pregnancy effects

Where my curls at? Did pregnancy cause my hair to straighten?

Where my curls at? Did pregnancy cause my hair to straighten?

As a teen with curly hair in the age of the GHD, I often wished my ringlets away. Around 10 years later, my wish actually came true, a side effect of pregnancy that I wasn’t expecting. It turns out pregnancy does a lot more than completely change your body, it can also change your hair. […]

7 years ago

Pregnancy: 6 ways to deal with heartburn when you’re expecting

Pregnancy: 6 ways to deal with heartburn when you’re expecting

Ouch…heartburn. It is one of the most common complaints in pregnancy: that super-irritating feeling of burning acid can last for months and, for many of us, make life deeply unpleasant – especially in the last trimester. Although many mamas-to-be suffer at the hands of acid reflux in the last trimester of pregnancy, some feel the […]

8 years ago