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Feb 3 2012

Start Enjoying Your Pregnancy at 15 Weeks Pregnant

Start Enjoying Your Pregnancy at 15 Weeks Pregnant

You are three weeks into your second trimester when you are 15 weeks pregnant. You will find that your energy is returning and you are able to stay up later at night. In spite of how energetic you feel, you still need to get a full nights sleep because the baby benefits from your rest just as much as you do. Your belly is also growing at this stage making you visibly pregnant. This could cause you some discomfort when you lie down. Adding extra pillows to the bed can help you feel more comfortable, especially a body pillow that you can wrap your arms and legs around. You may start to feel too warm at night and this can affect your internal body temperature. It is best to turn down the heat at night and add more blankets to the bed if your partner finds it cold. You will probably throw these off as you sleep and become warmer.

Although the baby is starting to move about inside the uterus, you do not have any fluttery feelings yet. This won’t happen for another few weeks. When you do start to feel the movements, they will feel quite similar to gas rumblings and you won’t notice them until they become more frequent.

The babys neck and shoulders are well formed at 15 weeks and the head is in the proper position in the body. Eyelashes and eyebrows will start to develop at this stage and some hair will start growing on the head. The eyes are also in the right spot but the baby cannot see yet because the eyes are shut. However, he/she can sense light through the shut lids.  If you shine a flashlight in your tummy and concentrate on what you feel, you may even feel the movement as the baby moves away from the light. The ears start to look human and less like those of an alien.

One thing you will be able to feel is the baby hiccoughing. Since the baby can suck and swallow at this stage of the pregnancy, there will be times when it swallows too much amniotic fluid. You will be able to feel a slight thumping sensation when this happens. By now the baby has grown to a length of about 4 inches and weighs about two ounces.

Since the baby will start to grow faster after the 15th week, you do need to make sure your diet is filled with healthy foods that will supply you and the baby with the nutrients you need for energy. Even though you may have unusual cravings, try to stay away from eating too much junk food because you may feel as if you are constantly hungry. You may be glad that morning sickness has passed, but it can still crop up when you least expect it, such as when you get a strong smell of certain foods.

Even though you have a little baby bump, you have only gained about five pounds. The baby is only about the size of an apple and the arms seem to be longer than the legs.

For more information on what happens at 15 weeks pregnant, 16 weeks pregnant and 18 weeks pregnant visit http://www.PregnancyHut.com

Jan 30 2012

You are Out of the High Risk Period at 13 Weeks Pregnant

You are Out of the High Risk Period at 13 Weeks Pregnant

When you reach the stage when you are 13 weeks pregnant, you are just into your second trimester. The first trimester is the riskiest stage, so after this point you can start to relax a little and not think that every little ache and pain is a sign of trouble. At this point your morning sickness is starting to ease up so you can feel more like yourself again. Many women hold off telling anyone outside the immediate family that they are pregnant until they have reached the 13th week. Up to this point, you do not show any signs of a belly bump or if it is there it is not very big. You are probably still wearing your normal clothes or ordinary clothing with elastic waistbands. You are not yet big enough to warrant wearing maternity clothing. These larger clothing, though, will come in handy after the baby is born and your stomach is not back to its normal size.

You do notice a change in your bra size with your breasts getting larger due to the increase in the estrogen hormone in your body. They may also feel lumpy, but this is normal because the mammary glands are getting ready to start producing milk. You may also notice that you are starting to get stretch marks on your stomach, hips and buttocks due to the stretching ligaments. You can use lotions containing Vitamin E to help prevent these stretch marks from becoming any larger because it helps to keep the skin soft and supple. Your body will also absorb the Vitamin E and pass it on to the baby.

The baby growing inside you is about three inches long and weighs only about 20 grams. The head may look slightly larger than the rest of the body, but this will change in the coming weeks.  He/She has fingers and unique fingerprints. Although the baby does swallow some amniotic fluid in its sucking and swallowing movements, the kidneys and urinary tract are functioning and this will carry this fluid out of the body. The entire body is covered with a fine filament of soft hair called lunago.

You have a renewed interest in lovemaking at this stage. Many couples expecting their first baby wonder if it is safe to have intercourse, and it is as long as you do not have a history of miscarriage or have had recent vaginal bleeding. It is normal to experience a milky discharge from the vagina in the 13th week of your pregnancy.

At 13 weeks, the babys eyes are shut and the bones are starting to become more solid. The intestines are all in place attached to the umbilical cord.  The sockets for the teeth are in place in the gums and the vocal cords are developed. The baby does not make any sounds though because it is encased in the sac of amniotic fluid.

You will start to have more energy at this point and will not have to lie down as frequently during the day. Your trips to the bathroom won’t decrease though and you will start to need to go more often.

For more information on what happens at 13 weeks pregnant, 16 weeks pregnant and 25 weeks pregnant, visit http://www.PregnancyHut.com

Jan 28 2012

How to Get Pregnant Quicker

How to Get Pregnant Quicker

Do you want to know how to get pregnant quicker? You can get pregnant quicker by being in possession of certain key facts how to lead a healthy lifestyle, when your fertile days are and any vitamins you should be taking.

To get pregnant quicker you and your partner must be in tip top condition physically and must lead a healthy lifestyle. Eating a nutritious, well balanced diet before pregnancy ensures that your body has an adequate supply of the vitamins and minerals it needs. Such a diet would include regular meals with at least 5 portions per day of fruit and vegetables for vitamins and fibre, lean meat and fish for protein, starchy foods such as potatoes, whole grain cereals and pasta and finally dairy foods such as milk and yogurt for calcium.

The only pre pregnancy vitamin recommended for women eating a healthy diet like this is folic acid (one of the B vitamins). You need folic acid to reduce the risk of your baby being born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida. Take 400 micrograms (0.4mg) of folic acid daily in addition to the recommended intake of 200 micograms (0.2mg) in your diet. Folic acid can be found fresh, dark green vegetables such as brussels sprouts, peas, broccoli and chick peas. Many breakfast cereals are also fortified with folic acid.

Stop smoking and drinking and get pregnant quicker. This is also true for men as smoking and drinking affects the quality of the sperm. Get pregnant quicker by trying to maintain a BMI of less than 29 because being overweight can reduce fertility. There is a link between increased scrotal temperature and reduced sperm quality, so it might be a good idea for men to wear loose fitting underwear.

You can get pregnant quicker by knowing when you are most fertile in the month. The ovaries usually release an egg 14 days before the beginning of your next period. This is called ovulation. 2 3 months before you want to get pregnant chart how many days your monthly cycle is and watch for the emerging pattern. If your cycle is 26 days, you would ovulate on day 12 and you would be fertile 3 days before and 3 days after that day (.e on day 9 and 12 respectively). You can also get pregnant quicker by taking your temperature over a couple of months before you get out of bed in the morning. Your temperature will drop and then rise before ovulation.You are fertile for one day before your temperature drops and for one day after it remains elevated.

Keeping an eye on your cervical mucus can help to get pregnant quicker. It is time ot conceive when your cervical mucus is like egg white thick and stretchy looking.Having sex no more than once a day during your fertile period will help to get pregnant quicker as your partner s sperm count will remain high enough for fertilisation to occur. Have intercourse in the missionary position as this enables the penis to penetrate deep into the cervix and for gravity to help the sperm to the egg.

Killing off sperm however will certainly not get pregnant quicker so do not use a lubricant during intercourse unless it is a sperm friendly one such as Pre seed. You can buy this on line.

Get pregnant quicker by relaxing and enjoying this experience with your partner. Trying too hard can often have a negative effect on whatever we are trying to do. Look instead for areas in your life that are stressful and try to make them less so. Incorporate relaxation into your life in the form of massages, me time and other things you enjoy doing.

I sincerely hope that the information contained in this article will help you and your partner get pregnant quicker. Baby dust!