How to tell your parents that you are pregnant

Telling your parents about your baby-to-be can be a source of joy or stress depending where you are in your life. Here are ideas for telling them in either case.

Waiting to Be Grandparents

Send them a card or present like a shirt or mug that says “World’s Greatest Grandparent” or other hint
Take [...]

Boy or girl? Get an ultrasound.

Medically acknowledged tests are considered the surest way to know if you are having a boy or a girl. There are basically 2 different tests you can take during your pregnancy to tell: an ultrasound or genetic test.
Ultrasound
Fortunately, an ultrasound can give a fairly dependable answer and since it is a commonly prescribed, non-invasive procedure, [...]

Blood pregnancy test

There are two types of pregnancy tests. One tests urine and the other test the blood for the pregnancy hormone, hCG. While you can do a urine test at home with a home pregnancy test, you need to see a doctor for a blood tests.
Blood tests can pick up hCG earlier in a pregnancy than [...]

Boy or a girl? How to know-traditional ways.

Almost every woman during her pregnancy will hear some magical way to determine the sex of her child. Yes, you could wait until your baby is born but sometimes the old wives tales are a bit of fun (but not necessarily accurate). Here are some that you can try some for yourself and see if everyone [...]

Morning sickness symptoms

Each woman is different where morning sickness is concerned. If it starts, it will be in the first trimester. In fact you can look for it to start as early as a week, but this is uncommon. Typically it starts after your first month of pregnancy, maybe about the same time you notice you missed [...]

When does morning sickness start?

Maybe never. Sorry, chances are good you will.
Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms in early pregnancy for many women. Depending on the study, 50 to 90% of pregnant women suffer from morning sickness.
Typically, morning sickness starts before the 6th week of pregnancy and [...]