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Marie F. Mongan, M.Ed., M.Hy.
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Content in short
Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. In this book the myth of pain [...]
You will meet the doctor and midwife that will lead you through your pregnancy time. They will want to know several things, like:
The date of your last period, to determine your due date.
Your obstetric history; have you been pregnant before, how did this go etc.
Family history of desease, if necessary you will be doing some [...]
If any of the following apply to you, let your doctor know. Waiting 6 months or a year to try to conceive naturally may not be the best option for you as, if there does turn out to be a problem, there will then be less time available to put it right.
Endometriosis
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Pelvic Inflammatory [...]
Tender, swollen breasts
One of the early signs of pregnancy is sensitive, sore breasts caused by increasing levels of hormones.
Fatigue
Feeling exhausted, you may say. It’s possible that rapidly increasing levels of the hormone progesterone are contributing to your sleepiness.
Implantation bleeding
Some women have a small amount of vaginal bleeding around 11 or 12 days after conception. The [...]
A regular menstrual cycle lasts between 21 and 35 days. When doctors talk about the length of the cycle they include the days of the period.
If your periods are not regular then it is not easy to find out when you’re ovulating. The best way is for you keep dates for a few months. You [...]
You can do your pregnancy test at home on the first day you miss your period. By that time the test should be able to pick up the hCG in your urine. If you have a negative result, maybe the levels of hCG have not yet reached a level where they can be detected by [...]
There are lots of people out there telling you medical and non-medical ways to find out the sex of your baby. It’s true that you can do gender selection, but this is very expensive and not always safe for you and your baby. Methods for influencing the gender of your baby that are safe for [...]
If you are a fraternal twin yourself, you have a 1 in 17 chance of having twins. If you are identical, it doesn’t affect your chances. They remain from 1 in 38 – 90, depending on if you use fertility drugs or not.
Read more: Twins
Yes, there is. Take the first day of your last menstrual period. Then add 7 days and 9 months. Bear in mind that a due date is only an estimate. Most babies are born within 1 week before or after the due date.
Motility is measured in 2 ways: the percentage of sperm showing any type of movement and the quality of the movement. The quality of the movement is also referred to as ‘forward progression’ and indicates the ease or difficulty the sperm has in swimming towards the egg.
