Pregnancy
Your every meal right now is already shaping your baby’s future eating habits. From conception, the next 1000 days is crucial for their development. Enjoy the peace at home now and take time to learn how you’ll be raising a real foodie, one taste bud at a time.
Everything you eat and drink can affect your baby. Some foods can cause serious problems and need to be avoided. Don't be scared; be informed. By setting yourself a few simple rules about what to eat and what not to eat while pregnant, you can enjoy a safe and happy pregnancy.
While you’re pregnant, your body protects and nurtures your baby. You can provide the essential nutrients your baby needs by eating the right foods throughout your pregnancy and while you're trying to conceive. Don’t forget that what you eat today can affect your baby’s health tomorrow.
During pregnancy the most common advice you get from anybody is on what to eat and not eat. While much of this information is true, there are plenty of myths doing the rounds. The bottom line is: eat well and eat intelligently and you’ll have absolutely no reason to worry.
Your pregnancy: weeks 23-27. Your baby develops movements that will later help it take its first whiff of air in the world, inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid. You may feel rhythmic movements which is your baby hiccupping.
Your pregnancy: weeks 14-17. Your baby's individual features and sensory organs are now being fine tuned. Iron requirements increase during this period as the blood volume increases due to the building of the reserves of the foetus and placenta.
Your pregnancy: weeks 18-22. A month of finishing touches for the baby. A miracle for those who have not felt it as yet - which is often the case in the first pregnancy - you feel the movements of your baby!
There are many things you can do to prepare for the delivery of a healthy baby. One of the most important things is eating right to gain the extra weight you’ll need to support another life. Your doctor will keep a close eye on your weight gain during your pregnancy to make sure it’s in the right range.
Naming your baby is an exciting time for any parent! Whether you are looking for baby boy names or baby girl names – you can use our baby name finder to help find the perfect name for your little one to be.
Have a bad case of the yawns? There’s a reason for your tiredness. You’re building another whole person, and it’s taking a lot of your energy. As your pregnancy progresses, you may have little energy for exercise and find it hard to get a good night’s sleep or you may find the opposite.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could accurately predict when your little bundle of joy will arrive? Our Due Date Calculator is a fun tool you can use to roughly estimate your baby's arrival date.
You’re on this exciting, life-changing journey to expand your family, and your diet and lifestyle can have an impact on your pregnancy. Eating a diet that contains adequate amounts of fruit, vegetables, grains, and protein – along with leading an active lifestyle that excludes alcohol and smoking – is consistent with health recommendations for women who are pregnant.
Eating a varied and balanced diet during pregnancy is very important for both you and your baby. Pregnancy nutrition is a big topic but getting started is easy - use the table below to familiarise yourself with essential nutrients and vitamins to include in your pregnancy diet and learn about the benefits for you and your baby.
Often there is a lot of advice on what NOT to eat during pregnancy - because reducing the risk of bacterial infection which can make your baby ill, is super important. Just as important, for the same reason, is safe food preparation and handling.
