Inside: When you suffer from swelling during pregnancy, try this doctor-recommended remedy. Not only will this fix swollen feet during pregnancy – it will reduce puffiness in your hands and legs, too. Bonus: You’ll love it. A few weeks ago when I hit 7 months for this pregnancy, my hands swelled to the point where…
Inside: Worried about your pregnancy weight gain? Here are the 5 main concerns, plus what your doctor isn’t telling you about healthy weight gain during pregnancy. Last week, my 31-week ob/gyn appointment started off with me stepping on the scale. I glanced at the number, and then I saw the nurse jot it down. The…
Inside: Everyone has advice on what NOT to say to a lady sporting a baby bump. Here are 5 perfectly lovely questions to ask a pregnant woman instead. At the ripe old age of 37 and approaching my third trimester of pregnancy, I am what the medical community refers to as “advanced maternal age.” This…
Inside: You probably won’t find this important step on any preparing for baby checklists, but it involves your older child. And it might help your new baby, too. I’m 25 weeks pregnant. At the ob/gyn appointment last week, my husband was there as usual but we also brought also our 7-year-old and 22-month-old daughters. We…
Inside: Dressing your bump in trendy, cute maternity clothes doesn’t have to be expensive. Follow these tips to build a cheap but stylish pregnancy wardrobe. After I got pregnant with my first daughter, I felt self-conscious. My whole life up until that point, I’d worried about my pant size and my weight and whether my…
Inside: No one knew that on my wedding day, I was coping with a miscarriage a few days before. I share my story in hopes you get the miscarriage support you need. A few months before my wedding in April, I got pregnant. It was earlier than we’d planned, so we were nervous about having…