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How Does Pregnancy Weight Affect Your Body?
Making Room The body responds to the new life forming inside of a woman by requiring a higher caloric intake. Appetite increase and cravings for a particular fo
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How to Tell if a Woman Is Pregnant
Outside of a protruding abdomen and expanding uterus, a dead giveaway for determining if a woman is pregnant is the positive indication on a home pregnancy test
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What is Fetal Growth
Fetal growth varies with every woman and every birth. If there is any concern on the size of your growing baby your doctor will advise you. However, there is an
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How to Reduce Strechmarks During Pregnancy
Stretch marks - the pink, purple or brown streaks that can appear on a pregnant woman's belly, breasts, hips, thighs and bottom - are one unpleasant side effect
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How to Understand Fetal Presentation
Fetal presentation refers to the part of the fetus that is felt at the cervix during a vaginal exam. Fetal presentation is important to note because it can dete
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How to Avoid Old Wives' Tales for Inducing Labor
You've spent nine long months incubating your baby. You've felt it growing and kicking and gotten a thrill from everyone who tells you about the maternal glow y
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How to Confirm a Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an exciting and terrifying time of life. Some people plan their pregnancies while others find themselves caught off guard. Sore breasts, nausea, an
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How to Be a Calm Dad During Pregnancy
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
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How to Avoid Harmful Medications During Pregnancy
It can be a daunting task for a pregnant woman to avoid all the substances that might be harmful to her baby. It's commonly known that street, or illegal, drugs
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How to Stop Smoking During Pregnancy
Pregnancy requires women to make a lot of changes in their lives. Along with developing better eating habits and healthier sleeping patterns, it's important to
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How to Identify Braxton Hicks Contractions
The majority of pregnant women will have to deal with Braxton Hicks contractions at some point during their pregnancy. These contractions, sometimes referred to
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How to Read a Chinese Gender Prediction Chart
The ancient Chinese gender prediction chart, according to legend, was found long ago in a tomb. Legend has it that it can predict the gender of a woman's unborn
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How to Know the Sex of a Baby
As soon as you tell everyone that you are pregnant, one of the first questions will inevitably be, "Are you going to find out the sex of the baby?" If you alrea
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How to Prevent Leg Cramps During Pregnancy
Leg cramps are one of the many uncomfortable symptoms you may experience during pregnancy. It's not clear what causes them, but possible explanations include th
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How to Choose the Best Maternity Bras
Deciding when to invest in maternity bras is a matter of personal preference and comfort. If your regular bras start feeling uncomfortable, there are a few key
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How to Wear Maternity Pants
From the time that little belly pooch becomes prominent, there's no point in struggling anymore with your old pants. That little angel growing inside of you nee