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Bringing Baby Home: A First-Time Parent’s Checklist

October 10, 2025

Becoming a parent for the first time is exciting, emotional, and a little overwhelming. There’s so much to think about as you prepare to welcome your little one home. Whether you’re weeks away from your due date or want to plan ahead, having a simple checklist can make those early days less stressful. Here’s a practical guide to help first-time pa…

Bringing Baby Home: A First-Time Parent’s Checklist

October 10, 2025

Becoming a parent for the first time is exciting, emotional, and a little overwhelming. There’s so much to think about as you prepare to welcome your little one home. Whether you’re weeks away from your due date or want to plan ahead, having a simple checklist can make those early days less stressful. Here’s a practical guide to help first-time pa…

Can You Get Pregnant on Your Period?

Any time you have unprotected sex, there’s a possibility you could get pregnant, including on your period. Although it’s very rare, it can happen. If it does happen, it’s important to know your next steps. Keep reading to find out more! Can You Get Pregnant on Your Period? Yes. Although unlikely, it is possible to get pregnant during your p…

Pregnancy Tests: How They Work, Accuracy, and More

January 22, 2025

You might wonder if home pregnancy tests provide accurate results. Regardless of how you feel about being pregnant, there are a few things you should know about home pregnancy tests. Keep reading to learn more. How Do Pregnancy Tests Work? About 10 days after conception (when a sperm fertilizes an egg), the embryo implants into a woman’s ut…

Possible Causes for a Late Period with a Negative Pregnancy Test

January 22, 2024

If you’ve missed a period and don’t want to be pregnant, you may feel a little frantic. But what if you’ve missed a period and you have a negative pregnancy test? Even if your negative pregnancy test brings relief, you may still have a lot of questions. Should you take another test? Why is your period still missing? Should you call a doctor? Other…

What to Know About Morning Sickness in Pregnancy

October 7, 2023

Pregnancy nausea can make women feel physically miserable and emotionally drained. If you’re experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with morning sickness, know that you’re not alone. In this blog, we’ll be exploring:What is morning sickness When it starts Ways to alleviate itKeep reading to learn more. What is Morning Sickness? Although most peo…

When Do You First Feel Movement in Pregnancy?

September 1, 2023

Pregnancy can cause a lot of new sensations in your body. Whether it’s nausea or breast tenderness, symptoms may feel uncomfortable as you try to figure out what’s happening. Then, deciphering between gas, muscle cramps, and movement inside of your belly can be confusing! Here’s what you need to know about when you should feel movement in pregnanc…

What You Need to Know About Alcohol in Pregnancy

If you just found out that you’re pregnant, you may have angst about what you ate, drank, or did in the last few weeks…but you didn’t even know you were pregnant! At Care Net of NNY, we want to empower you with the information you need to make the best decisions for you moving forward. What if I drank alcohol before I knew that I was pregnant? As…