Mother To Baby- One Stop Shop About Exposure in Pregnancy & While Breastfeeding

And what could be more beautiful, than bringing new life into the world?

Being a parent is the most beautiful thing in the world and the hardest thing in the world, isn’t it?  You’re pregnant for almost a year and cross your fingers that you are growing a healthy baby inside of you! I remember being pregnant with Danica and I had to take antibiotics several times during the pregnancy. I was so scared because I didn’t want to harm my baby.

As a first time parent you rely a lot on what you read on the internet, what your friends have done and what your parents have done. Not knowing what the right thing to do is a tough place to be and you want to rely on credible information with statistics to back up their research rather than the famous response “well I did it when I was pregnant and you turned out just fine.”

I’m going to get a little real here in honor of September being FASD (or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) Awareness Month. I had always heard that having one drink of alcohol while pregnant on occasion was okay. I never tried it because it just was not worth it for me to risk the chances. I was not comfortable when some people would say well “I had a few drinks when I was pregnant and my kids turned out fine. You’re fine.” If there was a 1% chance that it would harm my unborn child I didn’t even think twice. There has been research that shows having alcohol while pregnant can be extremely harmful for children! It would break my heart that I as an adult had a choice and I decided to risk for a cold alcoholic beverage. NOT WORTH IT!

Know Your Exposures

There is so much information on the internet that it’s quite stressful to know what accurate information is. MotherToBaby provides FREE evidence-based information on any exposure during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. It’s a one stop shop to helping us mamas make informed decisions for us and our beautiful bundles of joy! They have information on questions we may have on:

• Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
• Infections and vaccines
• Recreational substances, like alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and more.
• Medical conditions (like anxiety, depression, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and more)
• Workplace exposures (like radiation, chemicals, lead, and more)
• Other common exposures (like caffeine, cosmetics and hair treatments, insect repellents and more)

No longer do you have to stress about who is providing you with reliable information in the most important time of your life! You have MotherToBaby to help you answer any questions to help your motherhood journey be a little less stressful and a lot more enjoyable!

See link for more info about exposures & to contact an expert: Mother To Baby- Know Your Exposures.

Now mamas go get educated and enjoy your pregnancy as you should!

xo, Dris

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