Implantation Bleeding or Your Period?
If you’re working on becoming pregnant, you may be looking for any little sign that there’s a baby on board. Above all, try not to stress during this journey. Getting pregnant may take time, and
Namaste! Expectant Mom Alleviates Pregnancy Pain through Yoga Class
Ashley Griggers was in her second trimester with her first baby when she began experiencing horrible back pain. She couldn’t sleep or get comfortable during the day so she turned to her obstetrician, Dr. Karen
Episiotomies Becoming Less Routine
First-time moms are often surprised by many things that happen during pregnancy, labor and post-delivery that nobody warns them about. Perhaps other women don’t want to scare them unnecessarily, especially when these unpleasant things that
Walking Epidural: Fact & Fiction
For as many pregnant women walking the earth at any given time, there are just as many ideas about what an “ideal” birth would look like, with varied expectations about the setting, medical interventions, and
Tips for Parenting Through Surrogacy
For some couples, the journey to growing a family may be a somewhat non-traditional one. Conception may not happen within the partnership itself. Instead, infertility, chronic health problems, adoption issues or being in a same-sex
5 Strategies for Creating Your Natural Birth Experience
From home to hospital, women today are choosing to give birth in a variety of environments. Gone is the notion that labor and delivery has to take place in a hospital bed with the woman
Six Delivery-Day Decisions To Be Prepared For
Congratulations on your pregnancy! While nine months might seem like a long time, factoring in everything you need to get in place before baby arrives can seem daunting, much less what you’re going to do at the
Getting HELLP: One Woman’s Story About the Rare, Life-Threatening Syndrome
After a relatively easy pregnancy and delivery four years ago, Fox 4 Good Day Anchor Lauren Przybyl naturally expected the same experience when she found out she was pregnant with her son. Little did Przybyl
Yoga and Fertility: A Path to Pregnancy
If you’ve been trying for some time to get pregnant and it’s just not happening, you may start to examine aspects of your life that could be creating obstacles to conception. You may look at
Pregnancy Advice: Separating Fact from Fiction
Whether it’s that well-meaning lady at work, or your mom, or even that new online group you joined just for moms, it seems like the minute you get that positive pregnancy test, everyone has advice.