Old is a New Mom After Unexpected Pregnancy

    At first, Robin Brussel thought she was experiencing perimenopause. Hormonal changes at the age of 47 aren't uncommon after all. Surprise!

  • Reduce Your Risk for Gestational Diabetes

    Want to lessen your risk of gestational diabetes? Don't gain between pregnancies. These tips can help!

  • Sawing Logs: Snoring During Pregnancy

    Snoring should not be taken lightly, especially in pregnancy. Why? Because snoring is associated with other health related complications for both mom and baby.

  • Gestational Diabetes

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am six weeks pregnant with my second child. With my first (now 3 years old) I developed a mild case of gestational diabetes.

    Should I start following the gestational diabetes diet now, or wait until the glucose screening test to see if I have it again? If I follow the diet starting now, is there a better chance that I won't develop it?

    Thanks!

  • Gestational Diabetes VBAC

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    It's been 7 years since I had my second child which was a c-section (my first was vaginal.

    What are the risks of having a vbac with the third one, also I'm dealing with gestational diabetes.

    Would it be safer to just have a c-section?

  • Glucose Levels

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    My OB/GYN ordered a GCT at 24 weeks, my results came at 160 mg instead of 140 when given 50 gms of glucose 2 1/2 hrs after a meal.

    She next ordered a set of non-challenge tests - Fasting Blood sugar and Post prandial BS. Fasting result was 68 and PPBS after 2 hours was 79.

  • Tired and Jittery

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I'm at 15 weeks and had already gotten my energy back for the most part. But yesterday, I got really tired and jittery around 3 pm. I felt shaky and not sure why.

  • Help! Unexplained Weight Gain!

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I would really appreciate a response, as I am worried about the following issue: I am 25 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. I was 174 pounds and 5' 7.5" tall prior to becoming pregnant. I expected to be larger than in previous pregnancies and I expected to show sooner. I wasn't prepared for what I currently face, however.

  • Fiber May Prevent Diabetes During Pregnancy

    An increased fiber intake may be a pregnant woman.s best bet for preventing gestational diabetes, a new study finds. Gestational diabetes will affect about 4 percent of all pregnant women this year, potentially causing major consequences for both the mother and her child.

  • How Soon can We Try Again?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    My husband and I are both 36 years old. We tried for 11½ years before getting pregnant for the first time (without any fertility treatments tried). I did develop gestational diabetes during the pregnancy. Our healthy baby boy was born via cesarean section 5 weeks ago and we have two questions.

    1. When can we begin to try to conceive again?
    2. How long should we try before seeking help from the OB-GYN?

    We want to try again as soon as we could as we feel our age is an issue.

    Thanks for your time and advice,
    Sarah

  • Help! Unexplained Weight Gain!

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I would really appreciate a response, as I am worried about the following issue: I am 25 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. I was 174 pounds and 5' 7.5" tall prior to becoming pregnant. I expected to be larger than in previous pregnancies and I expected to show sooner. I wasn't prepared for what I currently face, however.

  • Gestational Diabetes

    Gestational diabetes usually becomes apparent during the 24th to 28th weeks of pregnancy. In many cases, the blood glucose level returns to normal after delivery.

  • Reduce Your Risk for Gestational Diabetes

    Want to lessen your risk of gestational diabetes? Don't gain between pregnancies. These tips can help!

  • Should You Screen for Gestational Diabetes?

    About 3% of all pregnant women develop gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. What are the dangers to mom and baby? What are the risk factor? How is it detected? Who should be screened? How is it treated?

  • 48-Year-Old is a New Mom After Unexpected Pregnancy

    At first, Robin Brussel thought she was experiencing perimenopause. Hormonal changes at the age of 47 aren't uncommon after all. Surprise!

  • Controlling Gestational Diabetes

    About 1 in 100 women of childbearing age has diabetes before they become pregnant. Another 2% to 3% develop diabetes for the first time during pregnancy. This is called gestational diabetes.

  • How Soon can We Try Again?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    My husband and I are both 36 years old. We tried for 11½ years before getting pregnant for the first time (without any fertility treatments tried). I did develop gestational diabetes during the pregnancy. Our healthy baby boy was born via cesarean section 5 weeks ago and we have two questions.

    1. When can we begin to try to conceive again?
    2. How long should we try before seeking help from the OB-GYN?

    We want to try again as soon as we could as we feel our age is an issue.

    Thanks for your time and advice,
    Sarah

  • Fiber May Prevent Diabetes During Pregnancy

    An increased fiber intake may be a pregnant woman.s best bet for preventing gestational diabetes, a new study finds. Gestational diabetes will affect about 4 percent of all pregnant women this year, potentially causing major consequences for both the mother and her child.

  • Tired and Jittery

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I'm at 15 weeks and had already gotten my energy back for the most part. But yesterday, I got really tired and jittery around 3 pm. I felt shaky and not sure why.

  • Sandy's Surprise -- Health Care Jokes

    This made me laugh because it's been 6 WEEKS since I've seen them, I haven't had my GD test ordered (which they would've had to do at my 24 week appointment), and they never scheduled me to be seen twice a week since I entered the third trimester. And it's just NOW occurring to them to call me?