5 Things You Can Do For Baby While Pregnant
Congratulations, you're expecting! Here are five things to do for baby while pregnant that you may not have thought about.
Calculating your pregnancy due date
Your pregnancy guide to the changes happening to you and your baby including your baby's development, your pregnancy timeline and pregnancy stages, coping with morning sickness and having a healthy pregnancy. Find everything for babies, toddlers & kids 0-14 - Kidspot New Zealand.
Your pregnancy at week 11
Baby could be spending his days sucking, wrinkling his forehead and turning his head as he moves around his your uterus – but you won’t feel it yet.
Pelvic floor exercises
Your pelvic floor area is a group of muscles that need to be exercised during pregnancy to keep them strong. Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles is about something much more important than mere aesthetics - it's about good health.
Everything you need to know about labour and childbirth
Everything you need to know for all the stages of labour, pain relief, the birth of your baby and more.
Premature labour
Premature labour occurs when you go into labour before the 37-week mark of your pregnancy. Find reassurance and be prepared for a premature labour and birth with an understanding of what to expect when you go through premature labour and give birth. Kidspot New Zealand
5 tips on how to recover from a C-section
The first week after having a C-section is really tricky. Bianca Wordley has some tips to help you recover faster.
Labour First Stage
Labour occurs in three stages. Find how what happens during labour in the first stage including information about labour contractions. Find reassurance and be prepared for your labour and birth with an understanding of what to expect when you go through labour and give birth. Kidspot New Zealand
Your pregnancy at week 30
This week your baby's bone marrow will begin functioning. The bone marrow's function is to make all of the blood cells for your baby.
Pregnancy beauty regime
If you're trying to get pregnant or about to our guide to getting pregnant provides you with the necessary information such as preparing to conceive, ovulation calculators, healthy eating and pre-pregnancy checklists. Use our pregnancy beauty regime to keep yourself glowing. Kidspot New Zealand
Labour terms
Understand your labour and birth better with our guide to labour terms including breech, cesarean, dilation and effacement. Find more on Kidspot New Zealand
What Every Pregnant Woman Needs To Know About Junk Food Cravings
Research has suggested that mothers who eat 'junk food' while pregnant may have already programmed their babies to be addicted to a high-fat, high-sugar diet by the time they are weaned.
Antenatal classes: Do you need them?
Have you booked in for birth classes? Jane Svensson, a health education coordinator recommends all parents-to-be attend an antenatal class
Emotional Changes Middle Pregnancy
As the pregnancy progresses into the middle months, various emotions can surface in both positive and negative ways. Find more on Kidspot New Zealand.
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Your pregnancy at week 21
Follow your baby's development through pregnancy with a week by week update including week 21, when each of baby's senses are developing.
You and your baby after birth
Post birth, you and your baby will experience great changes. You will experience changes in your body including your breasts and hormones while baby will be learning to breastfeed and needing lots of cuddles.
6 ways to reduce perineal tearing during birth
Perineal tearing during birth is common but there are ways to reduce the risk of tearing or episiotomy such as perineal massage, Epi-no and water birth. Find more on Kidspot New Zealand
5 fabulous fertility foods
What you and your partner eat is said to have a big impact on how fertile you are. Here are some of the edibles you can’t afford to skip if you want to get pregnant.
Hiring and buying child car seats
Parenting advice on car seats, kids safety in cars and how to hire or buy child restraints for cars.
Pregnancy and your job
Maternity leave and parental leave can be confusing to understand. Find out how to manage work during pregnancy, your rights during pregnancy at work and what you need to know about organising child care before going on maternity leave.
Consequences of a fast labour
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Is there a cure for stretch marks?
Stretch marks occur to 70% of women, most commonly during pregnancy. Find out how to prevent stretch marks and what you can do to minimise them.
Labour Second Stage
Labour occurs in three stages. Find how what happens during labour in the second stage including information about labour contractions. Find reassurance and be for your labour and birth with an understanding of what to expect when you go through labour and give birth. Kidspot New Zealand
Common physical changes – conception to 12 weeks
In many cases, a woman will not notice any signs until 1 to 2 weeks after her period was due (or 5 to 6 weeks of the pregnancy), when the HCG level is sufficicently high enough to affect her body. Find more on Kidspot New Zealand.
Your pregnancy at week 23
Week 23 of your baby';s development sees the beginning of Braxton Hicks contractions that stimulate your baby's circulation system and you can feel.
Your pregnancy at week 35
Baby's digestive system is now mature enough to digest breast milk after birth. By week 35 baby's placenta covers a third of your uterus surface.
10 Tips For A Happy Pregnancy
Every mum-to-be wants to have a happy, healthy pregnancy. Try these 10 essential tips to help ensure that yours will be the best it can be!
Perineal massage
Perineal massage during your pregnancy may prevent tearing or an episiotomy during birth. Find out how to safely perform a perineal massage while you are pregnant Kidspot New Zealand's family health section.
Choosing a Baby Name
How to choose a baby name? The top ten tips every parent needs to know before naming their baby boy or baby girl.