From the moment you get pregnant you begin to feel funny inside. Not only is baby growing but your digestive system seems to have a mind of its own. With so much going on many women are convinced that they can feel their baby’s movements very early on.
So when can you really first feel baby moving and what does it feel like?
Although your baby will start to kick at about 7 weeks you will not feel it until you are around 16 weeks pregnant and some mothers to be may …

Ok who hasn’t been desperate to find out the sex of their baby? If you are planning to find out the sex at the 20 week scan then that first 5 months just drags by.
If you aren’t planning to find out the sex but can’t help wondering you will find that every man and his dog wants to offer a guess.
So try out these fun old wives tales and place your bets!

Get people to assess your bump. If you carry high the old wives tale is that you are having …

An amniocentesis is a test which is done during pregnancy to test whether your baby has any chromasomal disorders. This can be done as early as 11 weeks of gestation but usually isn’t done until after 15 weeks when the risk of miscarriage has dramatically reduced.
The most common birth abnormalities which are screened for are those which cause the baby to be born with an extra chromosone such as Down’s Syndrome, Edward’s Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome.
Amniocentesis is offered if a woman’s age, family history or medical history put her at a …

This is it. The final few weeks of the second trimester and with most moms now feeling less worried about miscarriage (as their baby is now viable) and not yet in the uncomfortable third trimester it is time to enjoy the last few weeks of mobility before you feel yourself getting much bigger and slower.
Week 24
You may be starting to have backache, swollen feet and some pelvic joint discomfort (called Symphasis Pubis Dysfunction). This is all normal. Try to rest as much as possible, wear comfortable shoes and always support …

In weeks 20 to 23 of pregnancy baby has a lot of growing to do and so do you!
Week 20
Baby is now anything up to 6.5 inches long. Baby is now swallowing and kicking and you are probably beginning to feel baby’s movements more regularly. You are half way through pregnancy. For the many women who do not go the full 40 weeks you are over half way! Your baby is covered in greasy white vernix caseosa which will still be on most babies when they are born and is …

Diabetes in pregnancy is called gestational diabetes. This is when the mother has an extradinarly high level of sugar in her blood. It will usually dissapear stright after the birth.
Diabetes develops when the body can’t produce enough insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas which regulates the amount of sugar available in the blood.
If sugar is found in your urine at one of your regular check-ups you will be checked for diabetes with a glucose tolerance test. You will have blood taken, drink a high glucose drink, wait an hour …