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Question: Variations in morning sickness
Q: “I am a non-sicky person, having the constitution of an ox – I’m the one who is stuffing their face, when everyone else around me has food poisoning! I don’t ever get hangovers, and never feel odd if someone is sick at my feet! I’m now six weeks pregnant and I don’t have morning sickness.…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged hormones, Indigestion, morning sickness, Pregnancy
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Question: Sickness
Q: “Does morning sickness run in families? My mum didn’t suffer much – and only in the evenings – and I am hoping that when I get pregnant I will get off lightly too!” A: No, I’m afraid it doesn’t! It can even vary greatly from one pregnancy to another in the same woman. Morning…
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Tagged families, hormonal, morning sickness, Pregnancy, woman
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Pregnancy symptoms: Am I pregnant?
What that the symptoms of pregnancy? We explain what some of the signs are for the early stages stages of pregnancy. Pregnancy Symptom Time of appearance Other possible causes Delay of menstruation Duration of pregnancy Excessive weight gain or loss, fatigue, hormonal problems, tension, stress, going off the birth control pill or breast feeding. Nausea…
How do I know if I’m pregnant?
Think you might be pregnant? Follow this guide to find out the early signs of pregnancy, how to know for sure and how to calculate your baby’s due date. What are the first signs of pregnancy? For most women, the first sign of pregnancy is when your periods stop. This can be caused by many…
Antenatal depression
Antenatal depression is surprisingly common yet not much is known about it. Pregnancy is a time when the world expects you to be a cheery person – blooming with good health and optimism (despite morning sickness and other problems). However, according to a study carried out in 2001 by Dr Jonathan Evans at Bristol University,…
Cravings and pica in pregnancy
The cravings of pregnant women for particular foods are legendary. But, although some women do get strong cravings, many do not. Cravings are usually for sweet foods, or for unusual combinations of foods. And some women experience such strong cravings that they can’t sleep or relax until they have that particular food. No one knows for sure what…
Posted in Pregnancy Health
Tagged Craving, Early pregnancy signs, food cravings, Health, morning sickness, Nutrition, Pica, Pregnancy, Pregnant, temporary deficiency
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Reflexology in pregnancy
Are you feeling tired, uncomfortable, or nauseous in your pregnancy? You may be surprised to know that an ancient form of healing called reflexology can actually help treat many common pregnancy ailments and even help you during your labour. What is reflexology? Reflexology has been around for over 4000, originally practised by the ancient Egyptians and Chinese but it…
20 questions about twins
When parents find out that they’re expecting twins, their initial reaction is often one of shock. Regardless of whether or not this is a first pregnancy, most couples have a lot of questions that they need answering. Nurse, and mum of twins, answer your most common queries. How common are twins? Twins occur in about 1 in 80…
Posted in Multiple Births
Tagged Breastfeeding, Caesarean section, fraternal twins, identical twins, morning sickness, Multiple birth, Pregnancy, premature, scan, Special Care Baby Unit, support, Tamba, triplets, TTTS, twin pregnancy, Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, Twins, Ultrasound
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Pregnancy or birth: which side are you on?
Every woman who has been through it will have an opinion – if you could have one without the other, would you rather be pregnant and avoid labour or go through labour and skip the pregnancy? The battle lines are drawn as two mums tell us how they feel… Birth “I hated being pregnant,” confides Nicky Higgins, 33,…
Posted in Labour and Birth, Pregnancy
Tagged Baby, Case study, labour and birth, morning sickness, Pregnancy
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Common pregnancy problems
During pregnancy your body goes through a massive set of changes, affecting all your organs and body systems. These changes are so dramatic and far-reaching that it’s perhaps not surprising that many pregnant women develop pregnancy problems. These pregnancy problems are not usually serious and tend to disappear without any treatment during pregnancy or within a few weeks (or even…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Early signs of pregnancy, Online antenatal classes, Pregnancy Health
Tagged antenatal class, babyworld online antenatal class, back ache, Braxton Hicks, Early pregnancy signs, Ectopic pregnancy, food cravings, headache, morning sickness, Pelvic girdle pain, Pelvic joint pain, Pregnancy, pregnancy Constipation, Stretch marks, thrush, tiredness, Urine infection, welcome class
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