Being pregnant is a wonderful and natural state to be in and the experience is unique to each woman. Consequently, when you go to the doctor, unsurprisingly, you will be inundated with a lot of information about pregnancy to help you to understand what is happening to your body and to your growing baby. There [...]
We are often told that saturated fats such as those found in butter and fatty pastries are bad and to be avoided. This is because excess consumption over a long period of time of saturated fats can clog the arteries and cause heart disease. However, monounsaturated and polysaturated fats are essential for your growing baby [...]
Heartburn and indigestion are a necessary evil during pregnancy. As your baby grows, your body produces a hormone called progesterone. Part of the role of progesterone is to help the muscles in your abdomen to relax enough to allow space for your baby to grow unrestricted. A consequence of this muscle relaxation is that the [...]
When you are nearing full term, your baby will shift his position so that his head faces your back and points down towards your birth canal. In this position, the smallest part of his head nestles in the cervix to make delivery as easy as possible. In three to five per cent of cases however, [...]
False labor occurs when you start having contractions but are not really in labor. This is your bodies way of preparing for labor and is nothing to worry about. You may experience false contractions or braxton hicks contractions any time from around the end of the second trimester of pregnancy, however, this varies between women [...]
Cravings during pregnancy are common. Approximately 50 per cent of pregnant in the United States will have at least one food craving during pregnancy. Movies often depict women craving bizarre food combinations such as pickles and cheese, however, food cravings cover an entire spectrum of foods and even non edible items. Common Cravings The most [...]
Women are having children later in life than ever before with some women delaying the birth of their first child until their mid thirties and early forties. Although most women have perfectly healthy babies and uneventful pregnancies, it is well documented that there are more risks associated with having babies late in life. Below are [...]
Your eating habits during pregnancy are extremely important. You want to ensure that you are eating enough calories and getting enough vitamins and minerals for your growing baby and for your own health. While it is important to eat enough calories, it is also important not to consume too many, as this will increase weight [...]
To confirm your pregnancy you can do a pregnancy test at home or at your doctors office. Sometimes you can feel some of these pregnancy symptoms even before you have missed your period.
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