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To our listeners . . .
Welcome to the podcast Your Pregnancy Week by Week. There are 40 episodes in this podcast; each covers 1 week of pregnancy. All 40 episodes are available, so no matter at what week in pregnancy you are, we have an episode for you! We provide information from before conception to baby’s birth.
You might want specific information right now. If you’re looking for something particular and you missed it, or we haven’t yet covered it in an episode, check the Topics List included here. It lists every topic covered in each episode, so you can find what you’re looking for then listen to that episode if you want specific information.
We also encourage you to have our companion book, Your Pregnancy Week by Week, at hand. It provides more detail on many subjects covered in our podcast or covers some things not mentioned in the podcast at all.
We hope you find our information useful. Pregnancy is an exciting time, and there’s so much to learn about it. We hope we can provide you with the information you seek to help you have a happy, healthy pregnancy.
Judith Schuler, M.S.
Glade Curtis, M.D., M.P.H.
Topics List
This list contains the topics we cover in each of our podcast episodes. Because we can’t cover everything contained in each weekly discussion from our book Your Pregnancy Week by Week, we suggest you read the book to learn more.
Further down, you will find bonus episodes that explore topics related to pregnancy.
Episode 1
Weeks 1, 2 & 3
-You’re not pregnant in weeks 1 and 2
-Take an at-home pregnancy test
-How your actions affect baby’s development
-Tobacco use
-Electronic cigarettes
-Stop-smoking aids
-Alcohol use
-Over-the-counter pain relief
-Marijuana use
-Medical marijuana
-Caffeine
-Green tea
-Herbs, botanicals and supplements
-Prenatal vitamins
-Folic-acid intake
-Fluid intake
-Nutrition
-Exercise
-Bleeding and spotting
-Benefits of pregnancy
-Healthcare provider
Episode 2
Week 4
-Signs and symptoms of pregnancy
-When is baby due?
-Pregnancy weight gain
-Birth defects
-Medication, herb and supplement use
-Nutrition for good health
-Weight-gain guidelines
-Environmental pollutants
-Taking care of yourself
-Pregnancy mommy-to-be brain
-Fish advisory
Episode 3
Week 5
-Home pregnancy tests
-Nausea and vomiting
-Morning-sickness treatments
-Marijuana use for morning sickness?
-Hyperemesis gravidarum
-Postpartum hyperemesis gravidarum
-Frequent urination, sense of smell, breast changes, fatigue
-Nutrition with morning sickness
-Dad-to-be’s morning-sickness symptoms
-Ectopic pregnancy
Episode 4
Week 6
-Indigestion and heartburn
-GERD
-Bowel habits
-Constipation
-Sex during pregnancy
-Sexually transmitted infections
-Healthy foods to eat during pregnancy
-Serving-portion sizes
-First prenatal visit
-Ways to have a great pregnancy
Episode 5
Week 7
-Nutrition and prenatal vitamins
-Using over-the-counter meds
-Acetaminophen warning
-Dairy products, calcium and vitamin D
-Lactose intolerance
-Listeriosis and unpasteurized milk, cheese and juice
-Vitamin and mineral intake
-Iron and zinc intake
-Overactive bladder/incontinence meds
-Jewish genetic disorders
Episode 6
Week 8
-Headaches and migraines
-Botox for migraines
-Covid-19 information
-Sciatic-nerve pain
-Sacroiliac-joint pain
-Acne
-Miscarriage
-Stillbirth
-Tips for eating nutritiously
-Marijuana use
-Medical marijuana
-Lab tests
-Screening and diagnostic tests
-Toxoplasmosis
Episode 7
Week 9
-Baby’s sex
-TV and internet information
-Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables
-Strength-training exercises
-Eating disorders
-Costs of having a baby
-Pregnancy-weight distribution
Episode 8
Week 10
-Emotional changes
-When you’re underweight
-Seasonal flu and treatment
-Flu shots
-Rubella (German measles)
-Chicken pox
-Protein intake
-Down syndrome and screening and diagnostic testing
-Chorionic villus sampling
-Fetoscopy
-Over-the-counter gender tests to determine baby’s sex
Episode 9
Week 11
-Pregnancy may predict future problems
-Travel during pregnancy
-Partner traveling
-Auto safety during pregnancy
-Carbohydrate foods provide energy
-Simple and complex carbohydrates
-Carbohydrate portion sizes
-Food poisoning
-Feeling nervous during pregnancy
-Ultrasound
-Transvaginal, 3D and Vscan ultrasounds
-Instant risk assessment
-Fetal MRI
Episode 10
Week 12
-Different skin changes during pregnancy
-Psoriasis
-Psoriatic arthritis
-High blood pressure before pregnancy
-Falling and physical injury
-Adding extra calories
-Junk food, fats and sweets
-Fifth disease
-Cystic fibrosis
-Kombucha warning
Episode 11
Week 13
-Stretch marks
-Breast changes
-Working during pregnancy
-Legislation covering pregnancy
-Caffeine use
-Probiotics
NIPT (cell-freeDNA)
-Nuchal translucency screening
-Fetal nasal-bone measurement
Episode 12
Week 14
-Maternity clothes, panties and bras
-Belly bands
-Shoes
-Hemorrhoids
-Imaging test–X-rays, MRIs and CT scans
-Brush and floss teeth
-Overweight and obesity
-Military pregnancy policies
-Kegel exercise
Episode 13
Week 15
-Alpha-fetoprotein test
-Pap smear
-Communicating with your doctor
-Adding extra calories
-Sleep considerations
-No more lying on your back
-Domestic violence
-Unwanted advice
-Old wives’ tales
-Tay-Sachs disease
-Financial examination
-Bicornuate uterus
Episode 14
Week 16
-Feeling baby move
-Triple-screen test
-Amniocentesis
-Older mother-to-be
-Eating smaller meals and eating more often
-Have a green pregnancy
-Rh-disease and sensitivity
Episode 15
Week 17
-Round-ligament pain
-Leg cramps
-Ultrasound
-3-D ultrasound
-Increased vaginal discharge
-Vegetarian diets
-Quad-screen test
-Complementary and alternative medicine
-Doulas
-Postpartum doulas
Episode 14
Week 18
-Backache
-Lumbar-spine pain
-Inflammatory bowel disease
-Ulcerative colitis
-Crohn’s disease
-Salt therapy
-Exercise in 2nd trimester
-Blood clots, thrombosis and thrombophlebitis
-Iron needs
-Chronic fatigue syndrome
-Urinary-tract infections
-Bladder infections, pyelonephritis, kidney stones
Episode 17
Week 19
-Feeling nervous about pregnancy problems
-Feeling dizzy
-Thrombophilia
-Herb and botanical use
-Hydrocephalus
-Allergies
-Nasal congestion
-Body-hair removal
-Being a single mother
Episode 18
Week 20
-Measuring you during pregnancy
-Percutaneous umbilical-cord blood sampling
-Analgesic codeine
-Stretching abdominal muscles
-Rheumatoid arthritis
-Sexual relations
-Saunas, hot tubs and spas
-Electric blankets and warming pads
-Body piercings
-Tattoos
-Caloric and artificial sweeteners
Episode 19
Week 21
-Celiac disease
-Cravings for food
-Craving ice
-Pica
-Food aversions
-Varicose veins
-Taking a bath
-Vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis
-Wearing contact lenses
-Fibromyalgia
Braces
Episode 20
Week 22
-Fetal-fibronectin test
-Anemia
-Iron-deficiency anemia
-Diarrhea
-Eating dark chocolate
-Fluid intake
-Appendicitis
-Sickle-cell disease
-Thalassemia
Episode 21
Week 23
-Twin/multiple pregnancy
-Sodium intake
-Sugar in urine
-Teen pregnancy
Episode 22
Week 24
-Amniotic fluid
-Measuring at prenatal appointments
-Nasal problems
-Depression before pregnancy
-Depression during pregnancy
-Moving during pregnancy
-Eating out
-Sex-drive patterns
-Incompetent cervix
Episode 23
Week 25
-Boy or girl?
-Causes of itching
-Feeling stressed
-Cleaning house and doing yard work
-Falling and minor injuries
-Prenatal vitamins and supplement use
-Thyroid disease
-Velocardiofacial syndrome
-Teeth-whitening products
-Familial Mediterranean fever
-Manicures and pedicures
Episode 24
Week 26
-Changes in a woman’s immunity
-Weight-loss surgery
-Eating fish
-Omega-3 fatty acids
-Fish warning
-Birth plan
-Seizures/epilepsy
-Home uterine monitoring
Episode 25
Week 27
-Feeling baby move
-Pain under ribs when baby moves
-Kick count
-Detoxing
-Finding a breast lump
-Childbirth-education classes
-Vitamins A, B, E
-Babymoons
-Flatulence
-You can exercise anywhere
-Lupus
Episode 26
Week 28
-Changing tastebuds
-Asthma
-Flu shot
-Vitamin D
-Nutrisystem and Jenny Craig meal plans
-Third-trimester tests
-ABO incompatibility
-How is the baby lying?
-Canavan disease
-Home birth
-Plan trip to hospital
Episode 27
Week 29
-Premature labor
-SalEst test
-Treatment of premature labor
-Bed rest
-Listen to your body
-Caring for your teeth
-Your partner and prenatal appts
-Breath training
Episode 28
Week 30
-Your nesting instinct
-Irritable bowel syndrome
-Flotation baths
-Where to give birth
-Vaccines
-Herbal teas
-Chinese gender chart
-Child care for baby
Episode 29
Week 31
-Intrauterine-growth restriction
-Too much saliva
-Swelling in legs and feet
-Natural childbirth
-Childbirth methods
-Salmonella
-Carpal-tunnel syndrome
-Pre-eclampsia
Episode 30
Week 32
-Diabetes before pregnancy
-Gestational diabetes
-High blood pressure during pregnancy
-Keep prenatal appointments
-DASH diet
-Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
-Vanishing-twin syndrome
-Cancer during pregnancy
Episode 31
Week 33
-Placental abruption
-Sleep apnea
-When your water breaks
-Don’t skip meals
-Biotin intake
-Whooping cough
-Episiotomy
-Prenatal perineal massage
-Lyme disease
Episode 32
Week 34
-Stress incontinence
-Lightening
-Pins-and-needles feelings
-Labor-contraction signs
-Braxton-Hicks contractions
-False labor
-Timing labor contractions
-Getting ready for baby
-Car seats for baby
-Pets and baby
-Vasa previa
-Bloody show
-Mucus plug
Episode 33
Week 35
-Umbilical-cord prolapse
-Group-B streptococcus
-Energy drinks
-Ways to increase energy levels
-Foot changes
-Buying shoes
-Emotional changes as labor and delivery near
-Preparing to go to the hospital
-Elective delivery
-Eating well
-Lactation consultants
-Ultrasound in 3rd trimester
-Placenta previa
Episode 34
Week 36
-Respiratory-distress syndrome
-Restless-leg syndrome
-What is labor?
-Stages of labor
-Choosing baby’s doctor
-Keep eating and drinking healthfully
-How is baby presenting?
-Packing for the hospital
Episode 35
Week 37
-Description of cervix
-Cesarean delivery
-Reasons for Cesareans
-Elective Cesareans
-Who performs a Cesarean?
-Vaginal birth after Cesarean
-Enema
-Back labor
Episode 36
Week 38
-Labor check
-Tests during labor
-Fetal blood sampling
-External fetal monitoring
-Internal fetal monitoring
-Breech and other presentations
-Delivery of breech baby
-External cephalic version–turning a breech baby
-Vaginal delivery
-Assisted delivery–vacuum extractor and forceps
-Snacking can be beneficial
-Retained placenta
-Need to be shaved?
-Eating after baby’s birth
Episode 37
Week 39
-Partner’s help in grooming
-Can baby get tangled in the cord?
-Feeding baby after birth
-Breastfeeding
-Bottlefeeding
-Pain of childbirth
-Pain relief during labor
-Analgesia
-Anesthesia
-Blocks
-Epidurals
-Spinals
-Spinal/epidural
-General anesthesia
-Umbilical-cord-blood banking
Episode 38
Week 40 & being overdue
-Waiting to go to the hospital
-Going to the hospital
-Pain relief without medication
-Massage for pain relief
-Laboring positions
-Eating and drinking during labor
-Labor coach
-After delivery
When You’re Overdue
-Passing your due date
-Postterm pregnancies
-Take care of yourself
-Impact on baby
-Vaginal exam
-Kick count
-Ultrasound
-Nonstress test
-Contraction stress test
-Biophysical profile
-Inducing labor
-Bishop score
-Ripening the cervix
-Labor induction
Let’s Explore More
Below are more episodes we have published concerning pre-pregnancy and post-pregnancy topics!
A woman prepares for pregnancy
Preparing for 3 to 6 months before trying to get pregnant gives baby the best start in life. Examine your lifestyle to see where to make changes. Learn how to live healthier. Positive changes can have a positive effect on your ability to conceive a baby and on the baby you give birth to.
In the hospital after baby’s birth
Lots happens in the hours and days after baby arrives. You may be surprised by some of the physical and emotional changes you experience in the hospital and at home. Being aware of, and understanding, many of these changes prepares you to deal with quite a few of them.
Baby’s Umbilical-Cord Blood—Save it? Donate it?
Immediately after birth, you have a chance to collect baby’s umbilical-cord blood. It can save lives. Some families with problems may save and store it for future use. If your family won’t need the stem cells from cord blood, consider donating it. Learn more about how you can donate baby’s cord blood.
Is Your Food Serving the Correct Portion Size?
It’s easy to take in more calories than you need during pregnancy. That’s because many people don’t understand what a “portion” or “serving size” is. In addition to finding out how many servings of various foods you need, learn what a “normal” portion size really is in easy-to-remember examples.
Fatigue may be your constant companion after baby arrives
Now that baby is here, are you exhausted? It’s called postpartum fatigue, and can last up to 4 or 5 months. Mom and dad may both experience chronic exhaustion that feels overwhelming. Learn some tricks to help you get through the first few months of being a new parent.