Month: March 2016

In general, most women are well-nourished. If they have a well-balanced, whole-foods diet, they don’t really need much in the way of supplements.  Prenatal vitamins are designed to ensure that moms don’t get deficient as their baby takes what it needs from your body as it grows. But some brands can cause an upset stomach… Continue reading What Should I Take When I’m Expecting?

An Austin Area Birthing Center mom recently wrote to us: “Help! I have three different due dates, and I don’t know which one is right!” Here’s how that can happen. The average pregnancy lasts about 280 days or 40 weeks from the first day of the last menstrual period. But babies grow at different rates:… Continue reading The Myth of the Due Date, Explained