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Imagine this: Your six-week-old baby is doing the things that babies doeating, sleeping, growing. One day your baby starts tocougha little. Very quickly it starts to look like breathing is hard work. Heather Hazzan. Wardrobe styling by Ronald Burton. Prop styling by Campbell Pearson. Hair by Hide Suzuki. Makeup by Deanna Melluso at See Management. Shot on location at One Medical. You take him to the ER and hes admitted to the hospital....

Its called the anti-vaxx movement, and I used to be a part of it. Im a crunchy mother of six. Things started to change for me during the delivery of my fourth child. Image courtesy of the writer This was the beginning of my journey toward out-of-hospital birth. I had a home birth with my fifth child, Parker James (we call him P.J. ), and it was amazing, transcendental, and everything I ever wanted....

Jenni Balck, 47, is an elementary school teacher living in south Orange County, California. A small minority of children like Brooke, however, cannot get vaccinated because of a medical condition. With the rate of unvaccinated children on the rise, Jenni is increasingly concerned for her daughters safety. Image courtesy of the writer We talked to Jenni about what its like to be the parent of a child in this scary situation....

I suppose most people dont remember exactly how they spent their sixth birthday. But tragedy has a way of not allowing you to forget. It was August of 1990. Image courtesy of the writer This particular day wouldnt be filled with friends, playgrounds, snack time, naps, and swimming lessons. This birthday would be different. Granny will be here to pick you up soon! Pulled from summer camp to spend the day with my mom and grandmother....

Disneyland has always been a special place for me and my husband, Chris. We got married there and we announced both of our pregnancies there. For us, a trip to Disneyland is kind of like going to the local park for other people. Image courtesy of the writer During my pregnancy with my son Mobius, I regularly went to Disneyland and walked the park. So it felt inevitable that we would take him there after he was born....

As a matter of public health, everyone who can getvaccinatedsafely shouldso that’s the vast majority of people. Why some people need medical exemptions from vaccinations In theory medical exemptions are pretty straightforward. These requirements are not federal law, however, and therefore vary from state to state. Heather Hazzan. Wardrobe styling by Ronald Burton. Prop styling by Campbell Pearson. Hair by Hide Suzuki. Makeup by Deanna Melluso at See Management. Shot on location at One Medical....

You wouldnt want to send an army into a fight unprepared, right? Then theres the practice of giving someonemultiplevaccines, where theyre getting more than one shot in the same visit. Sometimes one or more of those shots is a combination vaccine. Heather Hazzan. Wardrobe styling by Ronald Burton. Prop styling by Campbell Pearson. Hair by Hide Suzuki. Makeup by Deanna Melluso at See Management. Shot on location at One Medical....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. What is paleo versus keto? Chelsea Kyle. Prop and food styling by Beatrice Chastka. How low islow carb? if you decide to begin a diet like low carb,paleo, or keto. It depends on who you ask. For carbs, that target range is 45 to 65 percent of your total caloric intake....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. You might even fear what your fantasy says about you or your relationship. Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh Ive heard it all. Of course, easier said than done, right? Remember that youre not weird for having fantasies. Fantasies arent inherently gross or creepy. They’re a natural part of being a sexual person....

If someone asked you to picture aheart attackpatient, you might imagine an older man clutching his chest. In reality every year an estimated445,000U.S. A major cause of heart attacks in women is SCAD, or spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Jonathan Kitchen / Getty Images And the strangest thing about SCAD: It most commonly affects otherwise healthy women in their 40s and 50s. This causes the part of the heart that doesnt have enough oxygen to start to die....

Except…thats not really what happens. But why is that exactly? Fertility is based on whats known as ovarian reserve. Getty/Dawn D. Hanna For a step-by-step explanation of that whole process, headright over here.) That sounds like a hell of a lot. Itisa hell of a lot. Ovarian reserve is generally estimated to peak between a persons late teens and late 20s, theACOGexplains. But its not just the quantity of eggs you have that matters, its also the quality....

Overall we are a nation of pretty prolific drinkers. Its no wonder thatcutting backmight prove harder than it seems. Since you clicked on this article, chances are something about your drinking isn’t sitting well with you. Getty Images/ Francesco Bittichesu You might even wonder if your alcohol use meets the threshold of alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder. I stopped liking who I was when I would drink. But somewhere along the way I stopped liking who I was when I would drink....

Youre at homenot at workand you just changed yourbabysdiaper. But now the baby is crying uncontrollably, and you arent sure why. You feed them, change them again just in case, and walk around the house. Getty Images/Gary Bryan Nothing is working, so nowyourecrying. (Just a little. Or maybe a lot.) You dont want to take them outside because that could put them at risk forinfection. Youre stuck pacing the halls of your home, endlessly rocking and shushing....