FACTS: During pregnancy the amount of blood in your body increases 30-50 per cent to nourish and supply the baby …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												12-16 Weeks You will probably have your first antenatal consultation between 12 and 14 weeks during which you will be …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												FACTS: This is the end of the first trimester considered the most intense part of the development of the pregnancy. …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												20-24 Weeks You may have your second ultrasound scan scheduled in the next few weeks. Do you want to know …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												FACTS: The womb environment, like a bag of water, cushions the baby from bumps, keeps it at a constant warm …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												Discovering you’re pregnant can catapult you into a new emotional world, where the relationship you have with yourself, may evolve …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												Understand how your relationships may change with your partner, your family and the world.											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												A pregnant woman’s interest in sex can fluctuate considerably. Read about how for many women pregnancy is a time of …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												30-34 Weeks Make sure you are organised in case you go into premature labour and need to go to hospital. …											
										 
									
																		
										
											
																					
										
														
														
											
												Know what the common signs of pregnancy are.