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Fetal Dopplers at Home: Evidence, Risks and Trauma-Informed Care
If you’ve been pregnant before, you probably know what a fetal doppler is. But if you haven’t or in case you forget, let’s review quickly before we get into the evidence around and safety of use of commercially sold fetal doppler devices at home. Disclaimer: this is not medical advice nor should it be interpreted…
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29-31 Weeks of Pregnancy: Catching Up!
Wow guys. The past 3 weeks have been a whirlwind for me, and I intended to get to this post last week but have had two papers due and two more still in progress that I just haven’t had the time or energy. Did I mention I also work full-time and parent on top of…
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28 Weeks of Pregnancy: Hello, Third Trimester!
How?! How am I already in the third trimester? I cannot understand. As I’ve said before – this pregnancy has felt both fast and slow at times. Second trimester really did feel super long because of everything going on, so I am happy to be out of it and onto something new. I just also…
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26-27 Weeks Pregnant: No Gestational Diabetes & Other Updates
If you read my last update from 24-25 weeks, you’ll have learned that our high risk obstetrical ride came to an amazing (but surprising) end. Today I had my last phone appointment with my primary high risk clinic OB and she said since everything I was referred to her for was actually no longer a…
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The Owlet: Fact and Fiction
Everyone is talking about the Owlet Smart Sock right now because of its issues with the US FDA and its drop in the stock market. I’ve always wanted to cover this item, look at the research and provide current information – so I figured now was finally the “right” time. The Owlets major issue with…
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24-25 Weeks: An Update & Recap On Our Wild Ride
Well I waited to do my 24 week update until 25 weeks because today was my neurosonogram appointment. A neurosonogram is basically an ultrasound of the baby’s brain, done non-invasively. They are best done in the 2nd or 3rd trimester (earlier) for complete visualization. Mine was done abdominally and transvaginally when baby was turned to…
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Perspectives on Bed Sharing
I feel like the topic of bed sharing is an ongoing topic of discussion on social media. It is mixed camps of course – some for, some against. The same issue presents in the literature. There doesn’t appear to be much of a grey area – yet when we look at statistics, many parents practice…
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23 Weeks of Pregnancy: Follow Up Ultrasound
This week seemed to fly by! A lot of people say your second pregnancy goes by so fast, but to be honest I feel like it’s the same pace as with Maggie or even slower?! Probably because of everything we’ve had going on. This week we had our follow up ultrasound (4 weeks since our…
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21 to 22 Weeks of Pregnancy
Missed an update last week because I wanted to wait until all my appointments for baby boy were caught up and completed before writing. My bloodwork was normal and low risk! Got the NIPT results back last Wednesday (for anyone wondering I received my results on the 8th business day after I completed the bloodwork…
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Vaccinations During Pregnancy: Recommendations and Current Evidence
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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