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Most who have given thought and study to the matter appear to agree that there is an association between cigarette smoking and cancer.
Everyone thinks that breastfeeding comes naturally. But for infants born prematurely or who are ill at birth, that often isn’t the case. Some babies, even healthy ones, just plain struggle with the mechanics of suckling, becoming more frantic by the hour as their anxious moms try desperately to feed them.
At 15 weeks pregnant, if you could see your child’s hands, you would be astonished by how perfect they look compared to just a few weeks ago.
At 14 weeks pregnant your baby is now about the size of a lemon — from 3 1/2 inches to 4 inches from crown to rump — and weighs about one ounce.
At 13 weeks pregnant your fetus looks increasingly like a baby. Now his eyes are closer together at the front of his face, and his ears are also almost in the right position.
First trimester prenatal visits – If you had a positive pregnancy test shortly after a possible conception, some doctors may ask you to hold off on scheduling your first prenatal visit for a few weeks until your pregnancy is well established.
Modern life is hectic and relentless: trains delayed, endless emails filling the inbox, kids squabbling before bedtime… add a relaxation app to your life
Don’t let pregnancy put a damper on intimacy. Sex during pregnancy poses no danger to either the mother or the child unless you have a high risk pregnancy
When you are 12 weeks pregnant, all your baby’s major organs are all in place and from now on will just keep growing larger. As your pregnancy progresses and you enter your second trimester, your morning sickness should ease.
A mammogram is an X-ray image of your breast used to screen for breast cancer. Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection.