Hello little Baby, Well. this is getting exciting…almost at the end of our second trimester! I can’t believe how quickly time goes by and yet….it’s just not fast enough to finally meet you! My tummy is really looking pregnant now! I just can’t imagine that it can get...
Weeks 23 and 24 Hello little baby.. This second trimester is just going by so quickly. I am feeling a lot more comfortable and energetic than during the first trimester. I have started getting some heartburn some evenings, so a smaller dinner is on the cards going...
Weeks 21 and 22: Hello little baby, So most of you has developed now, and it’s just a case of growing and practicing skills, maturing your little systems etc. There is not a big difference week by week as there was in the first 20 weeks, so I am enjoying...
Week 19: Hello Baby, I can really start to imagine how big you are now. This week you are as big as a Mango! I walked past the fruit section at my local grocer and they had a pile of lovely fresh mangos all piled up on each other. I just stared at this cute little...
Week 17 Hello little Baby, Well, I read that you are the size of a pomegranate! I have no idea how big a pomegranate gets as I have never eaten one, but by the way my tummy has grown this week it must be a good size.. I have noticed that I am starting to have an...
Week 15: Hello little Baby! So, its now week 15 and I am amazed every day how my body is growing and changing with pregnancy. It is such a calm and relaxed time… I think because we are past the first Trimester, I am feeling so well and full of energy again. Every day...
Week 13 Hello little baby! Well, we are now officially in the second trimester. Each day, I can imagine you growing and becoming more like a baby now. I know that you are the size of a small lemon now, and I can believe it. My belly is definitely getting bigger and...
Gestational diabetes wasn’t something that mommy influencer Reevana Govender had planned for. She writes about her experience. Getting the news that I had failed my standard glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks came as a shock to me and being diagnosed as a gestational...
It is important to ensure that you are getting the right nutrition for you and your baby during pregnancy. Darshan Pather spoke to dietician Deidre Lindeque about the best pregnancy power foods to include in your diet. ‘Eating for two’ during pregnancy is a myth with...
Nutrition during pregnancy is about quality, not quantity. Dietician Deidre Lindeque helps you to eat for your and your unborn child’s best health. From the day a mom-to-be discovers that she is pregnant she needs to start ‘eating for two’. Contrary to popular...
