How much weight should you gain during pregnancy? The amount of weight gain during the course of a woman’s pregnancy has long been the object of debate among those in the medical community. “This has been highly controversial for a long time in the United States,” says Dr. Francine H. Einstein, assistant professor in maternal-fetal …
Preconception – Trying to Conceive | Be Proactive to Get Pregnant There are a few things you should consider before jumping into bed – and into pregnancy. Women should take the time to evaluate their overall physical health, their birth control method, learn a little bit about their cycle and educate themselves on reproductive sex. …
How to stay safe and active during your winter pregnancy Wintertime can be tough when you’re expecting. You may be tempted to just huddle under the comforter and hibernate. Between the lack of daylight, the busy holidays and the fatigue and aches of pregnancy, you probably avoid getting outdoors as much as possible. But being …
Signs & Symptoms | Could I Be Pregnant? Women may have all of the common symptoms of pregnancy, none of them or any combination of them. Non-pregnant women may have the symptoms. Different pregnancies in the same woman may cause different symptoms. It can be very confusing and stressful; in fact, stress over whether or …
What Is Vasa Previa? Why VBAC? – Facts and Caveats The umbilical cord, that precious link from Mother to unborn baby, seems to carry not only nutrients and oxygen-rich blood, but hopes and dreams. When that connection fails, dreams are dashed. With vasa previa, a rare condition where the vessels of the cord grow on …
Pregnancy or Not? – Signs & Symptoms Morning sickness, Braxton Hicks, heartburn, indigestion, shortness of breath. What does that list have in common? To start with, everyone knows they’re very common side effects of pregnancy. A million words have been written about them, every woman’s doctor warns her about them and when you get them …
Healthy & Safe Pregnancy | Pregnancy Fitness: An At-home Gym Exercising while pregnant is no easy feat. First, there are the physical limitations – morning sickness, fatigue, raging hormones. Then there are the details: What exercises should you do? Where will you do it? How much will it cost? One easy answer to these questions …
A practical 5-step conception plan for getting pregnant According to Dr. F. Sessions Cole, director of the division of newborn medicine at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and instructor of neurology and pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., the most important time in a pregnancy is the first four to eight …
First Pregnancy Tips List Starting to Show Many first-time pregnant women cannot wait to show so they can begin wearing maternity clothes and look pregnant. But when does this typically happen? Should a first-time-pregnant mom be concerned if she hasn’t experienced any morning sickness? According to Dr. Errol R. Norwitz, professor at Yale University School …
Fertility and Flexibility – Trying to conceive with Yoga “I started doing Kundalini yoga classes in January, and then my husband started coming with me, too,” says Barbara of Delano, Minn. “In February, we decided to adopt, and I feel a large part of it was that we were doing yoga together. We were always …
