All Entries in the "PREGNANCY FAQS" Category
What Is A Sympathetic Pregnancy? Do Dads-To-Be Get It?
Simply put, a sympathetic pregnancy is not really being pregnant but having many of the symptoms and discomforts that are associated with it, particularly when someone really close to you is actually and really pregnant.
And yes dads-to-be can also get sympathetic pregnancies or a condition called the Couvade Syndrome, one that isn’t as rare a [...]
Is Any Drinking Ok During Pregnancy?
It is a general rule that you avoid drinking during pregnancy because it can lead to a number of problems, including birth defects for the baby when born. But should that rule be hard and fast?
Well we are now being told that there could be an exception to that rule in one study conducted: it [...]
The More Sex You Have The Likelier You Are To Get Pregnant – Fact Or Fiction?
Having sex makes you pregnant and therefore it should follow that having more sex makes you more likely to get pregnant, correct? Well not quite. The answer is somewhere in between; there is an optimum amount of sex that one can have to have the best chance to get pregnant.
It is important to have regular [...]
To Drink Or Not To Drink – Question Baffles Pregnant women
At one point everyone was celebrating the glad tidings of the imminent arrival of a brand new person into the family and toasting the good news with champagne; the new mom – to – be included.
Then we were told that no alcohol was to pass a pregnant woman’s lips; at any time during her [...]
What You Wanted To Know About Orgasm During Pregnancy But Were Afraid To Ask
This is an issue women frequently think about it, but probably don’t talk about as much: the Big O or Orgasm during pregnancy. Some highlights:
Unless medically advised against it, sex and orgasm during pregnancy are perfectly fine.
It may be that a woman has her first ever or first multiple orgasm when pregnant.
The Big O may [...]
Pregnant? How Long Should You Keep Working?
Out of financial necessity or out of choice for the stimulating satisfaction that working gives, pregnant women have to or choose to work through their pregnancies.
And if they do so how long into their pregnancy can and should they work is a question asked here.
For the answer to this question, women who have no medical [...]
What Is A False Pregnancy Or Pseudocyesis?
When clinical and/or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy are observed in women who are not pregnant, this is called as Pseudocyesis or false pregnancy.
The term pseudopregnancy is usually used in reference to mammals other than humans. One of the most famous cases in documented history of false pregnancy was [...]
Pregnant And Smoking? Why You May Have Trouble Quitting
Researchers have found a common genetic variation that may explain why some pregnant women find it so hard to quit smoking.
When pregnant women smoke, they increase the chances that their baby will be born underweight, and that they may have problems during delivery. [Pregnancy Complications]
Knowing the importance of not smoking, women are [...]
Is It Safe To Use Illegal Street Drugs During Pregnancy?
You should be very careful about and closely watch what you put into your body during pregnancy.
Taking illegal drugs is very dangerous for both you and your unborn baby.
Various studies showed that intake of illegal drugs during pregnancy can lead to placental abruption, miscarriage, premature labor, fetal death, low birth weight [...]
Is Acupuncture Beneficial During Pregnancy?
More and more pregnant women are turning towards acupuncture treatment in order to relieve those common disagreeable symptoms, which may occur in pregnancy, notably during the first three months.
Acupuncture works on re-establishing the balance of the body’s natural energy, known as the ‘chi’, by the use of very fine needles that [...]
