
Unusual vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge, or cervical mucus, is something that every woman experiences as soon as she starts menstruating. If you have been charting to conceive and tracking your cervical mucus, you...

Using a home insemination kit
There are quite a few reasons why women or couples who have no fertility problems might attempt to get pregnant by methods other than sexual intercourse. Sexual dysfunction, vaginismus (when...

Linea negra - a dark vertical line on your tummy
Have you noticed a dark vertical line stretching from your belly button to your pubic bone? Or perhaps even from your belly button up to your breasts? That is the...

Mood swings or feeling very emotional
Early pregnancy comes with a set of pretty universal and unmistakable symptoms, that are easy to interpret. These include morning sickness, extreme fatigue, and of course a missed period. But...

Chris Rock entertains laboring woman in mall
American comedian and actor Chris Rock kept a woman who went into labor in a mall in New Jersey busy with laughter as she waited for paramedics to reach her...

Will sleeping on my back hurt the baby?
Pregnancy can be something joyous and almost magical, but it is certainly a time time for fear and worry for many expectant mothers as well! Concerns about whether doing certain...

Pregnancy: the second time around
Pregnancy is not quite as exciting an adventure the second time around. When you are already an experienced mother, you might think you know it all already, and are a...

What happens to the placenta after birth?
The placenta is an organ most women don't pay much attention to while they are pregnant. Yet, this organ the name of which comes from the Latin word for "cake"...

What is a birth plan?
Pregnancy can be a busy time for couples, there are always plenty items on your pre-baby checklist. Preparing for childbirth is certainly one of those. While labor and birth are...

Tanning and pregnancy
There are plenty of pregnancy health controversies. Some things are simply dangerous while you are pregnant, like drinking alcohol, while others are considered safe by some and not safe by...