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How to Read QuickVue Pregnancy Test Results
When you are pregnant, you and your baby join together via an organ known as the placenta. The placenta produces a hormone known as human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The presence of hCG in your body is detectable in your blood stream and in your urine. The QuickVue pregnancy test, manufactured by Quidel Corporation, is a one-step urine test that only requires three drops of urine in the sample well to produce a result.
The Road Less Traveled: Being Prepared for Taking Kids on Trips
While the opinions below are my own, I was provided product and compensated by Kimberly Clark Corporation / Poise for this post. The post was written by Kerri Jablonski. Before kids, going on a road trip was easy. Grab the keys, some water and go. If I was lucky, maybe even an overnight bag. A trip…
Don’t Let Leaks Ruin Your Active Life: Seize the Moment
Compensation provided by Kimberly-Clark Corporation/Poise, however, opinions and images are my own. Motherhood is a precious gift that will change your entire world, along with your body, mind, and soul. One of the changes you may not be prepared for after having a child includes light bladder leakage (LBL), and there are important things you…
Women, Girls and the Cost of Being Female
A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute offered a startling calculation: the world can gain $12 trillion by 2025 simply by empowering women and achieving gender parity in the work place and our homes. This is big news for international leaders, multinational corporations, banking conglomerates – and moms and daughters everywhere. “The Power of…
California Regional Centers and Your Child with Autism
This may come off as a rant, but really it's a warning to new parents out there. What is a California Regional Center? From the CA.gov website: "Regional centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. They have…