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How many of you thought Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were crazy for reportedly having their very own ultrasound machine in their home? Well get ready to call the rest of the population nuts because the world's about to get x-ray happy with General Electric's newest gadget. Expectant ladies who want to swoon over their unborn baby will soon be able do so in the luxury of their own home. Thirty Read more
Expectant mothers may worry throughout their pregnancies, but some conditions have them more on edge than others. Take our quiz and see how familiar you are with high risk conditions and the effects they can have on both mama and baby. Take the Quiz Read more
A very small percentage of women will suffer from an ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy is defined as: development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity) According to WebMD, There is no way to save an ectopic pregnancy. It cannot turn into a normal pregnancy. If the egg keeps growing in the fallopian tube, it can damage or burst the Read more
A healthy pregnancy can be a stressful time in a woman's life. Add high risk to that and any mama–to–be is likely to drive herself crazy. High-risk patients can worry themselves sick about their condition and while it's nice to talk to friends and family about their problems, it could be more helpful to turn to someone who has been through the same situation. At sidelines.org high-risk Read more
This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I've been married for seven years, and have a great relationship with my husband. We had a great sex life up until now but since becoming pregnant that has drastically changed. During my pregnancy we were told not to have sex because I had a high risk pregnancy, which I didn't mind because my Read more
We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we're bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, which is Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares a letter from her friend about her baby who was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Today, I’m Read more
Have you been convinced by the constant barrage of HCG diet testimonials? The diet has recently become the talk of the Internet, even though it was developed over 60 years ago. The HCG diet claims this: HCG (or human chorionic gonadotropin), a hormone found in pregnant women, is supposedly responsible for releasing stored fat to feed the baby in utero. By restricting your caloric intake while Read more
Beginning next year, sex education is going to be mandatory for middle school and high school students in New York City, but the new sex-ed curriculum includes some controversial lessons. The Department of Education's recommended workbooks include: Comparisons of prices and features of different condom brands at stores. Research of the confidentiality policy at clinics that provide birth Read more
We're excited to announce our new partnership with BabyCenter! Every week, we'll be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts over on BabyCenter. We're kicking things off with one mama-to-be, Jenny Atkinson's, fears about having a baby. I’m thrilled to be having a baby, but there are a few aspects that terrify me! Some are funny and others serious, and here’s a Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's offering advice on when you've missed a dose, or two, or three, of birth control pills. We receive countless questions from women who have inadvertently skipped a birth control pill, so I will be giving a general overview on what to do when you realize you have missed a dose. While this week's column will have general information on oral contraceptives and Read more
