morning sickness

Hyperemesis gravidarum: When it’s not just morning sickness

Hyperemesis gravidarum: When it’s not just morning sickness

Kate Middleton and Amy Schumer put hyperemesis gravidarum into the headlines. But what is this morning sickness condition all about?

Cindy MacDougall

88 things nobody tells you about being pregnant

88 things nobody tells you about being pregnant

Weird body changes. Countless Google searches. Strange symptoms. There are so many facts about being pregnant that your friends just never mentioned.

Today's Parent

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

6 Ways to Manage Morning Sickness at Night

6 Ways to Manage Morning Sickness at Night

Thought pregnancy-related nausea was just a morning thing? Alas, many women feel the effects at night. Here are steps to curb pregnancy nausea at night.

Kara Aaserud

Your pregnancy: 8 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 8 weeks

It may be hard to believe, but by 8 weeks, your developing baby’s organs, such as her heart and liver, are already in place inside her tiny body.

Today's Parent

The Motherisk helpline saved me when I was pregnant—I can’t believe it’s gone

Pregnancy health

The Motherisk helpline saved me when I was pregnant—I can’t believe it’s gone

The sudden closure of the Motherisk helpline for pregnant and breastfeeding women is a step backward for Canadian women’s health and prenatal care.

Erin Pepler

What no one told me about being pregnant with twins

Trying to conceive

What no one told me about being pregnant with twins

When Emma found that she was having twins, everything about her pregnancy finally made sense. But then came everything else that comes with having twins.

Today's Parent

Your Pregnancy: Week 5—Get ready for morning sickness

Your Pregnancy: Week 5—Get ready for morning sickness

You might find that morning sickness doesn’t just happen in the morning. Try these tips.

Today's Parent

Is it safe to use weed during pregnancy?

Pregnancy health

Is it safe to use weed during pregnancy?

Sure, weed might help with morning sickness, but experts warn that it could lead to poor pregnancy outcomes and long-term neurodevelopmental effects.

Raina Delisle

I had morning sickness throughout my entire pregnancy

Trying to conceive

I had morning sickness throughout my entire pregnancy

Christine Kissick thought that her pregnancy would be picture perfect but the reality ended up being much different with morning sickness in all trimesters.

Today's Parent

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

What were you doing when you found out you were pregnant?

Trying to conceive

What were you doing when you found out you were pregnant?

Not everyone finds out by taking a pregnancy test in their bathroom. Sometimes a subtle symptom or a call from the doctor takes you by surprise.

Today's Parent

I told everyone I was pregnant at just 8 weeks—and I don’t regret it

I told everyone I was pregnant at just 8 weeks—and I don’t regret it

Most of us are warned to follow the 12-week rule for announcing a pregnancy in case something goes wrong. But sometimes it’s best to just be an open book.

Brianna Dawe as told to Vanessa Milne

Doctor questions effectiveness of morning sickness drug Diclectin

Pregnancy health

Doctor questions effectiveness of morning sickness drug Diclectin

Thousands of pregnant women take Diclectin every year in Canada for their morning sickness. It might not actually work.

Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press

5 ways to cope with morning sickness

5 ways to cope with morning sickness

The latest guidelines, released last week, have pregnant women and doctors alike rethinking how to treat morning sickness.

Kalli Anderson

More women are starting to use marijuana during pregnancy, says new study

More women are starting to use marijuana during pregnancy, says new study

New reports find that more and more pregnant women are starting to toke up to treat morning sickness.

Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press

The unexpected upside to morning sickness

The unexpected upside to morning sickness

A recent study shows that women who experience morning sickness are less likely to have a miscarriage or stillbirth.

Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press