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Great Science - Based Resources to Check Out : Perinatology.com:  Rx Medications of Choice During Pregnancy American Pregnancy Association:  Labor & Birth Postpartum Support International:  Oklahoma LactMed Database:  Drugs & Lactation Database American Pregnancy Association:  The First Year Mom Forums:  Anonymous Discussion With Other Moms Reddit:  Breaking Mom Mumsnet *All info here is merely meant as a supplement to your Obstetrician's professional advice & guidance.   P.S. -  This blog is private/nobody can see but you.   😗

You, lol.  🤭 (Click blue links for sources/more info on the subject) Nobody likes to think about it, but it's true.  What you do (or don't do) in the next 9 months largely determines whether you have a healthy child or you end up stuck raising a severely disabled adult in your old age.  Things that don't harm our large adult bodies can wreak havoc on a developing fetus, and some of those things might surprise you.     We can't do anything about our genetic predisposition to developmental disorders (autism, ADHD), mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, anxiety & depression OR our possible predisposition to physical defects like Chiari & Pierre-Robin Syndrome, but what happens in a child's first 3 years of life determines whether they'll meet their genetic IQ potential & developmental milestones and are as healthy as they can be, both physically & mentally.  This includes things like your nutrition , the  infections you acquire, m...