If you have spent a great deal of time trying to get pregnant than you know that oftentimes the beginnings of the menstrual cycle can seem deceivingly like a new pregnancy. Pregnancy books tell hopeful mothers to be on the lookout for tender breasts, fatigue, and moodiness, but as women know all these signs […]

Technological and medical advances are providing us with opportunities we couldn’t have imagined only a short period ago. Genetic counseling is a perfect example.
Genetic counseling involves having a specially trained expert professional evaluate both prospective parents’ genetic traits and family history. The objective isn’t to “screen out” combinations that won’t produce ideal children, […]

Even if they have to run additional tests on your baby, he’s probably healthy as can be. Many states require that certain tests are conducted on all newborns, so don’t be alarmed if your baby has to go through a whole battery of blood tests before you are both discharged. Sometimes your doctor […]

Ask your doctor for a preconception checkup. If you let your doctor in on the secret that you’ll be trying to get pregnant soon then he or she can do a full work-up of blood work and other tests to make sure your body is ready for the physical strain of pregnancy. Some […]

Life, as you know it, is about to change. Perhaps you have dreamed about this pregnancy since you were a child, toddling about with dolls in a nurturing fashion. Or maybe you had to lift your jaw up off the floor after your home pregnancy test came back with a highly unexpected positive […]