Most experts would say there's no one right time to start a family. But there are both advantages and disadvantages to giving birth at different ages: In your 20s, for instance, you'll have more energy to run after and care for your child but fewer financial resources and less personal life experience on which to draw; in your late 30s and 40s you may be more established financially but have a to
Just as a much-needed vacation was getting under way last summer, Jennifer West woke to a painful period: cramps, back pain, achy all over. Miserable, she was ready to stay right where she was until her discomfort passed. But lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, wasn't helping. In fact, her back felt a little worse like that. Her side, maybe? No luck. She sighed. So much for vacation.
Something you may not have expected when you became pregnant was to experience pain well before your delivery date. But a certain amount of discomfort during pregnancy is normal, as the body attempts to adjust to weight increase, changes in balance and swelling in joints. When you’re pregnant, your center of gravity changes, making every muscle in your body work differently.
If you have been trying to get pregnant, chances are that you have heard some or all of this advice. Underlying the statements above is the basic assumption that infertility and stress are linked. This advice, while well meaning, is often very hard to hear because that assumption has very negative implications for you. The message is one of blame: if you were better at relaxing and not being over
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