‘My husband decided yesterday that weather was perfect for him to do his sport tonight. We don’t have any local family or regular babysitter and without consulting me he has asked neighbours’ daughter (in early 20s) to babysit our children (3 & 5).
Since the law changed three years ago to provide singletons with the same surrogacy rights as couples, 82 applications were made by single ‘intended parents’, according to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
For Dr. Gloria Bachmann, an OB-GYN and the director of the Women’s Health Institute at Rutgers University, the rule to follow is the same one she advises all pregnant people stick to, no matter the health concern or question: check with your doctor (or midwife, practitioner or other care provider). This is important not only before you consume a new medication, according to Bachmann, but also to make sure you don’t write off a more serious illness as a common cold, allergies or even a mild case of COVID-19.
Is Mucinex safe during pregnancy? There are a few different kinds of Mucinex (Mucinex, Mucinex D and Mucinex DM, for example) but some of the most common popular products contain guaifenesin, pseudoephedrine and dextromethorphan.
Julie Bindel, a feminist campaigner, said: ‘There are questions to be asked why single men, all of a sudden, want babies that they will be the sole parents for, when traditionally they have passed on the lion’s share of caring responsibilities for children to women.’
Determining the risk of the other active ingredients found in Mucinex is a little trickier. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant that works by interfering with the “cough” signal in your brain. Guaifenesin works by loosening the mucus in your chest. There are some reports of a small risk of neural tube defects linked to guaifenesin, but the evidence is inconclusive. It’s listed in a report by the American Academy of Family Physicians as “might be unsafe during first trimester.” In the same report, dextromethorphan is listed as “appears to be safe in pregnancy,” but as is true for many drugs and ingredients, there isn’t enough evidence to say conclusively either way.
In almost every other profession that requires a degree, people have the opportunity to learn on the job, take on more responsibility, advance and earn more money. That’s not the case with teachers. “In teaching, you pretty much have the same job for your whole career,” Public Impact’s Hassel said. “Unless you become a principal or leave altogether… there’s not a lot of advancement opportunity.”
As Dr. Robyn Horsager-Boehrer wrote in a post for UT Southwestern Medical Center, avoid medication formulated for multiple symptoms during pregnancy, as they can contain unnecessary amounts of acetaminophen. Also, she writes, natural cough remedies like a spoonful of honey can be just as effective (or more effective) than medication.
It’s tricky because, despite all its problems, teaching can also be rewarding. When I asked the teachers about their reasons to stay, all of them replied with their own version of, “I don’t think I will find a more meaningful job than this one” (as Austin teacher J.J. put it in an email).
‘I am sure this girl is lovely but we hardly know her, she has never met our kids and to my knowledge has very little experience of young children. She would need to put them to bed because children would be home from afterschool club just before we both need to leave at 6pm.
‘Not only do I feel uncomfortable dumping young children with a stranger for bedtime when they would usually expect stories and cuddles with us,’ she said. ‘But there are also all the activities of bath time when I just feel it needs someone with a bit more experience to do this safely.’
Pseudoephedrine is a common decongestant, found in Mucinex products such as Mucinex D, that works by narrowing the blood vessels in the nasal passages. And it’s also one ingredient the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists recommends against during the first trimester due to a small risk of birth defects in the abdominal wall.
I like a massage wherever I am in the world.
When I’m doing TV shows, I am often in really weird positions – crawling through tombs or hanging off the edges of ancient sites. So a massage is my treat to myself. I will spend anything from £35 to £135. I have about four a year.
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If you’ve ever considered taking medicine while pregnant — or you’ve had the TV on long enough to hear the commercial line “tell your doctor if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding” — you’ll know there’s a giant disclaimer that comes with taking anything during pregnancy. Despite the big caveat and lack of medical research on pregnant people, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that nine in 10 women will take at least one medicine during pregnancy.
