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@imchad It’s my understanding that most preemies need fortification. However, I believe that if you’re breastfeeding/pumping, that’s usually breast milk with formula mixed into it. That’s what they did for my girl at least, and she went home still getting 3 fortified feeds a day (again, my...

@pariaman Why do you want to see the placenta before disposal? Just curiosity or peace of mind or…?

@rachelfontenot2008 Most likely it’s fine since it’s just a tiny bit. Spotting like that can be normal. But it’s always good to let your doctor know. Definitely go into the hospital if you have pain, cramping, or enough bleeding to need to use a pad.

@watchdogofgod I do not understand how it’s legal for them to force you to use PTO and FMLA concurrently. If that was my company, I’d go on an extravagant vacation while pregnant to use up all my PTO, and then just take FMLA like normal after birth. If you take them at the same time, it’s...

@camfree Four months isn’t going to make a difference in your fertility. I’d for sure wait so you can have your cake and eat it too. Also, 32 isn’t very old! A healthy 32 y/o without fertility issues could easily have four or more kids before menopause hit.

@jasonvr I take the MyKind Organics prenatal, which has basically everything I need in it except DHA. I started taking Nordic Naturals algae oil DHA supplement, but it was expensive, so I decided to hold off on that until I’m pregnant. I tend to have low iron and vitamin D, but I had my levels...