Finland started giving out to parents of newborns for free? They’re boxes with basically everything you need to keep an infant alive, healthy, and happy:clothes, a towel, a quilt, diapers, bibs, a book, a toy. The kit even comes with a mattress, so the box itself can be used as the baby’s first crib. For …
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The Diet for Two Now that you’re pregnant, you can’t but help become intensely aware of the connection between your own nutrition and the health of your unborn baby. Most women feel motivated to modify their eating habits. As days go by, you find that you start craving for carbohydrates and you may not know …
Your Exercise program Now that you are pregnant, your exercise options become limited during but a number of excellent choices exist. Activities involving running or jogging, walking, aerobic dance, bicycling, swimming, and tennis can all be pursued to some degree. Some activities should be taken up before you conceive if you wish to continue them …
The body changes You may not notice any changes on the first day of fertilization since it has just started. Changes in the baby On the first day, the egg and sperm nuclei fuse to form a structure called the zygote. There is mixing of genetic material and within 12hours, the zygote creates a copy …
Introduction The beginning of your menses starts from the first day of your period. If pregnancy is to take place, this is counted as the first week of your pregnancy. The ovaries do have immature egg cells (oocytes) resting within and may be invisible to ultrasound. During the course of the cycle, as menstrual bleeding …
There are a few minor complications that can occur during and after childbirth. Many of these last the whole pregnancy and are accompanied by other problems. Morning sickness: The condition, which can range from feelings of nausea to continuous vomiting, can occur at any time of the day or all through the day. For some …