Pregnancy Symptoms: Pain in Nipples During Pregnancy

Have your breasts uncovered the blessing news you’re expecting? Or have you started feeling sore nipples and pain at a later point during your pregnancy? Every body is different and unique, as well as every pregnancy. However, each one of us has some things in common, like a sore back, munchies, and unfortunately, pain in…

Is the discharge a sign of pregnancy?

Vaginal discharge increases during pregnancy and the reason for this is due to: During pregnancy, the cervix (womb’s neck) and vaginal walls soften and discharge increases to help prevent infections from spreading from the vagina to the womb. Increased progesterone levels can also cause you to produce more fluid. Increased discharge is a typical pregnancy…

Pregnancy Symptoms For The 16th Week

Pregnancy is a long journey of 9 months or 40 weeks. Each month and each week brings something new with it. A woman’s body starts experiencing the symptoms of pregnancy right from week 1. As time passes by the pregnancy symptoms keep on getting stronger and are somehow difficult to manage in a few cases….

Early Signs of Pregnancy for Week 1

Pregnancy is a physiological change which is experienced by a woman. When a sperm fuses with the ovum leading to the formation of a zygote, thus initiating the process of pregnancy. A woman may experience certain signs and symptoms indicating the pregnancy is achieved, these signs and symptoms can also occur due to different reasons…

Cramps During Pregnancy

Are you pregnant but don’t know because you haven’t carried out the test yet? If yes. You must be going through a lot of confusion. During the initial stages of pregnancy, many things just resemble menstruation. Cramps, mood swings, cravings, vaginal discharge, bloating, and body aches. All of these symptoms are common in both menstruation…

Anembryonic Pregnancy

What is anembryonic pregnancy? If a female’s uterus receives a fertilized egg, but the egg does not develop into an embryo, it leads to an anembryonic pregnancy (also known as blighted ovum), a sort of early miscarriage. Although the embryo would no longer expand, the gestational sac would.  Even in the absence of an embryo,…

Pregnancy Trimesters In Weeks

First, we need to know what a trimester is: Trimester is a pregnancy period that is divided into 3 groups (trimesters). In this article, we are going to discuss what a woman faces through these 3 trimesters. The first trimester lasts from 0-13 weeks, the second trimester starts from the 14th week and ends at…

When Will My Pregnancy Show?

As soon as many women get a positive pregnancy test, they have the same question: “how big will my tummy get?” In fact, by the end of a pregnancy, women gain as much as 35 pounds (16 kilograms). If you’re months into your pregnancy and still without a bump, you’re not alone. Many first-time moms…

Why Folic Acid Is Essential During Pregnancy

Folic acid is the essence of pregnancy as it is one of the essential baby-making nutrients. Folic acid plays a crucial role during pregnancy as it helps prevent some major congenital disabilities of the baby’s brain and spine. During early pregnancy, when the baby is developing in the mother’s womb, folic acid helps protect against…

Symptoms of The 4th Month of Pregnancy

Being pregnant can be overwhelming. It’s a life-changing occurrence for a woman, especially if you’re a first-timer. A woman’s body goes through a lot of changes during the course of pregnancy. She has to completely change her lifestyle, including routine activities, eating habits, sleep patterns etc.  In this article, we are going to cover pregnancy…