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Pregnancy: Page 2
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Week 37: The best laid plans…
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was willing the baby to come early and today I'm begging for another week. Why? After all my worrying it's happened - my husband has been diagnosed with swine flu. We don't know if he actually has the dreaded pig lurgy or regular influenza, but he has the symptoms and it was enough for the doctor to...
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Baby For Beyonce!
The Single Ladies singer Beyonce, who is married to rapper Jay-Z, has big plans…to start a family! When the time is right, she will make her dream of becoming a mum, a reality. The 27-year-old superstar has plans to begin a family after she completes her world tour. She said, "I think I'll have a child when it's supposed to happen. Right...
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Week 36: Get Packing
In the last week I've been told twice that I look like I'm having twins. If it's not twins, it feels like a giant alien creature with ten arms that poke me all night long. Her feet are already in my ribs, I'm not sure that there is three more weeks of growing space in there. I may be on maternity leave, but have so far managed to do very little...
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A Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to Swine Flu and Pregnancy
NSW Health has released some guidelines around the treatment of pregnant women with suspected Swine Flu. Expectant mothers may want to heed to various advice and concerns for each trimester of pregnancy. Here is an excerpt. First trimester - In the first trimester, the concern is largely about the effect the mother’s fever may have on the de...
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They Say: We Are What Our Mothers Ate
Did your mum dine on a diet of potato chips, and Oreos or did she eat a healthy mix of veggies, proteins and vitamin enriched eats? New studies are being released that say that we are what our mothers ate. And in turn, if you are a mum, your child will be what you ate. It’s an endless cycle of inherited food related ebb and flow. The big news?...
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Week 35: Moving On
Wow, what a week. In the last seven days I've bought a house, panicked about swine flu, finished up in the office and discovered that baby is 2/5 engaged and preparing for arrival. I feel like my head is about to fall off from all the spinning. While I'm very excited that the baby is doing everything she is supposed to do and moving further down...
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Presenting The Annual Pregnant Woman Bikini Contest
An American radio show hosts a popular annual event that offers women in their third trimester the chance to win $US1,000 to help pay for baby expenses. All the mums-to-be have to do is strut around in bikinis, proudly sporting their baby bumps. However offensive you may find this whole concept, I guarantee you that the coverage of this annual c...
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They Say: Foetuses Are Teachable
Oh no. Just when panicky parents have collectively given up on headphones that stretch across a pregnant belly, this latest research into the braininess of foetuses threatens to spawn a whole new round of in-utero educational products. Still. What scientists found is pretty cool: you can teach foetuses — they have a memory! Here’s how invest...
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They Say: Don’t Conceive Until Swine Flu Threat Ends
As reported in the Guardian, The National Childbirth Trust in the UK has come under fire for suggesting that women put off pregnancy until after the swine flu threat has eased. The NCT, Britain's leading charity for parents, said delaying pregnancy could cut a woman's risk of catching the virus or reduce its severity. "Expectant mothers are though...
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