Fever, chills, aches, pains, a sore red breast. You guessed it, these are all classic symptoms of mastitis, a nasty breast infection. If you're a breastfeeding mama like me, you may have experienced how extraordinarily painful this can be. As if the breast soreness isn't enough, you probably feel as if you've been run over by a train and are running a fever to boot. After much research and reading I armed myself with a multi-faceted treatment approach should I come down with this nasty infection again. Read the rest of my guest post at The Organic Times Blog about natural remedy for mastitis... ...Read More
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We’re having TWO BABIES?!
Baby A and Baby B - 8 weeks, 6 days Early in October of 2011 I was thrilled to see a positive pregnancy test. It worked out well because the following week I had my yearly appointment with my OB-Gyn. I let the nurse practitioner know that I was pregnant. She looked at my chart and immediately asked if I'd like her to call a prescription in for Zofran right away. Though it had not begun, given my history of hyperemesis gravidarum (i.e. really awful all-day sickness brought on by pregnancy) during my first two pregnancies, we were both certain that I would once again be plagued with this challenge throughout my pregnancy. I ...Read More
