Pampering Your Pregnancy Articles

  • Top 10 Reasons to Eat Chocolate Regularly

    Chocolate! You love it and try to resist. Should you? We have good news. Recent research reveals that we can and should enjoy chocolate and its health benefits.

  • Top 10 Holiday Gifts for the Expectant Mom!

    The holidays are approaching quickly! Do you have an expectant mom on your gift list? We've done our research and come up with our top 10 gifts that are useful, unique, and will delight the mom-to-be in your life!

  • Pregnancy.org Members Speak Out: Halloween Treats and Pregnancy Cravings

    Pregnancy brings out "special cravings." With all those Halloween treats bombarding you in the store for months, which candies are calling your name the loudest? See what our members had to say.

  • The "Sweetest Day" for Couples

    Help "Sweetest Day" -- a celebration of friendship, romance, and love of family -- leap out of the shadows of its "relatives" and stand on its own with these romance-enhancing ideas!

  • Five Things Moms Can Do About Cellulite During and Post Pregnancy

    Chances are good that if you're a mom or mom-to-be, you have -- or are quickly developing -- cellulite. Why are women, moms in particular, so prone to cellulite and what can you do about it?

  • Five Ways to Pamper Yourself During Pregnancy

    Pampering yourself during pregnancy is neither selfish nor immature -- it's healthy. Here's how!

  • Pregnant and Proud: Fashion Tips for Moms/Mums-to-Be!

    It is a common misconception amongst many women that pregnancy means a few months of feeling fat and frumpy. This should not be the case. In fact, pregnant women should embrace their beautiful pregnant selves and have fun translating their signature look into their temporary new body shape.

  • Top Tips for Relaxing During Pregnancy

    Studies rank pregnancy at number 12 on the list of life's most stressful events. But stress isn't going to do you any favors in pregnancy. Ironically, stress can worsen just about every pregnancy symptom: aches and pains, headaches, heartburn, hives and nausea. Here are Mommy MD tips to decrease stress:

  • Familiar Music Can Work Wonders for Your Pregnancy

    Pregnancy can be emotionally stressful due to the hormonal and physical changes. What is a non-invasive, effective, pleasant method to combat this stress? Music! Find out just how music can positively effect your pregnancy, birth experience and help your newborn develop!

  • Maternity Wardrobe for the Between Weeks

    Get up in the morning, jump into a pair of jeans and by afternoon it's two sizes too small! During the "in between weeks" of pregnancy many women notice that by the end of the day their belly has expanded outward. What's the mom-to-be to do?

  • Pregnancy.org Members Speak Out: Halloween Treats and Pregnancy Cravings

    Pregnancy brings out "special cravings." With all those Halloween treats bombarding you in the store for months, which candies are calling your name the loudest? See what our members had to say.

  • Partner Support During Pregnancy

    During pregnancy, the most important thing is having support. Anai Rhoads shares ideas for partner support both during and after pregnancy.

  • Chiropractic Care

    Chiropractic care is the health maintenance of the spinal column, discs, related nerves and bone geometry without drugs or surgery. Chiropractic care is safe during pregnancy when provided by a chiropractor that has been trained in the physical changes that occur within a pregnant woman's body.

  • Pregnant and Proud: Fashion Tips for Moms/Mums-to-Be!

    It is a common misconception amongst many women that pregnancy means a few months of feeling fat and frumpy. This should not be the case. In fact, pregnant women should embrace their beautiful pregnant selves and have fun translating their signature look into their temporary new body shape.

  • Comfort Measures During Pregnancy

    During the last few months of pregnancy, earlier discomforts may become more noticeable or new ones may occur.

  • Five Ways to Pamper Yourself During Pregnancy

    Pampering yourself during pregnancy is neither selfish nor immature -- it's healthy. Here's how!

  • Relaxation and Stress Reduction: 29 - 32 Weeks

    As your pregnancy continues, it becomes more and more important for you and your partner to reduce and manage the old, the familiar and the new stresses in your lives. Read more!

  • Changes During Weeks 17 - 20

    Your baby's head, arms, legs, and body are now fully formed. At 20 weeks, he weighs about 1 pound and is about 7½ inches in length. His movement will become increasingly noticeable to you.

  • Six Natural Ways To Pamper Your Pregnancy

    no woman needs - or deserves - a little pampering care more than a mother-to-be! If you're a working gal - and especially if you are already caring for one, two or more little ones at home, taking even just a few moments a day for yourself, can go a long way in not only helping to relieve your tension and stress, but also ensure your baby is happier and healthier as well.

  • Five Things Moms Can Do About Cellulite During and Post Pregnancy

    Chances are good that if you're a mom or mom-to-be, you have -- or are quickly developing -- cellulite. Why are women, moms in particular, so prone to cellulite and what can you do about it?