Ultra Sound Pregnancy

On Mothers Day, A Letter to the Pregnant Me

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:05:44 GMT

Dear Pregnito, Its Mothers Day and Im sure youre well aware. Right now, youve eaten more for brunch than you ever have on a pre-pregnancy day, researched registry items, gone over your birth plan again and again, and even looked...

Expert Q&A: Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:03:33 GMT

Although I never sought chiropractic care during pregnancy, I have come across many pregnant women who have asked about whether seeing a chiropractor could help them through their journey. **Disclaimer** Information in this post is not a substitute for medical...

Live Chat Thursday: Infertility (Part II)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:15:23 GMT

Did you miss last week's chat on infertility? Here's another chance to get your questions answered by Boston IVF's Dr. Alison Zimon....

Live Chat Thursday: Infertility

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:29:39 GMT

Join me and Dr. Alison Zimon, a reproductive endocrinologist at Boston IVF, this Thursday at 12p.m. EST as we discuss your questions related to infertility. Dr. Zimon received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree at Yale....

The Perfect Pregnancy Age

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:07:44 GMT

Upon hearing that 46-year-old actress Halle Berry is about 12 weeks pregnant, I immediately thought about whether it was a good idea for her to announce her pregnancy so early on. If she was about, oh, say, 20 years younger,...

Why I Agree With the Kardashians (For Once)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:38:43 GMT

Many years ago I made peace with the fact that, besides also being Armenian, Ill probably never be able to keep up with the Kardashians. No one paid me to get married. I did not pull my own baby out...

Study: Fertility Problems Raise Risk of Neurological Disorders in Children

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:47:19 GMT

For nearly 1 in 10 women in the U.S. struggling to conceive, the frustration can feel overwhelming. Fortunately, more than 4 percent of those women will go on to bear children. But the prolonged time it took to finally...

Live Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine: Your Questions Answered

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:53:05 GMT

Join me at 1PM EST for a Google Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine! Today we'll discuss how to stay healthy and fit throughout your pregnancy. Tweet your questions using the hashtags #KnockedUpFitness and #healthyliving...

Surviving The Post-Baby Bump Slump

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:54:29 GMT

No amount of planning during pregnancy can prepare a woman for postpartum life. Thats the secret many new mothers wont tell women sporting the bump or maybe those of us in 40-week planning mode choose not to believe...

Live Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine: Fit Final Trimester

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:07:30 GMT

Join me at 1PM EST for a Google Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine! Today we'll discuss how to stay healthy and fit during your final trimester. If you have questions you want answered, Tweet out your questions on #KnockedUpFitnessand #healthyliving...

Live Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine: Fit First Trimester

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:02:35 GMT

UPDATE: If you tuned in live, great! If not, you're in luck because you can watch this chat as many times as you'd like. Join me at 1PM EST for the first of Pregnancy Magazine's 4-part Google Hangout on Knocked-Up...

Week in Review: Flu Shots, Fertility, and Folic Acid

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:56:24 GMT

A roundup of this weeks pregnancy-related scientific research and news:...

Stay? Give Away? How to Introduce Pets to Your New Addition

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:19:42 GMT

My first baby was born years before January this year. Im talking about my furbaby my cat. Over the last two years, she has consumed most of the photo space on my phone. And if my husband didnt put...

Week in Review: Pollution, Pre-eclampsia, and Premature Birth

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:58:01 GMT

A roundup of this weeks pregnancy-related scientific research and news:...

What I Will Miss Most About Being Pregnant

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:57:41 GMT

I wish I had written this while I was still pregnant. The excitement of motherhood has in some ways had an amnesia effect on the last 9-plus months. I cannot believe that I had been pregnant for nearly a year,...

Welcome Dalia

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:08:57 GMT

Welcome Dalia! Born January 17, 2013, 21 inches tall and weighing 7lbs 15 oz....

Duped by the Due Date Mind Game

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:01:15 GMT

Due dates are a hoax. There. I said it. Its one of those pregnancy myths I wish were true. And I fell for it. As a journalist, I innocently believed due date meant deadline. Meant you darn well better have...

Ways Pregnant Women Can Protect Against The Flu

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:41:23 GMT

The flu has hit harder and earlier across the nation this season. Boston has already experienced 700 cases of the flu up from 70 cases last season prompting the city's mayor Thomas Menino to declare a flu health...

Pregnant? Theres an app for that

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:17:27 GMT

Gone are the days when expectant mothers are expected to stay home and focus 100 percent of their time and energy on their pregnancy. Today, were movers and multi-taskers. Sometimes we hold multiple jobs, take on multiple projects, and care...

Memorable pregnancy stories of 2012

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:55:53 GMT

2012 is winding down fast, which means I can count the number of days on both hands that baby is scheduled to arrive. Of course, hardly anything goes as scheduled, but it's exciting nonetheless. Besides personal anticipation of a new...

More Pregnant, Nursing Women Iodine Deficient, Some Experts Say

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:43:38 GMT

A growing number of pregnant and nursing women in the U.S. have iodine deficiencies, according to a group of experts who wrote an opinion paper published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association calling for potassium iodide to...

Week in Review: Postpartum Stress, Vitamin D, and ADHD

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:28:17 GMT

A roundup of this weeks pregnancy-related scientific research and news:...

Can birthing really be a wonderful experience?

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:24:56 GMT

Tucked into page 267 of the birthing book that has found a place in my bottom bedside drawer is a packet of questions I received from my obstetrician on at my first visit. Thirty-something weeks later, the answers are only...

Ultra Sound Pregnancy

On Mothers Day, A Letter to the Pregnant Me

Expert Q&A: Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

Live Chat Thursday: Infertility (Part II)

Live Chat Thursday: Infertility

The Perfect Pregnancy Age

Why I Agree With the Kardashians (For Once)

Study: Fertility Problems Raise Risk of Neurological Disorders in Children

Live Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine: Your Questions Answered

Surviving The Post-Baby Bump Slump

Live Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine: Fit Final Trimester

Live Hangout with Pregnancy Magazine: Fit First Trimester

Week in Review: Flu Shots, Fertility, and Folic Acid

Stay? Give Away? How to Introduce Pets to Your New Addition

Week in Review: Pollution, Pre-eclampsia, and Premature Birth

What I Will Miss Most About Being Pregnant

Welcome Dalia

Duped by the Due Date Mind Game

Ways Pregnant Women Can Protect Against The Flu

Pregnant? Theres an app for that

Memorable pregnancy stories of 2012

More Pregnant, Nursing Women Iodine Deficient, Some Experts Say

Week in Review: Postpartum Stress, Vitamin D, and ADHD

Can birthing really be a wonderful experience?

On Mothers Day, A Letter to the Pregnant Me

Pregnant? Theres an app for that

Can birthing really be a wonderful experience?