Category: Questions/answers

I’m 28 weeks pregnant - what’s my baby doing?

I’m 28 weeks pregnant – what’s my baby doing?

Hello Marie, I am 28 weeks pregnant, and I think about my baby a lot. I try to imagine it in my uterus. I feel
Should I visit the place I will give birth?

Should I visit the place I will give birth?

Is it necessary to visit the place I will give birth? And if my spouse doesn’t want to come, is that ok? It stresses me!
How can I donate my breast milk?

How can I donate my breast milk?

Marie, I would like to donate my breast milk for needy babies. I have tons of milk, and I have an easy time extracting it.
Can I eat seafood while pregnant?

Can I eat seafood while pregnant?

My name is Helena, and I need reassurance. I regularly eat shrimp and other seafood in my diet for their nutrients. But now that I
I don’t recognise myself anymore!

I don’t recognise myself anymore!

Marie, I don’t recognise myself anymore! I am someone who naturally worries, but now I am at my peak! I am 18 weeks pregnant and
How can I experience a good pregnancy and childbirth?

How can I experience a good pregnancy and childbirth?

Marie, I don’t know why, but women I know have told me their stories about childbirth, and they all seemed to have many problems. Is
My wrist hurts at night and feels numb. Why?

My wrist hurts at night and feels numb. Why?

What’s happening, Marie? I can’t pick up a plate because my wrist hurts in the evening. I wake up frequently because I feel numb. Do
I’m pregnant and have high blood pressure. Is this dangerous?

I’m pregnant and have high blood pressure. Is this dangerous?

I am 28 weeks pregnant, and my doctor told me I am starting to have high blood pressure, and that he would closely monitor it.
I am pregnant and liquid is leaking from my breasts. Should I pump it?

I am pregnant and liquid is leaking from my breasts. Should I pump it?

I am 29 weeks pregnant, and a yellowish liquid is leaking from my breasts. Should I pump it, or do nothing? I have no idea…
How to deal with the fear of childbirth?

How to deal with the fear of childbirth?

If you would like to learn about the consequences of fear of childbirth, read Tokophobia and its Possible Consequences (in french only). Before Pregnancy: When
Why do some pregnant women have nausea and not others?

Why do some pregnant women have nausea and not others?

Les symptômes de grossesse peuvent varier grandement d'une femme à l’autre. Les nausées touchent plus de 50% des futures mamans.
I have flat nipples and worried my baby won’t be able to breastfeed

I have flat nipples and worried my baby won’t be able to breastfeed

I have flat nipples, and I don’t know how my baby will be able to breastfeed when they are born in six months. Can I