Month: July 2019

Have a friends wedding today so started with a 5 mile walk along the beach to watch the sunrise – so excited for her and a day off the anxiety of waiting for my 12 week scan… #11weeks #earlypregnancy #anxietyfighter #ivfwarrior #ivfhope #pregnancyworkout #morningmotivation #infertilityawareness #fertilityjourney #infertilityhope #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #sunrise

Nurse Dani talks with Wayne Crawford PA, Dr. Tami Pool and Dr. Harland Hayes about various ways for parents to take care of their families and themselves.

Using cannabis 🍃 for morning sickness 🤢 is becoming more common now that cannabis is becoming legalized.  This past June, results from a study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association following over 661,000 women and evaluating outcomes related to cannabis use during pregnancy. . .

The researchers found that women who used cannabis products had a pre-term birth rate of 12.0% versus 6.1% among women who did not report using cannabis. Cannabis use was also related to a higher rate of NICU stays and small for gestational age (SGA). Among women who reported use of cannabis but no other substances, the rate of preterm birth was 9.1% compared with 5.9% among women who reported no use of substances.  doi:10.1001/jama.2019.8734. . .

Moral of this story: cannabis use appears to increase chances of not-great pregnancy outcomes. . .

So these results are based off of one study, and I know there are other clinicians who recommend CBD during pregnancy. I have a list of tips that I lean on for my pregnant and 🤢 clients (link in bio). Anyone have thoughts on cannabis during pregnancy 🤰 ?  I’m trying to learn it all!

If you’ve noticed milky colored discharge coming out of one or both breasts, especially if you squeeze the breast tissue and a little bit of milky colored discharge comes out, this can be very normal, especially if you’ve had a baby in the last year or two. But if you’re having discharge that’s an abnormal color, especially if it has blood in it, or if you’re experiencing breast pain, or you’ve noticed a lump, be sure to talk with your doctor. It’s good to bring these things to the attention of your doctor, because sometimes the causes are concerning. Other times they’re not and it’s just something to watch.

But a few causes that a doctor might consider include hypothyroidism, endocrine disorders, high prolactin levels, and in a few cases, it is due to breast cancer. And so after performing an exam and asking more specific questions, a doctor will determine if further investigation and treatment is necessary. If you have more questions in the future for me, feel free to ask them on our Intermountain Moms Facebook and Instagram pages, and recommend us to your friends and family too.

You wanted to know when it’s okay to introduce foods or products with peanuts in them to a baby, because you’re worried about your baby developing an allergy. And if you or your partner have a severe peanut allergy, then I suggest talking to your pediatrician first and they can give you tailored information. But for the general population, it’s okay to give products and foods with peanuts in them to a baby that’s 6 months of age or older. Now, it’s not a good idea to give them actual raw peanuts, because they’re choking hazards, but you can give them products that have peanuts in them. And this is actually recommended, because research has shown that when introduction of peanut products is delayed, the chance of a child developing an allergy is actually higher. So again, if you have more questions about it, talk with your pediatrician. And if you have more questions in the future for me, feel free to ask them on our Intermountain Moms Facebook and Instagram pages, and recommend us to your friends and family too.

An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that’s not developing inside of the uterus. When sperm and egg meet, usually it travels down inside into the uterus, and it attaches into the uterine lining, and it begins to grow. But if the fertilized egg attaches somewhere outside of the uterus, like in the fallopian tubes, or in rare cases, it may attach to the ovaries, or the abdominal structures, or the cervix, then this is called an ectopic pregnancy. And unfortunately, this condition can be life-threatening to mothers and it is not a viable pregnancy. The baby is not able to grow outside of the uterus.

There are some things that increase a woman’s chances of having an ectopic pregnancy. A history of it does increase your chances, although, if you have a history of ectopic pregnancy, it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to have a healthy pregnancy in the future. Be sure to call your doctor right away and let them know that you’ve seen a positive pregnancy test result if you have an IUD in place and found out you were pregnant or if you’ve had a tubal pregnancy in the past. Both of those things increase a woman’s chances of having an ectopic pregnancy and it’s likely something the doctor will want to rule out. Other possible risk factors include any surgeries that involve the fallopian tubes or that may cause scar tissue that affect the fallopian tubes. Pelvic infections and smoking also increase a woman’s chances.

Early in pregnancy, it’s always good to pay attention always good to pay attention to your body and how you’re feeling. Sometimes ectopic pregnancies don’t cause any symptoms until it’s progressed to a point where a woman is having severe belly pain, bleeding from the vagina, or a feeling like she’s going to pass out feeling dizzy. And if you experience any of these symptoms, go to the emergency room to be evaluated. But sometimes symptoms can be more mild, like just a little bit of abominable pain or a little bit of bleeding, and if you experience these things, then call your provider, and after asking more specific questions, they’ll decide if further investigation is warranted.

If they’re suspecting an ectopic pregnancy, a woman can expect a couple of different things. One is a blood test to confirm the pregnancy and to check HCG levels, and another is to do an ultrasound and see where the pregnancy is actually forming. And based on all of these results, the doctor can determine if a woman actually has an ectopic pregnancy or not. If the doctor does determine that a woman has an ectopic pregnancy, there’s a couple of different ways that it can be treated. One is medication, and this stops the pregnancy from progressing and allows the body to absorb it. And sometimes this is enough, but in other cases, surgery is necessary, and in some of those cases, removal of the fallopian tube is also necessary. But again, this doesn’t decrease a woman’s chances of being able to have a healthy pregnancy in the future.

If you have more specific questions about your circumstances, talk with your doctor who can give you tailored information and advice. And if you have more questions in the future for me, feel free to ask them on our Intermountain Moms Facebook and Instagram pages, and recommend us to your friends and family too.

Does anyone else think every time they sneeze the Progesterone will come out…? .
Bl**dy Pollen 🤦🏼‍♀️😂
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#progesterone #ivftreatment #ivf #ivfuk #ivfstruggles #thereality #humandignity #ivfreality #infertility #ivfstory #ivfwarrior #infertilityawareness #infertilityhope #earlypregnancy #fertilitystory #fertilityjourney #ttc #ttcsisters #ttcsupport

You wanted to know if it’s helpful to use an app that tracks your periods while trying to conceive. And they are helpful if they take your cycle lengths into account. There are some that just automatically go off of a 28 day cycle, and that’s not helpful if your cycles are shorter or longer than that, because that will change the time of ovulation. So if you’re using an app that asks you about your cycle length history and if you’ve been tracking this for the last several months, that will be even more helpful, because then you can give it an average amount of time

A normal cycle length is anywhere from 25 to 35 days in length, but it’s normal for it to vary slightly from month to month. So one month your cycle might be 28 days long, and the next month might be 30 days long, and the next month it’s 29 days longs, so of course the average would be 29. It’s also normal for it to vary a little bit more than that, so it could be 29 days, 32 days, and so it’s helpful if you can give that history, and then if you’re using an app that takes that into account, it will give you more accurate information, because, basically, how the apps work is they determine that ovulation will happen about mid-cycle. And ovulation usually does happen about mid-cycle or about 12 to 16 days before the next period is going to begin. You have to remember that all the app is doing is telling you an estimated day of ovulation. It really doesn’t know exactly what your body is doing.

And ovulation also isn’t a perfect science and sometimes it happens a little bit sooner or a little bit later than you planned on it happening, and so I’ll help you calculate it out for a minute. Let’s say that you do have a 28 day cycle on average, so ovulation is likely to happen somewhere between day 12 and day 16. And you’re actually fertile for 5 days leading up to the day of ovulation, because sperm can live inside a woman’s reproductive tract for up to that long and fertilize the egg once it’s released. So basically, that means your fertile window could extend anywhere from day 7 to day 16, or even day 17 or 18 if it happens a little bit later than expected.

So in short, period apps can be helpful. That’s the short answer. But if you want to increase your chances of having a baby, then the best thing you can do is start having intercourse every other day and, at the most, daily from the time your period ends until a few days past the midpoint of your cycle, and by doing that, you should time things right and give yourself a chance at conceiving.

If your cycles are shorter than 25 days, longer than 35 days, or just completely irregular, talk with your doctor if you’re wanting to have a baby, because in those circumstances, it’s really hard to know when or even if ovulation is happening. And when your periods are super irregular, there’s no way for you to know when you’re ovulating and then there’s no way to time intercourse with ovulation to have a chance at conceiving. So talk with your doctor and they’ll determine if intervention is necessary in order to help you have a baby. Good luck with everything, and if you have more questions in the future for me, feel free to ask them on our Intermountain Moms Facebook and Instagram pages, and recommend us to your friends and family too.

Some days my #morningsickness is so bad where all I can stomach is #boullion broth. It may not be the healthiest thing, but you have to do what you need to to get through the day. #justkeepingitreal #pregnantvegan #earlypregnancy #alldaysickness #clearliquiddiet #justmakeitthroughtheday