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The Second Month of Pregnancy

With your baby’s heart beating well on its own, your little one will experience rapid growth this month. Read more about weeks 9-12 of your pregnancy below.

Pregnancy can be scary, especially for first-time moms! Read below for some helpful tips to keep in mind during your 1st trimester.

Read below for some helpful tips to keep in mind during your 2nd trimester.

It’s heart-breaking when some school age children spend hours every afternoon doing homework that other children finish in 30 minutes.

Setting boundaries is like putting up fences on a farm.

When we as parents assign specific chores to our children, we enable them to contribute to family life and create an opportunity for them to be part of a team.

It’s heart-breaking when some school age children spend hours every afternoon doing homework that other children finish in 30 minutes.

Your pregnancy: weeks 1-4 – the start of your first trimester. The first signs of pregnancy may be very visible… or not at all.

There are many things you can do to prepare for the delivery of a healthy baby. One of the most important things is eating right to gain the extra weight you’ll need to support another life.

Your pregnancy: weeks 14-17.

Your pregnancy: weeks 23-27. Your baby develops movements that will later help it take its first whiff of air in the world, inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid.

Taking care of a newborn baby is a full time job which requires dedication from you and your family.

Your baby is discovering their emotions from birth.

As your toddler matures, their social skills grow. They begin to recognise, exhibit and feel emotions.

You and the immediate environment are your baby’s best toys. Everything is new to them and it takes time to process and feel comfortable with new and natural sounds, smells and feel.

Becoming a parent is full of Excitement

The first six to eight weeks after your baby’s birth is known as the post-partum period, a time of physical and emotional readjustment.

You may need to consider some personal issues before you become pregnant.

Ideally, you should assess your health and fitness. You may need to make some changes to your lifestyle

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. 

Feeling healthy, stress-free and relaxed will only help the chance of you and your partner falling pregnant.

Pregnancy is usually diagnosed several weeks after conception. It is, therefore, advisable to avoid risk factors if you are planning to become pregnant.

Are you planning to have a baby soon? Find out our preconception checklist to facilitate the conceiving process and have an healthier pregnancy.

Women have XX and men have XY chromosomes. 

Confirm a suspected pregnancy immediately to avoid unnecessary risks to your baby.