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Alexis Schulman

My name is Alexis Schulman and I’m a born and raised Jersey shore girl. I grew up 5 minutes from the beach, so bare feet and a sand filled jeep were always the normal for me. Living in such a diverse place constantly awarded me the opportunity to explore almost any activity I was interested in. These ranged from simply lounging in the sun at the beach to rock climbing in northern New Jersey to eating my way through New York City. I always considered my life complete because I was blessed with a great family, the two best friends a girl could ever have and an amazing career as a forester. Then I met my now husband Jason. Our parents were best friends for years, but Jason and I never met. He moved to California the year before we met and I was busy going to college and traveling everywhere I could. When I came back from Europe in June of 2008, I finally met the man of my dreams on his birthday. After traveling to California to see him almost twice every month, he moved back to New Jersey that November to start a life with me. In March 2009, Jason and his little brother decided to join the Marine Corps and that May they were both off to boot camp. After graduation, we were engaged to be married, and because of the unpredictable nature of the military, we decided to get married during Christmas leave on December 27th. Our ceremony was tiny, consisting of our closest family and friends in Atlantic City, NJ. I couldn’t ask for a more gorgeous day. This August, I decided to leave Rutgers University when Jason was stationed here in Jacksonville. A week after we moved here, we found out that we were pregnant! Now here we are, transitioning into the 2nd trimester with our first sonogram on October 29th, due on Mother’s Day 2011 and loving every single decision we’ve made that landed us here. I look forward to sharing our fairytale and perhaps helping others and learning from them too.

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As a community manager of Onslow Memorial Hospital's blogs - TummyTime, CuddleBugs, TweenBeat, RealiTeen and HealthTalk- and its Mom Talk community, I'm interested in captivating conversation about the exciting world of motherhood! Background: As someone who has had a lifelong interest in health and conversation, I'm thrilled to be part of the team that brings both to the Onslow County community. I'm a professional journalist with a perpetual curiousity what's happening and why it's happening. I'm also the co-author of "How to Say It: Marketing with New Media" (Penguin, Prentice Hall 2008) and am excited to see the emergence of new technology in healthcare. E-mail me whenever you have a question or if you want to say hi!

Baby’s Care Immediately After Delivery

July 11th, 2010 Onslow Alison

What do you do right after your delivery? Will the baby be sleeping or ready for eating? Get these answers and more from the OHealthy article. Read the excerpt below:

Healthy babies born in a vaginal delivery are usually able …
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Growing Pains

May 23rd, 2010 Onslow Alison

Ask Suzy!

Right now you may be only thinking of getting through delivering your baby. And maybe the farthest you can think ahead is the terrible two’s. However, you may have a tween, a teen, or a sibling and could …
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The 3 Stages of Labor/Delivery

May 10th, 2010 Onslow Alison

Labor differs from woman to woman and from pregnancy to pregnancy, but common signs and symptoms can let you know when it is starting. Contractions that increase in strength and frequency are a sure sign you are in true labor.

This …
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Amniocentesis Procedure

April 19th, 2010 Onslow Alison

When we hear of the word “Amniocentesis” it doesn’t sound pretty. However it’s only a diagnostic prenatal test that allows your doctor to get information about your baby’s health. Why would you get one? To determine whether your baby has a genetic disorder such as Downs Syndrome. To find out …
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The Importance of Good Nutrition During Pregnancy

March 21st, 2010 Onslow Alison

Good nutrition is important for the development of the growing baby as well as the overall health of the mother. This important article below from OHealthy is one every expecting mom should read:

Eating greens are essential too!
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