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First trimester pregnancy exercises.
Exercising during the first few months of pregnancy keeps your fitness and energy levels up, reduces risks of complication during pregnancy, boosts your mood and eases back and pelvic pain. In the first trimester, you can take part in most of...
Second trimester pregnancy exercises.
In the second trimester, you need to monitor your body’s reaction to exercise, and accordingly increase the duration or intensity of your workouts. Ensure that you discontinue any activity that can throw you off-balance, like gymnastics,...
Third trimester pregnancy exercises.
Welcome to the third trimester! Getting to the start of your third trimester really is the beginning of the countdown to when you will be having your baby, but keeping yourself active in this trimester will help you with labor and recovery after...
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Pregnancy diet
All you can and cannot eat during your pregnancy. Cravings are natural during pregnancy, however here are some of the food that you can have a lot of and some that you might need to avoid for a few months.
Morning sickness during pregnancy.
Morning sickness One of the classic symptoms of early pregnancy is nausea or morning sickness. It’s so common that more than 50% of pregnant women will experience it in some form. However, the term morning sickness is not really a good name...
Old wives tales for gender prediction.
You’ll find when you are pregnant that everyone’s an expert with an opinion, even if you aren’t that interested in hearing it! Though most people will be good hearted...
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Constipation in pregnancy.
Constipation is one of the most common health issues during pregnancy. Though as familiar and universal as it is, constipation still...
Facts you didn’t know about ovulation.
Ovulation is the fertile window in your menstrual cycle. It's when a mature egg (and sometimes there’s more than one!) is released from your ovary, swept down the fallopian tube, and is available to be fertilised by a sperm. Which ovary...
Trimester 3
By the third trimester, the baby is having regular periods of rest and activity. It frequently changes the way it is lying, kicks and moves to find its own comfortable positions in the uterus. Your baby's brain and nervous system will be fully formed by now and its lungs are continuing to mature.
3 Weeks pregnant - What to expect?
Give yourself some time to celebrate, because reaching the 3rd week means conception! Being 3 weeks pregnant means that one of your partner's sperm and one of your eggs have combined and you are in the earliest of stages of pregnancy. If, by chance,...
Luteal phase.
Luteal phase This is the phase of your menstrual cycle which begins after you have ovulated and lasts until either pregnancy occurs or the breakdown of the corpus luteum has begun. The typical length for a luteal phase is 10 – 16 days, though...
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
Intrauterine growth retardation or IUGR for short occurs in around 3-5% of all pregnancies. This is a condition where the baby’s growth is compromised and restricted, so that they are smaller than they should be. By definition, a baby...