Pregnancy Health

The most tell-tale sign of being pregnant is missing your period, but there are other hints that may allude that your adventure in motherhood is about to begin. Look out for some of these early pregnancy symptoms before a missed period when it's still too early to take a test: Shortness of breath: When your baby is growing, your body needs even more … [Read more...] about Think you might be pregnant? Look out for these early pregnancy signs

As soon as you get to your first OB/GYN appointment, your doctor is going to tell you to get on prenatal vitamins. Why do I need prenatal vitamins?  You'll need to not only eat a healthy diet during your pregnancy, but you'll need these vitamins to ensure that any nutritional gaps are fulfilled. Of course, you aren't intentionally leaving healthy food out of your diet … [Read more...] about Prenatal vitamins: important to the health of your baby

If your OB/GYN hasn't already talked to your about your first trimester screening, then you can expect to have the discussion soon while you're still in the early stages of pregnancy. According to the Mayo Clinic, this evaluation is optional and noninvasive. For the test, a practitioner will use the results of a maternal blood sample as well as an ultrasound of your baby to … [Read more...] about What you need to know about a first trimester screening

It sometimes hits you before you even know you're pregnant - morning sickness. And it's exactly what everyone told you it is. That awful, not being able to eat, constantly-running-to-the-bathroom-to-puke feeling. You may be wondering, "when does morning sickness start?" Well, it's often one of the early pregnancy symptoms before a missed period, and often appears during the … [Read more...] about The low-down on morning sickness and why you’re not the only one who hates it

Although you're still in the early stages of your pregnancy, you've probably had a few questions come to mind - "How big am I going to get?" "How bad is labor going to hurt?" But there's likely another topic that you're probably thinking about that's leading to an entirely new set of questions - stretch marks. "Is there anyway to prevent them?" "Can I make them go away if I … [Read more...] about Turned off by stretch marks? Here are some tips to prevent them