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We asked you to tell us about your pandemic pregnancies. Your responses are heart-wrenching, haunting and touching.
Read full article: We asked you to tell us about your pandemic pregnancies. Your responses are heart-wrenching, haunting and touching.Last summer, we asked: āAre you or your partner pregnant -- or have you delivered in the past few months?ā ... āWe want to hear from you.ā
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My pandemic post-pregnancy: āPeople donāt realize how lonely the NICU experience can beā
Read full article: My pandemic post-pregnancy: āPeople donāt realize how lonely the NICU experience can beāIn 2016, Valerie Collignon gave birth at 35 weeks, which resulted in a week-long NICU stay that she described as ātraumatizing.ā
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My pandemic pregnancy loss: āThe silence told me everything I needed to knowā
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy loss: āThe silence told me everything I needed to knowāIn writing this series, Iāve enjoyed hearing and learning about whatās been different, how people have been coping and adapting, and think about my own familyās timing and how weāll manage it all.
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My pandemic pregnancy: āI wanted to be ready at any point. I didnāt know itād be the next day.ā
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: āI wanted to be ready at any point. I didnāt know itād be the next day.āIt certainly wasnāt planned this way, but Claire Nackashi had to deal with almost every aspect of her pregnancy, pandemic-style.
Early menopause comes with health risks -- but thereās something that can delay it
Read full article: Early menopause comes with health risks -- but thereās something that can delay itPast studies have shown that women who go through menopause before the age of 45 have an increased risk of early death, cognitive decline, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
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My pandemic pregnancy: āSure enough, I have (a brain aneurysm)ā
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: āSure enough, I have (a brain aneurysm)āIn an effort to be proactive about her health, last summer, Julianne C. scheduled a test. She had no idea where it would lead: Namely, to two life-changing discoveries.
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My pandemic pregnancy: āI was lucky I acted fastā
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: āI was lucky I acted fastāAuthorās note: This is not MY personal story, per se, (despite the āmy pandemic pregnancyā headline), but a story told by our readers, week by week. Todayās is shared by Yvonne.
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My pandemic pregnancy: āWeāre 18 years old ... We had to jump inā
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: āWeāre 18 years old ... We had to jump ināWhen Delicia Garzaās newborn daughter underwent surgery, an operation that required an overnight hospital stay, the San Antonio woman said it felt like the walls were closing in on her.
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My pandemic pregnancy: From infertility to cancer to IVF to a 20-week scare: āIt happened exactly how it was supposed toā
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: From infertility to cancer to IVF to a 20-week scare: āIt happened exactly how it was supposed toāWhen Hillary Calhounās fertility doctor brought her in for a procedure and then a nurse called her just a few short business days later, asking her to come into the office immediately, the now-36-year-old had a hunch something wasnāt right.
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My (hopeful) pandemic pregnancy: Inside the world of IVF and COVID-19 -- āItās terrifyingā
Read full article: My (hopeful) pandemic pregnancy: Inside the world of IVF and COVID-19 -- āItās terrifyingāGoing though in vitro fertilization, or IVF, under normal circumstances, can be a challenge, both mentally and physically -- and for some, thatās phrasing it mildly.
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Are you pregnant or trying for a baby? Everything to know as coronavirus pandemic continues
Read full article: Are you pregnant or trying for a baby? Everything to know as coronavirus pandemic continuesWhether youāre pregnant now or you were hoping to be in the next few months, this might feel like an overwhelming time, living through the current coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic. Time magazine recently reported that fact in an article this week about COVID-19 and how it relates to pregnant women. Yes, pregnant women are generally more susceptible to viruses, for example, the flu. Itās true that thereās limited information and published literature about exactly how susceptible pregnant women are to COVID-19, and the severity of infection. If youāre pregnant or had been trying for a baby, stay in even better contact with your doctor or health care provider.