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How Soon After a C-Section Can I Get Pregnant Again?
Even though C-sections are common, they’re still major surgical procedures. Your doctor cuts through several layers of skin and tissue and into your uterus in order to get to your baby. On top of that, you have a painful incision and a new baby that needs care. If that doesn’t put baby making out of your mind for a while, the risks it poses to your health might do it. If you don’t let both your internal and external incisions heal before becoming pregnant again, they could rupture or tear, putting you at an increased risk of bleeding, miscarriage and other serious complications.
Sharing My Birth Story
A woman will never forget the moment she became a mother. I even cry when I read or hear a birth story, so for me this is the most important post I have ever written.
Grieving the Death of a Mother
Losing a mother is a difficult thing for anyone to bear. As hard as it is for adults to deal with the unfortunate eventual death of their mom, it is even more challenging for children who often still depend so heavily upon this female parent. If you are tasked with helping a child deal with the death of his mother, there are things that you can do to help him make it through this period of grief and enable him to see the light at the end of the tunnel of loss through which he’s traveling.
Sneak Veggies in Your Kids' Foods — They'll Never Know!
The Sneaky Chef is an expert on food, health and nutrition and gives the absolute best tips on how to keep your family the healthiest they can be — in easy, and sneaky ways. Today, we’re featuring ten amazing tips on food, health, nutrition to keep in mind when creating meals for your family. Oh, and there will be lots more of the Sneaky Chef coming — many, about sneaking healthy foods into your kids meals.
Side Effects of Birth Control Shots
The birth control shot is an injectable dose of progesterone that works to prevent pregnancy for 12 weeks at a time. By brand name, this shot is called Depo-Provera. While birth control shots are fairly good at preventing pregnancy, upward of 97 percent, there are always risks related to hormonal types of birth control. These side effects of birth control shots should be assessed before deciding to begin or continue a birth control shot regimen.