Baby Developments By the second week after conceiving (but fourth official week of your pregnancy), the embryo would usually contain about 150 cells, made up of 3 layers, which would develop separately. These layers are Ectoderm: this is the outermost layer and it goes on…
Baby’s Developments One egg is released into the fallopian tube. It is in this tube that the egg gets fertilised by a sperm. Although approximately 300 million sperm are released in one go, only one will fertilise your egg. Upon fertilisation, the total genetic makeup…
Baby’s Developments Unlike sperm which is newly produced throughout a man’s life, a woman is actually born with all her eggs in her 2 ovaries. From the time she hits puberty one egg per month ripens and is released. So now, once your period draws…
Baby’s Developments The due date of your baby is calculated as first day of your last periods + 7 days + 9 months So for example, if your last period started on the 21st of January, then your due date would be 21st January +…
Your baby goes through lots of changes in his or her development stages. In the first year, in particular, these changes will be prominent and in a short time period you’ll witness your bundle of joy growing up fast that you’ll be amazed how time…
Your baby’s sleep will be subject to numerous changes during his/her first year. In this article BabySpace will help you to identify the significant changes in sleep that will take place during these twelve months. How does my baby enter sleep? Babies in general enter sleep…
You probably know your blood group as being for example O positive (O +) or O negative (O -). The positive or negative is the presence of the Rhesus factor. Incidence of Rh-negative factor in Sri Lankan context is about 4-5% Overall, an Rh- woman…
Sleep is very important to your baby and is indeed necessary for a baby’s proper growth and brain development. If we go in detail to your baby’s sleep, this is the most important period of an infant. A baby who has a sufficient sleep may…
As you need extra calorie and other nutrients to the mother and baby all mother to be, should be aware about sensible healthy eating habits. In the first trimester of pregnancy, most of the women feel nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite or excessive vomiting…