We know February as the month of love. However, South Africa also commemorates Pregnancy Awareness Week in February. Love and pregnancy are a pretty fitting pair, and perhaps for all you are expecting moms right now, a little bit of pregnancy self-love and education...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 25 and 26
Hello little Baby, Well. this is getting excitingโฆalmost at the end of our second trimester! I canโt believe how quickly time goes by and yetโฆ.itโs just not fast enough to finally meet you! My tummy is really looking pregnant now! I just canโt imagine that it can get...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 23 and 24
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...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 21 and 22
Weeks 21 and 22: Hello little baby, So most of you has developed now, and itโs 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...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 19 and 20
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...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 17 and 18
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...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 15 to 16
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 timeโฆ I think because we are past the first Trimester, I am feeling so well and full of energy again. Every day...
Diary of a Pregnancy: Weeks 13 to 14
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...
My sugar baby: Unpacking gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes wasnโt 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...
Pregnancy superfoods
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. โEating for twoโ during pregnancy is a myth with...