Pregnancy reads

Week 4: A positive test 3 min read
Week 5: When the queasiness creeps in 2 min read
Week 6: A tiny heartbeat 3 min read
Week 7: Riding out the queasy weeks 2 min read
Week 8: The first flickers of movement 3 min read
Week 9: The placenta takes over 2 min read
Week 10: From embryo to baby 2 min read
Week 11: Counting down to the scan 2 min read
Week 12: The second trimester is in sight 3 min read
Week 13: The end of the first trimester 2 min read
Week 14: The golden trimester 2 min read
Week 15: Baby starts to taste 2 min read
Week 16: They can hear you 2 min read
Week 17: Looking after your mind 2 min read
Week 18: First kicks and the big scan 2 min read
Week 19: Baby finds their senses 2 min read
Week 20: Halfway there 2 min read
Week 21: Hiccups and flutters 2 min read
Week 22: A tiny newborn face 2 min read
Week 23: Getting ready to breathe 2 min read
Week 24: A big milestone 3 min read
Week 25: The heartburn weeks 2 min read
Week 26: Thinking ahead to birth 2 min read
Week 27: The end of the second trimester 2 min read
Week 28: Welcome to the third trimester 2 min read
Week 29: Why side-sleeping matters 2 min read
Week 30: Packing and planning 2 min read
Week 31: Knowing the signs 2 min read
Week 32: Getting into position 2 min read
Week 33: The final stretch begins 2 min read
Week 34: The nesting urge 2 min read
Week 35: Almost newborn 2 min read
Week 36: Bags packed 2 min read
Week 37: Full term 3 min read
Week 38: The waiting game 2 min read
Week 39: Any day now 2 min read
Week 40: Meeting your baby 3 min read
"Baby brain": forgetfulness in pregnancy 3 min read
Alcohol and pregnancy 3 min read
Antenatal classes: are they worth it? 3 min read
Antenatal colostrum harvesting 3 min read
Anterior placenta (and feeling kicks) 4 min read
Anxiety and low mood in pregnancy 3 min read
Arriving at hospital: what happens 3 min read
Assisted birth (forceps and vacuum) 4 min read
Baby's first bath 3 min read
Baby's first poo (and what's normal) 4 min read
Baby's first week 4 min read
Baby's position: breech, posterior & transverse 4 min read
Birth positions and staying mobile 4 min read
Birth trauma 5 min read
Blocked nose (pregnancy rhinitis) 3 min read
Blood tests during pregnancy 5 min read
Bonding with your baby 2 min read
Braxton Hicks vs real labour 3 min read
Breastfeeding when you go back to work 2 min read
Breastfeeding: getting started 3 min read
Breastfeeding: solving common problems 3 min read
Bringing baby home 4 min read
Caffeine in pregnancy 3 min read
Calcium and vitamin D in pregnancy 3 min read
Can I eat sushi, soft cheese & deli meat? 3 min read
Carpal tunnel in pregnancy 3 min read
Changes in vaginal discharge 3 min read
Choosing and using a breast pump 4 min read
Cluster feeding 3 min read
Colic and the witching hour 4 min read
Comfortable breastfeeding positions 2 min read
Constipation in pregnancy 3 min read
Contraception after birth 4 min read
Coping with pregnancy fatigue 3 min read
Cord blood banking in Australia 3 min read
Cradle cap 3 min read
Delayed cord clamping 4 min read
Dental care in pregnancy 3 min read
Diastasis recti (abdominal separation) 4 min read
Dizziness and fainting in pregnancy 3 min read
Dummies and pacifiers: yes or no? 3 min read
Easing back and pelvic pain 3 min read
Eating and drinking while breastfeeding 4 min read
Eating well in pregnancy 3 min read
Ectopic pregnancy: warning signs 4 min read
Engorgement and sore breasts 4 min read
Epidural: what to expect 4 min read
Exercise in the first trimester 3 min read
Expecting twins or a multiple birth 5 min read
Expressing and storing breast milk 2 min read
Feeling anxious about the birth 3 min read
Feeling disconnected from your pregnancy 4 min read
Finding out the sex of your baby 3 min read
Flying while pregnant 3 min read
Food cravings and aversions 3 min read
Foods to avoid in pregnancy 5 min read
For your partner: how to support her 3 min read
Formula feeding 5 min read
Gestational diabetes: what it means and how it's managed 5 min read
Getting back to exercise after birth 2 min read
Getting comfortable for sleep 4 min read
Group B Strep test explained 4 min read
Haemorrhoids in pregnancy 3 min read
Hair dye and beauty treatments 3 min read
Headaches in pregnancy 3 min read
Healthy weight gain in pregnancy 3 min read
Herbal teas in pregnancy 3 min read
High blood pressure and pre-eclampsia 5 min read
Home birth in Australia 4 min read
How to increase your milk supply 4 min read
How your due date is calculated 3 min read
If you need a caesarean 3 min read
Implantation bleeding (or your period?) 3 min read
Induction of labour 5 min read
Iron in pregnancy 4 min read
Is my baby getting enough milk? 5 min read
Is my newborn okay? When to get help 3 min read
Is spotting normal in pregnancy? 4 min read
Itching and obstetric cholestasis 5 min read
Jaundice in newborns 4 min read
Leaking colostrum and breast changes 3 min read
Linea nigra and skin pigmentation 3 min read
Listeria and food safety in pregnancy 4 min read
Looking after partners' and dads' mental health 3 min read
Losing the baby weight (realistically) 3 min read
Losing your mucus plug (the "show") 3 min read
Making peace with your changing body 2 min read
Managing anxiety while waiting for your baby 4 min read
Managing heartburn and reflux 3 min read
Mastitis 5 min read
Membrane sweep (stretch and sweep) 3 min read
Metallic taste and excess saliva 3 min read
Miscarriage: signs and what happens 5 min read
Mixed feeding (breast and bottle) 4 min read
Morning sickness: coping with pregnancy nausea 4 min read
Nappy changing 3 min read
Needing to wee all the time 3 min read
Newborn reflexes explained 3 min read
Newborn skin: milia, baby acne & peeling 3 min read
Newborn sleep: what's normal 2 min read
Nipple shields: when they help 3 min read
NIPT explained 4 min read
Nosebleeds and bleeding gums in pregnancy 3 min read
Pain relief options in labour 3 min read
Parental leave and support in Australia 3 min read
Pelvic floor recovery after birth 2 min read
Pelvic girdle pain (SPD) 4 min read
Perineal and stitches care after birth 4 min read
Perineal massage 3 min read
Perineal tears and stitches 4 min read
Postnatal depression and anxiety 3 min read
Postpartum bleeding (lochia) 4 min read
Postpartum hair loss 4 min read
Postpartum night sweats 3 min read
Pregnancy after miscarriage 5 min read
Pregnancy in hot weather 3 min read
Pregnancy vitamins and supplements 4 min read
Premature labour: signs and what to do 4 min read
Preparing baby's space, without the overwhelm 4 min read
Preparing older children and pets for a new baby 2 min read
Recovering after a caesarean 5 min read
Reflux and spit-up in babies 4 min read
Registering your baby's birth (Australia) 3 min read
Returning to work after baby 2 min read
Rh-negative blood group explained 4 min read
Rib pain in late pregnancy 3 min read
Round ligament pain 3 min read
Safe exercise in pregnancy 3 min read
Safe seafood in pregnancy: the mercury guide 4 min read
Safe skincare ingredients in pregnancy 3 min read
Safe sleep for your baby 2 min read
Sciatica in pregnancy 3 min read
Settling a crying baby 3 min read
Sex after having a baby 3 min read
Sex during pregnancy 3 min read
Shortness of breath in pregnancy 3 min read
Signs of early pregnancy 3 min read
Skin-to-skin after birth 3 min read
Staying hydrated in pregnancy 3 min read
Stretch marks: can you prevent them? 3 min read
Swaddling your baby safely 3 min read
Swelling, cramps and late-pregnancy aches 3 min read
The 20-week morphology scan 5 min read
The 6-week postnatal check 2 min read
The fourth trimester: the emotional early weeks 2 min read
The nuchal translucency (NT) scan 4 min read
The stages of labour 3 min read
Tongue tie 4 min read
Tummy time 3 min read
Turning a breech baby (ECV & options) 5 min read
Umbilical cord care 4 min read
Vaccinations in pregnancy 4 min read
Varicose veins in pregnancy 3 min read
VBAC: vaginal birth after caesarean 5 min read
Vegetarian and vegan in pregnancy 4 min read
Vivid dreams in pregnancy 3 min read
Water birth 4 min read
Waters breaking: what to expect 4 min read
Weaning off breastfeeding gently 4 min read
What happens immediately after birth 4 min read
What happens in early labour 3 min read
What if my baby is overdue? 4 min read
What to buy for your newborn (and what to skip) 3 min read
What to expect during your hospital stay 4 min read
When and how to announce your pregnancy 3 min read
When to go to hospital in labour 3 min read
When to seek medical help in pregnancy 4 min read
When will I start to show? 3 min read
Where to start with your birth plan 3 min read
Who can be with you during labour 3 min read
Wind and burping your baby 3 min read
Your baby's 6-week immunisations 4 min read
Your baby's movements: what's normal and when to act 4 min read
Your body in the early weeks after birth 3 min read
Your first period after pregnancy 3 min read
Your first ultrasound explained 5 min read
Your maternity care options in Australia 3 min read
Your relationship after a baby 4 min read