Pregnancy

Congratulations as you embark on this exciting road to parenthood! We want to help you each step of the way and this area of our site can help answer your many questions about pregnancy. In addition to our wealth of information, we've also included illustrations for each month of your development so you can see how you and your baby are growing! So enjoy -- and feel free to share any of this information with family & friends!


First things first
*Signs & symptoms
*Confirmation
*Birth Plan

 


Mom's development
*Month 1
*Month 2
*Month 3
*Month 4
*Month 5

*Month 6
*Month 7
*Month 8
*Month 9


Baby's development
*Month 1
*Month 2
*Month 3
*Month 4
*Month 5

*Month 6
*Month 7
*Month 8
*Month 9


Mom's feelings
*Month 1
*Month 2
*Month 3
*Month 4
*Month 5

*Month 6
*Month 7
*Month 8
*Month 9

Checking your baby's well being
*Fetal movement counts
*Non-stress test
*Biophysical profile
*Fetal monitoring

 


Relief for mom
*Comfortable clothing
*Increased frequence of urination
*Morning sickness
*The importance of rest
*Tingling in your hands
*Breast discomfort
*Breathlessness
*Constipation
*Hemorrhoids
*Urinary incontinence

*Skin changes
*Headaches
*Dental concerns
*Nasal stuffiness & nosebleeds
*Leg cramps
*Indigestion & heartburn
*Leg swelling
*Braxton-Hicks contractions
*Maternity Leave
*Family and Medical Leave


When to call the doctor
*Fever
*Signficant weight gain
*Headaches
*Decreased fetal movement
*Abdominal pain
*Bleeding
*Cramping
*Pain, redness in calf
*Shortness of breath

 


Do's and Don'ts
*Vitamins & nutrition
*Exercise
*Prenatal care
*While traveling
*Sex
*Warning signs
*Stress management
*Smoking, drinking, and drugs
*Caffeine
*Infections
*Hot tubs, X-Rays, Chemicals, etc.
*Excessive stress
*Birth Plan
*Kegel Exercises

 


Mom's exercise
*Supplements
*Eating for two
*Folic acid
*Sources of folic acid
*Calcium requirements
*Tips for queasy days
*Appetite cravings
*Avoiding heartburn
*Caffeine
*Diabetes
*Healthy weight gain
*Losing weight after pregnancy
*Exercise


Safe medications
*Safety of over-the-counter medications
*At home guide
*Advice for errors and interactions
*Cold medications and antihistamines
*Decongestants
*Expectorants
*Pain medications
*Alternative medications
*Which OTCs are safe?
*OTCs to avoid

 


Routine tests during pregnancy
*1st prenatal visit
*Pap smear
*Urinalysis
*During the 1st trimester
*Blood count
*Blood type & screen
*Rh factor
*Sickle cell disease
*Tay Sachs disease
*Syphilis
*Gonorrhea
*Chlamydia
*Tuberculosis

*Rubella
*Hepatitis B
*HIV
*During the 2nd trimester
*Maternal screening for birth defects
*Ultrasound
*Glucose tolerance test
*Group B streptococcus
*Other diagnostic tests
*Amniocentesis
*CVS
*Birth Plan


Complications - high risk
*Premature labor
*IUGR
*Gestational diabetes
*Pre-eclampsia (hypertension)
*Multiple pregnancy
*Premature rupture of membranes
*Late vaginal bleeding
*Trauma
*Pre-existing conditions
*Bed rest

Complications - miscarriage
*Miscarriage
*Common causes of non-recurrent
*Common causes of recurrent
*Screening
*Ectopic pregnancy
*Molar pregnancy
*Grief after miscarriage

 


Labor and delivery
*Am I in labor?
*When to call the doctor
*Going to the hospital
*Vaginal birth
*Stages of labor
*Rupture of membranes
*Labor stimulants
*Episiotomy
*Vacuum extraction
*Forceps delivery
*Breech presentation
*Cesarean section
*Vaginal birth after cesarean section
*Pain control
*Prepared childbirth
*Lamaze technique
*Bradley method
*Birth Plan
*Relaxation techniques
*Alternative therapies
*IV narcotic/analgesics
*Nerve blocks
*Epidural anesthesia
*Spinal anesthesia
*Care of the newborn
*Physiological changes in the newborn
*Appearance of the newborn
*Cutting the cord
*APGAR score
*Medication and testing
*Warming
*Excretion
*Jaundice
*Circumcision





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