Archive for December, 2007

In order to become pregnant, a woman should know when the ovulation process takes place in the body.

Ovulation process plays an important role for conception because it is the period where the released egg or ovum is pushed down the fallopian tubes for fertilization.

Remember that the timing of ovulation process in the body depends on the menstrual cycle length. The length of the menstrual cycle refers to total number of days from the first day of menstrual bleeding to the day before the next menstrual period.

For an average 28 days menstrual cycle, the ovulation process generally takes place around 13-15 days before the commencement of next menstrual cycle. The ovulation process will occur much early in a short menstrual cycle whereas much later in a long menstrual cycle.

The time of ovulation process can be determined easily using ovulation calendar. It helps determine the ovulation period and the most fertile days for you to become pregnant.

On the other hand, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration when trying to become pregnant. A proper nutrition is most essential when trying to become pregnant, as a healthy and balanced diet can help improve your fertility and also increases the chances of becoming pregnant.

For a pregnant wife, the experience of carrying and giving birth to a baby is very exciting. It is the time where more care and support is needed.

Being a would-be dad, it is essential to give love, affection and care to your pregnant wife starting from conception to delivery.

For a pregnant, sometimes, the period of nine months will be full of stress and troubles.

As a wife wishes her husband to share every incident that occurs during pregnancy, it is your responsibility to play a supportive role during this high-stress period and try your best to make her free from stress and troubles.

Keeping a good communication and sharing the feelings of your pregnant wife about pregnancy helps to reduce the stress and related problems.

On the other hand, during pregnancy, the female body undergoes various changes due to hormonal imbalance. As a result, she may experience pregnancy symptoms. Some of these symptoms may continue throughout the pregnancy.

A proper prenatal care can reduce these symptoms and develop a healthy environment for your wife and baby during these nine months. So, follow these helpful tips to provide proper prenatal care to your pregnant wife.

Feel happy that you are 24 week pregnant, as your baby is formed almost completely.

During this period, your uterus starts to extend the navel. By seeing you, everyone can say that you are pregnant now.

At your 24 week pregnant, the baby weighs approximately 1.5 pounds and almost one foot long from crown to rump.

Your baby is continuing to deposit the brown fat on the body in order to regulate body temperature, as newborns cannot regulate enough body temperature at first. The baby continues to gain weight in muscles and organs develop during this week.

When you are 24 week pregnant, the growth of your baby slows down. However, the digestive system of your baby continues to mature. Vernix caseosa, a waxy and creamy substance produced by oil glands of baby, protects the skin of your baby from amniotic fluid.

In twenty-fourth week, changes in lung development take place and buds for teeth start to form in this week.

If you are 24 week pregnant, you can identify your baby’s movements and you can say the wake/sleep timings of your baby.

Pregnancy is a precious time and a life-changing event. It is really a warm experience between mother and baby that should be cherished all the time.

However, a condition may develop to make your pregnancy a high risk, which is commonly known as pregnancy complication.

Pregnancy complication is a condition that can threat you and developing baby during pregnancy.

Remember that pregnancy complications can develop at any point of time throughout your pregnancy, which can ruin your very joyful time. It can also develop after the childbirth.

These complications can develop from several factors: chronic diseases (such as diabetes, hypertension), sexual transmitted diseases (syphilis, chlamydia), abnormalities of sperm/ovum, amniotic fluid, and placenta and infections that cause from virus, bacteria and parasites.

The possible pregnancy complications that can harm you and your developing fetus are as follows:

Gestational diabetes: It is the most common pregnancy complication that develops during pregnancy. It is found that two to seven percent of pregnant women develop this condition.

This condition when left untreated can lead to increased risk of fetal death as well as thyroid problems.

It generally develops during second trimester of pregnancy. It can be treated by insulin supplementation to manage blood glucose levels.