TORONTO Some pregnant Canadians arenât able to get fully vaccinated before their due date because of the extended interval between doses. Many provinces have prioritized vaccinating pregnant people against COVID-19 as their risks for severe disease are increased and they can pass antibodies on to their babies, but some soon-to-be parents worry about getting a second dose before giving birth. âI immediately calculated out where the 16-week interval would put me in my pregnancy. I was 25 weeks with the first dose. The 16 weeks would put me at 41 weeks,â Kristen Goettlicher told CTVNews.ca in an email Friday. She was able to get her first dose in early March as an essential worker, as she is a medical laboratory technologist in Thunder Bay, Ont. Now, she worries that her body will be dealing with enough at the time and adding her second shot to the mix might be too much.
How the pandemic changed family planning
While experts predicted a “baby bust” in the wake of the pandemic, the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine is seeing a boom in the demand for fertility treatments By Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine
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After five years of trying to have a baby on their own and through IVF, North Vancouver couple Sara and Jaimie Rogers were frustrated and almost ready to throw in the towel. Then COVID-19 hit and their resolve to start a family grew stronger.
“During the pandemic, we really saw the importance of family,” Sara says. “It made us realize how much more we wanted to try until we had a kid.”
Infertility still a taboo topic, says Edmonton mom-to-be
Kristina Melia, 39, is pregnant, her first baby due in May. And though this fills her with joy, she has not forgotten the struggles it took to get here.
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Kristina Melia, 39, holds a sign showing the progress of her pregnancy. On Sunday Melia will share her story at an online event to help raise awareness about infertility.(Submitted by Kristina Melia)
Kristina Melia, 39, is pregnant, her first baby due in May. And though this fills her with joy, she has not forgotten the struggles it took to get here.
9 things your guy is doing that are lowering his sperm count
When you’re trying to get pregnant, it’s time for him to re-evaluate these sperm-count-lowering habits that are interfering with your chances of conceiving.
We hate to hurt their egos, but modern
men’s sperm are coming up short. According to a 2017 study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, sperm counts among Western men have dropped more than 50 percent in the past 40 years. While scientists can’t pinpoint an exact explanation, studies have shown that certain lifestyle factors play a large role in a man’s sperm count. The good news is that, most of the time, those levels aren’t permanent.
Offaly students aim to ease transition to second level during Covid
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The Next Chapter is a mini company created by Tullamore College students, Caitlin Dunne, Róisín Farrell, Nancy Flynn and Kate Tracey with the aim of helping their fellow younger students.
The students really sympathised with incoming first years, who not only had to deal with the anxieties and worries that come with starting a newer, bigger secondary school with new teachers and students, but starting school with Covid-19 regulations too.
They wanted to create something that could really help them and hopefully make them feel more prepared, so decided to make a book filled with advice from them, as “we felt they could relate to us as we are students and only recently started secondary school too.”