's the little things that lead to a healthier you and a healthier pregnancy...Zita West's dos and don'ts of early pregnancy
BUT that more research needed to be done. Dr Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive of NICE says, 'We recommend that doctors and midwives should advise women to avoid drinking alcohol when trying to get pregnant and during the first three months of pregnancy
doctor or midwife as quickly as possible.Pregnant women can have bleeding for all the same reasons that non-pregnant women get bleeding between periods. In fact, pregnancy hormones can provoke some of these problems, eg thrush can get worse in pregnancy
The fitter you stay during pregnancy, the easier it will be to get back in shape after you've had your baby. Check with your GP before starting exercising if you have high blood pressure, bleeding or cervical weakness, or if you're expecting twins
'll be considered to be four weeks pregnant when you miss your first period. Your due date isn't calculated from your fertile times or from when you had sex, as there are several days around ovulation when fertilisation could have taken place.Getting organised
. But the symptoms do come and go and pregnant women can get them at any time of day.How long does morning sickness last?For most women, the symptoms ease at 12 weeks and disappear at 14 weeks. But it can last throughout the whole pregnancy.Rarely, in about 1
.Your doctor won'tr be able to predict the outcome if you fall pregnant again, but if there is no definite reason for miscarriage, there is increased chance of a healthy pregnancy and baby.Being an older mum increases the risk of miscarriage, as does smoking
to as 'post-conception products' removed from my womb. I hated that phrase because it denied my baby's humanity. The prognosis was that my pregnancy had ended in week eight or nine but that my body had continued to react as if I were still pregnant. The men
it the proper name, for most pregnant women. Here’s our guide to the six most common morning sickness myths…Myth 1: It only happens in the morningDespite the name, nausea can strike pregnant women at any time of day, with an unfortunate 24 per cent experiencing
Vaginal discharge The causes of vaginal discharge in pregnancy are the same as in non-pregnant women: hormones, infection, non-infective irritation and cervical ectropion (previously known as cervical erosion). When discussing vaginal discharge
