Pregnancy

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

How to use a basal thermometer

Trying to conceive

How to use a basal thermometer

Do you really need a basal thermometer? We answer all your questions, including how it works, how much it costs and if it’s worth it.

Bonnie Schiedel

Everything you need to know about NIPT: non-invasive prenatal testing

Pregnancy health

Everything you need to know about NIPT: non-invasive prenatal testing

You’ve heard of NIPT or the Harmony test, but you’re not sure how much it costs, who gets it, and when. Here’s what you should know.

Rachel Heinrichs

These are the weirdest things we’ve EVER done (or demanded) during labour

These are the weirdest things we’ve EVER done (or demanded) during labour

From frantically sewing a Halloween costume to eating the equivalent of eight large McDonald’s fries, here are some of bonkers things moms do during labour.

Claire Sibonney

Giving birth on your babymoon is the worst-case scenario—and it happened to me

Giving birth on your babymoon is the worst-case scenario—and it happened to me

Planning to travel during your pregnancy? I gave birth while on my babymoon in another country—and it was a medical and logistical nightmare.

Kelly Shaw

Can a sea moss supplement help you get pregnant?

Can a sea moss supplement help you get pregnant?

With so many trends in fertility, it can be difficult to separate fact from wishful thinking. Here’s what you need to know about sea moss and fertility.

Bonnie Schiedel

8 things to love about being pregnant

8 things to love about being pregnant

From finally reaching your #hairgoals to being able to blame every mistake on pregnancy brain, there are plenty of things to love about being pregnant.

Maria Lianos-Carbone

What gestational diabetes is and how to manage it

What gestational diabetes is and how to manage it

Gestational diabetes is common—and often comes with no warning signs. While counting carbs isn’t fun, the disease can be managed for a healthy pregnancy.

Shandley McMurray

Why you need folic acid during—and before—pregnancy

Pregnancy health

Why you need folic acid during—and before—pregnancy

Supplementing with folic acid is a must in pregnancy—and even before you're pregnant. Here's what you need to know about folic acid for pregnancy.

Emily Senger

How to host a virtual baby shower

How to host a virtual baby shower

Cara offers some tips on how to successfully throw a virtual baby shower.

Cara Waterfall

Your pregnancy: 3 weeks

Your pregnancy: 3 weeks

Things are in their early stages. You might be curious about your pregnancy and embryo development at 3 weeks pregnant and what kinds of symptoms to expect.

Today's Parent

What Is A Molar Pregnancy?

Pregnancy health

What Is A Molar Pregnancy?

Read on to learn more about the symptoms, treatment options and complications of this rare and heartbreaking condition called molar pregnancy.

Bonnie Schiedel

Why do North American women give birth in bed?

Why do North American women give birth in bed?

This OB/GYN attended thousands of deliveries before he began to wonder why so many North Americans tended to give birth in bed.

Neel Shah

How to Support Your Partner After Birth

Postpartum care

How to Support Your Partner After Birth

Your significant other has just delivered your child. Here’s how to support them (and score major points).

Ariel Brewster

What’s the difference between postpartum depression, anxiety, and the baby blues?

Postpartum care

What’s the difference between postpartum depression, anxiety, and the baby blues?

What is postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety and just the baby blues? What are their differences? Here’s what to watch for.

Suzanne Gardner

How I dealt with all the injections and hormones during in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

How I dealt with all the injections and hormones during in vitro fertilization

Undergoing IVF is a roller coaster of emotions. Here are six things that made all of the injections and hormones more bearable.

Sarah Kelsey

When I Shared my Pregnancy News, I Didn't Expect These Comments

When I Shared my Pregnancy News, I Didn't Expect These Comments

It’s not like I expect every person to act over the moon about my news. But, when everyone from your boss to the barista at Starbucks feels inclined to comment on your pregnancy, can we at least return to Kindergarten 101.

Amy Green

Pregnancy nesting is the real deal

Pregnancy nesting is the real deal

No, you’re not a bird, but if you’re expecting, you’re probably engaging in nesting behaviours. Here’s what to expect—and how to know if it's gone too far.

Karen Robock

'Pregnancy brain' is real—and may help women become better moms

'Pregnancy brain' is real—and may help women become better moms

Researchers have found that the brain undergoes changes during pregnancy to help prepare for motherhood

Malcolm Ritter, The Associated Press

I was addicted to peeing on a stick

Trying to conceive

I was addicted to peeing on a stick

Yes, it’s possible to be addicted to pregnancy tests. And after taking more than 600 tests over four years, it was clear that I was a pee on a stick addict.

Tania Lorena Rivera

How my heart-shaped uterus changed my birth plan

How my heart-shaped uterus changed my birth plan

At 30 weeks pregnant, I found out I had a bicornuate uterus. All of a sudden, the home birth we'd been planning was no longer an option.

Chris Deacon