Congratulations.
Now that you know you are pregnant you will
probably take note of oddities such as sore
breasts more keenly. Your body will still
look the same but a momentous change is
happening inside you. When this trimester
ends at 12 weeks, a tiny bundle of cells
would have grown into a baby with a beating
heart, a functioning brain and tiny toes
and fingers. Wow..
Did
you know.. at full term the umbilical
cord is about 50cm long and 1.5 cm thick.
Your baby will not feel a thing when the
cord is cut after the birth.
The Chinese
birth calendar is a fun way to
predict your baby's gender before
you go for an ultrasound. It is
not a sure, full-proof way but
undoubtedly..
Being pregnant is a new territory
for new mums so you are bound
to get all kinds of advice from
various and even 'unfamiliar'
quarters. Some are amusing while
others ridiculous and still some
possibly applicable.. Read
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Here are some FAQs on ultrasound
to enlighten some of you who have
doubts on this method of fetal
testing. Contrary to belief, ultrasound
is a perfectly safe method of
checking on fetal anatomies. In
fact many women have 2 or more
scans during their pregnancy term..
Many pregnant
women wish to exercise to stay
fit, to prepare their bodies for
delivery or to recover quickly
after giving birth. There is however
much confusion on the type of
exercise that is considered safe
during pregnancy. Though exercise
has many benefits it should be
suitable for the stage of pregnancy
and it also not threaten the well-being
of both mother and baby..
While some women
go through a nausea-free pregnancy
others are not too fortunate.
Some women have to bear with nausea
and throw-ups throughout their
pregnancies. For most morning
sickness goes away before the
start of the middle trimester.
One thing is for sure:..
You will notice
changes in your appearance, some
pleasant (the famous pregnancy
glow) and some not too pleasant
typical of pregnancy and therefore
an inevitable aspect of it. Once
again it is due to the hormones
at work but..
Sugar is a carbohydrate, one
of the three types of nutrients
our bodies require during pregnancy.
Sugar is also the number one additive
in the food industry containing
zero nutritional value but..
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Twins are the development of
two embryos in the womb. There
are a few types of twinning but
the two most common ones are fraternal
and identical. Fraternal twinning
which by..
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