Pregnancy Information

Hair Growth during Pregnancy

2009-11-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Yes, hair growth during pregnancy is quite common during early, mid,and late stages of pregnancy. However, not all women experience rapid hair growth. Woman that do experience hair growth, it could show up practically anywhere on the body, even places not prefered. Hair growth could appear on breasts, stomach, back, arms and etc. But one good thing is that during pregnancy it causes your head

How is the Fetus's Sex Determined?

2009-11-08T20:31:00.000-08:00

Each sperm has an X and a Y chromosome. The X will lead to having a female, and a Y would lead to having a male. However, there are differences between the "male sperms" and "female sperms". What I mean by this is, the sperm that contributes to having a female are slower swimmers then males. But, they live longer then males. If you have unprotected sex and have not ovulated yet, you have a

Pregnancy & Weight Gain

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During pregnancy many women experience large amounts of food cravings. This is completely normal, however do not blow it out of porportion! :P For instance, if you have a craving for chocolate, maybe have chocolate milk instead, to satisfy the need for a chocolate "snack". It is not good to gain over 30lbs during pregnancy, the average weight gain is 25-30lbs. But keep in mind, this is only

When can the babys movements be felt?

2009-11-08T13:36:00.000-08:00

Some mother claim they feel there little one as early as 10 weeks. It all depends on whether it is your first pregnancy or not. Mothers that have never carried a pregnancy before have a harder time detecting what is their growing baby stretching and flexing or just gas. Usually near the end of the first trimester to early 2nd trimester, the babys movements are normally felt as flutters, to a

When Can Babys Gender be Determined?

2009-11-08T12:58:00.000-08:00

A lot of expecting parents are curious of the gender of their little one will be. Gender can be determined as early as 12 weeks with high powered ultra sounds. However, the determination could be quite difficult. Male and female genitalia are widely similar until the first few weeks of the second trimester. By week 20 there is no doubt that the gender cant be determined, by then the male and

Belly Bumps

2009-11-08T12:17:00.000-08:00

Not everyone is going to have the same belly bump during pregnancy. Every pregnancy is different, every womens body is unique. You may notice that some women look larger during pregnancy then some women in the same stage. It all depends on how each women is carrying their baby, and how many babies they have delivered so far. Sometime after the muscles in the uterus have been used over and