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Can you eat it, drink it, do it, or take it while pregnant? Yes, I’ve googled that too. Here are the real answers to the “wait, is this okay?” questions running through your head at midnight.

Gestational Diabetes: Tips for Coping from the Lessons I’ve Learned Pregnant woman sitting on a bed, holding a mug and resting her hand on her belly.Health & SafetySymptoms & Body Changes

Gestational Diabetes: Tips for Coping from the Lessons I’ve Learned

About a month ago I failed my one hour blood sugar test. I was pretty…
Kate Compton BarrDecember 5, 2017
The Double Edge of Pregnancy Weight Gain Top-down view of a pregnant person's belly as they stand on a bathroom scale.Body & Self-CareHealth & Safety

The Double Edge of Pregnancy Weight Gain

It starts the moment we walk towards the scale. Already, I find myself justifying the…
Jillian StaciaNovember 18, 2017
I Failed My Glucose Test: A Real Guide to Gestational Diabetes Smiling pregnant woman slicing vegetables on a wooden board next to a young girl in a kitchen.Second TrimesterHealth & SafetyThird Trimester

I Failed My Glucose Test: A Real Guide to Gestational Diabetes

If I ever write a book about pregnancy, it will be called, "Who the hell…
Rhiannon GilesNovember 12, 2017
Egg Donation Story: What’s It Like to Donate Your Eggs Two small white eggs nestled inside an open red jewelry gift box with a teal lid and white ribbon.Health & SafetyGetting Started

Egg Donation Story: What’s It Like to Donate Your Eggs

The nurse kept draping blankets over me until, from ankles to collar bones, I was…
Amy MorrisonOctober 15, 2017
Before You Forgo The Flu Vaccine This Year, Read This Close-up of a healthcare provider holding a syringe to administer a vaccine into a patient's upper arm.Health & Safety

Before You Forgo The Flu Vaccine This Year, Read This

Have you seen this one yet? Headlines about how the flu vaccine may be linked…
Emily RamirezSeptember 15, 2017
6 Signs You Might Be Suffering from Prenatal Depression A woman sits up in bed with her hands on her head, looking down with a distressed expression.Health & SafetyMental Health & PDD

6 Signs You Might Be Suffering from Prenatal Depression

I was eighteen weeks into my pregnancy when my doctor told me my baby might…
Aileen WeintraubSeptember 3, 2017
Iron-Deficient Anemia and The Lucky Iron Fish A hand holding a Lucky Iron Fish over a steaming pot of boiling water on a stovetop.Health & SafetyRecovery & Health

Iron-Deficient Anemia and The Lucky Iron Fish

Let’s talk iron supplements. Whether it’s extreme nausea that keeps you from eating well, dietary…
Emily RamirezAugust 29, 2017
Placental Abruption (When Your Placenta Says “I’m Out”) Side view of a pregnant person holding their lower back in discomfort.Health & SafetyPregnancy

Placental Abruption (When Your Placenta Says “I’m Out”)

When I was 29 weeks pregnant, I went to the bathroom and saw bright red…
Rhiannon GilesAugust 5, 2017
Scary Shit Series – Placenta Previa Pregnant person looking down at their belly with a speech bubble: Um, there's something in front of my exit.Health & SafetyPregnancy

Scary Shit Series – Placenta Previa

Placenta previa always sounds like a horrible breakfast cereal to me. Ok kids, let me…
Rhiannon GilesJune 25, 2017
Sperm Health and 10 Things That Can Affect Fertility Rows of men dressed in all-white sperm costumes sitting in a curved, white futuristic room.Fertility & HealthGetting StartedHealth & Safety

Sperm Health and 10 Things That Can Affect Fertility

You aren't alone if you feel like the burden of building a viable baby seems…
Emily RamirezJune 16, 2017
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