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Inna Larsson Post 2

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Aha, transition!!! My waters still hadn’t broken so the midwife suggested I go to the toilet. I didn’t need to go to the toilet but she insisted. So I sat down and immediately started pushing. I started screaming that I shouldn’t be pushing yet, I had been warned about pushing too early! So they got me off the toilet and I asked to lay down! for awhile. I laid on my side for a little while and then all of a sudden, a huge gush and the fluid that was surrounding my baby had shot 10 feet across the floor, narrowly missing my sister and the midwife!

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Inna Larsson Post 1

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I had 2 and a half weeks to my due date when the stretch marks on my stomach started itching. The next day, they were raised and very red. In the next few days, my whole body became covered in a very red, itchy rash. None of the doctors or midwives could tell me what it was so I was admitted to hospital on Saturday night (12th July).

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Meddlesome Mother in Law

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My mother-in-law is driving me crazy! She only lives 15 minutes from us and she drops by to “check in” nearly every other day. How do I tell her politely to stay away?

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Talking to Your Child About Death

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Do you have advice on how to talk to a five-year-old about death and dying?

Death enters the life of a child sooner than any parent might wish. When a close relative, playmate, sibling or parent dies, most children understand more of what has happened than a parent might think.

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