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January 28, 2010

An idea of what to expect at your first infertility consultation.

Filed under: Pregnancy — Tags: , — Jennifer @ 4:39 pm

You may be on the point of seeing the doctor hoping to learn why you haven’t been able to have a baby even though you’ve been trying for what seems like forever. Maybe it seems easier to continue in the bliss of ignorance for a while longer. You’ll be left with no reason to keep postponing that first infertility consultation if you have an idea of what to anticipate, so here it is.

The doctor will need to enquire about the following:

 

  • When did you start puberty? For the women, even though you would possibly not like to remember that day, you will need to try and recall when you started menstruating. Delayed or early puberty may be indications of a problem.
  • Any past or present health issues will need to be discussed. This includes childhood illnesses such as mumps, diabetes, acne – everything! Your fertility could have been affected by the sickness, or by the medication for that sickness.
  • Any operations? Appendectomy, tonsillectomy, tooth extractions – again, anything!
  • Are you taking any chronic medication? Are there any other medications you take reasonably often? Have you taken chronic medication in the past? Any vitamins or supplements?
  • When was your first sexual encounter? Have you been with more than one sexual partner? Ever been infected with an STD? Premature sexual activity for women might impact cervical health, and having multiple sexual partners can increase your chance of getting STDs, which can also cause infertility.

For the ladies:

  • How long are your menstrual cycles and how many days does the bleeding last? Is bleeding very heavy (or rather light)? Is cramping severe?
  • Approximately how often do you do the baby dance? It’s clear that doing it too seldom can be a problem, but doing it too often can reduce the quantity of sperm.
  • When do you have sex? This generally refers specifically to the time of the month, but heck, time of day might also be relevant! This is to confirm that you are having intercourse close to or during ovulation.
  • Have you already had a child or been pregnant before? It sounds like an odd thing to ask but now and again couples do battle after having had one child already. If you have experienced many miscarriages previously then at least you know that conception is possible, and you have to work on keeping the pregnancy.
  • Do you make use of lubricant? What lubricant do you use? Any other intimacy enhancing products? Another weird question, asked not because the doctor is curious, but because some lubricants give the sperm a difficult time.
  • Do you experience any challenges in sex? Erectile dysfunction? Natural lubrication problems? Frigidity or impotence? Discomfort or pain? Yup, it gets quite delicate – but your doctor must know everything to make a precise diagnosis.

The specialist will also possibly also enquire about your psychological health, which is a tough one, especially after that interrogation! Aim to make sure that you have spoken about all this information with your partner before you arrive at the doctor. Learning about your partner’s less than perfect past for the first time at the doctor’s office is not beneficial to emotional stability!

Your doctor will probably also do a comprehensive physical check up, which includes an internal for the ladies. I know it’s hard to relax with someone peering at your privates, but it’s a lot less uncomfortable if you just do your best to be calm. Do your best to get used to it – you’ll have to undergo at least a couple more when you eventually do conceive.

Once he (or she) has given you a thorough inspection you could require some infertility tests. For the ladies this includes a pap smear, and for the men, a semen analysis. Both partners might require ultrasound scanning, STD checks or blood tests. Any ‘plumbing problems’ on the woman’s side can be verified via laparoscopy or hysterosalpingogram– if it gets to that.

That wasn’t too bad was it? It was? I understand that having an almost complete stranger ask you intimate facts concerning your sexual and medical life history is quite an ordeal, not to mention the assorted pokings and proddings as well. Just keep remembering what your goal is – a little one of your own! That could help bring things into perspective.

Here is more information on Infertility Costs. Here is a website with a free mini-course dedicated to Infertility.

 

Toddlers – the importance of drawing and coloring

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , , , , — Jennifer @ 4:39 pm

To the casual observer a child who is drawing or coloring in, is merely doodling. The marks seem to be decidedly random, almost meaningless. But there is much more happening in your young child’s mind as s/he engages in the physical act of drawing and coloring.

In fact, examining a child’s drawing gives us important insights into how drawing fits into the overall physical, emotional and cognitive development of the young child. From toddlerhood through to primary school, children choose to draw and color, but the process actually starts much earlier – during toddlerhood.

At around the age of a year and a half toddlers become interested in scribbling. It seems to provide sensory enjoyment, but the child is also interested in the marks that are made. The act of scribbling can serve several useful purposes for the young child. Small muscle coordination (fine motor skills) and control improve with practice, cognitive abilities are exercised, opportunities for social interaction arise, and the physical movements provide emotional release.

Because a toddler’s small muscle control is not fully developed, he or she may approach the coloring sheet by grasping the marker with his or her fist and may have difficulty placing the marks exactly where he or she wants them. Movements are typically large, involving the entire arm with very little finger or wrist control. This is because the pattern of physical development proceeds from the center of the trunk outward.

With practice, your child will naturally improve his or her control. Full control, however, will not be achieved until much later. A few toddlers rest the forearm on the drawing surface to give them additional control. A rhythmic, repetitive, scrubbing motion is common among two-year-olds, providing sensory enjoyment and making drawing a very physical act.

By providing children with the materials and opportunities to scribble we can promote physical skills. Just as babbling is a natural way to gain language, scribbling is the precursor to muscle control and coordination.

Form an intellectual point of view young toddlers care about both the process and results of their art. They really do not intend to represent objects at first. Instead, they are mainly concerned with color and line. However, they may look at the marks and scribbles they have made and, in surprise, recognize a shape and name it. While they may not have intended to draw a dog or tree, the scribbles suggest the shapes. Children interpret, rather than intend. In child development circles this is referred to as fortuitous realism and becomes common as a child approaches three years of age.

As a parent you can encourage your child to draw and color by offering him or her opportunities to do so. Provide them with blank sheets of paper to let their creativity run wild or supply a coloring book or coloring sheets – many of which are available free of charge online. Little boys may enjoy coloring images of  cars and trucks or of favorite characters such as Spiderman and at sites like Spiderman Coloring you’ll find free Spiderman coloring as well as coloring pages, funny pics and more. For little girls search for coloring pages of princesses or fairies or anything else she may be interested in such as Disney characters or even trucks!

Remember to always supervise toddlers while they draw and color – due to the choking hazard that crayons pose.

January 27, 2010

What Kinds Of Choices Do You Have For Graco Infant Car Seat Covers?

Filed under: General — Tags: , , , , — Jennifer @ 9:01 pm

There are so umpteen divergent choices to consider when you are hunting at Graco infant car furniture covers. One statement to believe is that there are a find a dissimilar websites out there and all of them proffer unlike themes and diametrical emblem. There are also some contrastive types of fabrics and materials that could be old in your clothe.

There are individual variant choices for you when you requisite to comprehend the perfect infant deliveryman garment. One item to begin is online by doing a plain hunting. When you do this you give be featured with so galore assorted choices. There are even covers that are developed and prefab to be competent to get your circulating infant immune agree a footer or remaining girl component that you mightiness not tally at the indication. There are so some diametric materials easy as surface. There are covers that are prefabricated from canvass and justified those that are cashmere blends which means that they are caretaker flocculent and snuggly for your soft one. Other high saltation when looking for Graco infant car space covers is the soprano capability. There is a large comprise of prices in which you can conceptualise infant car space covers.

There are so umteen assorted themes and colors and styles to choose from. You can literally exploit a Graco infant car center deal in any interest of the rainbow. There are also threefold themes supported on whether or not you have/are having a boy or a fille. There are also umpteen diametrical patterns from princess to sport and monkeys to giraffes. There are equal unique themed car set covers equal balloons, clowns or sports themed. These differences can also strike prices as whatever themes are many pricy than others.

You can go to http://graco-infant-car-seat-covers.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-kinds-of-choices-do-you-have-for.html to read more about Graco Infant Car Seat Covers.

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