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14 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:24PM

Time to tell your boss that you're pregnant! Credit: GE Healthcare With the fatigue, morning sickness and weight gain of the first trimester, your boss may have already figured out that you'll soon be taking a leave of absence, but you ...
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15 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:23PM

You might be able to feel the top of your uterus four to five inches under your belly button. Credit: GE Healthcare Sleep is much easier in the second trimester; just try not to sleep on your back, as it can decrease circulation to ...
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16 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:22PM

Your "pregnancy glow" comes from increased blood circulation and hormones. Credit: GE Healthcare
You'll likely be seeing your doctor for another checkup soon, so be sure to share any questions or concerns you might have.
What's ...
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17 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:21PM

Your baby's sense of hearing is developing now. Credit: GE Healthcare If you're pregnant during flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you get a flu shot to keep you and your baby healthy. Your ...
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18 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:20PM

You might be experiencing low blood pressure. Credit: GE Healthcare You're nearly halfway through your pregnancy. How's your partner holding up? Tell him specific ways he can help you as your pregnancy progresses, whether you want him ...
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19 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:19PM

The parts of your baby's brain that are responsible for the senses are specializing. Credit: GE Healthcare How are you holding up? If you're dealing with back pain, headaches or other nagging pains, talk to your doctor before you take ...
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20 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:18PM

Are you having a boy or a girl? Now's the time to find out (if you want to find out!). Credit: GE Healthcare
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21 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:17PM

This is the stage of pregnancy that most women enjoy the most, so relax! Credit: GE Healthcare
How's the name game going? Check out the top 10 names from 2008, courtesy of the Social Security Administration.
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22 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:16PM

Time to sign up for a childbirth education class. Credit: GE Healthcare If you'd like to fit in a babymoon, or one last pre-baby getaway, better do it soon. It's best to travel before you reach 28 weeks. If you fly, be sure to drink ...
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23 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:15PM

Your baby's footprints and fingerprints are forming. Credit: GE Healthcare Do leg cramps wake you up at night? They're a common pregnancy complaint. Getting regular exercise and stretching your legs before you hit the sheets may help ...
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24 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:14PM

Your baby's taste buds are developing now. Credit: GE Healthcare Many moms- and dads-to-be give their baby a cute, weird or amusing nickname like Peanut, Lemon or Chaka Khan before she's born. Does your baby have an in utero nickname? ...
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25 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect During Pregnancy

by the editors at ParentDish, Posted Jan 4th 2010 1:13PM

Have you had any weird food cravings yet? Credit: GE Healthcare Many moms-to-be have cravings throughout their pregnancies, whether it's for something they can't have, like a glass of wine, something they'd never normally eat, like a ...
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Pregnancy fact or fiction: Eating for two (or three)

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 9th 2008 8:43PM

Just how much are you supposed to eat when you're pregnant? According to MayoClinic.com, the average (not overweight, not underweight) woman should gain between 25-35 pounds during pregnancy. But, does it matter what your doctor says, what your ...
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Linea negra

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 3rd 2008 9:41AM

Pop Sugar recently polled readers about getting linea negra, the condition many pregnant women get wherein a dark , vertical line appears on their swollen baby bellies from their pubic area up to their belly buttons (and sometimes beyond). I ...
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Second Pregnancy- is it Different from the First?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Mar 4th 2008 9:37AM

Ok, now I know I'm only like ten minutes pregnant, but I swear I can already feel a HUGE difference between my first pregnancy and this one. I'm wondering if that's normal--that a lot of second pregnancies are dramatically different from the ...
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