Pregnancy

Why You Should Have Acupuncture Before & During Pregnancy

May 9, 2011
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I swear by acupuncture because I’ve personally benefited from it. I had the opportunity to do an on camera interview with my La Jolla acupuncturist, Julia Sanfilippo of Aculife.  We talk about why someone should receive acupuncture before and during pregnancy. However, I always assumed I was treating myself during pregnancy and didn’t realize I was treating my baby too.  I found this part of the interview particularly interesting. My Acupuncture Story Let me just [...]

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Important Prenatal & Postnatal Fitness Advice

November 2, 2010
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This video is a must watch for anyone pregnant or considering getting pregnant. I have been there and done that, but some of these tips would definitely have helped me feel better throughout my pregnancy and lose the baby weight faster. As someone who has exercised most of her life, I thought I already knew what I needed to about prenatal and postnatal fitness. I didn’t. I regret that I wasn’t in the best shape [...]

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Morning Sickness Remedies

October 10, 2009
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I‘ve been thinking about morning sickness lately since La Jolla Mom is hosting giveaway for Morning Chicness Bags (see photo, they are super cute). In my case, it wasn’t morning sickness, but rather all day sickness. I didn’t vomit constantly, but I felt cripplingly nauseous.  I do remember one time right after a flight home from Singapore, I vomited so intensely (remember thinking that major organs were coming upward) that I burst blood vessels in and below [...]

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Denim Therapy – Your Favorite Jeans Turned Maternity And Then Back Again

October 8, 2009
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We all have favorite jeans.  Some are just irreplaceable in the event of disaster.  I just suffered a major rip in mine that was not able to be repaired by a local seamstress.  I tossed them.  I would have sent them to Denim Therapy if I would have known about them.  Check out the before and after photos of jeans they’ve repaired.  Awesome. Anyway, they have a service where they take your favorite jeans and [...]

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Morning Chicness Bags – A Must For Expecting Moms, Though They Have Many Uses!

September 28, 2009
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My cousin keeps up with new trends and products because of her job. She emailed me a link to Morning Chicness Bags. I loved these bags from the moment that I saw them.  Very, very clever and certainly something I can relate to. Morning Chicness Bags were developed by a mom, Tara Ramos, who suffered from Hyperemesis Gravidarum during her pregnancy.  If you don’t know what this is, be grateful.  I’m going to tell you [...]

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