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.

Does the morning sickness drug Diclectin really work?

Does the morning sickness drug Diclectin really work?

Research suggests that the morning sickness drug Diclectin is ineffective. So what are pregnant women who suffer from debilitating nausea to do?

Raina Delisle

I’m fit and healthy and got gestational diabetes

Trying to conceive

I’m fit and healthy and got gestational diabetes

After a tough road to pregnancy, fitness blogger Trisha Enriquez of No Tummy Mommy dealt with something she thought she'd never get: gestational diabetes.

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Unfortunately this is the time of day you're most likely to give birth

Unfortunately this is the time of day you're most likely to give birth

A study found that most babies are born at this totally inconvenient time of day, so chances are you're not gonna like this.

Kevin John Siazon

How to use a foam roller to reduce leg pain during pregnancy

How to use a foam roller to reduce leg pain during pregnancy

Carrying all that extra weight during pregnancy can put strain on your calves. Use a foam roller to massage those muscles and release the tension.

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How to foam-roll your glutes to relieve pregnancy pains

How to foam-roll your glutes to relieve pregnancy pains

When you’re pregnant, your back can become sore and your legs can get stiff. Using a foam roller to release the glutes can help with both.

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How to relieve lower back pregnancy pains with a foam roller

How to relieve lower back pregnancy pains with a foam roller

Practicing this sacrum release with a foam roller can help to relieve lower back aches and pains that arise during pregnancy.

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Postpartum anger is the red flag no one is looking for

Postpartum care

Postpartum anger is the red flag no one is looking for

A new study has found that women who experience postpartum depression or anxiety are also more likely to experience anger.

Jill Buchner

Want a C-section? Your doctor should offer information, not judgment

Want a C-section? Your doctor should offer information, not judgment

If you're interested in choosing a planned C-section, your doctor should talk to you about the risks and benefits, and respect your right to decide.

Jill Buchner

Why pot is not safe when you're pregnant or breastfeeding

Pregnancy health

Why pot is not safe when you're pregnant or breastfeeding

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada has released a clear message to moms and moms-to-be: Marijuana use is not safe if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.

Jill Buchner

How to foam-roll away your pregnancy back pain

How to foam-roll away your pregnancy back pain

Is tightness in your shoulders and neck adding to your pregnancy pains? This foam rolling exercise offers an upper back massage to relieve tension.

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Look! Even celebrity home births are total chaos

Look! Even celebrity home births are total chaos

Being a celebrity means your life is never messy, right?

Kevin John Siazon

You don’t have to settle for crappy pregnancy sleep

You don’t have to settle for crappy pregnancy sleep

Up all night? Here’s how to deal with those pregnancy-related symptoms that are disturbing your much-needed sleep.

Kate Rope

A new study says injuries from forceps deliveries are on the rise

A new study says injuries from forceps deliveries are on the rise

As healthcare providers try to limit C-sections, operative vaginal births are becoming more common. But with forceps comes the risk of injury for moms.

Jill Buchner

Why Donald Trump and a bad divorce made me decide to become a surrogate

Trying to conceive

Why Donald Trump and a bad divorce made me decide to become a surrogate

"I knew many friends who had struggled with infertility and could understand that pain. Knowing I could alleviate that for a family was an amazing thought."

Stéphanie Plante, as told to Kate Rae

I got pregnant once, so why can’t I again?

Trying to conceive

I got pregnant once, so why can’t I again?

Jamie Scrimgeour's first pregnancy happened quick, but she's found that answering the question "so when are you having another baby?" isn't that simple.

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New parent? Don’t ask for ‘help’

Postpartum care

New parent? Don’t ask for ‘help’

What you really need is good support, says Kate Rope in her new book, Strong as a Mother. Why your village is key to your mental health and how to build it.

Kate Rope

Whoa! Parents invented over 1,000 new baby names in 2017

Whoa! Parents invented over 1,000 new baby names in 2017

Get ready to meet Kashdon, Draxler and Alisanne. Would you give your kid one of these new baby names?

Kevin John Siazon

Why vaginal seeding won't help babies born by C-section

Why vaginal seeding won't help babies born by C-section

The practice of smearing vaginal fluids on a baby just after birth might not solve the real problem behind Caesarean-born babies' imbalanced microbiomes.

Jill Buchner

8 natural ways to relieve back pain during pregnancy

8 natural ways to relieve back pain during pregnancy

When your baby bump is causing back pain, there are plenty of things you can do to feel better without taking over-the-counter pain killers.

Alex Mlynek

A new bill says women should be able to be paid for being surrogates

Trying to conceive

A new bill says women should be able to be paid for being surrogates

A new bill proposes making it legal to pay surrogates, and egg and sperm donors. But what's the cost of turning bodies into business?

Lindsay Kneteman