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first-trimester-by-week
From the stressful (prenatal tests! gaining weight!) to the sheer fun (buying maternity clothes! your baby shower!), growing a baby involves a seemingly endless host of developments to ... READ MORE
countdown-to-baby-pregnancy
From the minute you have a positive pregnancy test, you’re counting the days until you meet your baby. All the while, there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. This timeline will provide you ... READ MORE
size-baby-best
When it comes to a baby’s growth in utero, we like the Goldilocks principle: Not too big, not too little, but just right. Neither end of the weight spectrum is optimal when it comes to ... READ MORE
We’ve been getting some interesting emails and Facebook comments lately with a similar theme.  Take this one, for example:hi! im 7months pregnant. its my first pregnancy, im worried i havnt ... READ MORE
pregnancy-different-ages
Ask several women what they think is the ideal age for pregnancy, and you’ll get wildly different answers. Those who give birth in their early 20s benefit from seemingly boundless energy and ... READ MORE
pregnancy-folk-wisdom
When it comes to pregnancy counsel, female family members, pregnant friends and even experienced moms don’t always know best. Yet many expectant women are more apt to listen to those sources ... READ MORE
Inevitably someone will tell you (wrongly) that if you're carrying low you're having a boy, and vice versa. Here are some actual facts about baby bumps:HIGHS AND LOWS Carrying high or low ... READ MORE
miscarried-causes
For many women, the instant exultation that a positive pregnancy test evokes is slowly replaced with a nagging fear: What if something goes wrong? What if I lose the baby? While a certain ... READ MORE
tea-safe-for-pregnancy
The ritual of making and drinking tea has been practiced for thousands of years, and for good reason. Tea contains polyphenols to protect your heart, antioxidants that may lower your risk of ... READ MORE
folate in foods
As a mom-to-be, you want to protect your baby from harm at all costs. Cut out alcohol? No problem. Stay away from raw fish? You bet. But safeguarding your baby isn’t all about what you ... READ MORE