pregnancy symptoms

There’s no getting around it, labor and deliver is messy business. That’s why nurses work hard to develop fast, close, personal and professional connections with our patients. Personal ... READ MORE

The Difference Between A Hunch And A Diagnosis

Wendy is 36 weeks pregnant with her third baby. She writes that she’s had a perfectly normal pregnancy with no excess weight gain, no nausea, “nada.” At her doctor’s office last week ... READ MORE

UTIs during Pregnancy

A reader who is 24 weeks along wrote that she’s already had five urinary tract infections (UTI) with this pregnancy. Geez! Poor lady. I hate those things; the burning feeling like you have ... READ MORE

Headaches During Pregnancy

Terry has a headache. Poor girl had a migraine last week, too. She’s six-weeks pregnant and feels lousy. She asks, “Is this normal?” Yep, Terry, unfortunately it is. Headaches are one of the ... READ MORE

Scary Stuff

Six weeks into her second pregnancy, Kim Schuler Heinrichs thought all was lost. After learning she was pregnant, Schuler, now a mother of three in Allentown, Pa., started bleeding and ... READ MORE

Dizziness and Fainting

Why It Happens:Rising hormone levels during pregnancy cause your blood vessels to relax and widen, increasing blood flow to your baby but lowering your blood pressure. This can reduce blood ... READ MORE

Bleeding and Vaginal Discharge During Pregnancy

Readers are thinking about sex and stuff this week. No surprise there. It's cold outside and no one can afford any outside entertainment so...whatcha gonna do? I got two emails from ladies ... READ MORE

The Lowest Lowdown on Hypothyroidism

I got another sad email this week from a grandmother. Kristen's daughter is pregnant with her second baby. The first, I'm very sad to report, died at birth. Kristen says the baby was born ... READ MORE

Crazy Cramps

Let's talk about cramps. You thought you'd leave those suckers behind for nine months once you got pregnant. You figured you'd have a bunch of big whoppers when you went into labor but other ... READ MORE

A Royal Pain in the Butt

Here's one of those questions everyone wants answered but so few are brave enough to ask. Because it's a rather sensitive subject, I'm not including my reader's name but honey, thank you for ... READ MORE