Your Pregnancy - December 2020/January 2021

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In this issue of Your Pregnancy & Baby: Not bouncing back? - Check your thyroid; Fertility worries - Here's really good news; Getting ready for big school; Labour tips from a top midwife; What to eat when for baby to thrive; Baby's 1st Christmas! - Recipes, crafts, toys; My twins were born at work!; Pregnancy niggles? - Fix it with food & swimming & rest and Toddler holiday snacks - Make good choices.

Infertility Warrior

Meet the woman who has relentlessly campaigned for seven years to change the infertility cover open medical aid schemes are obliged to provide. Saskia Williams, we salute you!

5 mins

Get In! The Water's Lovely!

Land exercises are great for pregnant women, but as your body grows and the temperature rises, you’ll welcome the ease of floating around in cool water.

5 mins

Born That Way?

Are babies born clever, or is their future really in our hands? We take a look at that old debate of nature versus nurture.

6 mins

Keep The Fires Burning

Who says the birth of your baby needs to spell the end of your sex life?

6 mins

Midwives Are Having A Moment!

One of South Africa’s most experienced antenatal experts gives you some great advice for labour day and the exciting lead-up to welcoming your baby into this world.

9 mins

Fix It With Food

Self-medicate a range of pregnancy symptoms safely – with what you eat.

8 mins

8 Easy, Offbeat Ways To Keep Your Energy Levels Up

Yeah, yeah, we’re supposed to live off raw veg and do Pilates to be super-energetic during that gruelling last lap of pregnancy. Meanwhile all we’re craving is doughnuts and sleep marathons. Here are eight (and a half) easy(ish), offbeat(ish) ways to keep your energy levels up.

4 mins

Put Pain In Its Place

Describing the pain of labour is complicated, as it does not bear any similarity to anything you have ever felt before.

6 mins

Mixing Friends With Babies

Before you have children, you can’t imagine that it will change your relationships with your friends – but it does, and staying in touch with child-free friends takes a little more effort once Junior arrives.

5 mins

Here I Come, World!

Is 2021 going to be the year your little one takes a big step forward: out of the house and into a play school? Then read on…

8 mins

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Your Pregnancy Magazine Description:

Your Pregnancy is the only local magazine that offers relevant, credible and accurate information on all aspects of pregnancy. Its local and international experts answer all questions quickly and respectfully. The magazine acknowledges pregnant women’s need to look and feel good. They are concerned about their baby’s health and wellness, but also care about their own. The magazine provides all the info that’s needed, as well as the latest fashion and beauty trends, health issues and exercises. It covers all aspects of pregnancy. The team loves what it does – and it shows.