Compression Socks During Pregnancy: Feel the Awesome!
Pregnancy comes with all kinds of little treats: swelling and varicose veins are just a couple of them. Here’s the deal your heart has…
Being Pregnant » 2nd Trimester
Yay! The 2nd trimester! You might be glowing! You might look unbelievably adorable in maternity clothes! You might also feel like a tired, bloated sea mammal that hates the smell of cauliflower. Either way, we’ve got some posts just for you.
Pregnancy comes with all kinds of little treats: swelling and varicose veins are just a couple of them. Here’s the deal your heart has…
What is Gestational Diabetes? Simply put, gestational diabetes is diabetes that develops during pregnancy. It is a result of high blood sugar, due to…
When I found out I was pregnant, in baby-hazed euphoria, my appetite for prenatal information was as large as my real appetite. I gobbled…
Your kid has fingerprints now so it better give up on that bank heist it was planning. It’s probably for the best seeing as…
Second trimester! Can I get a woot woot? Have these been the longest weeks of your life, or what? By the time you have…
Your baby’s ears have migrated to the side of their head for many, many years of ignoring you down the road. The little weeble…
Hello, Glucose test. We meet again. I confess, I didn’t miss you one bit in our time apart. In fact, I disparaged you to…
“Hi kiddo, that’s the world you hear because your ears work!” Cue the cool tunes because your baby can hear them now. It’s also…
Way to pork up, kid! No, not you, your baby, well, if you’re like me, then you too (high five). Your baby is about…
“Arrrgh, son-of-a-bitch leg cramp!” is something you may have uttered recently. Most likely it was when you were in bed after finally getting to…
You may have already had your mid-pregnancy ultrasound (often called a Level II Ultrasound, Fetal Anatomy Survey or a Fetal Anomaly Screen) because you…
Rarely is the Pinterest rabbit hole as deep and enticing as when looking up ideas for a great maternity photoshoot. It is easy to…
Woohoo! Halfway point! Do a victory lap around the block! Ha, no, fuck that noise, you do what you want, you’ve earned it, honey….
golden age of pregnancy Your baby is a whopping three-quarters of a pound (or 360 grams) and is about 101/2 inches long which is…
Guess who’s about the size of a Barbie doll? Hint: it isn’t you. Yep, your baby is about the length of a Barbie but…
How ya doin’, Sugar? Speaking of sugar, you’re going to be coming up for your glucose screening test to make sure you’re not rockin’…
Guess what? We’ve made it to the point where your baby is as long as a footlong sub –I’ve been dying to use that…
I know! Let’s talk about pre-term labour. Fun or what? Now don’t pretend you haven’t googled the shit out of how far along you…
Hang in there, kid, you’re doing great! Pregnancy may be taking its toll by now. Some of you are saying, “What are you talking…
How ya doin’? Are you scared about the whole birth thing? I don’t think there are many women that aren’t nervous about giving birth…