Gestational Diabetes

Pregnancy Health

Did you know that women develop a special kind of diabetes during pregnancy?  It is called “gestational diabetes.”  During pregnancy, your hormones make it harder for your system to use the simple sugars that your body uses so much of.  You develop gestational...

Bleeding During Pregnancy…Should I Be Worried??

Pregnancy Health

It’s common to be concerned about bleeding during pregnancy. In your first trimester, bleeding may make you worried about your baby or miscarriage. Bleeding during pregnancy is not unusual. Researchers have approximated that 1 in 5 pregnant women bleeds during the...

How Does Pregnancy Effect Skin Tags and Moles?

Pregnancy Health

Pregnancy can make your moles or skin tags change and grow. “Skin tags” are small tags/bits of skin that might appear for the first time or might grow during your pregnancy. Moles may also appear for the first time during your pregnancy, or moles that you already had...

Help! My Skin is Breaking Out!

Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Symptoms

Question: I’ve been noticing that my stretch marks have some kind of itchy pimples breaking out in them. I’m seven months along and I just noticed this. What’s up with that? Answer: You have less than three months left until delivery, when you can gratefully say...

Feeling Overheated During Pregnancy

Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Symptoms

Question: I’m in my seventh month of pregnancy, and I feel so warm all the time and sweat a lot! Is this normal? Answer: During pregnancy, the rate at which your body expends energy at rest increases about 20 percent. This means the heat’s on! Not only will you feel...