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Pregnancy Diet Hot Buttons: Mercury & Soy
Hi AmyAfter years of one or both of us being in school or not quite having enough money, my husband and I are finally ready to have a baby! I am super excited about the prospect of getting pregnant. I...
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Pregnancy PTSD
Dear Amy,Long time reader, first-time asker-questioner. And big fan of your blog(s), which may or may not have taken up countless hours of my workday, if you added it all up, but maybe let’s not talk...
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Pregnancy Loss PTSD
Hi Amy,I’m not really sure what I’m expecting from this – I’ve never been very good at reaching out to people, and I honestly don’t know what I expect. You’re a very busy woman and I don’t expect this...
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The Overachievers
Dear Amy, First of all, LOVE reading all your wonderful advice. Thank you so much for all the great information, especially regarding breastfeeding and cloth diapering.I am 5 months pregnant with my...
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When Daddy’s Been Drinking
Hi Amy -I love love love your column and your blog and all the sound advice you’ve dispensed over the years.I have a heavy situation here: I am two weeks from my due date with my first baby. My...
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Daycare Bullies
Hi, Amalah,I know you just answered a weird-daycare-situation question recently — it’s actually what has prompted my own query — but I could really use your and your readers’ advice on the following...
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Update: When Daddy’s Been Drinking
Read the original post here.Hi Amy,First of all, I wanted to thank you for posting my letter. It was such a relief even just to write it and send it off to you – within hours of sending the email I...
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Pregnancy Weight Gain Fears
Hi Amy!I’m a fairly new reader to your blog. When I told my friend that I was expecting, she linked me to AlphaMom, and not only have I enjoyed it, but I’ve learned a lot too, so thank you for all...
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Pregnancy Pillows Reviewed: The Yay to the Nay
I’m currently six months pregnant and just beginning to experience those uncomfortable things like backaches when I sit at a desk too long, seizing calf cramps at night, and weird pains right above my...
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When the School Can’t (or Won’t) Help Your Child
Dear Amy-lah,I am a long (long long long) time reader, and until recently I’ve never felt the need to comment. Your stories and answers have always been right on the money, and you speak the magical...
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Your Pregnancy and What You Need to Know About Glucose Tests
If you’re pregnant, then sometime between 24 and 28 week mark, your doctor will have you come in for a Glucose Challenge Test (GCT).This is a test to screen whether you might have gestational...
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Exercise and Pregnancy: Please Don’t Judge Me!
During my first pregnancy, a woman heckled me on the street. “That’s horrible for your baby!” she yelled from across the street. I wasn’t smoking cigarette. Or chugging a bottle of Colt 45. Or eating...
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To Tubal Or Not To Tubal
Amy, I am almost halfway through my pregnancy with baby #4. My husband and I have always been on the same page, four kids are we are done. My husband is done done done. I feel the same, with a little...
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When You’re Tangled in Your Safety Net
So first let me say that your blog has been absolutely wonderful and instrumental in my pregnancy so far, and I honestly don’t know what I would do without it. But I’m currently having a dilemma, and...
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Pregnancy isn’t Magic: Prenatal Depression
Dear Amalah, I’m 37 and a half weeks pregnant, and I’m not ok. On my best days I can fake it, but on my worst days I feel like I want to disappear, that nothing is right, and that anything and...
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The Crushing Weight of All You Ignore
Smartest, dearest and most beautiful of all Amys, I don’t need advice per se, I know what I need to do but I lack any will at all to actually get my butt up and on that. What I need is to lay...
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Pregnancy Skin Problems: Melasma vs. Rosacea
Dear Amy, I am trying to have a second child, but am a bit nervous because the first pregnancy wreaked havoc on my face. (I feel like I am ready to handle the heartburn, tiredness, 7 months of...
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It’s Not a Mood Swing: Depression During Pregnancy
Hi Amy, I have been reading your Pregnancy Week by Week and it’s been a big help. Your humor really helps me feel less alone. My question is this: How can you tell what are normal mood swings? I want...
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How To Deal With Your Child’s Sadness, Anger, And Other Tough Feelings
There are lots of things I never knew about being a parent. How much I’d struggle to get my kid to sleep, and then stay asleep, at least, without me physically holding them or being within two inches...
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Is My Toddler Dehydrated?
Hello Amy, I’ve been reading your work since I first learned that I was pregnant and have loved your down-to-earth advice. I have been staying home with my almost 17 month old son since he was born....
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