Pre-Pregnancy

Myth Busting: Infertility is a Trick of Fate

May 7, 2010
By Contributor
Myth Busting: Infertility is a Trick of Fate

Hearing the word “infertility” from a doctor can evoke a sense of hopelessness and panic.  Words like “sterile”, “barren”, and “empty womb” may pop into our head.  Then come the medical explanations like “old eggs” (heard as “bad eggs” in our panicking mind), “low ovarian reserve” (we hear “my basket is empty”), “early menopause”...
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My Story: Trying to Have a Baby & What I Learned Along the Way

April 7, 2010
By Contributor
My Story: Trying to Have a Baby & What I Learned Along the Way

We recently received an email from Roxanne of Fremont, CA who wanted to share some basic information she learned while trying to conceive for the first time.  Luckily for Roxanne, her story has a happy ending- she and her husband Al are expecting and will welcome a little one to the family very soon....
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Making a Baby (What Mom May Have Left Out)

March 12, 2010
By Contributor
Making a Baby (What Mom May Have Left Out)

We conclude our week of pregnancy posts with a lesson about baby-making (and you thought you had this area covered) from Source Healing’s Mary Sabo. Take it away, Mary!
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Pelvic Fitness: Preparing Your Body For Baby

March 11, 2010
By Contributor
Pelvic Fitness: Preparing Your Body For Baby

On March 9th, AOL Health (See? No hard feelings here. Wink.) published an alarming piece that you may have missed- “Pregnancy-related deaths have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count — California.”
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Pelvic Fitness: Prepping For Pregnancy

March 4, 2010
By Judi Cutrone
Pelvic Fitness: Prepping For Pregnancy

Check out this article at Conceive on how pelvic fitness can both improve your sex life and prepare your body for pregnancy!
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Event: Women in Health Connection

February 11, 2010
By Suzy_Brown
Event: Women in Health Connection

What is it? Women in Health Connection is a free educational event hosted by the Women’s Health Foundation, Swedish Covenant Hospital and Galter LifeCenter at which a panel of women’s health experts respond to questions taken from an audience comprised of women from the neighboring community. What is the purpose? Women in Health Connection...
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