Many women discover that they can’t see an OBGYN until they’re 10-12 weeks along. However, this is an arbitrary designation....
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You’re pregnant. You’re getting more and more excited to meet your baby, but you’re starting to have second thoughts about...
You’re pregnant. You’re getting more and more excited to meet your baby, but you’re starting to have second thoughts about...
Congratulations! You’re pregnant! The first trimester is full of big changes, and if you’ve never been pregnant before (and even...
After you see that positive pregnancy test, the next question on your mind is probably “When am I going to...
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Your diet has a major impact on your health, and when you’re pregnant or trying to conceive, the vitamins, minerals,...
After months of trying, I finally saw those two pink lines on my pregnancy test. That rush of excitement, adrenaline,...
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Pregnancy brings endless changes – new symptoms and feelings crop up, physical side effects abound, and it can be overwhelming,...
Everyone knows you need protein during pregnancy (and always) as part of a healthy, balanced diet, but what does it...
Prior to my pregnancy, I was a bit of an exercise nut. Before you start to hate me, let me...
I have a love/hate relationship with coffee. Usually, the cycle goes something like this: Day 1: I will have one...
I was utterly terrified of having a miscarriage during my first pregnancy. I was also pretty uninformed. The only statistic...
Have you ever heard of the marshmallow test? Researchers told kids they could have one marshmallow now, or two marshmallows...
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Soon after the pregnancy stick is positive, it’s not unusual for expecting parents to begin dreaming about their baby and imagining what the child will be like as a newborn and beyond. Whether they’re focused on the baby’s gender, features, interests, or some other quality, parents may start to paint a picture of the growing fetus and his or her future - perhaps the baby will have dark hair and blue eyes, or be a musician like dad or an athlete like mom? Although there are endless variations of what people might envision when thinking about their soon-to-be-born baby, one thing is certain – most are visualizing a healthy child.
During the first trimester, when you’re dealing with sore breasts, nausea, fatigue, and constipation, it may be difficult to pay attention to the baby growing inside you. Because you’re not showing or able to feel any fetal movement yet, your early pregnancy is defined more by maternal symptoms than by the baby’s growth and activity.
Most women know that, in fact, one isn’t really supposed to “eat for two” when pregnant. The enclosed post discusses weight gain during pregnancy and provides standard guidelines relating to Body Mass Index and risks associated with obesity and pregnancy.
So you missed your period, peed on a stick, and got a positive result – yay!!! But, wait, what now??? Is the mild cramping you’re experiencing normal or a problem? What about your extremely tender breasts – is there anything you can do for that? And, oh that debilitating fatigue!!
