As you enter the third trimester of your pregnancy you begin the final countdown until it’s time to deliver your baby. The third trimester also changes the frequency of prenatal visits, testing, and types of exams you will experience. As you enter this final stage of pregnancy the focus begins to shift less on the ...
When I found out I was pregnant only seven months after having a Cesarean section (C-section), I immediately knew I wanted to attempt a vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC). I did everything I could to promote my chances of a successful VBAC – kept my weight gain under control, drank red raspberry leaf tea, saw ...
Week 28 to week 40 make up the third trimester, seemingly the longest trimester of the three. This period of the pregnancy should be known as the trimester with the reality slap. The due date that seemed like it would never come is now coming up, causing an excitement, but at the same time anxiety ...
Group B Streptococcus is a generally harmless bacterial infection of the vagina or rectum. As many as 1 in 4 pregnant women tested for group B strep are positive. If you test positive, extra precautions need to be taken to reduce your chances of passing it on to your child during delivery. When I was ...
