Trimester guide
Wondering what foods are safe to eat during pregnancy? Summer gatherings are all about the noshing, but when you’re expecting,...
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How many extra calories needed when pregnant?
How many extra calories do you need when pregnant to maintain a healthy weight? Depending on if you are underweight, overweight or... -
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10 foods pregnant women should avoid
The list of dos and don’ts during pregnancy may be driving you crazy, but a topic that shouldn’t be avoided is what you eat. Before...Max 5 stars100My Rating -
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Doubling times: Beta hCG pregnancy tests explained
There are many different brands of pregnancy tests available on the market today, but many times you might hear about a friend,... -
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Are you really pregnant? Early symptoms of pregnancy
It's one of life's biggest questions: "Am I pregnant?" It can be an exciting, wonderful - and even a little bit frightening -... -
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What if you had a drink before you knew you were pregnant?
How does alcohol affect your baby - and what if you had a drink before you knew you were pregnant? Obstetrical Nurse Wanda F Steele... -
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Five things you should know about your pregnancy & birth
Not much else changes your life in so many ways as having a child does. Pregnancy and childbirth are life altering events for women... -
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Is it just butterflies? Feeling the baby move
There are few things in the world as exciting as feeling your baby move inside your belly! Although your little one has been moving... -
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Making the best nest: Pregnancy's nesting instinct
What is one sure thing that is happens to a soon to be mother that transcends location, age, situation? "The Nesting Period!" Amy... -
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The weird side of pregnancy
Tick... tick. That was the sound my uterus made. Once a day or so, a loud tick would sound from my belly. "What is it?" I demanded... -
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Gene identified as orchestrator of crucial step in formation of the nervous system
Scientists have determined that a single gene's activity is enough to cause changes in embryo cells that are needed to form a normal... -
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The every day exercise: Kegels
Pregnancy and birth can weaken the muscles supporting your bladder... leading to stress incontinence. If it's not a problem now, use... -
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First trimester fetal development
From even before you get that positive pregnancy test, through forcing down those daily prenatal vitamins and past the cravings and... -
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Nutrition during pregnancy - Calcium
You know you need calcium -- but why? Here's a look at the role calcium plays in pregnancy nutrition. -
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Conception and the First Trimester - Dreams of the Past, Part 2
Around the time of conception, and well into the first trimester, your dreams will act as a therapeutic tool to help you clear up... -
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Make your own belly cast!
A belly cast is an amazing way to memorialize your pregnant form! Photos and video just can't capture your shape in three dimensions...Max 5 stars40My Rating -
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Can you get your legs-butt-abs safely in shape during early pregnancy?
What can you do to get your legs/butt/abs in shape during early pregnancy? Lisa Stone, an ACE-certified Pre-and Post-Natal Fitness... -
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Are hot baths or showers safe?
If you long for a nice hot bubble bath or like to take showers with the water a few degrees below "scald," you may have heard that... -
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Pregnancy preserved: Belly casts
As hard as it is to believe, you really won't be pregnant forever. The months speed by and the next thing you know, this amazing... -
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Implantation bleeding
If you experience vaginal bleeding during the early part of your pregnancy, the first thing you probably feel is fear. There are,...