To increase your chances of becoming pregnant, the best time to have sex is around ovulation. But when does ovulation occur? Ovulation is the name given to the process of an egg being released from the ovaries and its journey down a fallopian tube towards…
There’s no delicate way of asking this so I’ll just come out with it, how warm are your balls? I only ask as its something we had to consider recently as part of our pregnancy planning. I went with Jen to visit our general practitioner…
Why Folic Acid is important during pregnancy When you start planning for a pregnancy, it is widely advised that you also start taking a Folic Acid supplement. It’s advisable to have been taking Folic Acid for at least a month before becoming pregnant. However if…
Caffeine during pregnancy – cutting it out As I’m in the stages of planning a pregnancy I thought it would be good to start minimizing my caffeine intake and hopefully do without it altogether. Caffeine can be harmful during pregnancy because it has been linked…
Hair shedding from change in hormones – my hair is falling out! Well, ladies, this one was a big surprise for me! Twice in the last 4 years I stopped taking oral contraceptive in my first stage of family planning. I had no idea that…
I heard a recent radio report that suggested, pregnant mothers who have low levels of the mineral iodine in their diet during pregnancy might be risking the health of their baby and leaving them with a lower than average IQ. This was something that immediately…
Selfishly one of my biggest concerns when becoming pregnant was whether my enjoyment of travelling would have to end. Flying with an infant was a little daunting, so I thought I would have to postpone until my child was a little older. But I found…
Pre Pregnancy Rubella Check Something I found out after a trip to my GP was that if you are planning to become pregnant, it’s worth getting a test done to check if you are immunised against Rubella. Rubella (also known as German measles) is generally…
Pregnancy Planning: Choose the gender of your baby?Should we or shouldn’t we try and choose the gender of our baby? For as long as I can remember I’ve had a personal preference to the gender of our future babies. Fortunately for my wife and I,…
