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One Week Pregnant | Pregnancy Week-by-Week Symptoms| OHbaby!

YOU The first official week of pregnancy actually starts on the day of your period. The Estimated Delivery Date (EDD) of …

Two Weeks Pregnant | Pregnancy Week-by-Week Symptoms| OHbaby!

YOU Ovulation Around the end of week two, or 14 days before the anticipated start of your next period, one of your ovaries …

Three Weeks Pregnant | Pregnancy Week-by-Week Symptoms| OHbaby!

YOU Between four and seven days after fertilization has occurred, your fertilized egg will have reached the uterus and will …

Four Weeks Pregnant | Pregnancy Week-by-Week Symptoms| OHbaby!

YOU You may be beginning to suspect you are pregnant. This is the week when you may miss your first period. Your embryo …

Five Weeks Pregnant | Pregnancy Week-by-Week Symptoms| OHbaby!

YOU The early symptoms of pregnancy may continue this week, and may become more noticeable. A pregnancy test will probably …

Six Weeks Pregnant | Pregnancy Week-by-Week Symptoms| OHbaby!

YOU One of the early signs of pregnancy which you may be experiencing this week is extreme tiredness. You may find that by …

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Pre-Natal Nutrition

Ideally, we want our children to be in the best health that they can possibly be in, therefore, it makes sense to give them …

Sleep science: sleep better in pregnancy

Sleep scientist Clare Ladyman offers sleeping tips for pregnancy in this extract from her book. Sleep is an essential part …

The amazing race of conception

Heroic distances, daunting obstacles and fierce competition — the conception journey defies the odds. In fact, as Dr Andrew …

The power of preconception nutrition

Dietitian Claudia Vavasour explains how eating well can boost fertility – for both him and her!  Infertility affects up to …

Moment of ovulation

Here, the moment of ovulation was accidentally witnessed during a robotic surgery. Previously, ovulation was thought to be a …

Conception: timing it right

An ovarian cycle lasts around 28 days. For a baby to be conceived you must have sex around the time of ovulation -which …

How to strengthen your spine and ease back pain in pregnancy

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Weekly guide multiple pregnancies

In some ways, your twin or triplet pregnancy will be very similar to a singleton pregnancy, in other ways it will be very …

Twin Pregnancy - Double the Trouble?

Multiple pregnancies demand much closer scrutiny to ensure happy, healthy arrivals, writes obstetrician Dr Emma Parry  Many …

Twin Conception

Twice as nice - or double the trouble? Sarah Tennant explores the fascinating facts behind the conception of twins. It's a …

Chorionicity

Whether or not your twins are identical will depend on whether they are the result of a single fertilised egg splitting to …

Zygosity

Monozygotic twins are twins which are the result of a single fertilised egg splitting to form two separate babies. They are …

Two for the price of one

For most people, finding out they are expecting twins comes as something of a shock, with plenty of things to consider. …

Nicknaming your unborn baby

Once upon a time the announcement of baby’s name was as much of a surprise as the newborn’s gender and weight. These days, parents-to-be are becoming more and more candid about potential names for their baby. Some are even cutting to the chase and …

Your Ultimate Hospital Bag Checklist

EXCITING TIMES! There is a frisson of excitement that goes with the very practical task of packing your hospital bag! It compels you to run through every possible scenario to think what you might need. Luckily for you we’ve been there and done …

Serena Williams' moving message to her unborn child

Pregnant tennis star Serena Williams stars in the latest campaign for lingerie line Berlei and it really is a must-see. In the moving video, Serena encourages the next generation, including her unborn child, to invest in themselves.The campaign is …

These babymoon ideas will get you glowing

Before you welcome your little bundle of joy into the world, why not rest-up and relax with a babymoon getaway? From a luxurious lodge in Hanmer Springs to a Nordic spa escape in Sweden, there is a pre-baby holiday – near or far - for all expectant …

Nine tips to make pregnancy easier

There's a heap of lifestyle changes to face when you find out you're pregnant: Taking vitamin supplements and giving up wine and sushi being just a couple of them. Here are nine of our tried and true remedies to deal with all those pregnancy …

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 …

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