Your first pregnancy can be a very exciting time. You may want to relax and enjoy "eating for two" and watch your body swell with the new life inside you. With a combination of morning sickness, fatigue and bloating, exercise may be the furthest...
Pregnancy, whether planned or unexpected, can be an exciting time in a woman's life. Knowing the signs and symptoms of pregnancy can help a woman know when to take better care of herself and seek medical attention. While not all women will...
Pregnancy is a time of great change for a woman, regardless of whether it’s her first or her 11th. Her body grows and expands, her organ function changes to accommodate the little person growing inside her, and her psychology adapts to the...
Regardless of how many times a woman is pregnant, some things never change. The uterus stretches each time, bringing with it a host of small discomforts. Increasing body weight and weight distribution stress a woman's back and joints, affecting...
Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that an estimated 4,265,555 babies are born every year. Trying to determine the best time to conceive can prove frustrating. When trying to have a baby, it is often the two-week wait between...
Being pregnant for the first time is exciting, confusing and occasionally terrifying. You'll probably get lots of advice from friends, family and even complete strangers on what you should and shouldn't do during pregnancy. As a general rule, it's...
The first weeks of pregnancy are a time of tremendous growth and change for the new organism that will eventually become an infant. During this time, a single fertilized cell proliferates into a complex cell ball, and unspecialized cells become...
You just found out you are pregnant; a growing abdominal region is something you've likely already noticed. This bump, however, is not your baby, who is still the size of a poppy seed. Rather, you are experiencing bloating as your body adjusts to...
Pregnancy occurs when an egg is fertilized by a sperm. After fertilization, the egg is implanted in the lining of the uterus. Once implantation occurs, hormonal surges cause a number of the early signs of pregnancy. While these signs can be...
The first trimester of pregnancy is one of the busiest times for your baby--but for half of it, you may not even know yet that you're pregnant. As your body makes accommodations for your rapidly growing and developing fetus during these first 14...
The first month of pregnancy is not only full of excitement, but also full of hormones, anxiety and questions about exactly how much your life will have to change to ensure a healthy pregnancy. One common question is whether or not exercise is...
Women who are trying to conceive and have done any pre-pregnancy reading or research know that pregnancy math is funny math. It doesn't seem to make much sense, but from a medical perspective, the "first day of pregnancy" is actually the first day...
Along with eating enough during pregnancy, it's important to eat the right foods. A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean meats and whole grains is good for the health of you and your baby. During the first few months of pregnancy, women only need...
The first trimester of pregnancy is a time of adjustment as your body begins to go though rapid changes. Pregnancy symptoms differ from woman to woman. Your symptoms may also differ from those of a subsequent pregnancy. Most first-trimester...
Knowing the first symptoms of pregnancy can help you to recognize when you become pregnant. During your first month of pregnancy, the "pregnancy hormone," human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), will cause many changes in your body. Your body will...
Exercise in the first trimester of pregnancy, is not only safe, but recommended. Exercise for the entire duration of the pregnancy is encouraged and can not only improve overall heath and maintain fitness, but according to the Mayo Clinic's...
Your body will undergo major changes in the first month of pregnancy on the inside, while it may appear that not much is going on from the outside. You can better manage those changes if you understand why they're happening. Awareness will also...
With so many brands of pregnancy tests on the market, it can be difficult for women to know which ones to choose when trying to determine if they are pregnant. First Response offers several types of pregnancy tests, including one that may be able...
In the first stages of pregnancy, bleeding can be very scary for an expectant mother. Many women worry that all bleeding signals a problem with the pregnancy or an impending miscarriage, and certainly, that is one possible reason for early...
Finding out you are pregnant, especially with your first child, can be an exciting time filled with joy, wonder and apprehension. There is so much to learn, so much to do and so much to look forward to. Caring for yourself and ensuring the health...
A human pregnancy takes place over three trimesters, and each trimester is roughly 13 weeks. The first trimester begins with your last menstrual period and extends until you are 13 weeks pregnant. During this time, your developing baby is...
The first trimester, or three months, of pregnancy, can present many risks to the developing fetus. Because organs, facial features, skeletal tissue and limbs are developing at this time, any negative affect on the fetus can result in serious...
The first three months of pregnancy are a sensitive time for a newly developing fetus. Since all the major body systems and organs are forming, anything that disrupts fetal development can have a long-lasting impact. While living in a bubble for...
Morning sickness and missing your period are two of the classic signs of pregnancy that expectant moms experience. These signs vary from woman to woman, so knowing what to look for can help you determine whether you may be expecting.
When you become pregnant, there are many concerns that begin to arise. Exercise during pregnancy is one concern you may be worrying about. The fear that it will harm your unborn child should not impact your choice to get exercise. In most cases,...
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic report that pregnancy is measured from the last day of the previous menstrual cycle. Though conception may not begin for two weeks after the cycle, those weeks are counted in the 40-week estimation to the due date....
While the first weeks of pregnancy present some of the most rapid relative growth and change in your developing embryo, the embryo is incredibly small. As a result, though diet is very important in some regards, you don't actually need much...
Progesterone is a steroid hormone produced by women both during the monthly reproductive cycle and during pregnancy. It serves important roles in helping to prepare the body for pregnancy and maintaining pregnancy, and is also responsible for some...
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