For the first couple of weeks following a miscarriage, sex will typically feel unpleasant, uncomfortable or even painful. This discomfort should ease after a few weeks, though it still may be emotionally painful for women to engage in intimacy with their husband because of emotional setbacks.

Studies have found that women who consumed around 200 milligrams of caffeine daily, which is the equivalent of two cups of regular coffee a day, were twice as likely to suffer from a miscarriage. Experts recommend that during the first trimester of pregnancy caffeine should be banned from a woman’s diet, and during the later months the intake should be limited to around a single cup of regular coffee per day.

This will be called a tentative truth. Smoking during pregnancy has already been linked to low birth weights, stillborns, and premature delivery. However, the link between smoking and miscarriage is still relatively tentative. Though some studies have found a potential causation link between smoking and miscarriage, by proposing that women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day do increase their risks of miscarriage.

By 18 months, a baby should recognize the names of what other objects in the home or in his or her world are called. They may not be able to say the words independently, but should be able to point, pick up, or otherwise identify them.

Infants may urinate as often as 1-3 hours or as infrequently as 4-6 hours. Contact your doctor for recommendations on how to make sure your baby is hydrated, and how to monitor for illnesses or infections.

The amount of blood in your body will rise dramatically during pregnancy. By the time you give birth, you'll have about 50 percent more blood circulating than usual.