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Pregnancy Information

Bleeding During Pregnancy

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Because bleeding during all phases of pregnancy may be dangerous, you should call your health care provider if you have any signs of vaginal bleeding during your pregnancy. Vaginal bleeding is any blood coming from your vagina (the canal leading from the uterus to the external genitals). This usually refers to abnormal bleeding not associated [...]

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How to Deal with Unpredictable Morning Sickness

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One of the most prominent and unpredictable symptoms of pregnancy is morning sickness. It can often be the first sign of pregnancy, hitting women in the first 12 weeks (1st trimester). Usually morning sickness dwindles away as the pregnancy goes on. However, some women experience it throughout the entire pregnancy. Although there is no exact [...]

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Old Wives Tales & How They Relate to Your Pregnancy

The moment that you make the announcement that you are going to have a baby, you will begin to receive (mainly unsolicited) advice from friends, family members, parents, and other pregnant women. Often times older women tend to rely heavily on old wives tales that may or may not have any type of truth in [...]

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The Early Signs of Pregnancy

Could you be pregnant? It can be so hard to wait until a pregnancy test will be able to tell you (not until after you’ve missed your period), so many women look to the early signs of pregnancy for help in playing the waiting game. While the early signs of pregnancy can sometimes be very [...]

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Designing Your Ideal Pre-pregnancy Fitness Routine

A sensible woman knows to prepare for the inevitabilities in life. If it looks like rain, she takes an umbrella. She charges her phone, avoids trans fats and invests her money for the future. But how does this woman prepare herself for pregnancy? Although not necessarily inevitable, pregnancy is a life changing event for women [...]

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Conception and Yoga–An Effective Combination

In recent years, yoga has become a very popular and respected form of exercise. People are noticing its effects in their daily lives and it is swiftly turning into more of a lifestyle revolution than just another fitness craze. Yoga disciplines the mind and the body, bringing its practitioner into a more aware and relaxed [...]

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Natural Labor Pain Management

The pain of childbirth is like no other. It is indescribable. Thankfully, though, there are many natural ways to help manage this type of pain, and the prize at the end, for doing so, is simply amazing. While pharmaceutical pain management is needed in some situations, if you can make it without it, nature helps [...]

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