womenTALK: Notes from the Nursery

Thursday, May 31st 2012

In Support of Soccer from a Dedicated Soccer Mom

authored by Marcia Mangum Cronin

There's been much in the news lately about the dangers of concussions, ranging from the dangers to NFL linemen and military veterans to young girls on the soccer fields. I have two daughters, now ages 17 and 20, who have played a combined 30+ years of soccer, so these stories concern me. My older daughter, who played soccer less intensely and at a lower skills level, has had a few concussions.

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Tuesday, May 08th 2012

Coping With Nausea During Pregnancy

At nine weeks pregnant—to the day—I woke up running to the bathroom to get sick. This time it was morning sickness. After that, I was nauseous almost constantly through the first 14 weeks. I could barely watch a food commercial without gagging, and some of my favorite meals sounded gross to me.

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