Summer Banks's blog

The changes that occur in a woman's body during pregnancy are absolutely
amazing. Through all three of my pregnancies the changes remained new
and exciting until my breasts started leaking.

That curvy back that you've noticed lately is a normal part of
pregnancy. Pregnancy with singlets can cause postural or back curve
changes, but more babies means more weight so women pregnant with
multiples will likely notice changes earlier.

You can find strips that turn colors to indicate pregnancy and more. As of late, pregnancy test prices have ranged from $3 to more than $20 each. Then, a new product hit the market. The dollar store pregnancy
test.

Eating out doesn't have to mean choosing unhealthy, fatty foods with
tons of preservatives and questionable ingredients. Think about the
place, portion and pregnancy when you decide to eat out.

I've experienced the pain of heartburn that felt like I was having a
heart attack and here are a few tricks I learned along the way.

Multiple medical journals have reported a steady increase in the number of C-sections being performed each year. While C-sections are medically necessary, in some cases, to protect the life of the fetus and mother; not all C-sections are performed out of need.

It is estimated that upwards of 5% of pregnant women take medications to
control high blood pressure. Blood pressure naturally increases during
pregnancy, but if it climbs too high it can lead to dangerous side
effects and premature death.

The interstitial is the spot where the fallopian tube comes in contact
with the wall of the uterus at just the point where the endometrial
cavity starts. When a pregnancy implants here it is called an
interstitial pregnancy.

Every woman who has ever been pregnant understands pregnancy pains. Some women quickly realize that pregnancy pains last longer than they expected – some for years after childbirth.

Many parents mull over the childcare situation after baby is born. Some
are certain they want one parent to stay home and the other to work to
financially support the family and that works; for some parents.

Sleeping like a baby means, to the non-parent, that you’ll fall asleep
before your head hits the pillow, but is that really how baby’s sleep.
In my experience, my baby never slept more than a few hours at a time.

Many women are now choosing to wait until they are 35 or 40 to start a
family. While this may be the best time for a woman to conceive, it is
not the best time for the female body to conceive.

There was not one inch of space that wasn’t covered in stretch marks. At first, I didn’t care about the marks, but I soon became pregnant with baby number two and things got a lot more interesting.

After 40 weeks of pregnancy, there is a deep-seeded need to have something personal between mom and baby that no one else can touch. It’s hard moving from being the only one who has a personal connection with baby to being the once pregnant woman.

It wasn’t until I chose to switch from breastfeeding to bottle feeding
that I truly understood just how segregated some of the breastfeeding
population is from bottle feeding mothers.

There are definitive medical reasons for scheduling a C-section
delivery. Many of these reasons ultimately help reduce the risk of labor
complications or the C-section is used as an emergency delivery option
if fetal complications are observed.

When it comes to having the healthiest pregnancy of all, maybe you need
to start with a mental check-up and a course of relaxation and smiles.

There is no doubt about the mental stress caused by infertility. Women
who try to conceive and hit the brick wall of infertility face stress,
depression, anxiety and other mental side effects – this is something
researchers already know.

Saturated fats have been shown to reduce the number of mature eggs (oocytes) for harvesting before IVF treatment.

Ahh, the great coffee debate – this is one of those topics that keeps
coming up year after year, but today I’m taking the battle and pushing
it back into the face of every woman who stretches herself way too thin
and drinks more coffee than she knows she should.