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Articles & Expert Guides on Pregnancy Symptoms

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Pregnancy Symptoms

Mom Feet: Why Pregnancy Changes Your Feet (and What You Can Do About It)

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Tassia O'Callaghan

Pregnancy Rage: Is It a Thing? Why Does it Happen?

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Katie Mill

Tailbone Pain During Pregnancy: Why Does It Happen?

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Katie Mill

Pregnancy Nose: What Is It & Why Does It Happen?

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Katie Mill

Pregnancy Food Aversions: Causes, Symptoms & Solutions

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Tassia O'Callaghan

Pregnancy Glow: Is It a Real Thing?

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Katie Mill

Do Babies Cry In The Womb? How to Find Out

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Katie Mill

Why Is My Labia Swollen During Pregnancy?

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Katie Mill

Can Toddlers Sense Pregnancy? What Science (and Moms) Say

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Tassia O'Callaghan

Top Food Cravings When Pregnant With a Girl Explained

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Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Feeling Cold in Pregnancy: Boy or Girl?

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Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Skull Theory: Gender Predictor or Medical Myth?

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Keshia Sophia Roelofs

What Do You Crave When Pregnant With a Boy? The Real Scoop

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Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Cervix Length: What’s Normal and Why it Matters

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Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Fetal Position & Other Baby Positions During Pregnancy

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Tassia O'Callaghan

The First Trimester: Symptoms, Length & FAQs

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Peanut

Second Pregnancy Symptoms: What’s Different?

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Mairi Bunce

What is Cholestasis of Pregnancy?

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Peanut

Understanding Fetal Brain Development

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Tassia Agatowski

Linea Nigra: Pregnancy Line on Stomach

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Peanut

From the community

rolling a fatty

my kid just embarrassed the SHIT outta me in old navy today yall, i wish i could’ve pulled a blunt outta my ass right then and there😂

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sex is a struggle

anyone else finding it physically challenging to have penetrative sex atm? i swear no matter the position my bump is in the way. can’t even reach around to put it in 🥲🥲

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Bump at 7 weeks

Does anyone else have a baby bump early? I'm sucking in to rule out any bloating in the picture.

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How long was it after giving birth do you normally get your period? I know everyone’s different but I’ve been getting cramps all day together, I’m 5 weeks 3days pp… is it normal to get your period this early?

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Postpartum pelvic pain

Does anybody have any pelvic pain after giving birth? It feels similar to the last few weeks of pregnancy, but even worse mobility and tightness for me. I'm not sure if it's from before or something from the birth.

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Headache!!

Anyone else having horrible headaches and what are you doing to treat them!?😮‍💨😩

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Bleeding at 9 weeks postpartum

Hi I’m not sure what the best thing to do is, I stoped bleeding around 6-7 weeks postpartum and my doctor told me if I kept bleeding past 7 weeks I needed to get an ultrasound.

The bleeding completely stopped around 7 weeks so I thought it would be ok. It came back now and looks like dark red blood? It’s like a light period enough to fill a pad after a few (3-4) hours but not super heavy.

I’m exclusively breastfeeding but could this just be the return of my period ? I was really hoping it wasn’t going to come back this early haha. I don’t have cramps like I used to and it’s definitely not as heavy as my period used to be. It’s been going for 2 days now… I know your period changes after birth sometimes so could just be that.

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Whippy ice cream

I really want a whippy ice cream but avoided them in my first pregnancy but it’s all I’m craving, are we okay to have them

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Feeling sick

I started iron tablets today and I’m feeling sick and really dizzy… and drowsy is it normal? I can’t do it 😭 I’m in bed feeling so bad

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Do you feel like you’ve got your life back yet?

Because I don’t. And I didn’t know if anyone else feels the same. I feel like my life is planned around naps and snacks and multiple nursery illnesses.

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I love my child to pieces but feel like when she can fully communicate any issues and no longer naps, I’ll feel a lot more relaxed as a parent.

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