collapseHow can it be treated?If the problem is diagnosed in the very early stages of pregnancy, then it is possible to treat the condition medically with a drug called Methotrexate. This destroys the cells that form the placenta. Once these are destroyed
suffered the tragic death of son Archie who died after being born 18 weeks early.Kym recently revealed that she has felt too nervous during the pregnancy to buy anything for her newborn. She has two grown up children, David, 15, and 13-year-old Emily from a
Midwife Nikki replies: Yes, this is normal. Pregnancy hormones make your breasts swell and become tender and tingly early in pregnancy. Yellow ‘colostrum'-your baby's first milk-may start to leak as early as 12 weeks, although everyone's different
Bleeding in early pregnancy Common causes: ‘Bleeding in the first trimester is pretty common,’ says Patrick O’Brien, consultant obstetrician at University College Hospital, London.‘Many women fear a miscarriage, but it’s not necessarily the case
This may be news to you if you're still in the nauseous and knackered early stages of pregnancy, but generally speaking, being pregnant really does rev up your sex drive.You can put it all down to hormonal surges, says sexpert Lou Paget
on This Morning.'If you weaken your pelvic floor through pregnancy or childbirth, you may leak urine when you laugh, sneeze, jump or have sex.'Starting your pelvic floor exercises as early as possible will help. But the problem for most women is that, even if we
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, but some tests do not always detect hCG levels this early in pregnancy. For this reason, most brands suggest repeating the test in a few days."Be aware that the timing of the urine sample may also have an effect. It's most accurate to test first thing
Keeping fit when pregnant has always been thought to be beneficial, but every so often headlines appear in the newspapers urging caution.One report from Denmark warned that high impact exercise during early pregnancy could triple the risk
When you're trying for a baby and in early pregnancy, a healthy diet is especially important.Currently, women are advised to take a daily folic acid supplement and to continue for the first 12 weeks to help reduce the risk of neural tube defects
