Read one mother's account of pregnancy as she discusses the things no one told her about being pregnant.
7 URGENT THINGS NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT HAVING A BABYProvides information about pregnancy. Accounts of natural birth; Custom of electronic fetal monitoring; Preparations for episiotomy.Chen, DarylGla...
Forty weeks with no alcohol gives you a long time to think, and each trimester comes with its own set of lessons. This little man pressing down on my pelvis has already taught me more about selflessness and love than I have learned in my lifetime. I have shared my takeaways from the...
Health Conditions Sexual and Reproductive Health Pregnancy Related Condition Centers Constipation Deep Vein Thrombosis Postpartum Depression 6 Things No One Tells You About C-section Recovery Even if yours is planned and you think you’ve done your homework, these may surprise you. By Anne Fritz ...
“I wish that I knew how resilient and capable I actually was before I had my baby – it would have saved me a lot of anxiety during my pregnancy! No matter how worried you are about being a mum and getting it right, you can certainly handle it! Take each day as it comes.” 12...
Ideally, you are planning your first time to be with someone who loves you and who you love, but respect is very important when it comes to sex. You want your partner to listen to you and what you have to say about how you are feeling throughout the experience. You also want a pers...
No problem, you think — science to the rescue! Every year, thousands of couples head to the doctor's office, ready to shell out thousands of bucks for a series of increasingly expensive and invasive treatments. What no one tells you (and here's the sucky part): Those treatments rarely ...
Sheila Loanzon, a board certified OB-GYN and author of Yes, I Have Herpes, tells Bustle. “The uterus and cervix may soften at approximately six weeks gestation, which allows anatomic changes in pregnancy.” It also produces a lot more leukorrhea (that vaginal discharge you sometimes notice ...
It’s smart to be clear about why you’re seeing the ob/gyn,Lauren Streicher, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecologist at Northwestern University and author ofSex Rx: Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever, tells SELF. That way, you can make sure to discuss everything...
Like Harris, Walz brought it up during an exchange about abortion policy, saying that Project 2025 would usher in a national pregnancy registry, arguing it’s going to be “more difficult if not impossible to get contraception.” Walz, Harris and their Democratic allies have stoked fears about...