Being pregnant

6 old wives' tales for predicting gender

6 old wives' tales for predicting gender

Do you have a serious craving for chocolate? Or are french fries and chips your new best friend? That means you're having a...well you have to watch to find out.

Alyssa Ashton

How this mom felt her babies kick via her surrogate will have you tearing up

How this mom felt her babies kick via her surrogate will have you tearing up

Huggies was able to grant one mom a very special experience with her twins in honour of National Hugging Day.

Emily Rivas

Top 20 baby names in Saskatchewan for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Saskatchewan for 2016

Did your favourite baby name make the list? Looks like you can expect a lot of Amelias and Liams on birth announcements this year.

Today's Parent

Researchers uncover a key reason why women develop depression during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

Researchers uncover a key reason why women develop depression during pregnancy

As many as one in five women struggle with depression during pregnancy. A study has found one of the causes—and how you can avoid it.

Claire Gagne

Why the cervix is so important during pregnancy

Why the cervix is so important during pregnancy

At your cervix: this body part is a key player during pregnancy and childbirth.

Bonnie Schiedel

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Postpartum care

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Abdominal muscles don’t always snap back into place after having a baby, and that belly bulge may be a sign of a diastasis recti. Here's what to do.

Jessica Leeder

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2016

Top 20 baby names in Nova Scotia for 2016

Which baby names made the Nova Scotia list this year? Check out which monikers came out on top.

Today's Parent

Dealing with diarrhea during pregnancy

Pregnancy health

Dealing with diarrhea during pregnancy

Diarrhea during pregnancy is more common than you might think. Here’s what to do if you find you’re running to the bathroom a lot.

Kara Aaserud

Pink shamed for microwaving decaf coffee while pregnant: So what!?

Pink shamed for microwaving decaf coffee while pregnant: So what!?

The mommy shamers came out in full force to hate on a sweet picture of pregnant Pink.

Amy Valm

3 holiday foods pregnant women should avoid (and 3 foods you can enjoy)

3 holiday foods pregnant women should avoid (and 3 foods you can enjoy)

Rosie Schwartz, RD

Signs you're a pregzilla and what to do about it

Signs you're a pregzilla and what to do about it

Have you heard of a pregzilla? Find out if you are one, and what to do about it.

Lisa van de Geyn

Parent Talk: When I felt like I officially became a parent

Parent Talk: When I felt like I officially became a parent

Parents reveal that wonderful (and scary) moment when it suddenly got real.

Today's Parent

Prenatal appointments: What to expect during each trimester

Prenatal appointments: What to expect during each trimester

Over the next nine months, you’ll be scanned, poked and prodded. Here’s a preview.

Haley Overland

Being 40 And Pregnant Is The New Normal

Being 40 And Pregnant Is The New Normal

For the first time in recorded Canadian history, mothers over 40 are officially having more kids than teens are.

Meagan Campbell

What to expect during ultrasounds

What to expect during ultrasounds

It's time for your baby's first ultrasound. What will it feel like? And what are the technicians looking for? Here's your guide to pregnancy ultrasounds.

Teresa Pitman

How much water should you drink during pregnancy?

How much water should you drink during pregnancy?

Lay the "eight glasses of water per day" myth to rest. Here's how much you should actually be drinking.

Ellen Desjardins, M.H.Sc., RD, Public Health Nutritionist

6 caffeine alternatives that are safer during pregnancy

6 caffeine alternatives that are safer during pregnancy

Dreading giving up your cup of java? Don't go into withdrawal yet, we've got some caffeine alternatives.

Theresa Albert, DHN, RNCP

This mom hilariously demonstrates the life cycle of breasts—with fruit

This mom hilariously demonstrates the life cycle of breasts—with fruit

Whether you've got lemons or something more reminiscent of empty banana peels, this mom totally feels your pain.

Jessica Spera

Third trimester pregnancy aches and pains—and how to treat them

Third trimester pregnancy aches and pains—and how to treat them

The third trimester brings its own, um, joys. Here's how to manage late pregnancy aches and pains.

Astrid Van Den Broek

10 selfish reasons for men to love their first pregnancy

10 selfish reasons for men to love their first pregnancy

You may not get to enjoy the stretch-panel jeans and subway seats, but there are plenty of perks for fathers-to-be during the first pregnancy. Here’s what to expect when she’s expecting.

David Fielding