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… labour contractions to begin. Oxytocin also is released when a woman's breasts are stimulated by suckling or pumping, causing milk to move … its pre-pregnancy size. After breastfeeding is established, your body may release oxytocin when you hear a baby cry, …
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… Teens: Talking About a Difficult Topic With Your Parent or Guardian On this page: Getting Started Getting Started When you need to have a hard conversation, it's normal to …
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… Listening to Your Kids On this page: Overview Overview Remember being a … your kids those gifts. You may be able to do just that when you listen to them carefully. Here are some tips to improve your listening in a …
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… dropping or lightening. Dropping is not a good predictor of when labour will begin. In first-time mothers, dropping … had children, the baby may not drop until labour begins. You may or may not notice a change in the shape of your … This is measured in "stations." A baby is at –3 station when the head is above the pelvis and at 0 station when the …
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… Overview Health Tools Dealing With Medicines Working With Your Doctors Taking Care of Yourself Making Your Wishes Known For Caregivers … may have high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart failure. When you have more than one problem, doctors call the health …
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… medicines for asthma every day can be hard to get used to. You may have several reasons why you find it hard to take … out how to handle these challenges can help you take good care of yourself. Here are some challenges and possible … Possible solutions Someone or something interrupts you when you're taking your medicine. Ask the person to wait a …
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… injury ( tendinopathy ) can cause pain at the side of your hip when you rise from a chair and take your first few steps, … your knees. Stretch after an activity, when your muscles are warm. Bursitis Tendon Injury …
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… Newborn to Age 3 Months On this page: Overview Overview You can watch your baby's behaviour to check for hearing … hearing loss. Does your baby: Listen to speech? Turn to you when you speak? Smile when spoken to? Seem to recognize your voice? Quiet their …
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… is usually done on the sample of fluid. Before the test, your child may get medicine to help relax. Or a doctor or … may apply medicine directly to the eardrum to numb the area. If there is a lot of earwax, it is removed from the … This procedure is not often done. It is sometimes done: When a child has severe earache, fever, and signs that an …
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… to Say No On this page: Getting Started Getting Started Do you often say yes when you'd rather say no? Maybe you agree to something … no as an act of kindness for your future self. Here are some tips on how to do it. Write down how often you say …
