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Love, Love, LOVE Watermelon

DrKim — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:12:00 +0000

Last year at this time, I was quite pregnant. Pregnant and hot. With no air conditioning as is common here, I got desperate. And in my desperation, I discovered my love for watermelon. I’ve always liked watermelon, I mean, who doesn’t? If you actually know someone who doesn’t like watermelon, I want to know who …

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Our Daughter

DrKim — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:38:00 +0000

What an incredible week! Our baby girl came to join us… Everything went according to “plan”. She was born the very day we hoped to have her (for a variety of reasons), the beginning of the 38th week of pregnancy, the morning after a restful Shabbat. The birth was at home, and went perfectly. Labor …

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Do As I Say, Not As I Do

DrKim — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:03:00 +0000

I have a confession to make. I have not been following my own advice. A short while back, I posted about using a schedule for children home during the day to help keep chaos away. I haven’t been doing it. I’ve been stumbling around, my big belly and discomfort being my “excuse” for not organizing …

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Head’s Down, Thumbs Up! On My Way To Home Birth

DrKim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:07:00 +0000

That was what my first grade teacher would call out before we played Seven Up, which was my favorite game at that big-kid school. (Well, not the homebirth part). This time, I mean something entirely different……THE BABY TURNED! HER HEAD IS DOWN!!!Thumbs up, as in, “fantastic.” Head’s down, as in: her head is down. Capish? …

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Who Knows How to Deliver a Breech?

DrKim — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:53:00 +0000

“C-sections shouldn’t be ‘automatic’ for breech births, Canadian doctors say” Duh. I can’t believe that since the year 2000, every woman with a breech baby gets cut open. They thought it was safer. I am so glad that it’s finally being concluded that it’s not necessarily true. But there are still 2 main problems. First, …

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Time To Hang Upside Down

DrKim — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Yes, really. I just came from my ultrasound where I found out that this girl of mine (who is indeed a girl, I did find out) is now completely Breech. No good. I’m going to begin inversion exercises. And continue going to my chiropractor for the Webster’s technique (see video on my last post). And …

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Are Baby Girls More Difficult?

DrKim — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:31:00 +0000

My supposed baby girl ( I say “supposed” because it’s possible that the doctor made a mistake, and it’s not a girl I’m carrying) is being difficult. I have heard that boys are much easier, and girls are more complicated… I wonder if she’s starting already? Last week I went for a checkup to find …

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Watermelon: A Pregnancy Super Food

DrKim — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:54:00 +0000

I love watermelon, I always have. Crunchy and refreshing, it’s the Perfect Snack For Summertime When You Don’t Have Air Conditioning In Your House. (That’s pretty common in Israel) And I just found out some great news. Watermelon is not only delicious, it has special qualities which make it a great pregnancy food. Apparently, watermelon: …

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