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What to pack in your hospital bag
Time to think about what to pack for your new child — including that special going-home outfit — and for yourself, as well as what you might need for breastfeeding.
5 ways to reduce your child’s chances of having allergies
Find out how breastfeeding from birth and beyond and taking certain probiotics may also help reduce your child’s allergy risks
12-Week pregnant: Development and diet
You’re coming to the end of your first trimester. Congratulations! Read more about this week.
13-Week Pregnant: Development and Diet
The start of your second trimester is the start of lots of new development milestones for your unborn child. Read more about this week.
14-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Your little angel is about the size of a grapefruit! Have you felt her move or kick yet? If not, you should be able to in the next weeks! Read more about this exciting time.
15-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Though your little darling is planted deep inside you, this is the week where everything gets set up for his sense of smell. Read more about this week.
16-Week pregnant: Development and Diet
If you could see inside yourself and watch your growing child finally fidgeting with his limbs, you might soon see him sucking his thumb in your tummy! Read more about this week.
17-Week pregnant: Development and Diet
Your little one now weighs more than 200g and is looking more and more like a “real” person every day. Read more about this week.
18-Week pregnant: Development and Diet
Lots of leaps and bounds happening in week 18, from nerve cells multiplying to the beginnings of fingerprints. Read more about this week.
19-Week pregnant: Development and Diet
Your little lodger weighs between 300 and 400 grams – weigh a grapefruit in your hand and that’s about how heavy your child is. Read more about this week.
20-Week pregnant: Development and diet
There’s so much going on in your belly this week that you may want to take a little nap after reading about it! Read more about this week.
21-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Though the foetus now weighs around half a kilo, your little darling still has plenty of room in your belly. And likes to use it when not asleep! Read more about this week.
3-Week pregnant: Development and diet
You’re at the very beginning of the journey. You can’t see anything yet, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a whole lot going on.
6-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Your child’s growth is in overdrive right about now. So many exciting developments on such a tiny little being! Read more about this week.
7-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Your unborn child is already a pretty impressive 18 mm long. Though you won’t feel it yet, she’s on the move. Read more about this week.
8-Week pregnant: Development and diet
About the size of a robin’s egg, your little one measures about 30 mm long. Learn more about this week.
9-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Two hearts beat as one, as the song says. In actual fact, your child’s heart is beating just fine on its own. Read more about this week.
10-Week pregnant: Development and diet
You are already at week 10 of your pregnancy. Still another 29 weeks to go before you get to meet your little love. Learn more about what’s going on this week.
11-Week pregnant: Development and diet
If you could look inside, you’d see thin little hairs developing on your little love’s eyebrows and above her lip. Read more about this week.
Nourishing yourself nourishes your child
Did you know? It is important that you eat a healthy diet while breastfeeding and drink plenty of water and other fluids to help with milk production.
How to emotionally prepare for parenthood before becoming a mom
Amazing news! You’re expecting your first child. But what can you do to emotionally prepare for parenthood?
Planning a diaper party checklist
A new arrival is definitely an excuse for a party. Whether friends or family are planning a diaper party for you, or you’re doing it yourself, here are some diaper party ideas to get you started.
How to Cope with First Trimester Anxiety
Suffering from first trimester anxiety? You’re not alone, 1 in 10 pregnant women experience this pregnancy symptom in their first trimester. Here’s how to keep the feelings under control.
Pregnancy concerns and diet solutions
Pregnancy is exciting, exhilarating and totally different for every woman.
Diet for Pregnancy
Pregnancy can be a wonderful period of discovery and learning for parents, especially if it’s the first child.
What exercise can I do and when?
Exercising while you’re pregnant is important for you and your child’s health. Physical activity can help you control your weight gain, lift your mood, and even help labour go more smoothly.
Why 30 minutes Daily Impacts a Lifetime?
You’re pregnant so you should rest and avoid exercises, right? Wrong! The common notion that exercise during pregnancy might harm your child has been discredited.
Introducing your child’s first foods? Be prepared with this handy kit
Now the adventure really starts!
How to start complementary feeding
Starting complementary feeding is an exciting time. Here our top tips on how and when to start little children’s food from our resident dietitian.
Moving on to finger foods? Follow our child-led weaning checklist
Wondering when to start children’s food? Most children are ready to start trying at around six months.
32-Week pregnant: Development and diet
Your little darling is still developing as you head into the final lap, but it’s mostly perfecting and polishing from here on out. He or she is getting ready to meet you!
