Pregnancy Health14 min read
Moms' Most Common Questions and Worries
The questions you grab your phone and type into a search engine at 3 a.m.... This section is exactly for those. We've gathered the questions moms ask most in…
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28 long-form guides covering pregnancy, birth preparation, postpartum recovery and the first year with your baby — the same content library the Momly app uses.
Pregnancy Health7 min read
Mental Health During Pregnancy and After Birth
Everyone tells you pregnancy is "the happiest time of your life" — and often it truly is. But anxiety, tension, tearfulness, and thoughts like "am I really going to…
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Pregnancy Health6 min read
Pregnancy Complications: What Happens After a Positive Screen?
"Your test showed something" is not a sentence anyone wants to hear. But let's put this up front: the whole point of prenatal screening is to catch problems while…
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Pregnancy Health5 min read
Maternal Vaccines in Pregnancy
A few vaccines given during pregnancy are among the most powerful protective tools you have. They work for two people at once: you and the baby you're carrying.
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Pregnancy Health8 min read
Skin & Hair Changes During Pregnancy
During pregnancy the hormones in your body (especially estrogen, progesterone, and melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH) rise quickly. At the same time, your blood…
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Pregnancy Health5 min read
Sex and Intimacy During Pregnancy
In a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy, sex is completely safe for most couples. Your baby cannot feel it or be harmed by it. The strong muscles of your uterus, the…
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Pregnancy Health6 min read
Pregnancy Loss and Support
If you've opened this page, either you've been through something painful or you're worried you might be. First, know this: there's nothing here to rush. Read just…
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Nutrition8 min read
Foods to Avoid and Limit During Pregnancy
When you're pregnant, your body recalibrates its immune balance to protect your baby, and one side effect is that you become more vulnerable than usual to certain…
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Birth Preparation7 min read
Birth Interventions: When and How?
Birth doesn't always go by the book—and that's not a problem. Sometimes adding a little support to the process (easing pain, starting labor, helping the baby in the…
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Birth Preparation4 min read
Birth Packages and Insurance Guide
"Where should I give birth, and what will it cost?" — a calculation every mom-to-be in Turkey eventually runs. This guide lays out all three options: public…
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Postpartum10 min read
After Birth: The Postpartum Period and Recovery
The postpartum period, sometimes called the "fourth trimester," begins when your baby is born and lasts about six weeks — a stretch of time when your body and your…
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Postpartum5 min read
Postpartum Weight Loss and Recovery
First, take a deep breath: your body built an entire human being over nine months. Those social-media photos of the "mom back in her bikini six weeks after birth"…
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Postpartum9 min read
Breastfeeding Guide
Because breastfeeding is "natural," people assume it comes effortlessly — but like learning to walk, it's a skill you and your baby learn together. Stumbling in the…
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Newborn Care8 min read
Newborn Care: The First Days
You waited nine months, and now they're in your arms—probably with a hundred questions running through your mind. Take a breath: newborn care is a skill you learn,…
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Newborn Care3 min read
Baby Sleep and Safe Sleep
The first months with a newborn are a sleep marathon—and you're the one running it! This guide covers two things: the rules for putting your baby to sleep as safely…
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Newborn Care5 min read
Baby Bath and Skin Care
That first bath is the moment most parents get the most excited about (and sweat the most over): a soapy, squirming, tiny little human... Relax — with this guide…
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Newborn Care3 min read
Vaccines and Newborn Screenings
Turkey's childhood immunization program is a completely free system that protects your baby against 13 serious diseases. Your family health center calls you in…
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Baby Development & Feeding2 min read
Month-by-Month Baby Development (0–6 Months)
"My neighbor's baby has started rolling over, and mine is still just looking around!"—stop, no comparing. Every baby develops on their own timeline, and the range…
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Baby Development & Feeding5 min read
Starting Solid Foods (6-12 Months)
The first spoonful — a huge moment for both you and your baby! But the second you ask the internet, a thousand contradictory rules pour in: "vegetables first,"…
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Family & Extras1 min read
Becoming a Dad
As I write these lines, we are no longer two; between us there is a little one we haven't met yet but already love.
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Family & Extras5 min read
Baby Name Ideas
A name is the first gift you'll give your baby — and probably the topic you'll argue about the most! This guide brings together names chosen along with their…
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Family & Extras4 min read
Your Baby's Zodiac Sign
"Which sign will my baby be?" — one of the sweetest conversation topics of pregnancy! Check your baby's sign based on the due date, enjoy reading the personality…
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Safety & Everyday Life24 min read
What Not to Do in Pregnancy
During pregnancy, certain behaviors, foods, medications, environmental exposures, and daily habits can pose risks to the health of both mother and baby. This guide…
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Safety & Everyday Life4 min read
Travel in Pregnancy: Plane, Car and More
"Can I travel while pregnant?" is one of the most common questions. The short answer: in most trouble-free pregnancies, at the right time and with the right…
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Nutrition5 min read
Beneficial Foods for Mom and Baby
If you have no allergies and your doctor approves, the foods below can support a balanced diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Their benefits come from…
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Birth Preparation5 min read
Pre-Birth Shopping Guide
We've grouped the items you'll need most before your baby arrives. The goal is a complete starter set — you don't have to buy everything at once.
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Birth Preparation1 min read
Hospital Bag Checklist
This is the exact hospital bag checklist from the Momly app — for mom, baby, documents and your birth partner. In the app you can tick items off one by one and add…
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Birth Preparation2 min read
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
These questions come from the app’s “Questions for My Doctor” section. In the app you can add any of them to your own list and walk into every appointment prepared.
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