pregnancy week 31 – the 31st week of pregnancy

Pregnancy week 31

what is alpha fetoprotein ?

Alpha Fetoprotein (APF) is a substance produced by an unborn baby as it grows Read more

what is a fontanelle ?

A fontanelle is a soft part on the crown of your baby’s head. Before your baby’s skull becomes bony and firm these soft spots allow the baby’s head to pass through the birth canal. For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontanelle

pregnancy week 30 – the thirtieth week of pregnancy

Pregnancy week 30 – At this stage of pregnancy you are well and Read more

pregnancy week 29

Pregnancy week 29: By the twenty ninth week of pregnancy you are into the third trimester of pregnancy. Your Read more

iugr – intrauterine growth retardation

IUGR stands for Intrauterine Growth Retardation. Very simply it means that the fetus (your baby) is not Read more

Pregnancy week 28

Pregnancy week 28 markes the start of the third trimester of Pregnancy. So what is happening with you and your baby ? First of all your baby now weighs about 2 and a half pounds or just over 1 kilogram and his or her total length is about 16 inches or 0.4 meters ! (the crown to rump length is about 10 inches or one quarter of a meter). That is a huge change from pregnancy week 6 when your baby was at most 0.16″ long (crown to rump) and weighed practically nothing ! At week 28 your uterus continues to travel upwards and will usually be about 3 inches or 8 centimeters above your bellybutton. As far as weight gain goes you should have gained somewhere in the region of 7 and a half kilograms to 11 kilograms (17 to 24 Lbs)  by pregnancy week 28.  Your baby at this stage of pregnancy has had hair growth and could more than likely breath air if he or she had to. It is at this point you can begin feeling that your baby could survive a premature birth and that is a comfort to many parents to be. In addition to having functioning lungs, baby is able to open and close his or her eyes and eyelashes are growing. If your baby is a boy then at this point in pregnancy his testicles are dropping down to his strotum. The brain of your child is developing also and the smooth surface of the brain is giving way to the typical ridged surface we associate with someone’s brain. Baby can suck his thumb(s) now and there is more definition in his or her fingers and palms. At pregnancy week 28 you should be aware that doctors often take or repeat blood tests or other tests on you. A test called glucose tolerance testing may be required. When you are visiting your Doctor you should ask him or her which way the baby is facing. He may be able to tell you.

The Italian Pregnancy

An 18 year old Italian girl tells her Mom that she hasn’t had her period for 2 months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a pregnancy test kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant. Crying, cursing and shouting as only an Italian Madre can, the mother says, ‘What ‘porco’ (pig) did this to you? I want to know!’ The girl picks up the phone and makes a call. Half an hour later, a Ferrari stops in front of their house. A mature and distinguished man with gray hair in an expensive looking suit steps out of a Ferrari and enters the house. He sits in the living room with the father, mother, and the girl and tells them: ‘Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the problem.’

I can’t marry her because of my personal family situation but I’ll take charge. I will pay all costs and provide for your daughter for the rest of her life. Additionally, if a girl is born, I will bequeath a Lambourghini, 2 of my shops, a townhouse, a beach-front villa, and a $2,000,000 bank account. If a boy is born, my legacy will be two factories and a $4,000,000 bank account. If twins, they will receive a factory and $2,000,000 each. However, if there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?’

At this point, the father, who had remained silent holding a shot gun, places a hand firmly on the man’s shoulder and tells him. ‘You gonna try again.’

Colostrum Pregnancy

Colostrum pregnancy. What exactly is colostrum and why have I never heard about it before ? Colostrum Read more

Prevent Pregnancy Stretch Marks

Prevent Pregnancy Stretch Marks – What can I do to prevent stretch marks?
To prevent stretch marks during pregnancy a lot depends on your skin elasticity and Read more