Week 4: Your fertilized egg is implanted in the wall of your uterus and the placenta and umbilical cord begin to form. Week 6: The tiny embryo’s heart begins to pump blood and the neural tube that will become the spine closes. She takes on a C-shape and tiny little arm and leg buds begin …
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You will likely feel anxious about labor and wish you could go ahead and have the baby now. This doesn’t mean that there is anything wrong with your baby. The sense you have of urgency is due to metabolic changes in the brain. Subtle shifts have gone on in each trimester bringing about the fatigue …
During your second trimester of pregnancy, you probably have a general idea of what to eat when pregnant. By now you are managing your caffeine habit, have likely overcome your morning sickness, and have made fundamental changes to your diet to increase your health, and that of your baby, during pregnancy. The second trimester brings …
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Pregnancy is a huge process. The moment of conception is a miracle all on it’s own considering the probability of one sperm fertilizing 1 egg. Conception can only happen within 2 days of ovulation. Those 2 days are very busy for the sperm that is traveling past the acidic cervical mucous up through the uterus …
When you first learn you’re having a baby, you probably immediately begin to question your diet and wonder what to eat when pregnant. Healthy nutrition is crucial during all stages of pregnancy, but the steps you take during your first trimester help to prepare yourself for the rest of your pregnancy. Also, over the first …