Pregnancy weight

I gained 100 pounds with gestational diabetes—despite throwing up constantly

Pregnancy health

I gained 100 pounds with gestational diabetes—despite throwing up constantly

How did I gain so much when I was throwing up constantly? It's common for gestational diabetes to lead to weight gain, but that didn’t make it any easier.

Elizabeth Broadbent

Sarah Nicole Landry

Influential Parents List

Sarah Nicole Landry

The body-positive influencer known as The Birds Papaya is one of the year's most influential parents for making sure no stretch mark or topic was too taboo.

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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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Can losing weight improve your fertility?

Trying to conceive

Can losing weight improve your fertility?

Being a healthy weight before pregnancy matters, but dramatic weight loss isn't always practical. Here's what experts say about getting fit for pregnancy.

Cara Rosenbloom

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.

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We need to stop discriminating against plus-size pregnant women

Pregnancy health

We need to stop discriminating against plus-size pregnant women

Women who are overweight or obese are facing discrimination from healthcare providers who should be helping them have healthy pregnancies.

Raina Delisle

Why you should just ignore comments about your pregnancy belly size

Why you should just ignore comments about your pregnancy belly size

Comments on your growing bump can lead to questions about what belly size and shape is normal or healthy.

Athena Tsavliris

Your pregnancy: 17 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 17 weeks

How big is your baby at 17 weeks? Spread one of your hands wide open—your baby is about the same size.

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Your pregnancy: 20 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 20 weeks

Believe it or not, 20 weeks heralds the midpoint of your pregnancy. If you go full term, your pregnancy will be about 40 weeks long. You're halfway there!

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Your pregnancy: 21 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 21 weeks

If you were able to see a picture of your baby around week 9, you might have thought he was "top heavy" because his head was so big. Not at week 21.

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Your pregnancy: 26 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 26 weeks

At 26 weeks, the blood vessels in your baby’s lungs are developing to prepare her for breathing when she is born.

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Your pregnancy: 28 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 28 weeks

Hey, mom-to-be, you've just cruised into your seventh month of pregnancy!

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Your pregnancy: 29 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 29 weeks

At 29 weeks, your baby still has plenty more growing to do. Over the next couple of weeks, she’ll go through a growth spurt.

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Your pregnancy: 30 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 30 weeks

If you feel regular little tickles or spasms in your belly, it's a good bet that your baby has a case of intrauterine hiccups.

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Body beautiful: Celebrating the postpartum body

Body beautiful: Celebrating the postpartum body

Today's Parent teamed up with Ashlee Wells Jackson of the 4th Trimester Bodies Project to bring you a photo essay that celebrates the postpartum body.

Cara Smusiak

Plus-size pregnancy: What to expect

Plus-size pregnancy: What to expect

Being plus-sized can bring many challenges to your pregnancy.

Rosemary Counter

Exercise: Myths about working out during pregnancy

Exercise: Myths about working out during pregnancy

Staying active during pregnancy is good for both you and your baby. Here are some other myths that you should consider before working out during pregnancy.

Karen Robock

Could there be a simple way to prevent depression during pregnancy?

Could there be a simple way to prevent depression during pregnancy?

A new study links depression and weight gain during pregnancy with sitting down for long periods of time.

Jennifer Pinarski

Can we please stop talking about baby weight?

Can we please stop talking about baby weight?

"What bothers me more than the junk in my trunk is the obsession we have with women in their postpartum state."

Katie Dupuis

Postpartum body: Ashlee Wells Jackson found beauty in grief

Postpartum body: Ashlee Wells Jackson found beauty in grief

Today's Parent teamed up with photographer Ashlee Wells Jackson of the 4th Trimester Bodies Project to celebrate the postpartum body. This is her story.

Cara Smusiak

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