Reading Time: 6 minutes Our takeaways: Maternity leave policies can be a daunting topic for expecting mothers, especially in the tech industry where long working hours and demanding schedules are the norm. But fear not, as in this post, we will demystify maternity leave policies in tech companies. Last year, I decided to take Read more…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Our takeaways: During pregnancy, the volume and the intensity of expectations often involuntarily skyrocket, from ourselves or others. How we manage our expectations of others’ expectations matters because we have no control over what others expect. Do your own stakeholder analysis using the Interest-Influence Grid, so that you can prepare Read more…
Reading Time: 7 minutes Our takeaways: Breasts are constantly changing throughout our lives due to hormone fluctuations. The size of our breasts does not affect the quantity or quality of our milk. Some people may notice nipple discharge during their second trimester. For others, this may not occur until the third trimester or after labor. While our Read more…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Our takeaways: COVID-19 may have a say in your ovulation timing. Ovulation tests can’t guarantee a pregnancy, but they can help you predict what your fertile days are with higher confidence given the uncertainties presented by the bigger environment. Different manufacturers of LH tests have very different recommendations on the best Read more…
Reading Time: 7 minutes Sadly…they are real! BUT here’s what you can do Our takeaways: TTC (Trying to Conceive) blues are as real but not as well recognized as baby blues. The waiting game TTC blues symptoms To cope with TTC blues or prevent it, you can Equip yourself with TTC knowledge so that Read more…
Reading Time: 6 minutes Our takeaways: Start thinking about your ideal maternity hospital early because the learning curve is steeper, the medical system is complex and other factors might influence your decisionmaking. The maternity hospital plays at least an equally important role as your practiioner (i.e: obstetrician or midwife) in your overall laboring and Read more…
Reading Time: 8 minutes Our takeaways: FDA revised the pregnancy and breastfeeding labeling format on prescription and biological drugs to replace the old A, B, C, D and X categories but labeling for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are not affected by this change. While fewer than 10% of medications have enough information to determine fetal Read more…
Reading Time: 6 minutes Our takeaways: The labor and delivery process differs by person and perhaps that’s why the pregnancy literature doesn’t seem to be consistent in defining the stages. A process flow with general reference points (i.e: cervix dilation, contraction frequency, and duration) for each labor and delivery stage would be helpful for Read more…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our takeaways: Wait until the day of or after a missed period to do pregnancy test(s) to avoid unnecessary stress due to low(er) accuracy. There are two common types of hCG tests: qualitative (i.e: FIRST RESPONSE™) and quantitative (i.e: Clearblue Digital Ultra Early Pregnancy Test). Quantitative pregnancy tests use mIU/ml Read more…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our takeaways: A pregnancy lifestyle vision board helps parents-to-be envision their lifestyles during pregnancy, foresee changes, and adapt & adjust in advance. It also serves as a collection of the knowledge you’ve learned, the decisions you’ve made, and the guardrails that you will mostly stick to when you actually get Read more…