Pregnancy
The profound, life-changing experience of becoming a parent is both rewarding and challenging. It does, however, carry certain risk factors.
Physical changes
The female body is designed to conceive, carry, give birth and nourish babies.Pregnancy brings about vast changes to your body, emotional adjustments for you and your partner, and dynamic growth and development of the foetus. Nearly all changes are due to the increased production of female pregnancy hormones.
Physical changes
During the third trimester, your uterus starts to fill up most of your abdomen and probably reaches about 11 cm above your navel. This is when you may start to experience pain from the round ligaments that lie on either side of the uterus.
Physical changes
Your uterus is pushing up above the pubic bone and you may have trouble fastening your ordinary clothes.Now is the time to look for maternity clothing. The second trimester is a perfect time to travel and you may be tempted to plan a holiday.
Your nutritional status at the time of conception and in the crucial early weeks of pregnancy is significant for the successful outcome of the pregnancy.
Knowing when you are likely to ovulate can improve your chances of becoming pregnant. Simply enter the date of your last period and the Fertility Calculator will estimate your most fertile days. This calculator is provided for educational purposes only and assumes an average cycle of 28 days. If your average cycle differs, please contact a trusted health care professional for personalized assistance.
