Week by week pregnancy
Follow the miraculous journey of your pregnancy in our comprehensive week-by-week guide. …
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Morning Sickness During Pregnancy
Most women experience some degree of morning sickness in early pregnancy. Symptoms range from mild nausea when you wake up …
How and when to take a pregnancy test
How do you know when it is best to take a pregnancy test? A woman’s body can be hard to read sometimes. Nausea, tender or …
Getting ready for pregnancy
Getting pregnant is something that most of us take for granted, but conceiving isn't always easy. However, there are things …
Conception: the basics
Dr Andrew Murray from Fertility Associates lays out tactics for a good-quality and successful conception (it’s a bloke …
The amazing race of conception
Heroic distances, daunting obstacles and fierce competition — the conception journey defies the odds. In fact, as Dr Andrew …
A personal and powerful account of loss and hope
Robyn and Jonathan Dove experienced six painful years of infertility before conceiving their son, Toby - only to tragically …
How to optimise your chance of conception & a healthy pregnancy
How do you optimise your chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy? OHbaby! fertility specialist Dr Andrew Murray …
Foods to Eat and Avoid During Pregnancy
Take extra precautions with food in pregnancy to help ensure you and your baby stay healthy. Here’s our guide on which foods …
Tips for buying maternity bras
Nursing bras, side slings, A-frames, full cups, three-quarter cups, OMG! It’s a whole other language! Maternity bras sound …
Beautiful baby shower with just a hint of boho and a lot of style!
A sunlit brunch with her closest family and friends was the perfect way to celebrate a baby shower. Lindsay Chesley shares …
Share your creative and inspiring pregnancy or birth announcement!
We're looking for creative, beautiful and cool pregnancy and birth announcements to inspire parents to mark this special …
FREE fun pregnancy printables
Have some fun with your pregnancy by downloading and printing off these free milestone cards! Announce it to the world, or …
Cute video baby announcement
We're always suckers for a cute pregnancy or birth announcement. So, as soon as we saw this one we had to share …
Photographing Your Pregnancy
The remarkable changes to your body during pregnancy are worth recording. Not just for your own sake, but also for your …
Birth announcement: Special of the Day
We love this stop-motion video created by Auckland parents Davian and Kristy to announce their "Special Of The Day" - the …
Birth photography - Sarah's words
Welcome Te Mana The birth of Te Mana was quick and sweet. He was met by those ready to love and care for him, his family. Te …
Buying for baby: what you'll really need
Congratulations, you're having a baby! It is an exciting time, with so much to do. Shopping for a baby can be bewildering …
Obstetrician explains: three stages of labour
The big moment has finally arrived! But what happens now? Specialist obstetrician, Dr Nick Walker explains the fine …
Multiple pregnancies guide weeks 5-8
Week 5 At this stage you will probably still not know that you are carrying multiples, as the babies are still too small to …
Baby loss: the story of Poppy Sunshine
Lisa Crear shares her story of baby loss with Christine Stride, in the hope of raising awareness for other mums. "My fiancé …
One mum shares her journey to acceptance
Acceptance is the fifth stage of grief; the culmination of a mourning process that sometimes you are completely unaware you …
How can we help a friend who has lost a baby?
Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place every October. In recognition of the unimaginable loss some parents must face, we asked …
Ectopic pregnancy explained
OHbaby! expert obstetrician Martin Sowter explains ectopic pregnancies - when baby is not growing in the right …
An unthinkable loss
The loss of a pregnancy through stillbirth or miscarriage is devastating. Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place ever year …
Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW)
"Grief, for me, is a mixture of heartache, loneliness and desperate confusion washing over me, in waves of various heights, …
Pregnancy Due Date Calculator
Use the drop-down menu to calculate your due date or current weeks of pregnancy. How is my due date calculated? Your due date is calculated from the first day of your last period. The most common way to calculate your due date is by counting …
Why is pregnancy nine months long?
It's been a long held belief that human babies are born underdeveloped compared with other primates because of the problem of fitting a baby's head through their mother's birth canal. But new research is turning that, well, on its head. Holly …