Last updated Dec. 28, 2017. The thought of giving birth is intimidating — we’ve seen plenty of depictions of painful deliveries with screaming and crying and breathing exercises and fainting partners. Labor can be painful. You have to squeeze a relatively large baby through a relatively small passage, and that takes a lot of stretching, […]
Last updated March 31, 2017. We all expect strange cravings during pregnancy — it’s commonly portrayed in TV, books, and movies as a natural part of the pregnancy process. On one episode of “Saved by the Bell,” for example, Mr. Belding’s pregnant wife was craving a combination of peanut butter and ginger ale, while an episode […]
Last updated Aug. 29, 2017. You probably already expect to be sleep-deprived once your little one arrives, but did you know that it starts well before the big day? Pregnancy affects your body in many ways, including how you sleep. In this post, we’ll talk about how pregnancy affects your sleep, how safe sleep aids […]