There may be a reason why. New research has found that new moms who are sleep deprived may have trouble getting rid of pregnancy weight. For me, I’d heard that nursing my baby would take weight off quickly. That never happened. I couldn’t figure out why I could not get the weight off after giving birth. None of my babies slept through the night until they were several months old and they all had colic! So maybe the results in this new study, explain why I couldn’t lose it. I was sleep deprived! We’ve heard that getting enough sleep is an important part of diet and weight loss, just as proper nutrition and moderate exercise are; it’s a balance. Sure wish, I knew about all of this back then, although I’m not sure it would have made that much of a difference. How does a new mom get more sleep? I’m wondering how many other moms reading this have had the same experience.

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Accidental overdose, for Dennis Quaid’s twins, who are just a little over a week old. Baby Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone were administered a large dose of Heparin by mistake. These precious little ones were given 10,000 units by hospital staff, instead of the 10 units that were prescribed. The babies are in a neo-natal intensive care unit and are in stable condition after receiving Protamine, which reverses the effects of Heparin. Prayers going out to the twins, Dennis and wife Kimberly.

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Last night my son was complaining of a sore throat and since he has been around others with strep, I decided come morning, we would need to get his throat looked at. I had heard that CVS was offering a walk in health clinic that did quick strep tests for just $69. It’s true. It was quick (15 minutes), no line and the nurse practitioner was a pleasure to deal with. I will definitely do this again. Although not all CVS Stores have this service available to it’s customers, I get a feeling they will be opening more clinics very soon. I’m hearing Walmart and Target will be following suit. With a record number of people without health insurance, these rates will be welcome news. For others, the quick “in” and “out” time will be enough of a reason for them to use this service. It was for me!

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