There are two vaccines (well, now 3 really!) that are commonly recommended during pregnancy in North America. I know that there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy out there right now in regards to the COVID vaccine, and sometimes that hesitancy can carry over to other vaccines. I find that pregnant women often experience hesitancy […]
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If you follow me on Instagram, I provided a brief story update of our two appointments this week for baby boy (I am not sure I even announced that here!? But yes, it’s a boy!). I also felt like it had been awhile since I spoke pregnancy symptoms.. so here is my 20 week update! […]
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I recently had my appointment with Genetics – this is something that is recommended my maternal fetal medicine when a cleft lip (or palate) is a finding on ultrasound. It likely would also be suggested with other anomalies or ‘abnormal’ findings that are not ruled out. I had read several posts by others in the […]
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Wow guys. What a whirlwind the last week has been. Let me provide a brief background (with links to a more detailed post on pregnancy ultrasounds) below and then I will get into what turned into a very long-winded story. I apologize but I wanted to capture how I felt. In pregnancy, you generally have […]
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Now available on all major podcast platforms! Disclaimer: this blog & podcast are for informational purposes only. They are not medical advice. Please seek medical advice from your trusted healthcare provider. In this episode, Emma-Claire Ziolkowski, RD and I are chatting about nutrition during pregnancy, postpartum and breastfeeding, as well as the toxicity of the […]
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Why is this low-risk only? Because high-risk pregnancies or pregnancies with more monitoring for whatever reason will likely have more frequent ultrasounds outside the “normal schedule”. Please also note that this post is as usual, based on my local ultrasound scheduling in the province of Ontario. As always I will try to provide some links […]
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What is one part of my last pregnancy I did not enjoy at all? Honestly, I was very, very fortunate that I enjoyed most of my pregnancy with Maggie. I had very few “bad” symptoms, lots of energy in the second trimester, and didn’t really start to feel the “heaviness” of it all in my […]
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New episode of the podcast is now available on all major podcast platforms! Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. This is NOT medical advice. If you need medical advice, please see your doctor or healthcare provider. This episode I am chatting with a Speech Language Pathologist, Gina-Marie, who is answering all your submitted […]
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I have been trying, over my last 10 weeks or so of pregnancy, to write down any potential blog post topics based on things I’ve thought about; worried about; had to do; or that are relevant to different stages of pregnancy. One topic that I think fills the minds of moms-to-be, especially first timers, is […]
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It works out perfectly that I can often combine my weekly pregnancy journal posts with Maggie’s Monthly updates! This past Sunday Maggie hit 19 months – it came so quickly all of a sudden I almost forgot. To be honest, 18 months felt like it was really long, which was nice because some months fly […]
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