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  • What's a Good Postnatal Beginner's Pace?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,

  • Can Belly Fat Interfere With Ultrasound?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms. Ultrasound,

  • BMI and Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am 23 years old and currently 27 weeks pregnant. I was recently called in to see a consultant at my hospital who has strongly advised me that I should have an epidural during labor as my BMI is 44.5 They are saying I am at greater risk of complications so should have an epidural because of this.

  • Swelling at 20 Weeks?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Trying to Conceive

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Over 35: Problems Conceiving

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,I am a 35-year-old white female with 3 successful pregnancies. My first was born when I was 21. They are 5-15 years old. I am now married again and my new husband has no children and wants one of his own desperately. I am healthy, but I am obese at approximately 185 pounds and 5'4". I do not have regular periods....they are from 28-40 days, so we can't tell when I ovulate. We make love almost on a daily basis.

  • Turn Off Your Child's Hunger Switch

    Every parent wants their child to stay safe and healthy. But many parents are forgetting one very important category when it comes to teaching their children how to live a happy and healthy life. They forget to teach them how to eat healthy.

  • Getting Pregnant While Overweight

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    I recently started an exercise program, because I am a little overweight. I am 5'7" and I weigh 179, but I am still pretty muscular from being very active most of my life.

    My husband and I want a baby very badly, but my stomach is getting in the way. When I sit down, I have a couple of big rolls. I just want to know if I should work harder to get my stomach into better shape before we conceive, or just don't worry about it and lose the weight afterwards. I plan on exercising and eating healthy throughout my pregnancy.

  • Diagnosing and Treating Female Infertility

    Infertility is a condition that affects approximately one out of every six couples. An infertility diagnosis is given to a couple who is unsuccessful with their attempts to get pregnant over the course of one year. When the problem exists within the female partner, it is referred to as female infertility.

  • Fertility Advice for Overweight and Obese Women

    One should not assume weight alone is a problem. It can be, but it is not a given. In fact, weight is probably only a factor less than 10 percent of the time. The primary obstacle for overweight women is ovulation.

  • Where 'O, Where Has My Little Waist gone...

    Have you ever noticed how tiny the women's (and men's) waists were in the 1950s and 1960s? Everyone seemed to have teeny, tiny waistlines. But in the new millennium, medical experts are extremely worried about people's ever expanding waistlines.

  • Too Heavy For an Ultrasound?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    I was scheduled for a first trimester screening in my 11th week due to my advanced age; unfortunately, the perinatologist was of very little help because he basically lectured me on how difficult it is to do ultrasound in obese patients!

  • Pregnancy More Risky for Heavy Women

    There are new reasons to control your weight both before and after you conceive -- particularly if you're heavy before you even try to have a baby. Obesity promotes not only severe pregnancy complications in the mother, it also places the baby at high risk of health problems.

  • Trying to Conceive

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Fertility Advice for Overweight and Obese Women

    One should not assume weight alone is a problem. It can be, but it is not a given. In fact, weight is probably only a factor less than 10 percent of the time. The primary obstacle for overweight women is ovulation.

  • Getting Pregnant While Overweight

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    I recently started an exercise program, because I am a little overweight. I am 5'7" and I weigh 179, but I am still pretty muscular from being very active most of my life.

    My husband and I want a baby very badly, but my stomach is getting in the way. When I sit down, I have a couple of big rolls. I just want to know if I should work harder to get my stomach into better shape before we conceive, or just don't worry about it and lose the weight afterwards. I plan on exercising and eating healthy throughout my pregnancy.

  • Diagnosing and Treating Female Infertility

    Infertility is a condition that affects approximately one out of every six couples. An infertility diagnosis is given to a couple who is unsuccessful with their attempts to get pregnant over the course of one year. When the problem exists within the female partner, it is referred to as female infertility.

  • Over 35: Problems Conceiving

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,I am a 35-year-old white female with 3 successful pregnancies. My first was born when I was 21. They are 5-15 years old. I am now married again and my new husband has no children and wants one of his own desperately. I am healthy, but I am obese at approximately 185 pounds and 5'4". I do not have regular periods....they are from 28-40 days, so we can't tell when I ovulate. We make love almost on a daily basis.

  • Turn Off Your Child's Hunger Switch

    Every parent wants their child to stay safe and healthy. But many parents are forgetting one very important category when it comes to teaching their children how to live a happy and healthy life. They forget to teach them how to eat healthy.

  • Swelling at 20 Weeks?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,