Are you concerned that your job is putting your pregnancy at risk? Working may not be an option, especially if you’re the main income provider for your family. However, most women can safely continue to work while pregnant with a few precautions. Of course, there might be days where morning sickness makes working unpleasant. Still, many women adapt and keep working. On the … [Read more...] about Work Safety While Pregnant: 3 Tips to Help You on the Job Site
Common Issues
Migraines During Pregnancy
Migraines During Pregnancy If you had migraine headaches before becoming pregnant, you might experience more of these sometimes disabling headaches during pregnancy. On the other hand, you might experience fewer. The hormonal changes that go along with pregnancy can trigger more migraines or calm them, depending on your individual sensitivities. Some women even have their … [Read more...] about Migraines During Pregnancy
Signs of Contractions: How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Deliver?
Signs of Contractions: How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Deliver? Contractions – they’re uncomfortable, in fact, downright painful. On the other hand, if they are true contractions, they’re a sign that your baby is on the way – and that’s a good thing! Contractions come in two varieties – true contractions and false contractions. It’s important to differentiate … [Read more...] about Signs of Contractions: How Do You Know When You’re Ready to Deliver?
What Are False Contractions?
You’re waiting to feel those first contractions – a sign that you’re ready to deliver! Yet, before you have your first REAL contractions, you may have false contractions. These contractions are also called Braxton Hicks contractions to distinguish them from the real kind that lead to labor. Think of these contractions as “practice” for the real thing and a sign that … [Read more...] about What Are False Contractions?
Vaginal Discharge During Pregnancy: What’s Normal, and What’s Not
Vaginal Discharge During Pregnancy: What’s Normal, and What’s Not It’s natural to be anxious about vaginal discharge during pregnancy, especially if this is your first child. It can be tough to figure out what’s perfectly normal, and what might be a sign that something is going wrong. The good news is that many instances of discharge are entirely benign, and there are … [Read more...] about Vaginal Discharge During Pregnancy: What’s Normal, and What’s Not