Archive for the ‘Pregnancy Diaries’ Category
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
 How Do I Figure Out My Baby's Due Date? Wouldn’t life be a lot less complicated if your due date would be the date you actually deliver? According to many studies, only one out of every 20 babies are born on their due date. A normal full term baby is anywhere from 38 to 42 weeks. That’s (more…)
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
 Do You Think That You're Pregnant? Here Are Early Signs Of Pregnancy It could be your period is just a drop overdue or not even expected for another few weeks, but you just have a feeling that something is cooking. The only way to be sure very early on, is to produce a a positive pregnancy test. Some women might experience one or many of these early pregnancy symptoms and some will not experience them (more…)
Tags: How Do You Know If Your Pregnant, How To Tell If Your Pregnant, Pregnancy Symptom
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
 Everybody feels tired during pregnancy. It’s completely normal, but if you always feel exhausted, your doctor or midwife may recommend testing for anemia. Recent studies have shown that anemia affects one in five pregnant women. Anemia occurs when there is a lack of iron, causing your red blood cell count to be low. When there is a low red blood cell count, the blood has a hard time carrying (more…)
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
 Most people think that the time to start showing the baby their love is as soon as they’re born. These people are absolutely wrong. Recent studies have shown that babies in a mothers womb can hear what’s going on and sense their parents love. Why wait till after birth to show your baby how much you love them? When Mom and Dad bond with their fetus they are teaching him the (more…)
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Your baby is soon arriving and you want to be the best mother that you can be. It’s very normal to feel a bit overwhelmed and to be thinking “Where do I even begin”? We put together a list to make it a little easier to prepare for (more…)
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Obviously there can not be an exact height and weight for all newborns, but they weigh an average of 7 1/2 pounds and measure about 20 inches long. The bones in their skulls are not yet fused together so it allows the bones to overlap if it gets tight when going (more…)
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
At 39 weeks your baby is finally ready for the real world. Her facial features are completely formed. Her eyes can now stay open and her ears are poking out from her head. She continues to put on a layer of fat to help her regulate her body temperature after birth. It very likely may be that she (more…)
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Monday, July 26th, 2010
At 38 weeks your baby weighs 6.8 pounds and measures over 19 1/2 inches. She is really crowded in your womb but she folds and flexes her elbows and feet to make her more comfy. She may kick you a little bit so don’t be alarmed. You may feel your baby hiccuping now, this is because she is (more…)
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Even though your due date is another three weeks away, your baby is now considered “full term”. If you would give birth now her lungs would most likely be mature enough to adjust to real life. If you are having a scheduled c-section though, your doctor would most likely not schedule it until 39 weeks because (more…)
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
At week 36 your baby continues to pack on the weight, gaining about an ounce a day. She weighs about 6 pounds and measures more than 18 1/2 inches. She’s shedding most of the hair that covered her body together with the waxy substance that she was surrounded by to protect her from the amniotic fluid. Her nails are really long and she may even (more…)
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