This is a guest post from Ava user Jill Miller. Jill’s rainbow baby was born in April 2018. Yes, I chose to make my pregnancy announcement early. And I know what you're thinking. I was seven weeks pregnant when my husband and I found ourselves laughing together in the bathroom, seeing those two parallel lines [...]
There are a lot of miscarriage myths out there and many women who experience a loss of pregnancy often put the blame squarely on their own shoulders. We know this is not the case. Miscarriages are more common than most people realize and the vast majority are caused by chromosomal abnormalities and not by what [...]
This is a guest post from Ava user Jill Miller. Jill's rainbow baby was born in April 2018. I have to confess: I always harbored a secret fear that I would either not be able to get pregnant or miscarry. So when my husband and I started trying to have a baby, and we [...]
It can be tempting to intensely analyze your recent activity for potential causes of miscarriage: Was it stress? Should you have avoided that intense workout? Could it have been that extra cup of coffee? All of this wondering really comes down debunking this important miscarriage myth: can you cause a miscarriage? The answer, for the vast majority [...]
A molar pregnancy can be a distressing pregnancy complication. It occurs rarely—approximately 1 of 1000 pregnancies—but when it does happen, it can take months of recovery and even become cancerous. This condition requires months of medical monitoring and can be scary, so it's important to understand what this complication is and what to expect for [...]
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus—most often, in the fallopian tubes, but it's also possible for an ectopic pregnancy to implant on the ovaries, in the abdomen, or in the cervix. An ectopic pregnancy is a serious condition that can be life-threatening for the mother if left untreated. [...]
A blighted ovum might almost be described as a pregnancy that never was: it's a type of miscarriage that occurs when a fertilized egg fails to develop into an embryo. What is a blighted ovum? In a normal pregnancy, your partner's sperm fertilizes your egg after ovulation. This fertilized egg immediately starts dividing, splitting into [...]
The early days of pregnancy can be as anxiety-provoking as they are exciting. How do you know if it's going to stick? Are there miscarriage symptoms and signs you should be looking for? What are signs of miscarriage? Women who experience bleeding, spotting, brown discharge, cramping, or loss of pregnancy symptoms often fear the worst, but [...]
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