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28/02/2018

Week by Week

The fifth week of pregnancy introduces your body to your second month of your first trimester. Five weeks also marks what some call the pregnancy club. Your body is changing, your baby is growing! If pregnancy symptoms haven't started yet, you may feel them going forward.

Did you know? At week five baby is about the size of a sesame seed or an apple seed. Baby resembles at tad pole and is also in the early stages of developing limbs. If you are going into your doctor's office for scans Baby's heartbeat is visible.

27/02/2018

TWW or the Two Week Wait is the time between ovulation and your next period. It can sometimes be referred to as the dreaded few for anyone trying to become pregnant.
It is commonly encourages to wait to start testing until after your missed period. However, testing early may be hard to turn down. We get it, especially when you have a pack of 50 HCG test strips waiting for you. We are introducing a photo series to help you through the .

Go Out With Your Friends For Tea

Drinking alcohol in your two week wait is a personal decision. A quick search on google will bring you to the do's and don't's of the tww. If one should or shouldn't drink. If a glass of wine or a beer will hurt if you do become pregnant. If you are trying to stay away from alcohol or have already cut it out of your diet completely you can still go out with your girls. Just go out for tea, coffee or mocktails (cocktails with no alcohol).

As always, we want to hear from you! What do you do to get through the two week wait?

27/02/2018

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15/02/2018

TWW or the Two Week Wait is the time between ovulation and your next period. It can sometimes be referred to as the dreaded few for anyone trying to become pregnant.
It is commonly encourages to wait to start testing until after your missed period. However, testing early may be hard to turn down. We get it, especially when you have a pack of 50 ClinicalGuard HCG test strips waiting for you.

Eat Fresh Pineapple Slices

The short and sweet: Pineapples are full of Bromelain, an enzyme, which is a natural aspirin and a natural fertility helper.

Curious for more: Check out . They have a fantastic article on their blog about the do's and don'ts on working pineapple into your fertility routine.

Pineapple not for you? Here are 5 other things to take your mind off of TWW:

1. Buy a Plant
2. Tea with Friends
3. Organize Your Space
4. Start a new hobby
5. Go for a walk

13/02/2018

This weeks is for 25 Pregnancy test strips! Enter now. Enter now: http://gvwy.io/3powx7e

13/02/2018

TWW or the Two Week Wait is the time between ovulation and your next period. It can sometimes be referred to as the dreaded few for anyone trying to become pregnant.
It is commonly encourages to wait to start testing until after your missed period. However, testing early may be hard to turn down. We get it, especially when you have a pack of 50 ClinicalGuard HCG test strips waiting for you. We are introducing a photo series to help you through the TWW.

Organize Your Space.

Making a baby is an amazing experience, but can be stressful! Tidying up your physical space can promote a clear head.
As always, we want to hear from you! What do you do to get through the Two Week Wait?

As always, we want to hear from you! What do you do to get through the two week wait?

09/02/2018

How do you track your ovulation? Test strips, temping, charts, letting nature do it's thing? There are lots of options out there. A great article from Whattoexpect.com on ovulation signs.

https://www.whattoexpect.com/tools/photolist/ovulation-signs-infographic/

Learn the signs of ovulation with this shareable infographic.

07/02/2018

The other day we talked about changing your diet for fertility. Today we'd like to share fertility diet changes for the man in your life. Check out this great article, provided once again for Whattoexpect.com

https://www.whattoexpect.com/preconception/fertility-foods-for-men.aspx

You're not the only one who needs to eat right in order to conceive. Your man's diet can affect his fertility, too. Help him learn which fertility foods he needs — and which baby-busting foods he should nix.

06/02/2018

While trying to conceive you may find yourself changing your diet. Either at your Doctor's recommendation or just something you want to do for yourself. Here is a great infograph on fertility foods for both women AND men from Whattoexpect.com

https://www.whattoexpect.com/tools/photolist/fertility-foods-for-men-and-women-infographic

Have you changed your diet for fertility? What have you cut out? What have you added in?

Ready to throw the baby-making dice? Eating these foods gives eggs and s***m even better odds of pairing up.

31/01/2018

Using a pulse oximeter during your workout? Interested in using a pulse oximeter in your workout? Check out this article for how to use a pulse oximeter in your workout!

https://healthyliving.azcentral.com/oxygen-levels-increase-decrease-exercise-18826.html

Oxygen levels in your blood are measured by a pulse oximeter device, which can be added to a smart phone along with an app or purchased from a pharmacy or medical supplier. Most healthy adults range from 94 to 98 percent oxygen saturation in their blood, and dropping below 90 percent for an extended...

30/01/2018

Using a fetal doppler in the comfort of your own home is an amazing experience. You get to listen to your baby's heartbeat whenever you want!

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-home-effectively-potentially-fatal-fetal.html

As reported in the Journal of Perinatology, researchers from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) recently confirmed that it is feasible for at-risk pregnant women to use commercially-available Doppler fetal heart rate monitors for home monitoring to detect heart arrhythmias in their d...

26/01/2018

New Years resolutions are usually made in the first few days of the new year. Though, if you haven't made any yet there is always time to start. Check out these resolutions for inspiration.

https://www.self.com/story/13-new-years-resolutions-long-healthy-happy-life

Doable resolutions, reachable goals.