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 treat your pregnancy melasma

How to treat your pregnancy melasma

Are there dark patches popping up on your face? That’s melasma or chloasma as it's called during pregnancy—and there are a few ways to prevent flare-ups.

Tammy Sutherland

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

Pregnancy health

How Pregnancy Hormones Affect Your Body in Each Trimester

From the moment you become pregnant until weeks after birth, your hormones take a rollercoaster ride. Here’s what pregnancy hormones to do your body.

Kate Daley

Dear Doug Ford, this is why midwives matter

Dear Doug Ford, this is why midwives matter

What do funding cuts to the College of Midwives of Ontario mean for women who may want to deliver their babies with a midwife?

Glynis Ratcliffe

I kind of wish I’d gotten the epidural—both times I gave birth

I kind of wish I’d gotten the epidural—both times I gave birth

I know I should feel lucky, but so-called “natural,” drug-free birth wasn’t the blissful experience I expected. Would an epidural have made a difference?

Kate Daley

7 baby name trends for 2019

7 baby name trends for 2019

Baby name wizard Laura Wattenberg reveals the hippest letters and the coolest pop culture references that will be inspiring baby names in 2019.

Lindsay Kneteman

Baby names making a comeback in 2019

Baby names making a comeback in 2019

These are the old-school—and super old-school—names that are back and going to be bigger than ever in 2019.

Courtney Shea

When is it safe to announce your pregnancy?

When is it safe to announce your pregnancy?

Some women wait until 12 weeks (or longer) to share the happy news, but you might choose to announce your pregnancy right away.

Holly Pevzner

Here's what happens if you get pregnant on birth control

Here's what happens if you get pregnant on birth control

Yes, you can get pregnant while on birth control. Here’s what you need to know, whether you’re using the pill, an IUD or another method.

Alex Mlynek

Pregnant and afraid: When expecting moms suffer at the hands of their partners

Pregnant and afraid: When expecting moms suffer at the hands of their partners

When you’re expecting and your partner becomes violent, both you and your baby’s lives are at stake. But leaving is anything but easy.

Raina Delisle

What the research actually says about taking antidepressants during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

What the research actually says about taking antidepressants during pregnancy

When you have anxiety or depression and become pregnant, should you take antidepressants or suffer with the untreated illness? Here's what you need to know.

Raina Delisle

How much exercise is healthy during pregnancy?

Pregnancy health

How much exercise is healthy during pregnancy?

Not sure how much exercise is safe during pregnancy? Exercise is important to the baby’s health, so you need to keep moving. Here are the latest guidelines.

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Yes, I'm pregnant, but that doesn't mean my body is up for discussion

Yes, I'm pregnant, but that doesn't mean my body is up for discussion

Why is that some people lose all sense of boundaries when it comes to pregnant women?

Madeleine Deliee

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2018

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2018

The latest list of top baby names in Ontario is here. Did your kid's name make the cut? (Plus we've got the top 20 Ontario names from the last 100 years!)

Kevin John Siazon

Can you get a tattoo while pregnant?

Can you get a tattoo while pregnant?

Kristina Cappetta

What is a missed miscarriage?

Pregnancy health

What is a missed miscarriage?

Sometimes, a pregnancy loss in the first trimester can have no symptoms at all. Here’s what happens when you’re diagnosed with a missed miscarriage.

Wendy Haaf

Your Pregnancy: Week 10—See what your baby is up to this week!

Your Pregnancy: Week 10—See what your baby is up to this week!

By this week, your baby’s organs are fully formed. And you might be feeling some growing pains, too…

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Your Pregnancy: Week 9—The big growth spurt is just starting

Your Pregnancy: Week 9—The big growth spurt is just starting

Your baby is busy growing, and so are you. How much weight can you expect to gain over these next few months?

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Your Pregnancy: Week 8—Is your hair looking glossy?

Your Pregnancy: Week 8—Is your hair looking glossy?

There are upsides to all those extra hormones. Plus, what cleaning products are safe to use during pregnancy?

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Your Pregnancy: Week 7—How to deal with the nausea

Your Pregnancy: Week 7—How to deal with the nausea

Plus, how your baby is developing, pregnancy massage and the importance of resting.

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Your Pregnancy: Week 6—Your baby is now the size of a sweet pea

Your Pregnancy: Week 6—Your baby is now the size of a sweet pea

Your baby has doubled in size from last week. And your body is changing, too.

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