Health & Fitness

The bladder is located on top of the uterus inside your body. As the uterus grows, your bladder stretches leading your brain to believe that the bladder is full. Your body is also producing more urine.

No. In fact, as your baby's head grows it will put pressure on the bladder increasing your need to pee. This is normal usually after about thirty two weeks.

Yes. Commonly called round ligament syndrome, your ligaments are stretching as the uterus grows, resulting in the pain you are feeling.

You may feel that your mood swings will affect the development of your baby. In fact medical research has shown that the normal emotions you feel during pregnancy, whether it's anger, depression, or sadness will have no effect on the health and growth of your baby.

As with any case of acne, you should wash your face more frequently with good quality face soap and water. You may want to discuss it with your doctor if it becomes severe, who will recommend that you use cisretinoic acid or benzoyl preroxide, which is found in Stridex and Clearasil. Under no circumstances should you use tetracycline or isotretinoin (Accutane) which can be harmful to the baby.

Baths during pregnancy are perfectly safe. And in fact if you find you can't sleep try taking a warm bath before you go to bed. However, you may want to take a few precautions to ensure the health of your baby.

The water you bathe in should be no warmer than 100 degrees fahrenheit, that's about 40 degrees centigrade. Bathing in warmer water can cause congenital abnormalities, especial neural tube defects in the fetus.

As your balance changes during your pregnancy, especially in the second and third trimesters, make sure that there is someone at home when you bathe. It is easy to slip and fall during as your center of gravity changes

Finally do not bathe if you are leaking amniotic fluid. Be sure that you take a warm shower before going to the hospital.

Yes! Sexually transmitted diseases can affect the fetus and must be treated as soon as possible.

A sexually transmitted disease is an illness which is contracted through some form of sexual activity; either intercourse, oral sex or anal sex.

Among the more common diseases are AIDS, chlamydia, condyloma acuminatum (more commonly known as venereal warts), genital herpes simplex infection, gonorrhea, monilial vulvovaginitis, syphilis and trichomonal vaginitis.

Monilial vulvovaginitis is more commonly know as a yeast infection. Infections caused by yeast (called monilia), affect the vulva and vagina and are more common in pregnant women.