Energy & Emotions

Pregnancy is a time to pamper yourself, but you may be feeling too stressed to enjoy it. Try these simple techniques for bringing more balance to your life. While pregnant with baby number three, I had a hard time feeling relaxed. I couldn’t find a comfortable sleeping position, and my growing baby’s favorite activity involved doing … Read more about 10 Ways to Fight Stress during Pregnancy

Stress can get the best of anyone. The key to successful coping is to discover the strategy that works best for you. Your stomach gets tied in knots each time you wonder if you’ve timed it right to conceive this month, or your heart is pounding as you sit in traffic and contemplate the presentation … Read more about Your Personal Rx for Stress

Pregnancy hormones are to blame for myriad physical and emotional pregnancy symptoms, ranging from morning sickness to unexplainable mood swings. Understanding what’s taking place with your body can help you gain the upper hand. Pregnancy is apt to turn any formerly sane and seemingly competent women into a rather unpredictable creature; and with good reason! … Read more about Calming the Storm: Understanding Your Pregnancy Hormones

This article explains the reasons for shifting hormone changes in women, aside from pregnancy. A woman’s hormones would do just fine if all they had to do were worry about themselves. They would just go on their jolly cyclic way, rising and falling, taking the menstrual cycle on the reproduction-readiness merry-go-round until pregnancy would occur. … Read more about Hormones: Early to Bed and Early to Rise

During pregnancy, normal emotions, fueled by erratic hormones, can sometimes become more than just than just pregnancy-induced shifts. Prenatal depression is becoming more and more accepted as a true psychological problem. Learn ways to avoid prenatal depression and find out what you should do if you need further support or help. “Congratulations!” That’s what so … Read more about When Depression Strikes during Pregnancy – What you need to know about prenatal depression

Feeling anxious about your pregnancy? Many moms-to-be get a case of the impending motherhood jitters, but there are ways to handle your anxiety. From the day you find out you’re pregnant until the day you deliver, it’s normal to have moments of anxiety. It’s hard to avoid—for the duration of pregnancy—images and stories of everything … Read more about Panicky Pregnancy? Learn to Let Your Worries Go!

Your life during pregnancy is like nothing you’ve experienced. Enjoy this special time and try these tips to ensure you take care of both yourself and your unborn child. This is a time to snuggle up with baby books, try out different baby names, and meet with other pregnant friends to compare notes. It is … Read more about 7 Ways to Nurture Yourself during Pregnancy

Are you expecting and feeling tired, nauseous, or frumpy? Check out these tried-and-true tips to enhance your comfort and help you relax and enjoy your pregnancy. Almost as quickly as I began to celebrate the conception of my second child, I also began to suffer from the same nausea that plagued me for seven months during my first … Read more about Pregnancy Comfort Essentials: Feel Your Best

Pretty soon you’ll be a busy new parent, so now is the time to pamper yourself. Here are some tips on making time for yourself before the big event. When you’re pregnant, it’s only natural that your waking moments (and maybe your dreams, too!) are consumed by thoughts of your baby. In fact, one might … Read more about Pamper Yourself: 10 Things to Do before Baby Arrives

Has being pregnant left you feeling exhausted? Learn how to increase your energy levels and stay happier and healthier as your due date approaches. Do pregnant and energetic seem contradictory? Pregnancy typically conjures up thoughts of fatigue and lethargic episodes—and while nearly every pregnant woman experiences a decrease in energy at some point during pregnancy, … Read more about 4 Ways to Boost Your Energy during Pregnancy