Body Changes: Luv

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Help or Advice Needed for Mom to Be with No Insurance!

HI LADIES! I am 30 and just found out last night I am going to have a baby! Although I am excited it was a complete accident! My husband and I do not insurance and are at our wits end in worry about how we are going to pay for this pregnancy. Does anyone have any advice or know any services that covers women that do not qualify for the goverment programs?

Cramping

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Birth Control Options: NuvaRing, Birth Control Pills, and Mirena

I was wondering if anyone has any input about birth control options, particularly comparing birth control pills, the NuvaRing, and the Mirena IUD. I was recently told by my physician that I cannot use the copper IUD because they have now inserted it twice and I have expelled it, each time during my period. It is there belief that because the IUD causes cramping, each time during my period, the cramping made discarded the IUD. They were thinking that maybe the Mirena would work because the cramping is supposedly less. However, I was very...

Weight Gain

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Due to Deliver Any Day - but I Keep Losing Weight!

I'm due to deliver July 18th. I have toddler at home, she's 2 yrs and 9 months. My first pregnancy I had gestational diabetes, controlled throughout with diet alone. I only gained 14 lbs during that pregnancy, but it's because I was losing other body weight due to my sudden, drastic change in eating habits. This time I was a bit heavier to start out. I adopted the diabetes diet before I was even tested to see if I had it again, because I wanted to take care of myself the best I could. (Turns out, I don't have the diabetes this time, my...