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Preparing for breastfeeding_04_EXPLORE_Boost your breastfeeding confidence
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Boost your breastfeeding confidence

Did you know? Developing your support network now can help you feel good about feeding your baby later.

Newborn taste preferences | Did you know?
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Getting Pregnant

Newborn taste preferences | Did you know?

Babies’ taste preferences start before they are born

Topic 2: Mums Weight Gain
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Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy weight gain

There are many things you can do to prepare for the delivery of a healthy baby. One of the most important things is eating right to gain the extra weight you’ll need to support another life.

How your baby develops
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Getting Pregnant

How your baby develops

Pregnancy is an exciting time, full of changes and anticipation.

Pregnancy weight gain
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Getting Pregnant

Nutrition Facts Every Parent Should Know

A mom-to-be does not need to eat for two

Pregnancy and dietary considerations
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Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy and dietary considerations

Pregnancy is exciting, exhilarating and totally different for every woman.

Food choices for a healthy pregnancy nutrition
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Getting Pregnant

Food choices for a healthy pregnancy nutrition

Eating for two doesn’t mean eating twice as much food, but it should mean making your food work twice as hard.

Pre pregnancy diet and lifestyle
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Getting Pregnant

Tips to prepare your body for a healthy pregnancy

Did you know? If you’re thinking about starting a family, making small changes to your diet and lifestyle now can have a big impact on your baby-to-be in the future.

7 simple food swaps to consider before you get pregnant
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Getting Pregnant

7 simple food swaps to consider before you get pregnant

Eating well now can have a positive impact on your pregnancy, as well as a lasting effect on your baby’s health.

8 tips to help with breastfeeding problems
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Getting Pregnant

Tips to help with breastfeeding problems

Breastfeeding is a learned process—by mom and baby—and you may face some challenges in the first few months of breastfeeding.

How to deal with morning sickness at the start of pregnancy
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

How to deal with morning sickness at the start of pregnancy

Morning sickness can strike at any time of day or night, especially at the start of pregnancy.

How to cope with first trimester anxiety
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

How to cope with first trimester anxiety

Suffering from first trimester anxiety? You’re not alone, 1 in 10 pregnant women experience this pregnancy symptom in their first trimester. Here’s how to keep the feelings under control.

Questions to ask at your first prenatal appointment
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Questions to ask at your first prenatal appointment

Your first prenatal appointment is here! With so much going on, it helps to have a list of pregnancy questions on hand to ask your healthcare provider.

Your checklist of prenatal testing questions
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Your checklist of prenatal testing questions

Baby health checks start before they’re even born. Here are some questions you may want to ask your healthcare provider about prenatal testing.

Questions to ask at your 12-week ultrasound
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Questions to ask at your 12-week ultrasound

Finally, your 12-week ultrasound is here! This pregnancy ultrasound is an important one and is the most accurate way to estimate your baby’s due date.

Your Maternity Leave and Parental Leave checklist
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Your Maternity Leave and Parental Leave checklist

It might seem a while away, but ahead of the arrival of the new addition to your family, it’s a good idea to begin preparations towards your leave and to find out what you are entitled to.

Baby names help
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Baby names help

Need inspiration for baby names? Here comes the fun bit! You may already have a favourite name, or perhaps you’re waiting until you meet baby face-to-face.

Working out your birth plan
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Working out your birth plan

Giving birth is less daunting if you have a birth plan prepared to help the day go as smoothly as possible. See our birth plan guide below.

Your hospital bag checklist
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Your hospital bag checklist

Not sure what to pack in your hospital bag? We have put together a simple hospital bag checklist with all the essentials.

Breastfeeding essentials
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Breastfeeding essentials

Planning to breastfeed but not sure what you’ll need? Here is a list of our first-time breastfeeding tips to help you prepare. 

baby’s nursery
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Getting baby’s nursery ready

New parents may not know that safest place for baby to sleep for the first six months is in their bedroom and in a crib, cradle or bassinet that meets current Canadian safety regulations.

Signs of labour
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Am I ready to give birth? Signs of labour checklist

You probably think it’ll be obvious when you go into labour, but every mom’s labour is different and it usually doesn’t happen like you’ve seen in movies.

Taking baby out for the first time guide
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Taking baby out for the first time guide

Taking baby out for the first time can be daunting. This checklist should help make it easy for all your baby friendly days out.

planning baby shower
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Planning a baby shower checklist

A new arrival is definitely an excuse for a party.

Baby's socks
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Second trimester of pregnancy : What to expect | The Doctor’s Office

Doctor visits during pregnancy are important to ensure that your baby’s growth and development is progressing well.

Pregnancy Diet
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

Healthy Pregnancy Diet & Nutrition

Expecting a child gives new meaning to eating a well-balanced diet.

Pregnancy physical changes
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Your Pregnancy Journey: What to Expect

What are the hormonal changes during pregnancy

Being pregnant is an exciting experience, not only are you anticipating the day you finally hold your baby in your arms, but your body is also going through amazing changes.

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14-weeks pregnant: baby development and diet tips

Your baby is about the size of a grapefruit! Have you felt them move or kick yet? If not, you should be able to in the next weeks! Read more about this exciting time.

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15-weeks pregnant: baby development and diet tips

Though your baby is still inside you, this is the week where everything gets set up for their sense of smell. Read more about what to expect during week 15 of pregnancy.
 

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16-weeks pregnant: baby development and diet tips

16-weeks pregnant? Find out all you need to know about nutrition, diet and baby development at 16 weeks in our week-by-week pregnancy calendar.

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17-weeks pregnant: baby development and diet tips

Your little one now weighs more than 200g and is looking more and more like a “real” baby every day. Read more to learn what to expect during week 17 of pregnancy.

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18-weeks pregnant: baby development and diet tips

Lots of leaps and bounds happening in week 18, from nerve cells multiplying to the beginnings of fingerprints. Read more to learn what baby looks like at 18 weeks of pregnancy.