Pregnancy – Week 6

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Mum Its normal to have lost weight if you are experiencing morning sickness but you may have gained a little weight and starting to notice changes in your body by now. The rise in hormones may cause some women to experience headaches or a feeling of being light headed. Some women have no pregnancy symptoms at all but if you ...

Pregnancy – Week 4

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Mum If your period doesn’t occur it might be one of the first signs that you’re pregnant. Any slight body changes noticed may be mistaken for normal pre-menstrual symptoms. You might develop a strange taste in your mouth and your breasts may feel odd. You could also notice some light spotting. Home pregnancy tests work by detecting Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin ...

Pregnancy – Week 2

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Mum A major sign of ovulation is the change to your mucus which becomes thin and clear, looking a little like egg white. The lining of your womb becomes engorged with blood ready to receive and nourish the expectant embryo. In preparation for supporting a pregnancy, your body’s hormones also begin to rise. Fertilisation occurs if one of the 350 ...

Pregnancy – Week 5

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Mum This week you may suspect you’re pregnant as the embryo produces hormones which halt your menstrual cycle. Its about 3 weeks from conception making you five weeks pregnant. Some early symptoms may include nausea, which can happen at any time of the day or night but is usually referred to as “morning sickness”, darkening of the areola, tender or ...

Pregnancy – Week 3

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Mum You haven’t even missed your period yet so it’s too early to notice any changes. The lining of your uterus is thickening and secreting a lot of nutritious fluid in preparation for implantation of an embryo, usually 7–12 days after fertilisation. If the egg and sperm join successfully, the embryo will be present as a group of about 100 ...

Pregnancy – Week 1

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Mum You are not technically pregnant in the first two weeks although they are part of the countdown of your pregnancy. In about another week you’ll have an opportunity to conceive because you’ll be ovulating. Your body is preparing for your baby to live and grow by increasing oestrogen and progesterone. It’s working overtime to get ready for pregnancy and ...