So what causes morning sickness?
No-one knows for sure but possible explanations are the change in hormone levels, the presence of a foreign body in your system (baby), increased sensitivity to smell and taste and more sensitive stomachs.
Whatever the cause one thing is undeniable. Morning sickness is miserable. Whether the full blown regular vomitting kind or the vomit free nausea which feels similar to travel sickness. There are a lot of commonly used methods which do not cure morning sickness but can make it more tolerable. Most women will find one …

It is a concern shared by many women that they will gain a lot of weight during pregnancy or will be unable to lose it after having the baby.
It cannot be denied that you will gain weight. You will gain between 2 - 5 pounds in your first trimester then around 1 pound per week every week after that point. In addition to baby you will have amniotic fluid, possible water retention and possible weight gain as a result of reduced levels of activity. The question therefore is not “will …

Ok we all know that [alcohol + pregnancy = bad] but you are not alone if you had one or two or many drinks before you knew you were pregnant.
Many women continue to drink whilst trying to conceive, especialy if they have been trying for several months to get pregnant and don’t see the point of continuing not to drink when they feel less and less optimistic about getting pregnant. A majority of women who become pregnant unintentionally will also have had one or two drinks or even a night …

Anyone who has watched a movie or TV show about someone finding out they are pregnant will know the basics. You pee on a stick, get a positive or negative result and hey presto you know that you are pregnant, but how do they work?
Shortly after fertilisation a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is released. The amount of hCG in the body doubles every two days in pregnant women. This means that the nearer a woman is to her first missed period the more hCG she will have in her …

In Weeks 9 - 12 baby does a lot of it’s forming and this is the last stretch before the magic 12 week scan which is both reassuring and exciting.
Week 9
Your baby now has the basics of all his or her basic organs including genitals and limbs. Baby is now about an inch long. Baby’s eyelids fuse shut and stay that way for the next 15 weeks. Your early pregnancy symptoms will be in full swing and there are still a few more weeks to go before they ease off.
Week 10
Baby …

When baby first starts to feed themself on finger food or with a spoon there may be an occasion where they choke or seem to choke. Here are some ways to minimise the risk of that happening.
To reduce the risk of choking for first time finger foodies try to keep to these tips:

Don’t force baby to eat if he or she is crying or getting distressed
Make sure that food is soft enough for baby and add small chunks or different textures gradually
Avoid small hard things like raisins, hard sweets, nuts, …