Pregnancy & What to Expect

How to Help a Mom Through Her Morning Sickness

By WenShaw

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The mom experiencing slight to severe nausea from her pregnancy needs your support! Here are THE top 4 best ways to help her cope... more »

How to Know if You're Pregnant

By CCrock

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Here are the common symptoms indicating pregnancy... more »

How to Manage Morning Sickness

By AmandaChase

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You're pregnant! Congratulations. The reality is you're probably reading this how-to article because you're suffering from morning sickness. As a mother of three, I suffered morning sickness (including vomiting) from the very first discovery of ... more »

How to Minimize Back Pain While Pregnant

By eHow Parenting Editor

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If you're pregnant and experiencing back pain, you're not alone. That growing bump and extra weight is shifting your center of gravity, adding more stress and strain on your back. The good news is that it's just a temporary condition of pregnancy ... more »

How to Sleep While Pregnant

By Nicandab

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Everything changes while you're pregnant. Doctors have new ways to do everything! Even Sleep!.. more »

How to Spot Early Pregnancy Signs

By WendyM

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While a pregnancy test can give you a definite positive or negative, there are ways to spot early pregnancy signs before confirming with a test. A woman’s pregnant body undergoes a number of changes and some may be clear giveaways about whether ... more »

How to Take a Pregnancy Test

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Whether it is planned or a surprise, some women need to take a pregnancy test. Taking a pregnancy test can be exciting, scary or a combination of both. While the process is not very complicated, the experience can be a mix of emotions that you ... more »

How to Tell the Difference Between Braxton-Hicks and Real Contractions

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Braxton-Hicks contractions are a tightening of the uterus but they do not help dilate the cervix and lead to childbirth. It is not clear why most women experience Braxton-Hicks contractions. Some doctors believe the tightening of the uterine ... more »

How to Avoid Heartburn While Pregnant

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Heartburn occurs in pregnancy because of an increase in the hormone progesterone and an ever-growing uterus taking up space and cramping the stomach. Eliminating some foods from your diet and changing the way you eat will help to keep your ... more »

How to Be a Calm Dad During Pregnancy

By eHow Parenting Editor

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It can be hard to be an expectant father. Most of the attention is focused on your partner's pregnancy. People want to know how she is feeling and how the baby is doing. But oftentimes the dad gets lost in the shuffle. You, too, are nervous and ... more »

How to Beat Pregnancy Fatigue

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Pregnancy is a time of excitement, a time of happiness and a busy time of preparation for a new life in your home. You may wonder, then, with all this excitement, why you feel so tired. Fatigue in pregnancy isn't uncommon. In fact, along with ... more »

How to Care for an Episiotomy or Tear

By eHow Parenting Editor

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During the course of a vaginal delivery, it is not uncommon for a woman to sustain a tear in the perineum, the area between the vagina and rectum. A doctor will sometimes help delivery along by performing an episiotomy, which is making a cut in ... more »

How to Dry up Breast Milk in 3 weeks.

By Tajuana

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I was told how to dry my breast milk since I wasn't going to breast feed both of my children and it really works, it may sound a little strange but believe me it works perfectly!!.. more »

How to Enjoy Sex During Pregnancy

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Many things change during pregnancy. Your body begins to feel and look different and you are extremely aware of the fact that pretty soon you will be responsible for the well-being of another human being. All of this can make you feel overwhelmed ... more »

How to Enjoy Your Pregnancy

By Juliet Myfanwy Johnson

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You spent all your time trying to get pregnant or dreaming about what getting pregnant would be like. Now here you are, pregnant and on the long countdown to your baby's arrival. Here are some tips to help enjoy each moment of this wonderful- and ... more »

How to Get an Ultrasound for Pregnancy

By eHow Health Editor

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An ultrasound is performed on pregnant women to evaluate fetal strength, gestational age and growth rate, and to look for multiple fetuses, abnormalities and location for amniocentesis. The procedure is easy and painless... more »

How to know if you're pregnant

By tuan

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If you're thinking you just may be pregnant, this may be a good article to help you... more »

How to Plan a Home Birth

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Giving birth at home is, for many women, a way to make sure they're comfortable and in control during labor and delivery... more »

How to prepare for a new baby

By rachelachin

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I found that when I was pregnant, many older mums would say unhelpful things like: "Oh, you'll have your hands full" and "life will never be the same again". It actually frightened me, because they would be negative but ... more »

How to Prepare for a Pregnancy Ultrasound

By AmyU

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Preparing for your ultrasound is exciting. You get to finally have a peek at the cute little one growing rapidly inside of you. Here are a few things to do to ensure you are prepared for this exciting time... more »

How to Reduce Stretch Marks

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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Stretch marks are an inevitable result of pregnancy or rapid weight loss or weight gain for some men and women. Stretch marks are not something you suffer from physically, but many people who have them become self-conscious about their stretch ... more »

How to Take a Home Pregnancy Test

By Paul B

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If you and your spouse are trying to conceive a baby, you may want to know if your wife is pregnant. The best and earliest method to that is to use a home pregnancy test... more »

How to Treat Postpartum Hair Loss

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Every one of us loses hair each day. We may not notice this normal process until we brush our hair and see a large amount of loose hair on the brush. Pregnancy hormones often slow down daily hair loss. Our bodies gradually return to normal ... more »

How to Treat Pregnancy Nausea

By eHow Parenting Editor

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For many women the joy of early pregnancy can be overshadowed by the persistent nausea commonly known as morning sickness. Though it's true that pregnancy nausea can be worse during the morning, despite its moniker many women experience it ... more »

How to Use Herbs to Cure Morning Sickness

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Although no advice will beat the advice from your doctor or midwife, some herbal and homeopathic remedies are very effective at combating the morning sickness blues... more »

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