If you have been trying to get pregnant, chances are that you have heard some or all of this advice. Underlying the statements above is the basic assumption that infertility and stress are linked. This advice, while well meaning, is often very hard to hear because that assumption has very negative implications for you. The message is one of blame: if you were better at relaxing and not being over
Few sights are as heart wrenching as that of a tiny premature baby hooked up to a web of plastic medical tubing. Although more and more of these babies will survive, many will have physical and developmental disabilities.
Though it may not seem imaginable, surviving morning sickness can be done. In some ways, just like labor and delivery, it is nothing more than a physical test requiring training, preparation, and endurance. In fact, it may help you to think of it that way, especially because every marathon has a finish line.
You swore off cocktails and stopped eating sushi when you found out you're pregnant, but you hadn't considered the safety of your beauty products until you accidentally inhaled some hair spray this morning. Now you're wondering if you should change some of your beauty habits for the rest of your pregnancy. Maybe you're not inclined to go au naturel; but you want to do what's best for the baby. Yo
You are usually pretty careful, but lately you and your partner have been throwing caution to the wind. All you keep hearing about is how much trouble your friends have trying to conceive, so really what are the odds? Still, you have been so tired lately, get up from your desk 20 times a day to use the ladies' room, and your bra feels like it has a stranglehold on your chest. It's too early to kn
Are you having a boy or a girl? Your doctor is the only one who can say for sure, but you can find out which gender the old wives' tales would predict with this quick quiz based on pregnancy folklore.
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It's an aspect of our health that most of us take for granted: Have sex, get pregnant, right? In reality, even minor stressors can throw your body out of whack. If you're trying to conceive, these simple health moves can help protect your fertility.
