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33 weeks pregnant - seven weeks left
By Maria Muennich on 27/08/2008 00:57:55
49 days to go until your due date and you're probably feeling a little cramped in there
into the run-up to birth the pressure on your lungs should ease again. Practice contractions, or Braxton Hicks contractions can be a further source of abdominal discomfort for some women at this stage of pregnancy. All women have Braxton Hicks contractions
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34 weeks pregnant and counting
By Maria Muennich on 02/09/2008 11:30:18
42 days until your due date - here's what you may be experiencing and what to get ready this week
at least some Braxton Hicks contractions at this stage. If you do think you are experiencing regular contractions then make a point of actually timing them to be sure. Note what they feel like and how painful they are. One of the first things your midwife
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Pregnancy second time around - labour and birth
By Maria Muennich on 12/11/2009 01:21:41
You've been through it once, but what can you expect to be different with labour this time?
The experience that you gained during your first labour is usually a distinct advantage for second-time mums: You've researched birthing options, you know what the stages of labour are, you know how different the start of labour feels from Braxton
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Pregnancy month-by-month: Third Trimester
By Maria Muennich on 29/03/2009 01:58:16
What you can expect and what you need to prepare for over these months
(particularly if sudden), have a bad headache, nausea, vomiting or a rise in blood pressure then contact your doctor right away.By month eight, some women will already have felt the practice contractions of the womb that are known as Braxton Hicks contractions
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37 weeks pregnant - just three weeks to go
By Maria Muennich on 23/09/2008 00:47:58
Still three weeks off your due date but you've reached term - you're baby wouldn't be considered a premmie if he arrived today
labour' is very common towards the end of your pregnancy as the practise contractions, Braxton Hicks, become stronger and more noticeable. False labour is also more common when this isn't your first baby. If you're not quite sure how to recognise true
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