About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Pregnancy Symptoms That Come and Go

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Pregnancy Symptoms That Come and Go Apr 19th 2013, 10:07 I got an email from a worried mom this week. She's pregnant. (Yay!) Though she was concerned over what she calls pregnancy symptoms that "come and go." While there are many ways to interpret this, I know that many pregnant women obsess over the state of their pregnancy symptoms. Have you ever caught your self asking any of these questions? Do I have pregnancy symptoms? Do I have enough pregnancy symptoms? Do I have too many pregnancy symptoms? Do I have the symptoms today that I had yesterday? Is this a pregnancy symptom? Think about this in terms of breast tenderness.  Yes, it's a sign of pregnancy when your breasts hurt.  But then you wind up spot checking during the day; you surreptitiously bring your arms up to your breasts and press slightly. If you wince in pain, you think, "Yes!" Though if you're not in pain you either: A) Worry B) Press Harder to Double Check or C) All of the Above. After a few checks of this nature, you begin to worry if your breasts are in pain, namely because you think perhaps it's not a pregnancy symptom, but rather, something you caused by all that pressing. Have I adequately addressed some of the crazy mental gymnastics pregnant women do?  What's your crazy line of thinking in regard to signs and symptoms of pregnancy? P.S. It can be perfectly natural to have a cycle of pregnancy symptoms that are not constantly present. It's also normal to have no symptoms. You want to worry when you had symptoms and they completely disappear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © iStockPhoto Pregnancy Symptoms That Come and Go originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, April 19th, 2013 at 10:07:33. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: No Fewer than Eight Prenatal Visits Might be the Ideal

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No Fewer than Eight Prenatal Visits Might be the Ideal Apr 16th 2013, 10:29 Prenatal care. We talk a lot about prenatal care and not a lot about what it means and how it is implemented. In fact, we've spent a lot of time arguing about how much prenatal care is enough prenatal care. Certainly routine visits to a practitioner can be tiresome in the fact that you have to take time away from work or your regular schedule. In the early months of pregnancy, you may not notice as much because it's only once a month. As you progress through to later months, the visits get more frequent. This is when it can really take a bite out of your life. While most moms don't have qualms with doing what's right for their baby, it is still troublesome in terms of employment, time management and just life. The truth is, we had little evidence that prenatal care, in those numbers, were really what the ideal was for pregnancy. But today some data was released looking at many women and the best number of prenatal visits. Ideally the number should be at least eight according to this data. They found that if the number dropped below four, there was an increased risk of fetal demise between 32-36 weeks. We still don't know why this works out, but the theory is that in the third trimester, there are more silent diseases like preeclampsia that can sneak up. Being seen more frequently gives you a chance to be screened or ask questions that might trigger some care that helps prevent tragedy. While there is still not an ideal maximum, it's best if that's worked out between a woman and her practitioner. How many prenatal visits will you have by the end of your pregnancy? Related:: 1st Trimester Prenatal Care 2nd Trimester Prenatal Care 3rd Trimester Prenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sources: Joshua P Vogel, Habib Abu Ndema, João Paulo Souza, Metin A Gülmezoglu, Therese Dowswell, Guillermo Carroli, Hassan S Baaqeel, Pisake Lumbiganon, Gilda Piaggio, Olufemi T Oladapo. Antenatal care packages with reduced visits and perinatal mortality: a secondary analysis of the WHO Antenatal Care Trial. Reproductive Health, 2013; 10 (1): 19 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-19 G Justus Hofmeyr, Ellen D Hodnett. Antenatal care packages with reduced visits and perinatal mortality: a secondary analysis of the WHO antenatal care trial - Comentary: routine antenatal visits for healthy pregnant women do make a difference. Reproductive Health, 2013; 10 (1): 20 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-20 Photo © Fotolia No Fewer than Eight Prenatal Visits Might be the Ideal originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 at 10:29:46. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Old Fashioned Baby Names

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Old Fashioned Baby Names Apr 15th 2013, 06:59 I am really fascinated by what people choose to name their babies. I'll ask just about anyone. I even ask people what the middle names are for their babies, and I do mean everyone. One thing that fascinates me particularly is baby names form years past and how what we think sounds great changes. I'm thinking of my grandma who would have been 90 today. Her name was Carolyn. She had no middle name. Her maiden name was Rose, so she just used that once she was married. Her husband was Chester. They had a lot of siblings with a variety of names from Paul to Florence, Katherine to Louis. Obviously not all of these names rank very highly in many of the most popular baby name charts. But they were fairly common names for when they were born. Here is a really fast quiz to see how well you know your top baby names from decades past. Here's the "cheat sheet" for the most popular names from 1900-2000. How well do you score? Related: What's Your Baby naming Style? Baby Name Books Baby Name Drama Photo © Grapevine Photography Old Fashioned Baby Names originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Monday, April 15th, 2013 at 06:59:38. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Missing Pregnancy

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Missing Pregnancy Apr 14th 2013, 09:22 I became a great aunt a year ago. It's a really fun feeling in some respects.  While she was still pregnant, my niece posted on Facebook about how much the baby kicked and wondered out loud about what it would be like after the pregnancy. Before I could even really think about it, I posted that she would miss the movements of the baby after she was no longer pregnant. It was interesting to see the folks who chimed in who had kids agreeing with me, and the younger (probably kidless) crowd saying the opposite. My niece agreed she'd probably missed it, but also said it would be good to meet the baby. Definitely something anyone who has been pregnant can remember feeling. Did you miss pregnancy? What specifically did you miss? Or were you just glad to be done, never to look back? Related: Readers Share: What did you miss about pregnancy? 10 Things to Love About Being Pregnant 10 Things to Hate About Pregnancy Readers Share: What was the worst thing about pregnancy?   Photo © Fotolia Missing Pregnancy originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, April 14th, 2013 at 09:22:53. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: What Men Have to Say About Lack of Sex in Pregnancy

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What Men Have to Say About Lack of Sex in Pregnancy Apr 13th 2013, 09:28 Ever have a post that just out of the blue causes a bunch of responses?  I feel like that's what's happening to a post on Advice for Not Wanting Sex in Pregnancy. While it's a part of a piece on whether or not it's normal to not want sex while pregnant, I've recently heard from a bunch of dads on the topic of no sex in pregnancy. I'll admit, I was pretty surprised by some of the thoughts and language.  Here's some of what I got: "This is a serious topic. If women aren't feeling good because of symptoms, okay. But cutting us off because you don't 'feel' like it? Guess what. Someone else does feel like it..." "Your feelings and your vagina don't equate to being special, all women have hormones, and periods and give birth." " My girl is pregnant with our second child and won't sex with me. I can't even touch her it really kills my self esteem as a man. I'm starting to lose self control." But I think Tess sums it up nicely: "Wow...most of the men that have responded here are bottom of the barrel. I loved reading the ones that call their pregnant wives selfish, or the ones that talk about their shattered relationships and changed feelings, but the icing on this cake was reading about the men saying they are more inclined to cheat. Yes. How dare we be so selfish as to grow a human life inside our bodies for 9 months and selfishly deny your physical needs. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. You were lucky enough to find a woman to carry your child who most likely wants to spend the rest of her life with you and you call her selfish or want to cheat or think about other women while she bares your child?? Being pregnant is the hardest thing I've ever done and it certainly does not get my motor running. I have a patient loving husband who would go to the moon and back for his family amd understands that I hurt. He doesn't want to put me in anymore pain even for '2 minutes'. That's a real man." So which is it?  Are you claiming that pregnancy has killed your libido or do pregnancy symptoms make it near impossible at times?  Or are these men just cold hearted? Related: Is it normal not to want sex in pregnancy? Which sex positions work best? Questions About Pregnant Sex   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Dreamstime What Men Have to Say About Lack of Sex in Pregnancy originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at 09:28:24. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: What do you do with the siblings when you give birth?

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What do you do with the siblings when you give birth? Apr 12th 2013, 08:53 It's time for you to have your next baby. Your bags are packed. You are ready to go! But what are you going to do with Big Brother and Big Sister? This is a question that many people ask themselves. Sometimes having your older children with you at the birth is the best advice. Other times, they need to be someplace else. That's a personal decision both for you and your child. Where will your child go? Related: 4 Ways to Keep Kids Entertains at a Birth There's a Baby! Sibling Preparation Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Fotolia What do you do with the siblings when you give birth? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, April 12th, 2013 at 08:53:09. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Why You Should Know the Cesarean Rates at Your Hospital

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Why You Should Know the Cesarean Rates at Your Hospital Apr 11th 2013, 11:26 More and more research is showing us that having an unnecessary cesarean is more dangerous for mom and baby. The key here being the word unnecessary. That is the hard thing to define, both in labor and out. While new research has shown us that the cesarean rates are high and that intervention in labor is probably turned to too quickly, what they agree on is that your choice of practitioners is important. When you've chosen a practitioner, you might think that the work stops there, but many moms don't give consideration to where their practitioner works catching babies. Many hospitals have policies that may not be in line with what you are wanting and may not be on the radar of your midwife or doctor. One key statistic to know is what the cesarean rate is at your hospital. Jill of The Unnecesarean has been advocating for transparency in maternity care for a long time. Her dedication has lead her to create a new website that will help you figure out what the local cesareans rates are at facilities near you.  Please check out her new site and share this link: CesareanRates.com Look at the hospitals in your area. How is the cesarean rate compared to other local hospitals? How is it compared to national cesarean rates? What questions can you ask your doctor or midwife about their personal cesarean rates? Related: 10 Reasons to Take a Hospital Tour 5 Ways to Avoid a C-Section Choosing Your Practitioner International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) Why You Should Know the Cesarean Rates at Your Hospital originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, April 11th, 2013 at 11:26:35. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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