A wide variety of topics have been covered recently in the pregnancy blog on everything from trying to conceive to discomforts in later pregnancy. If you haven’t been able to keep up with your reading, the pregnancy blog review is a great way to browse the recent topics. Click each link to view the entire blog.
Some women find they are hungry much more than usual when they are pregnant. Indulging this hunger without thinking about nutrition can lead to excessive weight gain. This increases your chances of complications in the pregnancy and makes losing the weight after pregnancy much more difficult. Learn more in Taming Hunger in Pregnancy.
Insomnia is a common problem among pregnant women. Getting enough rest is important for both you and your baby, but you can’t pop a pill to get your zzzs. Learn how to deal with this problem in Natural Remedies for Insomnia.
We’ve all heard of husbands putting on some weight along with their wives. Sometimes the problem of “sympathy symptoms” can be much more severe. A small percentage of men experience what is known as Couvades Syndrome. Learn more about this in When Your Partner Experiences Pregnancy Symptoms.
For some people, all normal societal conventions regarding personal space don’t apply to pregnant women. Strangers feel the need to walk up to a pregnant woman and touch their growing belly. Read more about it in When People Touch Your Belly.
Most women who are experiencing infertility have times when they feel it is time to throw in the towel. The decision to stop infertility treatments may or may not be permanent. It is always a difficult decision to make. Read more in Is It Time to Stop Trying?
Sexually Transmitted Diseases can lead to serious problems for the mother and the baby. This is the reason that doctors test for certain diseases in all pregnant patients. Learn more in STDs and Pregnancy.
The minute you announce your pregnancy, relatives will start offering valuable and not so valuable advice. Unfortunately, your mother and grandmother may be the most frequent and persistent of all advice givers. Learn more in Handling Advice from the Older Generation.
About sixty percent of women use an epidural for pain relief during labor. For most of these women, the procedure works well. In a small number of cases, the results can be deadly. Learn about this small, but real risk in When Epidurals Go Wrong.
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