Pregnancy Health

Getting ready for baby is enough to make any first time mom feel pretty stressed out from time to time, and with good reason! But what if there was a healthy, all-natural way of scaling back your anxiety levels and getting a rejuvenating burst of energy while you're sporting that oh-so-cute baby bump? Chances are you'd be pretty psyched, and it turns out, there's a way … [Read more...] about Will eating fish make you less stressed during pregnancy?

If you were given the choice between having a baby with above-average intelligence and a baby with below-average intelligence, chances are you'd want the smarter baby, right? Which means that during pregnancy, you'd likely be willing to do whatever it takes to achieve this goal. In the quest to produce more intelligent offspring, you may have come across the claim that eating … [Read more...] about Can eating fish during pregnancy make your baby smarter?

When you find out that you're pregnant, you'll start hearing all kinds of things that you should and shouldn't do as a first time mother. You might be told not to touch cats (unnecessary), not to eat fish (just high-mercury types) or to take a prenatal vitamin (this is a good idea). Another thing people might caution you about is dyeing your hair. But do you really have to go … [Read more...] about Can women dye their hair during pregnancy?

There are plenty of reasons to be moody when you're about to become a first time mother. First, you're probably incredibly excited about getting to have a baby, but you're also likely concerned about a lot of things. Between finances, your changing body, and the impending day in the delivery room, it's normal to be stressed. But while some mood swings are inevitable and … [Read more...] about 3 perfect tips for beating pregnancy mood swings