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No Dramamine allowed during pregnancy.

Make sure to enroll baby on insurance within 30 days of birth or won’t have insurance until open enrollment period and no retroactive coverage

Qualities of a good parent: Patience, understanding, communication, honesty, presence, responsibility, mentoring
Strengths: Honesty, understanding,
Weaknesses: Short fuse/temper, communication and responsibility as a team
4 major stress producer areas: Finances, Work, Health, House Maintenance
Stress Busters: Monthly budget meetings, Charting efficiency, Walk 10 mins daily, Keep Sylvia and Jodie/Weekly chore list

-Children need our imperfections to grow and mature emotionally
-you don’t have to be a perfect parent, only need to be good enough

Enjoy each other and strengthen the emotional bonds between you. Do the things you love to do together, relish the moments of uninterrupted conversation and spontaneous outings. Do small kindnesses for each other. What

Egg and sperm go through crucial genetic preparations weeks before conception
Most birth defects many are preventable occur between 17 and 56 days after conception

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