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Pregnancy weight gain
During pregnancy, it's a good idea to keep track of your weight gain. Always consult with your healthcare professional if you are concerned. Learn More.
Baby Development Stages
Pregnancy is an exciting time, full of changes and anticipation.
Pregnancy Week 31
As D-Day fast approaches, your little one is starting to turn upside down. What a clever baby! But you already knew that.
Pregnancy week 30
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.
Pregnancy week 29
As you inch your way towards the finish line – you will be giving birth in about ten weeks! – your baby is still growing by leaps and bounds, even opening her eyes this week.
Pregnancy week 28
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!
Benefits of Breastfeeding and Breast Milk
Experts agree breast milk is best for babies. It is the most nutritionally complete food your newborn will ever have. The benefits of breastfeeding for you and your baby can last a lifetime.
Pregnancy Week 25
Two more weeks left of the second trimester. You are gearing up for the home stretch. Your baby’s sense of touch is starting to blossom.
Pregnancy week 24
Can you feel the baby reacting to noises and your caresses yet? Towards the end of the second trimester is when that starts to happen, so be on the lookout.
Week 23
Your baby is now 29cm long from head to toe and weighs considerably over 550g. You have got around 16 more weeks to go!
Pregnancy week 22
If you could look inside, you’d see your baby sucking her thumb, her sucking reflex practically perfected now. It’s nature’s way of getting her to breastfeed from birth.
Pregnancy week 21
Though the baby now weighs around 400gms, your little darling still has plenty of room in your belly. And likes to use it when not asleep!
Pregnancy week 20
Il se passe tellement de choses dans votre ventre cette semaine que vous voudriez peut-être faire une petite sieste après avoir lu à ce sujet !
Pregnancy week 19
Your little lodger weighs around 335g now – weigh a grapefruit in your hand and that’s about how heavy she is.
Pregnancy Week 18
Lots of leaps and bounds happening in week 18, from nerve cells multiplying to the beginnings of fingerprints.
Pregnancy week 17
Your little one now weighs around 150g and is looking more and more like a “real” baby every day.
Pregnancy week 16
If you could see inside yourself and watch your growing baby, you would see him sucking his thumb!
Pregnancy week 15
Though your baby is planted deep inside you, this is the week where everything gets set up for his sense of smell.
Pregnancy week 14
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!
Pregnancy week 13
The start of your second trimester is the start of lots of new development milestones for your baby.
Trimester 1
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.
Baby Stool
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.
Spacing Out Your Kids
While it may have been tedious handling that first child, it’s not long before some mums dream of having more kids. This also means considering how to space them out.
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
Healthy Diet for Nursing Mothers
Just as it was important to eat right while you were pregnant, it's also vital that you continue to do so while breastfeeding.
How to Bathe Your Baby: Step-by-step
Baby’s first bath will be a new experience for both of you, so give yourself plenty of time to relax and enjoy it.
Why Is My Baby Crying - Why Babies Cry
When you’re a new parent your baby’s crying can be overwhelming. Remember it’s a new world outside the womb and your little one is adjusting to his new surroundings.
Your Breastfeeding Guide, Tips, and Much More
Yes, it seems like another pregnancy miracle, but it’s true—your body produces the perfect baby food: Breast milk. For starters, learn as much as you can even before baby arrives!
Pregnancy
Your every meal right now is already shaping your baby’s future eating habits. From conception, the next 1000 days is crucial for their development.
Recovery after cesarean section: avenues for reflection
As with any surgery, re-establishing a caesarean section takes time and requires personal care.