A First Time At Home Birth
Mommy To Be, Mommy To Be Health
13 January 2011
By Melissa Allen-Gleason
“Well if you go into labor or have bleeding go to your nearest hospital.” This advice changed the course of my second pregnancy and my perception of birth as I know it today.
I was just into my third trimester and finally off bed rest from a condition called …
Yeast Infections During Pregnancy
Mommy To Be Health
1 May 2010
By Heather Lopez
According to the American Pregnancy Association, yeast infections are more common during pregnancy than any other time in a woman’s life, especially during the second trimester. (1) I experienced multiple yeast infections during my first pregnancy and my doctor told me that once you get one, it makes it easier …
High Blood Pressure In Pregnancy
Mommy To Be Health
1 March 2010
by Michelle A. Finkel, MD
High blood pressure associated with pregnancy — also called hypertension in pregnancy — is defined as a blood pressure of greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg systolic (the top number in blood pressure readings) and greater than 90 mm Hg diastolic (the bottom number). …
Tips for drug-free morning sickness relief
Mommy To Be Health
1 January 2010
By Romy Taormina
Psi Bands were invented by two moms who were sick of the morning sickness they had to endure during their pregnancies. Many sources estimate that 80% of pregnant women experience the dreaded “morning sickness” –itself a misnomer, as anyone who has suffered through it can tell you that …
Episiotomies, Tears, & Incisions, Oh My!
Mommy To Be Health
1 December 2009
By Debra Geymayr and Heather Lopez
Do these words strike fear in your heart? An episiotomy is an incision between your vagina and your anus and was traditionally done to prevent larger tears and postpartum incontinence. However, according to the Mayo Clinic, this procedure is pretty much unnecessary unless you have …
