The old excuse of eating for two is not actually correct. An expectant mother, who is carrying a single baby, will only need to increase their daily calories by 300.

Using pads reduces the risks of developing an infection, as well as giving a more accurate indicator of blood loss. For example, if a woman is having to change their pad on an hourly basis, a trip to the emergency department may be a good idea.

A newborn baby should spend the majority of the day sleeping, waking every four hours or so to eat. If the baby is not waking on his own, or seems uninterested in eating regularly, it may be a sign of illness, and the baby should be inspected by the doctor.

Smoking increases your risk of serious heart and blood vessel problems from combination hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) including heart attack, blood clots, or stroke which can be fatal. This risk increases with age and the number of cigarettes smoked.

Emergency birth control is used to help keep a woman from getting pregnant after she has had sex without using birth control or if the birth control method failed. If you are already pregnant, emergency contraception will not work.

You can use emergency contraception right away - or up to five days after sex - if you think your birth control failed, you didn't use contraception, or you were made to have sex against your will.