Getting up-to-date on immunizations is the first thing a doctor advises a woman trying to conceive. However, statistics prove that many women visit the obstetrician’s office only after they get pregnant. Thus, many women are not aware and have not received all the shots needed…
Morning sickness is the most conspicuous symptom of pregnancy. Almost every woman experiences bouts of nausea and vomiting during the first trimester. A selected few continue to suffer until their delivery. Morning sickness starts between the 4th and 6th week of pregnancy. It starts as…
One morning the unexpected happened … You spotted a few drops of blood on your underwear. Frantically you called up your doctor, told him about you bleeding during pregnancy, and a few hours later, you were at his office waiting to see him. After a…
That first baby kick becomes a memory for a lifetime; it is a story that will be told over and over again. Although the baby exists as an embryo much earlier, the movements in the later months actually help a mother sense and build a…
You’re only a couple of weeks away from holding your bundle of joy in your arms. For once these nine long months seem sweet and pleasant. The thought of your little one erases all the unhappy and the yucky memories of the phase. But wait!…
At the end of the second trimester and almost into the third, women wonder what the final phase of this journey into motherhood has in store for them. You’ve been told that it’s similar to the not-so-pleasant first trimester. It is true. The home stretch…
Birth stories tend to be very comforting when you’re looking for ways to ease the nervousness surrounding your fast-approaching delivery. It is an excellent source related to real experiences – the various ways in which mothers prepare for delivery, the strategies adopted to cope with…
You can feel your little one kick joyfully in your womb every time you play a particular song. You’ve also noticed the increased movements when his father greets him as though to say he’s trying to respond. Is it true that babies can hear sounds…
After you have conceived a baby, all you need is to keep it protected and in excellent health. But like all other things, this task is also easier said than done. A lot of care and precautions are required, especially in the first trimester, to…