These videos on pregnancy and birth cover a wide variety of topics, but it might be helpful for you to use these quick videos as a learning tool for the various aspects of pregnancy and birth. I really like the prenatal yoga videos!
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We're heading into the season - pregnancy test season that is... December and January are when so many women will be having positive pregnancy tests, also know as a BFP (big fat positive). The problem is that everyone worries about the accuracy of their pregnancy tests.
Pregnancy tests have come a long way since they were first introduced, for example, they no longer require rabbits and can be done in the privacy of your own home (or the bathroom of a store). One of the biggest differences is the cost of pregnancy tests.
Today the range of prices for pregnancy runs from less than a dollar to nearly $20 per pregnancy test. While they can test for different ranges of pregnancy hormone (hCG), they basically all work the same way, no matter how much they cost. The more expensive the pregnancy test there can be a difference in how the readout works, with the more expensive tests having a digital readout of pregnant or not pregnant. The less expensive tests are typically merely small strips of paper, but they work really well.
So consider saving your money on pregnancy tests and go for the less expensive models. That works really well for those who are addicted to pregnancy tests.
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So you've read a lot of good pregnancy books and you think you've got it all under control. Maybe you've had a baby already and known your way around a birthing room. Here is a fun quiz to test your knowledge of pregnancy and birth. How well do you score?
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As Thanksgiving and other food laden holidays approach people start to talk about watching their weight around the holiday meals and good food about to come. Being pregnant, you might be less worries, but it brings up an important topic: Dads who gain weight in pregnancy. You might wonder about how many dads gain weight along with moms-to-be. While there isn't a lot of data out there, there are plenty of anecdotes of men who claim to have gained weight. My own husband claims he gained 10 pounds with each pregnancy, though admits he lost it much more easily than having to give birth.
Recently someone told me about a husband who gained over 50 pounds during his wife's pregnancy. I couldn't help but wonder how, since that's more than even a pregnant woman is supposed to gain. You just don't know what to say in those situations.
So tell me, what's been happening in your pregnancy? Is he gaining weight along with you? And why? More food? Better food? Less exercise?
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