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Can you use accrued sick time?
Question Am I allowed to use accrued sick time as part of my family leave in order to be paid f »»
How to Get Financial Help During Pregnancy
If you need financial help during pregnancy, there are several options available. Pregnancy can be s »»
How to Work During Pregnancy
As budgets become tighter, more and more women are working later into their pregnancies. Women exper »»
How to Ask for Paternity Leave
Determine whether your company is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which applies »»
Make the Transitions Smooth
Divvy up your duties. Don’t leave the matter of your replacement until the 11th hour (or ninth month »»
Negotiate Your Maternity Leave
Know the law. Unlike many other countries, the United States doesn’t provide for paid maternity leav »»
- Keep Yourself Healthy at Work
Combat morning sickness. Keep carbohydrate-rich snacks in your desk, such as crackers, popcorn and p »»
Is a long commute dangerous?
Question
I am trying to conceive. Five days a week I commute 90 miles each way to attend law school. Will this long commute be dangerous during pregnancy?
Answer
Many women successfully man »»
Pregnancy Calendar
Pregnancy Week - 1
Mother: Your last period has just started and you may be considering a pregnancy. Preconceptional h »»
Pregnancy Week - 2
Mother: Your uterine lining is thickening, and ovulation is getting ready to occur. Some women will »»
Pregnancy Week - 3
Mother: You have ovulated and have now been exposed to sperm! When the egg implants some women have »»
Pregnancy Week - 4
Mother: Your body is figuring out what is up! A urine pregnancy test would probably be positive by »»
Pregnancy Week - 5
Mother: If you are in your fifth week, you might not be able to stop yawning long enough to read th »»
Pregnancy Week - 6
Mother: Your nausea may actually get worse this week as your hormone levels rise. Remember it’s cal »»
Sex and Pregnancy
Prostate Problems Affect Pregnancy
Inablility to Ejaculate Prostate problems can affect pregnancy in many ways. Prostate problems »»
Sex Problems
Sex is often a cause for concern for pregnant women. Throughout pregnancy, women undergo a variety o »»
Facts About Teen Pregnancy
Teen pregnancy is a major social and public health problem in the United States. U.S. teens have the »»
How to Feel Sexy After Childbirth
For about 40 weeks you have been growing and carrying a child within you. Now you have a new little »»
How to Have Sex Postpardum
First time postpartum sex can be scary. You give birth to a baby, either vaginally, or via cesarean »»
How to Use Condoms for Sex
Condoms are for what? And do you know how to use it and where? Well, condoms are for safe sex if got »»