What's your baby up to? By week 12 of your pregnancy, your baby is about the size of a lime, measuring about 5.4 cm long from crown to rump, and weighing around 14g. The facial features are now well-formed, sex organs are well-developed, and all the other organs including the small intestine are in place. Your baby's tiny arms…
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week 11
What's your baby up to? This week, your baby is about the size of a plum, measuring about 4cm from crown to rump and weighing around 7g. He or she looks as human as can be: facial features are more distinct with all the bones of the face now present, ears are now shaped, jawline…
Pregnancy Week 10
What's Your Baby up to? Week 10 is the beginning of the foetal stage and your baby is now officially referred to as a Foetus - another name for offspring. Your precious offspring measures about 3cm from crown to rump, the size of a kumquat (an East Asian citrus fruit), and weighs about 4g. Your…
Pregnancy Week 9
What's your baby up to? Your precious little one had a growth spurt last week and has now doubled in size. He or she now measures about 22mm long from crown to rump, about the size of a grape. The embryonic tail is now gone and nipples and hair follicles are beginning to grow. Your baby…
Pregnancy week 8
What's your baby up to? Your baby is currently the size of a kidney bean, measuring about 13mm long, and is going to have a growth spurt this week. The embryonic tail is almost disappeared and your baby is looking more human as his cute little face is becoming more discernible. The eyelids grow larger and cover the…
Pregnancy week 7
What's your baby up to? Your baby, still referred to as an embryo (until week 10), is growing so fast he is now about the size of a blueberry, about 10mm from crown to rump. The head is the biggest part of his body because it grows larger to accommodate his rapidly developing brain. Your…
Pregnancy Week 6
What's your baby up to? Your baby is now about the size of a lentil, measuring about 4mm long. The body is curving into a "C" shape with a tail at the end  like a tadpole. The heart bulges and continues to grow, beating at a regular rhythm of about 100 to 160 times a…
Pregnancy Week 5
What's your baby up to? Your wee one is now about the size of a sesame seed, measuring about 2mm long; yet the major organs are already starting to form. The central nervous system is developing as the neural tube has started forming. The neural tube later forms your baby's brain and spinal cord. The circulatory system is also developing: the heart is forming,…
Pregnancy Week 4
What's your baby up to? Your baby is now referred to as an embryo, as this week marks the beginning of the embryonic stage.  At just about the size of a poppy seed, your baby grows and develops within the lining of your womb. The inner cells, which are made up of 3 layers, grow to…
Worth more than a thousand words: This is exactly what IVF is!
This picture posted by Sher Fertility Institute brilliantly captures all what IVF represents, and it quickly went viral for a good reason. A lot of people in our society look down on women that went the IVF route, but it can be chalked down to ignorance. If they understood exactly how physically and emotionally draining IVF…
Aijay Ukonu shares some motivational words on accepting your pregnant body
Fashion stylist/makeup artist, Aijay Ukonu, recently welcomed her first child with ace photographer Paul Ukonu. She took to her instagram page  some weeks ago while she was still pregnant, to share positive vibes with other expecting moms,  encouraging them to embrace all the physical changes that come with pregnancy. She also called on people to stop being mean to pregnant…
“My Pregnancy and birth story in Nigeria!” – Sisi Yemmie
You just have to love Sisi Yemmie. She is so real and hilarious. The lifestyle blogger who blogs at www.sisiyemmie.com shared her Nigerian pregnancy and birth story on her YouTube channel. From the surprise of finding out she was pregnant, to her pregnancy symptoms  and a dramatic labour, all delivered in true Sisi Yemmie style, you won't know whether…
Pregnancy Week 1-3
What's your baby up to? Well, there's no baby yet in the first two weeks of your 40 weeks pregnancy, because you are not pregnant. You will soon be, anyway. For now, your body is still preparing for ovulation. Ovulation, which is the release of a mature egg from one of the ovaries, occurs two…
Ese Walter’s tweets expose the realities of postpartum sex and more
As with most matters surrounding maternity in Africa, everything is a secret and always kept hush-hush. Women go through certain experiences thinking they are alone without knowing others may be going through same. Nigerian mom Ese Walter shared her postpartum sex experience on #MerDroits60, a twitter platform where young people talk about their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Below are some…
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): Answers to all your IVF questions
Recent developments in reproductive technology, have brought about an increase in success of infertility treatments. More treatment options are now available to women who have difficulty in conceiving, and IVF is one of the options. Over 1 million babies have been conceived by IVF throughout the world. In recent times, more Nigerians have come to accept IVF…
Endometriosis: What you need to know
Endometriosis is a common condition suffered by women of childbearing age (usually between 25-40 years) irrespective of age or ethnicity. In Nigeria, there is no way of knowing exactly how many women are affected, as there is no statistics to this effect. Endometriosis only came to the fore when former Miss Nigeria, Nike Oshinowo, created awareness by…
Couvade Syndrome: When men become pregnant
I saw an ad on Facebook yesterday. It was hilarious. It was of a Ghanaian couple advertising an app which could transfer pregnancy symptoms from wife to husband, so he can share in her pregnancy and labour pains. How sweet. The ad was intended to be a joke, but some men actually physically share in…
“Baby, don’t kick me; I might just go pee-pee”: Pregnancy symptoms funny parody.
A little something to cheer up all our pushing mamas. This Iggy Azalea's Fancy parody  by What's Up Moms is totally hilarious! Pregnancy symptoms be dealing with us since forever. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVuittFyM34[/embedyt]
