This post is going to share what to do when you’re pregnant for the first time. Or, if you’ve forgotten, you should still do these things for EACH pregnancy. What to do when you’re first pregnant. Learning that you’re pregnant, or trying to conceive is an exciting time! There are SO many questions though. […]
Sick with a Cold While Pregnant: Home remedies, cough drops, medication and breathing
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
Being sick with a cold while you’re pregnant is no fun. This post from an L&D RN will talk about how it can affect the baby, medications you can/can’t take and what to do at home to try to feel better! Colds during Pregnancy Colds during pregnancy seem to happen so frequently. Your immune system […]
Disneyland While Pregnant: Tips from The Pregnancy Nurse
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
If you’re pregnant at Disneyland — you might have many questions — rides, passes, trimesters are all things people are wondering about (and this L&D nurse has got answers). Disneyland is amazing, right? But being PREGNANT at Disneyland, no matter WHAT trimester you’re in, leaves a lot of questions in the air! I have a […]
Losing your Mucus Plug — what’s it mean?
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
The mucus plug is a protective mechanism of fetal grown and development. We’ll talk about how long after you lose your mucus plug will you go into labor, what it looks like, cramping and how to tell your mucus plug from discharge. Your Mucus Plug What is a mucus plug? In pregnancy, your body creates […]
Preeclampsia Signs, Symptoms and Treatment
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
Preeclampsia Signs: Preeclampsia can be a scary complication of pregnancy. We’re going to talk labs, prevention, why it sometimes happens postpartum, when it occurs, how it may affect the baby and what causes it. **Please do not take any information given here in lieu of your doctor’s advice. You pregnancy is special and you need to […]
When to call labor and delivery: Reasons to go to the hospital or call your doctor
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
This post is going to tell you when to call labor and delivery if you CAN call L&D for questions, some of the reasons to go in — and, we’ll talk about when to go to the hospital for labor. When to Call Labor and Delivery You might wonder why I know this — and […]
How Long Does an Epidural Last?
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
There are so many questions about getting an epidural — and the one I get most often is how long does an epidural last? Plus, how long does it last in a C-section (as they’re different). Let this L&D nurse since 2001 tell you how it all works! How long does an epidural last? Now, […]
Gifts for Pregnant Women: Friends, wives, moms for birthdays, Christmas or holidays — they’ll love them!
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
These gifts for pregnant women are great if you’re early (or newly pregnant), they include great gifts for first-time moms (or second, or third). I even have some sentimental gifts for husbands or sisters to give the lady they love. These gifts ideas for moms to be are just the thing!
Decreased Fetal Movement: Kick counts for the win!
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
In this post we will learn what decreased fetal movement is and how you can use kick counts to be aware of your baby’s movements as well as when to go to L&D for kick counts taking longer. Did you know it can help your baby arrive safe and sound — even something so simple! […]
Nosebleeds during Pregnancy: And other early pregnancy symptoms
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a bit of hair gel money from your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure for more info!
Nosebleeds during pregnancy are an odd sign but actually a common & normal early sign of pregnancy for some people. Early Pregnancy Symptoms Hi, I’m Hilary and I’m an L&D nurse, and while we don’t see people as early as I’m talking about (these are symptoms of just the first few weeks of pregnancy) I’ve […]
