Week Thirty Eight Of Pregnancy
Week 38 Of Your Baby's Development! Your baby is the length of a leekBy week 38 of the pregnancy, your baby will be quite plump, weighing approximately 6.8 pounds. The length of the baby may be close to 19 ½ inches, similar to a bunch of leeks. The organs of the baby have matured and he is swallowing amniotic fluid. Where is all that fluid going? Well, it gets accumulated … [Read more...]
Week Twenty Seven Of Pregnancy
Week 27 Of Your Baby's Development! Your baby is the size of a cauliflowerWeighing about 2 pounds and measuring around 14 and ½ inches from head to toe (about the size of a cauliflower), your baby is resembling his future new born self more and more now.The skinny look with translucent skin is fast disappearing as fat deposits continue to give baby the rounded, chubby … [Read more...]
30 Birth Photos That Show Pure, Beautiful Love
No matter how a baby’s birth unfolds ― whether it’s a first-time mom having a C-section, or a third-time mother fighting through a labor that lasts two full days ― childbirth is hard and it is messy.But in between all the, well, laboring are moments of love. Love between partners, love between families and doctors, doulas and midwives, and that very special love when … [Read more...]
Can You Safely Lose Weight While Breast-Feeding?
For new mothers who are breast-feeding, what are the best strategies for weight loss that will not jeopardize the milk supply? “Make sure breast-feeding is established before starting any weight loss plan,” said Cheryl Lovelady, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, who studies postpartum weight loss. She encourages women to take time to … [Read more...]