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Vol. 6, Iss. 4 |
February 2010 |
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OV-Watch is now carrying pregnancy tests!
See here for all the details!
OV-Watch is now being stocked in Retail Pharmacies. Click
here
for a store near you.
Tell Your Doctor about OV-Watch
Please share the news with your doctors! If you are using OV-Watch or want your physicians support to use OV-Watch or if you just
want them to have information about OV-Watch, send them our latest clinical presentation entitled, "Scientific Basis and Clinical
Experience with OV-Watch" presentation by G. Wright Bates, Jr. M.D. click here
for the full presentation or copy and paste this
link: http://www.ovwatch.com/videos/ScientificBasis&ClinicalExpPresentation.asp.
You can also email us at professionals@ovwatch.com.
We want to hear from you!
Do you have questions or comments for OV-Watch email us!
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Mom's Lifestyle in Early Pregnancy Affects Baby's Size
The lifestyle habits you bring into pregnancy can have lasting effects on your baby's health, new research shows.
A Dutch study found that women who smoked, had high blood pressure or low folic acid levels in early pregnancy had babies
that were smaller in the first trimester of pregnancy and had a higher risk of complications later.
"Our study demonstrates that several maternal physical characteristics and lifestyle habits, such as smoking and non-use of
folic acid supplements, affect first-trimester fetal growth," said study senior author Dr. Vincent Jaddoe, a pediatric
epidemiologist at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
"First-trimester growth restriction is associated with higher risks of adverse birth outcomes and accelerated postnatal growth
rates. Thus, the first trimester of pregnancy seems to be a very critical period for fetal growth and development. This is
important, since it suggests that the fetus is already affected before pregnant women visit their midwife or obstetrician," he said.
For the study, published in the Feb. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers followed
1,631 pregnant women from their first trimester through their pregnancies. The growth of their offspring was assessed until
the children were 2.
The average age of the mothers was 31, and 71 percent were white. More than half had a higher than high school education. The
average body mass index was 23.5, which is normal (over 25 is considered overweight). About one-quarter smoked at the start of
the study.
The researchers found that certain factors affected the likelihood that a fetus would have a small crown to rump length (a
standard way to measure babies using ultrasound). Babies whose mothers smoked or had higher diastolic blood pressure readings
(diastolic is the bottom number in blood pressure) were more likely to be smaller. Women who didn't use folic acid supplements
and those with higher levels of red blood cells also had smaller babies, according to the study.
A small size during the first trimester translated to a higher risk of certain complications later in the pregnancy, such as
preterm birth and low birth weight.
Babies that had first-trimester growth restriction had 7.2 percent odds of being born preterm compared to 4 percent for babies
who weren't growth-restricted. Odds of low birth weight were 7.5 percent for growth-restricted babies compared to 3.5 percent
for other babies. And, the odds of being born small-for-gestational-age were 10.6 percent for babies who were growth-restricted
compared to 4 percent for babies who grew normally during early pregnancy.
Jaddoe and Dr. Gordon Smith, author of an accompanying editorial in the same issue of the journal, believe that when a woman is
exposed to poor lifestyle habits in early pregnancy, it may affect development of the placenta, which then affects the fetus'
ability to survive and thrive.
"Many adverse outcomes of later pregnancy are related to abnormal function of the placenta," explained Smith, head of obstetrics
and gynecology at the University of Cambridge in England. "Many key processes in the establishment of a normal placenta take place
in early pregnancy. I think that if the placenta fails to develop normally in early pregnancy, it is impaired for the rest of the
pregnancy, hence the associations with later complications."
The bottom line for women is that it's important to go to the doctor before getting pregnant to find out what steps to take to ensure
that you're in the best shape possible before you get pregnant, such as quitting smoking and taking folic acid supplements.
"The fetus is very vulnerable, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy. For women who are planning to become pregnant, it
seems important to optimize their lifestyle habits before they become pregnant. From a health care perspective, we need to consider
preconception care to help women to optimize their lifestyle habits before they become pregnant," advised Jaddoe.
More information
Learn more about having a healthy pregnancy from the
U.S. National Women's Health
Information Center.
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Michelle
North Carolina
My husband and I tried getting pregnant for 2 years. We tried the ovulation sticks for several months which
was basically a daily guessing game. I was doing some research on the internet when I came across the OV Watch
website and decided to try it. We got pregnant in the 4th month of trying with the OV Watch. We had our daughter
in April 2008. Thank you OV Watch.
AA
GA
Honestly, I was very skeptical of this product. I'd seen Trista & Ryan Sutter on the Tyra Show and I decided it
was worth a try. We'd tried in the past for 5 years to get pregnant and went through alot of fertility issues.
Then we took a break for a couple years. This time around we'd been trying for 6 months. I decided to try the watch.
I was having a hard time tracking my ovulation anyways because my cycles are very irregular. It was easy enough to
use but just in case I'd already filled my Clomid prescription to start the following month. Surprise surprise! I
didn't need it! The OV Watch worked the very first month! I was shocked and happily surprised! I have since
recommended it to numerous friends and feel strongly that the product was my main reason for conceiving. I am a
skeptic turned around! It really works!
Cindy Beth
Raleigh, NC
We had been trying to get pregnant for the past two years. Since this would be my last time to become pregnant
(I'm 38 now), I decided to try the OV watch since the second time around was much harder than the first. After using
the OV watch for about 6 cycles, I became pregnant. Thank you OV watch for helping me predict my fertile days!
You can submit your OV-Watch success story
here or send
me the link to your blog if you succeeded using OV-Watch or just trying. We want to hear from you!
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Exchange Program
If you are a current customer with the old style OV-Watch, you can exchange it for our new style OV-Watch at an
incredible discount. If you purchase a Starter Kit 1 receive $50 off or purchase a Value Kit 4 and receive $99 off.
Please call 1-866-ovwatch and tell the customer service agent you would like to participate in the exchange program.
This is our way of saying thanks for being a customer.
This special cannot be combined with any other offers.
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Join us
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Discussion group where you can
discuss your fertility and the use of OV-Watch
Twitter
Come follow us at http://twitter.com/OV_Watch
Fertility Friend
You can now track your OV-Watch fertile and ovulation days on
fertility friend.
If you use another calendar to track your fertility tell us
so we can get OV-Watch added too.
OV-Watch Blinkies
OV-Watch is pleased to offer our collection of "blinkies" for all our moms-to-be
and mom's. You can add to your e-mail or signatures in any chatroom and help spread the word about OV-Watch. To access the
collection,
- Go
to www.photobucket.com.
- Enter user name: ovwatch.
- Enter password: ovwatch2007.
- In the middle of the page, click on "ov-watch blinkies."
- Select your favorite/s and use them.
Ask an OV-Watch Mom
Ask
an OV-Watch Mom allows you to get answers from someone who's been there. If you're considering OV-Watch to get pregnant, we offer this service free of charge.
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