Posted on : 30-03-2012 | By : Kathy | In : Healthy Moms, Pregnancy
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This is from a friend of mine that has just had bad varicose veins during her pregnancy.
Oh, I have come to live with my varicose veins. Veins have swelled where I didn’t even know I had veins and my legs are so purple they look like an 80 year old’s. But, the Lord is good. That has really been my only problem this pregnancy so I really have nothing to complain about. I will tell you what has been the g
This is a video that was entertaining and insightful. All my kids enjoyed watching it.
https://wellnessworks.bloomfire.com/posts/1956-1-13-ph-foundation-of-wellness/public
My alignment sometimes gets messed up because of having my purse on one side, pregnancies, crossing my legs, poor posture, etc. I have learned a neat stretch to avoid paying for lots of chiropractor visits!
I lay on my back on the floor and put my feet and calves on the couch or a chair. I just lay there for a little while and it really helps align everything again.
For me, the best place to do it is where we have
Q: How do you drink enough water, especially when you are pregnant or nursing?
A: Well, I’m not sure that I do drink enough water, but one thing I do is to try to keep water available when I’m on the run. Which is always.
My bathroom:
I have a water bottle in my bathroom that I keep refilling and another water container with it that I’m constantly filling up. Both have lids because that ma
Posted on : 25-11-2010 | By : Kathy | In : Baby Tips, Pregnancy
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This is an old email from before Reed was born.
What helped with coping with births was mainly relaxing. Relaxing really helps with pain. With home births I always took Tylenol and ibuprofen both, taking a dose alternately every 2 hours.It also helped me to hold Ronny’s hand,
have him read Scripture to me and sometimes I picked out ones I wanted him to read.
Sometimes my midwife/her apprentices would pu
As a tribute to all of our friends who have experienced breast and ovarian cancer, let’s gather some ways to prevent it: (this list is according to my very limited understanding):*Have a lot of children.
*Nurse your babies for a long time.
*Get out in the sunshine.
*Do upper body exercise.
*Don’t have abortions.
*Don’t take estrogen.
*Order progesterone cream from springboard4health.com or anoth
Posted on : 30-09-2010 | By : Kathy | In : Post-Partum, Pregnancy
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After I had my first child, I felt like I had climbed a mountain. I had terribly painful hemorrhoids, too.
So here goes my my layman’s opinion on this issue:
*You can push them in while you shower. Woohoo!
*Tucks are nice.
*Buy a $16 sitz bath basin from. It fits on the potty. Put a little lavender oil in it.
*My doctor said I can use Preparation H (WITHOUT cordizone — not HC) even 3 times a day.
~Remember, we are not health care professionals! Please check with your doctor before taking our advice. Hannah was recently diagnosed with parotiditis, which is only one of many things that could be wrong if your jaw is swollen or sore.~
I (Hannah) have had an ongoing problem with both of my parotid glands (salivary glands) for almost two years now. I have found that there is not very much information about this
Posted on : 06-08-2010 | By : Kathy | In : Pregnancy, Uncategorized
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You can pray for me as I (and my family!) deal with my sciatic nerve pain this pregnancy. Thank you so much! I thought I would list some things that are helping me so far.
Remember I’m not a health care professional, so don’t take my word for it! Ask them what is best. Here we go:
Tips on how to relieve back pain (sciatica):Put a pillow between your knees while you are sleeping. If you are l
