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Fetal development - week 34
By ThinkBaby on 19/05/2005 16:01:48
Time to turn
deposits ready for life outside the womb.What's happening with Mum?As you get closer to the end of your pregnancy you may be worried about premature labour and your waters breaking. It’s quite unlikely that your waters will break before labour itself begins
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Didn't know you were pregnant?
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/09/2009 01:26:29
Once you know you are pregnant, drink and any drugs are usually off-limits, but what if you didn't know you were expecting, until now?
later pregnancy, or produce a premature or low-birth-weight baby.Use of cocaine in early pregnancy is not such a worry, but as with dope, continued use later into or throughout pregnancy could cause serious problems.CigarettesSmoking before pregnancy
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Conception and your gynaelogical history
By ThinkBaby on 06/08/2007 01:01:06
How your gynae history may affect your fertility and pregnancy, and when you should have no cause for concern
and are pregnant, then it's important that you seek medical help as soon as possible, as PID in pregnancy raises the risks of miscarriage, premature birth, and stillbirth if left untreated.Bacterial vaginosis (VB)VB is one of the most common vaginal infections
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Any day now
By ThinkBaby on 23/10/2009 01:25:46
What you should know about the final weeks of pregnancy
may be feeling anxious about the birth and about getting everything ready in time before your baby arrives, or you may already have everything ready and be impatient to meet your baby, and maybe even be feeling bored with pregnancy. Meanwhile you
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Fetal development: Week 26
By ThinkBaby on 27/05/2005 12:05:53
Look at me!
developing and sometime around now he will open his eyes for the first time and start to blink. His eyes are developing the colour they will be at birth which, depending on ethnicity, will either be blue or brown. Babies born with blue eyes may develop a
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Safe Sleeping for Babies
By Louise Rogers on 20/10/2009 02:16:00
Raised awareness now means babies are more likely to sleep safely in their cots, but there are a few useful start points for every parent.
Never share a bed with your baby if you or your partner: are smokers (even if you don't smoke in bed or at home); feel very tired; have been drinking alcohol; take medication or drugs that make you drowsy; OR if your baby was born premature or small at birth
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Just pregnant – everything you need to know about early pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 23/06/2011 18:19:38
From the first signs and symptoms of pregnancy to announcing you’re pregnant to the world: all about the first trimester
-wracking thing you’ll ever experience.See what your baby looks like week by week with these amazing in utero pictures for weeks 2-13.Share your experience - join one of our birth groupsHead over to our forums and you will find your birth group. These are great
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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
that it's time to start getting your nether regions ready for the birth. Daily perineal massage can help pre-stretch the area which will need to stretch so much to accommodate your baby's head at birth and reduce the chance of you tearing or needing
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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
, or if there is a discharge when you have the contractions. You'll also need to tell your midwife or GP about any contractions right away if there has been some concern about premature birth during your pregnancy so far.Diet and nutritionYou may well have experience
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Your one-month-old
By ThinkBaby on 23/04/2010 16:52:48
Weeks four to eight - it's not all just sleep and tears
measurements. NB: All babies develop at their own pace and some will reach developmental landmarks more quickly than others. This timeline is meant only as an approximate guide for parents. Premature babies will develop more slowly than full-term babies and can
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