How to Choose an OB/GYN
by Amalah
What questions to ask, alternatives to consider, and what to do if you chance your mind.
The Every-Other-Month Cycle Blues
by Amalah
Hiya Amy, Since google is our best, and worst of friends…You are the one I thought to turn to regarding fertility, ovulation etc… I am 21, started having periods when I was 14-and they have continued to be pretty normal/regular since. I went on birth control (the pill) when I was 17, switched to the [...]
Trying to Conceive: Irregular Periods After Birth Control
by Amalah
Oh Dear! Amy… I have a dilemma and I honestly have no one to turn to… I went on the pill when i was 17, switched to a different pill, and then a different… blaming weight gain and other things on the pill. Then I changed to the ring which I neither loved, nor hated… [...]
Can I handle taking care of a baby?
by Amalah
Because Babies Don’t Come With Nice Leather-Bound Dayplanners Hi there! I’ve been reading you at amalah & here since the beginning of the school year (I even read the archives; I had a lot of time on my hands before the kids came back) and I love the amount of thought that you give to [...]
Trying to Conceive: Infertility Before Age 30
by Amalah
Dearest Amalah, I’ve been reading Amalah and the Smackdown for quite a while now and I’m hoping that maybe you can help me. I’m pretty sure you can relate to what I’m about to say. For many, many years I swore that I just wasn’t the kind of person who would want to have kids. [...]
Trying to Conceive: When to Freak Out When You’re Not Expecting
by Amalah
Thank you for all the trick-or-treating advice on Wednesday. We waited until we spotted some other trick-or-treaters, then left our bowl of candy on the stoop like several of you suggested while we both accompanied Noah, which was super-fun. Noah caught on verrrry quickly (although he kept trying to go INSIDE people’s houses) and while [...]
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