Let’s Talk Babies

When we are pregnant we love to dream about what our baby will look like, whether it will be a boy or a girl, what your birth experience will be like and what it will be like to bring that beautiful, perfect little baby home.  A majority of pregnancies are normal and end with a [Read the rest]

Coming down with something like a cold or the flu during pregnancy is probably the last thing you want.  Since you are likely already dealing with annoying pregnancy symptoms likes morning sickness, exhaustion, back pain, heartburn, you name it having a cold can just make you feel down right terrible.  And, because you are pregnant [Read the rest]

A healthy baby starts with a healthy pregnancy.  Staying healthy during your pregnancy isn’t always within your control.  Sometimes complications happen that you can’t control.  The things you can control include your diet, exercise, and prenatal care.  It can be hard to stay on top of all the recommendation during your pregnancy.  Here is information [Read the rest]

The Institute of Medicine is out with new recommendations regarding weight gain during pregnancy.  The new guidelines were developed by a group of doctors, nutrition experts and public health officials.  These new weight gain guidelines are the first in almost 20 years.
The new pregnancy weight gain guidelines for women carrying a single fetus are:

Underweight: 28-40 [Read the rest]

Depression during pregnancy, or antepartum depression, affects 10-20% of women, and 25-50% of these women will suffer from major depression.  Antepartum depression, just like clinical depression, is a mood disorder.   It affects not only your mood and thoughts but your physical body as well.  Because of all the hormone changes during pregnancy and the [Read the rest]