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You’re Pregnant! What Next?
Congratulations on finding out you are pregnant!
It’s an exciting time and if it’s your first pregnancy you’ll no doubt have lots of questions and concerns.
The average pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks or 280 days from the first day of your last period.
Did you know?
Only 5% of babies arrive on your estimated due date!
My baby was 11 days late, so I was pregnant for almost 42 weeks. Every day after my estimated due date seemed like the longest day of my life, waiting and waiting for baby to arrive!
Find out how many weeks pregnant you are and calculate your due date with the Pregnancy Due Date Calculator.
What next?
Make an appointment to see your GP. Your GP will run through some standard who will ask you which hospital you want to have your baby in.
I had a choice of two hospitals in London. Prior to my GP appointment I’d researched these thoroughly and checked out their maternity wards and facilities, so I knew which hospital I wanted to have my antenatal checks in as well as the birth of my baby.
Jot down a list of questions you may have and see if your GP can provide any advice.
I’d been taking Vitabiotics Pregnacare Conception whilst we were trying to conceive. As soon as I knew I was pregnant I started taking Vitabiotics Pregnacare Plus Omega 3 and continued to take these throughout my entire pregnancy. These multivitamins plus Omega 3 ensured my baby and I had all the essential nutrients we needed, including the recommended level of 400mcg folic acid.
I read What To Expect When You’re Expecting and recommend this to all expectant mothers.
There’s a wealth of pregnancy resources available online. Here are the internet sites I found most helpful when I was pregnant:
A Walk In The Park
Imogen is enjoying the sunshine, and so are we!
She’s wearing a pretty John Lewis Baby denim dress with embroidered flowers and a peach cardigan from the Gap Baby Girl clothing range.
Here are some lovely baby and toddler outfits from the John Lewis Baby Clothing & Toddler Clothing range.
Is the British summer finally here?
Fisher Price Rainforest Gym
The Fisher Price Rainforest Gymis a highly recommended activity gym and play mat for your baby.
Suitable from birth, the Fisher Price Rainforest Gym has 5 activity toys for baby to play with and lights, music or nature sounds that activate when movement occurs.
The Fisher Price Rainforest Gymhas many different textures to stimulate your growing baby.
Rainforest friends can be placed above baby or below, to encourage tummy time. There’s a soft monkey, jingly toucan, elephant and parrot with a spinning paddle.
The movable and stationary toys encourage exploration on the overhead gym or for tummy time play.
Baby can also enjoy a spinner with rattling beads, spinning butterflies, a shiny mirror and a crinkly leaf for peek-a-boo fun.
Select from four musical tunes or rainforest sounds to entertain your baby when playing on the mat. These can play for up to 20 minutes.
The Fisher Price Rainforest Gymis one of the best baby activity play mats you can buy.