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Every day, your baby develops more, getting ready to make an entrance into the world in just under 10 weeks. Has it gone fast or is the time creeping by for you? Every mum feels it differently.
Your baby still has some growing to do but as of today, he’s big enough laying down to fit on your forearm between your hand and your elbow.
Your little one is around 38 cm long from crown to toe and already weights about 1.2 kilos, a third of her birth weight. Her feet measure around 5½ cm – yes, they are tiny!
Your baby is still developing as you head into the final lap but it’s mostly perfecting and polishing from here on out. He or she is getting ready to meet you!
Things are slowing down a little in your belly now. That’s because everything is getting close to being cooked! Your baby is around 45 cm long and weighs 2.2 juicy kilos.
Six weeks. That’s about how long you’ve got left before you get to meet the little person growing inside you. Amazing, right? We think so. Read on to know more about this week.
Introducing baby to complementary foods
After six months of age, baby’s evolving needs call for the introduction of appropriate complementary foods
Don't forget your support system
Choosing to breastfeed is one of the most important decisions you can make regarding your baby's health.
Introducing a bottle expressed breast milk
Bottle feeding does not have to mean an end to breastfeeding. It may just be another means for your baby to continue to receive full nutrition in the form of expressed breast milk
Breast milk helps protect babies from diseases during infancy
And even later in life
Breastfeeding hunger & fullness cues
Depending on her level of hunger, your baby’s cues may become very obvious to you.
Breast milk is the best start for babies
Breast milk is the best start for babies
Breastfeeding is well worth the practice and patience it can sometimes take. Here are some common concerns that breastfeeding mums have, and solutions to remedy them.
Having a basic understanding about breast milk, breastfeeding and your breastfed baby will help you enjoy every moment that you’re nourishing and nurturing your baby.
The protein in breast milk is one of the most important nutrients for babies
The protein in breast milk is one of the most important nutrients for babies
Breastfeeding Guide: Before, During & After Birth
Practical action steps to take before, during, and after birth
Even before your baby makes her grand entrance, you may have noticed changes in your breasts. This is your body preparing to breastfeed.
Your little one now weighs around 150g and is looking more and more like a “real” baby every day.
If you could see inside yourself and watch your growing baby, you would see him sucking his thumb!
Though your baby is planted deep inside you, this is the week where everything gets set up for his sense of smell.
Your baby is about the size of a grapefruit! Have you felt her move or kick yet? If not, you should be able to in the next weeks!
The start of your second trimester is the start of lots of new development milestones for your baby.
The first trimester of your pregnancy – the first 12 weeks – can be an exciting time. This tiny little being is growing inside you. You probably have lots of questions.
A lot of women start to believe that it’s all really real as they move into their second trimester. Is that you? Either way, there’s a lot going on in weeks 13 to 26.
You are now officially in your third and final trimester - your baby is all about fast track development from here on out.
After all the excitement of planning for the baby picking names, choosing little outfits and packing all the essentials for delivery, most new parents are caught completely off guard by the harsh r
Feeling lonely in a hyperconnected World?
Bringing a child into the world can foster a deep sense of collaboration between the expecting parents, but once the baby arrives, the realities of caring for the child and financially supporting t
Raising a baby doesn’t come with a handbook, but young parents often feel guilty that they’re lacking the “expert parenting skills” they see around them.
With daily access to a family’s activities and milestones, virtually anyone can respond to a post, leaving parents feeling naked to the judgment of others.
Yes, this is all about your baby’s poop! The most important thing is to be able to identify abnormal stool to know when to see your baby’s doctor if the need arises.