Hiral Parikh

Most women start experiencing significant back pain around the 5th or 6th month due to the shifting center of gravity. However, a doctor's evaluation is always best to make sure it's normal muscular pain and not something else. Try gentle stretches after consulting your physician.

Oh God, I read so many scary articles about MSG and ajinomoto during my first trimester and was completely terrified! Honestly, having a tiny bit once in a blue moon in home-cooked food won't harm, but to stay stress-free, it's better to avoid it. Just ask your doctor once so you don't keep worrying.

Even without full penetration, if semen gets near the vaginal opening, sperm can swim up and cause pregnancy. I kept up with my light prenatal yoga and walking only because my doctor said my pregnancy was perfectly safe, so keep these things in mind.

Actually, it depends on how your pregnancy is going, yaar. Usually, there's dating scan, NT scan, anomaly scan in the 5th month, and then growth scans later. I had about 5 scans in total because my gynac wanted to be super sure about everything.

I want to add broccoli to my salads, but is raw broccoli safe? Or should I only eat it boiled or stir-fried? Let me know what you guys do.