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Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Fri Dec 7th, 2018
IV stands for "intravenous," and though many of use it as a noun ("Did you have an IV?"), it's technically an adjective and often paired with a noun like fluid, drip, medication, or injection. I promise this post is not about grammar, but it's important to understand the language and usage of
Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Sun Nov 18th, 2018
It's not easy being pregnant, in your third trimester, near your due date... and approaching a major holiday like Thanksgiving. Of course, there's the typical discomfort most everyone experiences in late pregnancy. Then on top of that, you have your holiday plans to consider. What if you have your
Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Wed Nov 7th, 2018
If you're due in December or January and you haven't created a plan for tackling the holiday season to-dos, a) you're not alone and b) it's time to get started. Nobody wants to be scrambling around, going store to store, making last-minute decisions on gifts and food and plans days before a holiday
Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Fri Nov 2nd, 2018
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, hosted by March of Dimes, the organization long known for raising funds for premature babies and campaigns for preventing prematurity. While you can't always do things to prevent preterm labor and premature birth, one of the simplest things you can do is
Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Wed Oct 24th, 2018
Picture this: you're in active labor (after six centimeters dilation) and working hard, but managing fine. Your water has not yet broken. You've been in labor for fairly long time
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