What Medicines Should Mom Avoid
Charlie: Dr. Long I think we covered part of this. I want to make sure that we’re real clear on this because we’ve already covered about food, now I really want to cover here on this question: What medications should I avoid during my pregnancy?
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Does What I Eat Affect My Baby
A woman who’s expecting writes this question. Does what I eat affect my baby?
Dr. Long: Definitely because everything that we eat, any medication, any drugs, does pass through the blood, through the placenta to the baby. That’s why it’s so important, early prevention and the first two parts of the program is really for mommy because baby is so young we do very little but for mommy in terms of getting that knowledge is important such as there are drugs to avoid, such as alcohol or smoking it can really harm your baby. Some antibiotics such as Tetracycline can cause permanent staining of the teeth, the adult teeth of the baby. The teeth start developing at six weeks.
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Do My Teeth Lose Calcium During Pregnancy
Charlie: We’re going down our questions here for the 2×4 Early Prevention Dental Health Program and this one is: Do my teeth lose calcium during pregnancy? Does that make me more prone to decay?
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Is It Safe To See My Dentist When I’m Pregnant
Charlie: Here’s a question that I know is on the minds of a lot of pregnant women. I know my daughter when she was pregnant, my first grandchild he’s only about 10 weeks old at this point, my daughter would be so careful at this point with everything she would eat and everything that she would do. So this question here is: Is It Safe To See My Dentist When I’m Pregnant?
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Early Prevention Dental Health
Charlie: Why is it important to see the dentist when I’m pregnant? That’s the question written here.
Dr. Long: Well like I said, when you’re pregnant the baby and mommy are really one. They are connected right? So if mommy takes care of herself they she is directly taking care of baby.
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Pregnant Mom See The Dentist
Charlie: I’m here with dentist Dr. Long Vo and a question to us and I think I know how you’re going to answer this first part because of what we’ve talked about, but the second part: So should a pregnant woman see a dentist and when?
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Bleeding Gums
Charlie: You and your wife have two children.
Dr. Long: Yes.
Charlie: We happen to have two children. I also have a brand new grandson. So answer some of these questions. We bring not only our own backgrounds and yours as a dentist, but you’re there as a dad as well having seen this. One of the questions that was written to us is during my pregnancy: My gums bleed and are very sensitive. Is that normal to have bleeding gums and what should I do?
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