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Why You Have Mood Swings During Pregnancy and How to Cope

Mood swings during pregnancy are normal. They occur due to rapidly changing hormones, worries of life changes, and the physical discomforts of pregnancies. Estrogen levels soar during your first twelve weeks of pregnancy. Estrogen reacts with Serotonin which is known to affect happiness. In the first three months of pregnancy, Progesterone levels also skyrocket. Progesterone is associated with relaxing of

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Letting Baby Cry It Out

There is a practice called sleep training in which mothers allow their infants under six months of age cry until they fall asleep. Unfortunately, this can lead to a wide variety of negative outcomes, and is not seen as productive by many pediatricians. When an infant in this age range is crying, it naturally raises stress hormones that deplete the

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Signs That Labor is Near

Although you may never be able to exactly predict when your bundle of joy will arrive, there are several signs that it is right around the corner. If you find yourself urinating more frequently, this is often due to the baby pressing on your bladder from moving downwards in the womb. Due to an arrangement of pelvic ligaments, you also

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