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pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimesters
The third trimester: 28 – 40 weeks pregnant
Week 28 to birth In the third trimester you will probably be feeling a combination of excitement as the birth approaches, mixed with an increasing desire to hurry things along. As you are now carrying a large weight around, you will experience a number of symptoms related specifically to your increasing size. By now your [...]
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pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimesters
The second trimester: 13- 27 weeks pregnant
Week 13 to week 27 The second trimester is often considered to be the best period of pregnancy. You will probably find that many of the side effects of the first trimester have begun to disappear and you should begin to experience a general feeling of contentment and well-being. Also, you do not yet have [...]
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pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimesters
The first trimester: 1 – 12 weeks pregnant
Week one to week 12 The first trimester is a period of major development for your foetus and of profound physical and emotional changes for you. You may realise that you are pregnant straight away, however many women will not realise they are pregnant until at least week four or five. This is one of the [...]
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Are Women Using Pregnancy to ‘Jump Ship’ on Their Jobs?
Today’s question: Was new motherhood easier or harder than your day job? New data from the United Kingdom found that out of 2,000 women surveyed, almost half of them were “considering having a baby to get a year off work.” Three quick points: The survey was reported on by The Daily Mail, a notoriously sensationalist British publication [...]
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Most Popular Baby Names
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released the top baby names from the 2011 birth certificates across the United States. This year Jacob and Sophia are the winners of the most popular names! Unlike other lists of most popular baby names, these are actually the most popular baby names based on the entire birth certificate data. Is your [...]
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pregnancy, pregnant celebrities
Pregnant Snooki Gives Up Tanning!
Just like Jessica Simpson had to give up high heels during her third trimester, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is also making sacrifices for her baby-to-be. “Whoa look at this non tan. #pregnantproblems,” the pregnant Jersey Shore star, who is expecting her first child with fiance Jionni LaValle later this year, tweeted May 12. According to E! News, the 24-year-old hasn’t g otten her fake and bake on since last [...]
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Hyperemesis in Pregnancy
Hyperemesis is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy that is diagnosed when a mother experiences rapid weight loss, dehydration, and malnutrition. The Hyperemesis Education & Research (HER) Foundation has declared May 15th to be the first annual Hyperemesis Day. Hyperemesis is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy that is diagnosed when a mother [...]
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What causes twins?
The world is fascinated by babies that come in pairs - twins. The love of twins and other multiples has been going on for as long as we have recorded history. And in recent years, due to many reasons, the number of twins and other multiple pregnancies has been on the rise. Often I’m asked what [...]
