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8 Helpful C-section Recovery Tips

March 14th, 2024

Make sure you heal fast, reduce pain and enjoy your postpartum time with your new baby. Follow these c-section recovery tips! Reviewed by Dr June...

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9 First Baby Toys (0-6 Months) That are Totally Play-Worthy

March 11th, 2024

Looking for some special first toys that baby is going to LOVE to play with? These 9 baby toy recommendations are totally playworthy and guaranteed to get those baby giggles flowing...

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11 Pregnancy Symptoms For a Baby Boy

March 9th, 2024

Cold feet, lack of morning sickness, and dry skin in pregnancy—it must be a boy, right? Here are all the tell-tale symptoms that you are carrying a boy.

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6 Ways to Have a Healthy Baby (During Pregnancy)

March 2nd, 2024

How can you make sure you're baby is growing healthily during pregnancy? Some things are out of our hands but there are things you can do to make sure your baby starts life with optimum health. Cross these off your list of must-do's...

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Should I Buy a Home Fetal Doppler? Are They Safe?

February 10th, 2024

Fetal dopplers for home use are now widely available and many parents-to-be understandably like the idea of being able to check on baby whenever they want to. But how safe are they? Let's look at some of the evidence...

8 Things NOT to do in the First Trimester of Pregnancy (and Why)

When you find out you’re pregnant, the first thing that happens is… well, emotions. All the emotions. But when you’ve had a chance to catch

How to Convert Weeks into Months During Pregnancy

Converting how many weeks pregnant you are into months pregnant is frankly pretty confusing. This is because months are not neatly packaged into exactly 4-week

What Does Labor REALLY Feel Like?

When you ask women what their greatest fears are about childbirth, the pain of labor is at the top of the list. The catch is

4 Types of Childbirth Classes for an Easier Labor & Birth

From your second trimester onwards you will be bombarded with information about labor and birth. Most women naturally start to worry around this time as

What Medications Can Aﬀect a Pregnancy Test Result?

There are surprisingly few medications or substances that can affect the accuracy of a home pregnancy test. So if you’re worried that your hormonal birth

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What Pregnancy Will Teach You About Yourself – 14 Moms Share Their Powerful Life Lessons

At its most basic level pregnancy is a physical process that we hope will bring us a healthy baby but pregnancy often gives us many

Molar Pregnancy – What is it and Why Does it Happen?

A molar pregnancy is a rare abnormality which is caused at conception — that moment when the sperm meets the egg. But what exactly is

Can I Take Antihistamines While I’m Pregnant? (Claritin®, Zyrtec® etc)

Written by our resident Pharmacist, Yeniset Santana. Antihistamines are a common over the counter medication that most of us have used at one time or

What Are the Pros and Cons of Induction of Labor?

Are you thinking about asking for an elective induction? Or has your healthcare provider suggested you have one? Either way it’s important to know the