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Last
summer, one CafeMom personally endured a swine flu
horror story at 34 weeks pregnant. Although, she and her now
four-month old daughter Molly are fine today, they both survived a
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By Heather Rutherford 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… Read More »
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A CafeMom friend asked me the other day why the Daily Buzz is talking about the swine flu so much. Really good question! I had to think on that a bit.
It has nothing to do with being pro or con, but rather confusion over the mixed messages about the risks from the vaccine…
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This is what we've known from the get-go: that the pill is good for people who want to avoid babies and menstrual cramps. This is what we've learned in the years since: that the pill is not so good for people who are scared of developing blood clots and dying of a stroke. Read More »
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I started a Yasmin User Forum because I wanted to have a place where other women who have suffered from Read More »
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They say it is but why? Who pays these people to tell us that good health and exercise are important? The health industry is a $500 billion dollar industry and growing. Think about it. You exercise and you exercise and what do you have to show for your results sore back, bad knees, messed...
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...But not until sometime in 2009 (probably). Infertility is a lot of things. Emotional? Yes. Trying? Uh huh. Stressful? Most Definitely. Annoying? Amen! Sexy? Um, not so much. The first six months after we decided to throw caution to the wind, things weren't much different (meaning: good) in... Read More »
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Do You Talk About Your Bowels? I do. I will openly discuss the State of the Bowels, and would be happy to televise the conversation like the State of the Union. And sadly, I think that more people would watch the State of the Bowels. I mean, if you are going to cut into Grey's Anatomy, there... Read More »
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I’ve always wondered about swear words. Like, who decided which words were swear words? Who came up with the acceptable substitutes? Because I find that darn, crap, fudge, and butthole just don’t have the same pizzazz as their more naughty originals. I would like to throw another word out there... Read More »
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When I left the RE office after my retrieval, I was given a print out describing OHSS Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome. From all the fertility drugs, y our ovaries get really big, you accumulate fluid in your abdomen, nausea, vomiting, etcetera. If it is severe, you may be sent to the hospital.... Read More »
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