Linda Fehrman

Although you may have heard the saying that a pregnant woman eats for two, you might want to think again. Now that you're pregnant, you only need to consume an extra 300 calories each day to sustain healthy growth in your unborn baby,…

Folate is a water solvent B nutrient that happens normally in nourishment. Folic corrosive is folate's manufactured structure, found in supplements and sustained grain and oat items. The word folate in some cases alludes both to the regular…

Treating the common cold can be a bit tricky for a pregnant women. Instead of automatically selecting the easiest or most convenient treatment option, she instead needs to take careful consideration of how the treatment will affect her…

According to the Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy is the leading cause of mental retardation. However, the March of Dimes states that approximately 1 out of 12 pregnant…

Teenage love is sometimes referred to as "puppy love" based on its likelihood of only being a simple crush. In spite of this suspicion, numerous young people want a cozy relationship with an extraordinary accomplice. …

Fetal Development As you begin your 16th week of pregnancy, your baby already has a nose, two eyes and ears. His heart is now fully formed although the lungs are still developing. He will begin to swallow amniotic fluid this month. During…

Maybe your period was two or three weeks late and similarly as you were going to take that pregnancy test, you've begun spotting. Or maybe you already got a plus sign on a pregnancy test but this morning you started having bleeding that…

Conception To have a baby, a couple must first conceive, which means a sperm unites with an egg and fertilizes it. This fertilized egg will travel through a woman's fallopian tubes and rest in her uterus. Once there, the egg will embed…

Signs and symptoms of pregnancy at week three are not uncommon. Some women are very in tune with their body and the changes that occur and so they will notice the changes in their body more quickly. Sometimes, the changes are just too much…

A fetus is the developing baby at eight weeks until birth. Before the baby is categorized as a fetus it changes from egg to fertilized egg or zygote to embryo. The fetus at eight weeks already has developed a sense of movement, but the…