Once you’ve been through the pregnancy and childbirth process one time, you feel like an old pro. When you decide to become pregnant again, you expect that things will pretty much be the same and you’ll be able to handle whatever comes. What you may not realize, however, is that there are number of different […]
Food cravings, food aversions, and everyone’s favorite-morning sickness- all start early in pregnancy. For many women, these symptoms are the first recognizable signs that a little one is one the way. The main cause is the same for all three-hormonal changes. Some believe that food cravings are also linked to your body’s nutritional needs, though […]
Whether you’ve been trying to get pregnant for months or are afraid you might have accidentally become pregnant, there’s nothing more stressful than that period of wondering and waiting. You can’t really take a pregnancy test until after you’ve missed your period (at which time you have a pretty good idea of the results anyway). […]
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms during the early stages of pregnancy. It is almost universal during the first trimester. If you’re pregnant, you have to expect that you’re going to feel worn out and fatigued from time to time. It’s just part of the experience. With that said, fatigue doesn’t need to […]
Most people associate back pain with the later stages of pregnancy, when the baby bump has grown to epic proportions and junior is ready to make his grand entrance. For many women, though, back pain is actually one of the first noticeable symptoms of their pregnancies. Maybe the reason we don’t associate these back aches […]
The fact of the matter is that the majority of women will have some heartburn during their pregnancy. It might be just a little bit of heartburn that occurs occasionally, or it might be rather sever heartburn that occurs quite frequently. It is estimated that at least half of all women will have some heartburn […]
The short answer to this question is, “Yes, there is a natural way to treat hemorrhoids.” Having said that, it is important to understand a few things about what it is that causes hemorrhoids, and about what sorts of treatment options there are that are available to treat hemorrhoids. For the pregnant woman, hemorrhoids are […]
Backache is one of the most common pregnancy symptoms out there. Some women experience pregnancy backache in the first trimester due to hormonal changes; most women experience some degree or another of backache later on in pregnancy when their center of gravity shifts so significantly. What makes pregnancy backache particularly frustrating is that you can’t […]
photo credit: Jamila Costa Empathy isn’t something that many husbands are good at. Let’s face it: they’re not ever going to have to face the aches and pains you feel during pregnancy. They won’t know what it’s like to have morning sickness, varicose veins, sciatic nerve pressure, or more. However, thanks to a new device […]
photo credit: Esparta It can be frustrating for a couple who is trying to conceive to wait until they have had a positive pregnancy test to know for certain that they are pregnant. They wait expectantly, hoping for some early pregnancy symptoms and signs. On the other hand, a woman who has not necessarily been […]
