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For most women, the reasons for not doing high impact activities are, like you said, more because the mother may either hurt herself or fall. In a normal pregnancy, the baby is pretty safe in his bubble of amniotic fluid, and if you are paying attentionto how your body feels while also heeding...

For most women, the reasons for not doing high impact activities are, like you said, more because the mother may either hurt herself or fall. In a normal pregnancy, the baby is pretty safe in his bubble of amniotic fluid, and if you are paying attentionto how your body feels while also heeding...

We have 2 Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and a chocolate Lab... I think the first thing you ought to do is to either "mat" train them or get them used to a place in the house where they may be occasionally isolated when you need the dogs to be away from the kids. My dogs are great with the kids...

RE: Gina Twisting obliques are the biggest culprits in exacerbating the problem once it exists... and not just in exercise... I had a slight split (2-2 1/2 fingers) after each pregnancy, and I found that the worst thing I was doing was twisting to tend to my kids in the back seat of the car...

Talk to your OB... Congratulations!! :0) The absolute contraindications to aerobic exercise, according to the ACOG guidelines are *hemodynamically significant heart disease *restrictive lung disease *incompetent cervix/cerclage *multiple gestattion at risk for premature labor *persistant 2nd...

The October issue of Pregnancy Magazine is out, and it has two of my articles in it... one on coordinated pushing in oxygen and the other on the importnace of kegels... Very exciting -- these are the first of 6 I've sold to PM... Sheila and another HM instructor, Wendy, are quoted in the...

1 finger is normal... don't worry! :) Susan Healthy Moms Certified Perinatal Fitness Instructor

Even the Jan. 2002 ACOG guidelines were rather wishy-washy on that one... they basically said that some women can get back to it immediately, and some should wait... no help at all, right? As a general rule, you should listen very carefully to your body. If you suddenly have increased or very...

She is just precious :) And don't you just love the Babies Online websites? I have lots of family that lives far away, and I love being able to share pictures with them online! Susan

Both of my OBs in both pregnancies told me a few caffeinated drinks a day (like 1 or 2) are just fine. I had an aversion to coffee during the first few months both times, but drank 1-2 coffees (heavy on the milk... probably 1/3 milk, 2/3 coffee) after the 1st triemster both pregnancies. I had...

You know what? You are! It's all about what you are doing... NOT what you are seeing on the scale. If you were eating doughnuts 3 meals a day, potato chips in between, and washing it all down with hot cocoa while lying on the couch, I might tell you otherwise, but you are moving your body and...

Oh... and drink lots of fluids, too! nt nt

I've had good experiences with BFing both of my boys. I had some pain and cracked nipples initially both times... but I found that if I allowed my nipples to dry each time, used Lansinoh or another lanolin product on my nipples, and concentrated on getting my little one to latch on properly...

Awwww~ Congratulations! You "done good!" :) Susan

Congratulations!!! Let the love affair begin! :) Susan

RE: that's exactly the right thing to do! I've noticed in stroller class that if I give my moms the option of doing either jacks or a low impact variation, 99% of them will choose the low impact... postpartum (and well beyond!) incontinence is so much more prevalent than you'd think, but no one...

OMG... with my first... I looked at the "What to Expect in the First Year" guidelines religiously every month... typically, he'd be ahead in a few areas and right on the others... and then once in awhile, he either hadn't done something or hadn't had the opportunity to do something, like when...

Have you checked to see if your rectus abdominus muscles are split (diastasis recti)? Susan

Hi guys... I'm working on two more articles for Pregnancy Magazine, and I'm thinking that maybe I can call on some of you for help again. The first is on postpartum back pain... I need two different views... first, I'd love to hear from PTs who may have worked with moms who have suffered from...

Congratulations and Welcome! nm nm