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Your babyFrom the time you’re about eight weeks pregnant the baby is called a foetus, which means "offspring". By now the face is slowly forming. The eyes are more obvious and have some colour in them. There is a mouth and tongue. There are now the b...

Your babyFrom the time you’re about eight weeks pr...

Your babyThree weeks after the first day of your last menstrual period, your fertilised egg moves slowly along the fallopian tube towards the womb. The egg begins as one single cell. Early on this cell divides again and again. By the time the egg rea...

Your babyThree weeks after the first day of your l...

If you've tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for a year or more through regular unprotected sex, it’s time to see your GP. If you're a woman over 35, or if you think that either partner may have a fertility problem, see your GP after six months of ...

If you've tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for...

If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for less than a year, find out how to maximise your chances of getting pregnant. Eating a healthy diet, cutting down on alcohol, keeping to a healthy weight and getting exercise can all help.If you’ve been trying...

If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for less tha...

If you have fertility problems, you may be struggling with many difficult feelings. Support and counselling are available. Complex and often painful emotions are common for people with fertility problems, those who can't have children and those havin...

If you have fertility problems, you may be struggl...

Stay active when you're pregnantThe more active and fit you are during pregnancy, the easier it will be for you to adapt to your changing shape and weight gain. It will also help you to cope with labour and get back into shape after the birth. Keep u...

Stay active when you're pregnantThe more active an...

Vitamin supplementsEating a healthy, varied diet in pregnancy will help you to get all the vitamins and minerals you need. There are some vitamins and minerals that are especially important.It is best to get vitamins and minerals from the food you ea...

Vitamin supplementsEating a healthy, varied diet i...

Obesity, which is usually defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30, is increasingly common. Around 15-20% of pregnant women are now obese. Before you get pregnant you can use the BMI healthy weight calculator to work out your BMI. Bu...

Obesity, which is usually defined as having a body...

Early signs of pregnancyFor women who have a regular monthly menstrual cycle, the earliest and most reliable sign of pregnancy is a missed period. Sometimes women who are pregnant have a very light period, losing only a little blood. Some of the othe...

Early signs of pregnancyFor women who have a regul...

When you can do a pregnancy test ?You can carry out a pregnancy test on a sample of urine from the first day of a missed period. If you're pregnant, this is about two weeks after conception. Some very sensitive pregnancy tests can be used even before...

When you can do a pregnancy test ?You can carry ou...

Getting pregnant (conception) happens when a man’s sperm fertilises a woman’s egg. For some women this happens quickly, but for others it can take longer. Out of every 100 couples trying for a baby, 80 to 90 will get pregnant (conceive) within one ye...

Getting pregnant (conception) happens when a man’s...

Eating well when you're pregnantA healthy diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle at any time, but especially vital if you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Eating healthily during pregnancy will help your baby to develop and grow, and wi...

Eating well when you're pregnantA healthy diet is ...

Take care with some foodsThere are some foods you should not eat when you're pregnant because they might make you ill or harm your baby. Make sure you know the important facts about which foods you should avoid or take extra care with when you're pre...

Take care with some foodsThere are some foods you ...

Am I pregnant? What should I be eating? Is it normal to be this tired? Whatever you want to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant or caring for your new baby, you should find it here.There are more than 200 easy-to-read pages, detailed week-by-...

Am I pregnant? What should I be eating? Is it norm...

Some kids can't wait to get braces. Others are a little worried about what it will be like or how they will look. It can help to learn more about braces, which straighten your teeth and make your smile even better looking. Tooth Talk Lots of kids don...

Some kids can't wait to get braces. Others are a l...

What's Up With Body Hair? Body hair really gets going during puberty. Some boys will start to notice hair growing on their face around the chin, on the cheeks, and above the lip. Also, hair grows on the chest, the armpits, and even down there in the ...

What's Up With Body Hair? Body hair really gets go...

A lot of changes happen as you grow up, especially as you reach puberty (say: pyoo-bur-tee), the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change. Girls start developing breasts and get their periods — signs they are growing into women. ...

A lot of changes happen as you grow up, especially...

Face Up to Changes Another thing that may come with puberty is acne (say: ak-nee) — or pimples — caused by all those hormones at work in the body. Skin gets oilier and pimples sometimes start showing up when puberty begins, and you may get them throu...

Face Up to Changes Another thing that may come wit...

Time to Change OK, so it's a funny word — but what is puberty, anyway? Puberty (say: pyoo-ber-tee) is the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change as you move from kid to adult. We're talking about stuff like girls developing bre...

Time to Change OK, so it's a funny word — but what...

No one can say exactly when you'll get your first menstrual period, but you will get it sometime during puberty. Puberty is the time in your life when you begin to become an adult. This means a lot of growing and changing — both inside and out. Some ...

No one can say exactly when you'll get your first ...

Did you know that people have been getting their ears pierced for thousands of years? What those ancient people probably didn't know is that it's really important to take care of your ears after they're pierced. Pierced ears may look cool, but infect...

Did you know that people have been getting their e...