A study published out of Denmark found that a woman who drinks 1 to 2 alcoholic beverages per week had around 1.5 times the likelihood of suffering through a miscarriage in comparison to non drinking women. This Danish study also discovered that even a single alcoholic drink can increase the risk of miscarriage. This means that in regards to alcohol it’s better to be safer than sorry, meaning zero alcohol should be consumed for at least the first four months of pregnancy.

A woman’s past use of conceptive measures, such as an IUD, has no impact upon their current pregnancy. The only way an IUD can cause a miscarriage is if a woman conceives while they are still using an IUD.

By two months old, an infant is able to recognize both people’s faces and voices of his or her parents and close family they see regularly. They should smile at these familiar faces and turn their heads towards voices they recognize.

By 18 months a baby should have developed the ability to walk alone, including standing up, balancing, and taking steps. Babies who cannot walk by 18 months should be evaluated by their physician.

Some babies, particularly newborns under the age of three months, may cry a lot, often for hours at a time. Check to see if the baby’s primary needs are met (dry diaper, fed, warm, well rested), and consult the pediatrician to confirm there is no illness. Also try rocking, baby carrying, going for a walk in the stroller, or a drive in the car, all potential ways to soothe the baby.

Some medications (e.g. phenothiazines) as well as extremes of weight loss, stress or exercise can cause this type of secondary amenorrhea. A pituitary or hypothalamic tumor would be a rare finding in these patients who were all screened with prolactin levels at the beginning of the diagnostic evaluation. However, if there is no cause apparent from the history, it is sometimes suggested to get a baseline CT or MRI scan of the sellar region to rule out a (very rare) tumor.