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Back Pain and the End of Superheroes

Last Thursday and Friday are long gone. They were useless days spent in pain. My back is totally destroyed and I’m headed to the doctor’s office in the early morning hours tomorrow to see if it can either be fixed or heavily medicated. When I look back on my grandmother (specifically) and remember her using a walker, with tennis balls on the bottom, I now envy her. I wish I had one. I’m having trouble standing, sitting, turning, everything! The only thing I can do is lay still staring at the ceiling with a heating pad below me and a … Continue reading →

Treating Headaches During Pregnancy

Reacting to whatever life throws you is so much more simple when you are not pregnant. But when you’re expecting, suddenly you have to consider every decision in a whole new light. This never more true than when you’re deciding whether to take a medication. When your head is pounding, is it okay to just take a pain reliever like aspirin or ibuprofen? Should you consult your doctor? Are there safer ways to cope with a headache? Between the surge of hormones and the extra blood flow associated with pregnancy, headaches are not that all uncommon. They are especially prevalent … Continue reading →

How to Paint Your Belly Like a Pumpkin

A fun way to celebrate the holidays, especially one like Halloween where costumes are the norm, is to paint you round pregnant belly. The obvious choice for All Hallow’s Eve this weekend? A pumpkin belly! If you’re not sure where to start, here is a guide to belly painting. 1. First you will want to select a safe paint to use on your belly. The easiest and cheapest choice is face paint, which this time of year is very easy to find at any discount store such as Walmart. The water should be water-based. Proud Body also sells a pregnant … Continue reading →

Pregnancy Will Make You Stronger?

There’s an interesting theory circulating the news and blogs this week. Professor Greg Whyte, a Professor of Applied Sport and Exercise Science at Liverpool John Moores University recently stated that he believes pregnancy and childbirth can actually improve strength and joint mobility in women. Apparently scientists speculate that pregnancy hormones are performance enhancing for female athletes. Personally, I feel as though my abs have gotten a passport and left the country. I barely have enough stamina to get through the whole day without a nap. I definitely don’t feel any stronger. But, there is a list of female athletes who … Continue reading →

The Paint Job

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There is something amazing about paint. Ah! The smell of work!!! I’ve written about Father’s Day before but now I’m going to write about how I spent my 1st Father’s Day. I spent my 1st Father’s Day painting, or, rather, my first father’s day weekend. Oh, yes, PAINTING! Forgive the CAPITALIZATION but I feel it is necessary to fully convey my DISSATISFACTION about spending a day FOR DADS working. In truth, I’m mostly joking, but when I wrote about how much I hate moving before I had only scratched the surface of the sacrifices I would enact in preparation for … Continue reading →

Surviving Your Last Weeks of Pregnancy: Sleeping Arrangements

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You only have a few weeks to go until your baby arrives, and if you’re like I was, you’ve probably got six loads of baby laundry going through the wash for the second time, a list of 25 things for your husband to clean and organize, a wet mop in one hand, and a feather duster in the other. That’s in addition to the vacuuming, scrubbing, and organizing you did last night until 3am, right? Unfortunately, all that hard work and preparation commonly referred to as “nesting” is robbing you of precious sleep. Nothing is more important right now than … Continue reading →

Aerobic Exercise in Pregnancy

Aerobic exercise has many benefits in pregnancy. There are many kinds of aerobic activity that pregnant women may enjoy. Try a prenatal aerobics class or DVD. Walking and swimming are also good, low impact aerobic activity. Most women who are fit before pregnancy are able to easily and comfortably continue to work out during pregnancy. If you haven’t worked out before, your doctor may have additional precautions and advice. If you have been working out, ask your health care provider about any modifications that may be needed. Walking on a treadmill will offer additional results for your walking routine. You … Continue reading →

Exercise for Back Pain

Back pain is one of the more common symptoms experienced during pregnancy. The vast majority of pregnant women will have back pain at some point in their pregnancies. For most, the back pain is not related to an injury or problem, but from the changes in the body as a result of the pregnancy. Back pain during pregnancy is the result of a few changes. One is the weight gained during pregnancy. The weight gain is centered around the middle of the body, which changes the center of gravity. This change in the center of gravity causes strain on the … Continue reading →

Relieving the Pain of Bursitis

Bursae are little sacs of fluid throughout the body. There are eight bursae around each shoulder and eleven around each knee. Each side of the body has dozens of bursae that help your joints work without friction and pain. When the bursae are working right, you’d never know they were there! But when something’s not right with even one little sac of fluid, you’ll know it. Pain is the number one symptom of bursitis — and it’s a pain that comes and goes. The best thing you can do when bursitis flares up is rest. Stop whatever you’re doing that … Continue reading →

Symptoms and Treatment of TB in Pregnancy

While tuberculosis isn’t terribly common, it is still around. According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of tuberculosis infection in the United States is about 5.3 per 100,000 for women of child bearing age. It stands to reason that some diagnosed will be pregnant women. The rate of TB is much higher within certain populations. For example, the rate of TB in foreign born people in the year 2007 was 20.7 per 100,000, compared with 2.1 per 100,000 in American born people. Women born in Africa, Asia or Latin America are at higher risk … Continue reading →