12 Weeks Pregnant: Should You Get An Amniocentesis?
Her digestive system is also well on its way to being self-sustaining, as her intestines grow and move into her abdomen, and her kidneys begin to release urine into her bladder. Further up, her brain synapses are becoming more advanced, and the face that you’ll soon know and love starts to take shape. Some more subtle changes are also beginning to occur, as […]
13 Weeks Pregnant: Is Your Sex Drive Amped Up or Dulled Down?
One important identifying feature your baby now has is a fingerprint on each of his tiny fingers. Other developments include a network of veins beneath his tissue-thin skin, as well as small bones in his arms and legs. Additionally, your little one is starting to form the vocal cords that will soon produce heart-melting coos and […]
Fitness: An Empty Nest Can Be The Perfect Setting To Get In Shape
Mothers sometimes say that it’s hard for them to get in their daily 30 minutes of exercise because they spend the majority of their time juggling a career and taking care of a house full of kids. Well, now that the chicks have flown the coop, you have the space and time to get fit […]
Since You’ve Been Gone: Making Big Plans Once Your Chick Has Flown The Coop
Now that you have an empty nest, life may seem a little quieter than it used to be. There is no longer a parade of your kids and their friends tromping through the house, asking for food and needing to be cleaned up after. Is this really something to be sad over? You’ve done your […]
5 Weeks Pregnant: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy
Your baby is still pretty small about the size of a beauty mark. He resembles a small tadpole as the beginnings of a spinal A develop and form a tail. His umbilical cord has formed, and your placenta is hard at work helping to deliver nutrients and keeping the bad stuff away from his fragile body. Perhaps you […]
11 Weeks Pregnant: Breaking The News To Coworkers
Additionally, he’s starting to form teeth buds beneath his gums, and his bones are getting nice and strong. He’ll be exercising his new limbs a lot now, kicking, stretching and moving about, even though it will be another four to eight weeks before you can feel him. His body is also preparing for life on […]
6 Excuse-Proof Exercises
If, like many of us, you want to lose weight and tone your body but don’t want to spend the time or money at a gym, you’ve come to the right place. The six exercise Images below are easy to follow and can all be done in the comfort of your home in less time […]
9 Weeks Pregnant: Time to Go Bra Shopping
If you could view your baby in detail, you might see that the tail formed by his spine, called the embryonic tail, is now gone. You’d also observe that he has little earlobes and fully formed eyes, even though his lids will stay fused shut until around week 27. Things you wouldn’t quite be able […]
6 Weeks Pregnant: Emotional Ups and Downs
And that circulatory system that was just starting to form last week? Well, this week it may be fully functioning, with a tiny heart pulsing 100 to 160 times each minute. Additionally, she’s starting to develop buds that will eventually grow into arms and legs, as well as a pituitary gland that will spur the […]
1 Week Pregnant: Preparing Your Body For Pregnancy
Week one of pregnancy begins on the first day of your last menstrual period, even though you haven’t actually conceived yet. This is the time when your doctor will begin counting down your 40 weeks of pregnancy. Confusing, isn’t it? So why do we jump the gun on the countdown? Because each time you have […]
7 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Brain Cells Are Quickly Forming
His brain isn’t all that’s coming along; she’s also growing other integral organs, such as a heart and kidneys. In fact, he likely has a heart rateof about 100 beats per minute at this point. Additionally, your baby may be developing a tongue, arms and legs. Toward the end of your seventh week, your child is nearly […]
2 Weeks Pregnant: Optimizing Your Chances For Fertilization
At week two, your menstrual period has ended and your uterine lining is thickening as your egg ripens, getting ready to be released into your fallopian tube. If all goes according to plan, toward the end of this week your egg should be perfectly positioned for fertilization. Fertilization is the moment when the sperm makes […]