Pregnancy Tracker: 20 weeks
Size of the Baby: Could fit easily in a cupped hand
Biggest Obstacle: The suspense of not knowing the baby's gender!
A diabetic pregnancy is not all blood sugars, insulin doses, urine samples, and doctor's visits -- there are days of pure joy, like the one we experienced last Friday.
At 9 in the morning, with my bladder full, my husband and I attended our full fetal anatomy scan appointment. Ultrasounds are amazing each time, but after having six...
With all the woes of pregnancy, I didn't think things could get any worse. I only have a few weeks left, so I do see the light at the end... Read more »
We used to have a rule of thumb which said that women should wait two years after a diagnosis of breast cancer to try and get pregnant --... Read more »
I was brushing my teeth the other day and I spit out a bunch of blood. It really surprised me because I’ve never had a problem with my... Read more »
Pregnancy. Breast cancer is diagnosed every year in about 3,000 pregnant American women. Until very recently, pregnant women who were... Read more »
Pregnancy Tracker: 21 weeks Size of the Baby: The size of a large banana! Biggest Obstacle: Getting enough rest Just over a week... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Caput succedaneum is swelling of the scalp in a newborn. It is most often brought on by pressure from the uterus or vaginal wall during a head-first... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Your breasts undergo amazing changes when you become pregnant. As they develop milk ducts for breast feeding, they often double in size and become... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
During pregnancy, women's breasts are exposed to large amounts of estrogen and other hormones that may prompt the growth of some breast cancers. What... Read more »
Skin changes are common during pregnancy, with "pregnancy mask," darker moles and freckles, and skin tags appearing as women's hormones change. But... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
When you're pregnant, finding out that you also have breast cancer is overwhelming. At the same time that you're hoping to bring a new life into the... Read more »
Anatomy of a normal placenta. What a normal placenta should look like.... Read more »
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