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.

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

Trying to conceive

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

I had researched everything I could about intrauterine insemination and thought I was ready for it. Here are four things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Despite hours and hours of research and discussions with doctors before undergoing IVF, these were the five things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

What egg retrieval is really like

Trying to conceive

What egg retrieval is really like

Of all the procedures I went through during in vitro fertilization treatment, egg retrieval was the most stressful. This is what it was like.

Sarah Kelsey

The most popular baby shower themes for 2018 are so cute

The most popular baby shower themes for 2018 are so cute

Pinterest unveiled what the top baby shower trends will be for 2018 and they are beautiful. We've come a long way from blue, pink and duckies.

Amy Valm

7 baby name trends for 2018

7 baby name trends for 2018

From Norse gods to the mother of dragons to the spawn of Satan, here are the top baby name trends for 2018, according to baby name wizard Laura Wattenberg.

Christine Chua

10 baby names that will make a comeback in 2018

10 baby names that will make a comeback in 2018

Go ahead and call it a comeback: These baby names from yesteryear are climbing up the charts.

Courtney Shea

The worst place on earth to give birth

The worst place on earth to give birth

Only five Canadian babies out of a thousand will die before their first birthday—in Tanzania, the same number is 51.

Leah McLaren

How to make your pregnancy cravings healthier

How to make your pregnancy cravings healthier

You're eating for two so that means you can eat as much ice cream as you want, right? Nope! Follow these tips to make your pregnancy cravings healthier.

Today's Parent

When will my postpartum belly go away?

Postpartum care

When will my postpartum belly go away?

It’s totally normal to look a little pregnant for a few months (or years!) after giving birth. But if your postpartum belly is bugging you, try these tips.

Kalli Anderson

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2017

Top 20 baby names in Ontario for 2017

The results of Ontario's top baby names are out. You might be surprised to learn which monikers are making a comeback and why.

Katie Dupuis

Everything you need to know about your placenta

Pregnancy health

Everything you need to know about your placenta

Did you know your placenta feeds your baby and removes its waste? Here's everything your placenta does during pregnancy, plus a few rare complications.

Trisha Estabrooks

This new pregnancy test is a total game changer

Trying to conceive

This new pregnancy test is a total game changer

This American company has found a discreet and eco-friendly way to change the game in home pregnancy tests for the first time in decades.

Christine Chua

Prenatal yoga: Butterfly pose

Prenatal yoga: Butterfly pose

Relax, meditate and improve your flexibility with this prenatal yoga pose that’s totally safe for your growing baby.

Today's Parent

Prenatal yoga: Goddess squat

Prenatal yoga: Goddess squat

Help strengthen your muscles and prepare your body for birth with the goddess squat pose.

Today's Parent

Prenatal yoga: Tree pose

Prenatal yoga: Tree pose

Your centre of balance is thrown off when you’re pregnant, which can make practising balance important but tricky. Here’s how to do tree pose safely.

Today's Parent

Prenatal yoga: Warrior pose

Prenatal yoga: Warrior pose

This modified warrior pose is great to practice during pregnancy and helps to open up the hips.

Today's Parent

Prenatal yoga: Sun Salutations

Prenatal yoga: Sun Salutations

You won’t want to do an upward-facing dog or cobra pose during pregnancy, so here’s how to safely modify your sun salutation.

Today's Parent

“I had seven miscarriages in two years:” 6 young couples on struggling with infertility

“I had seven miscarriages in two years:” 6 young couples on struggling with infertility

Infertility can affect women of all ages. Six young couples open up about struggling to get pregnant.

Diana Duong, Flare

Best sleeping positions during pregnancy

Best sleeping positions during pregnancy

Did you know some sleeping positions are safer than others during pregnancy? Finding a comfy position can also help you snooze longer.

Today's Parent

The impossibility of another baby

Trying to conceive

The impossibility of another baby

When I found I was pregnant again, I had to wrap my head around how it could all work. But what if it couldn’t?

Imogen Wallace