The amount of pushes it takes to deliver a baby is between 3 to 4 pushes although it can vary from person to person.
For me I pushed my babies out in 4 pushes although my last baby I was having a hard time and needed 5 pushes but most babies are pushed out within 4 pushes with 6 to 8 seconds per contraction.
Once you go into labor it may take as long as 1 to 2 hours of pushing to deliver the baby especially if you're a first time mother although some mothers may deliver the baby sooner.
The period after birth is called the postpartum period which is the period after the delivery of conceptus when the maternal physiological and anatomical changes return to the non pregnant state.
Postpartum period after birth is also called the puerperium starts following the expulsion of the placenta until complete physiological recovery of your various organ systems.
The reason week 10 of pregnancy is the worst is because it's when the levels of your pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) are at their highest.
This leads to morning sickness which peaks at around 9 to 10 weeks into the pregnancy.
Ultrasound is done during pregnancy to allow your doctor to monitor your baby's growth and develop and monitor the pregnancy.
The ultrasound can also tell whether the baby is a boy or a girl.
Fetal ultrasounds are also used to evaluate any possible problems and help confirm a diagnosis.
Before your 12 week scan you have to drink at least 2 to 3 of at least 8 ounce glasses of water in the hour before the ultrasound scan.
For the 12 week ultrasound scan you want to have a full bladder as it helps the sound waves move better and create much clearer images.
When you do an ultrasound or scan for pregnancy the ultrasound technician looks for girl genitalia or male genitalia which can tell whether it's a boy or a girl.
If a penis is seen on the ultrasound then it's a boy but if no penis is seen then it's a girl.
The earliest time the doctor can assess the baby's sex is at 12 weeks gestation/pregnancy: The doctor can also tell the sex of the baby at the 12 week scan by assessing the direction of the nub.
This is something that can be identified on babies at this stage and if it points vertically then it is likely to be a boy.
The week that the first ultrasound is done in pregnancy is usually week 6 although at week 5 you can also have an ultrasound performed.
You should schedule your first pregnancy ultrasound when you're between 6 to 8 weeks into your pregnancy.
Pregnancy after age 35 is called Geriatric Pregnancy which is a pregnancy where the pregnant woman is older than 35 and those older than 35 when pregnant are at more risks for complications including miscarriage, high blood pressure and congenital disorders.
The stage of pregnancy that folic acid is most important is during and after the first 3 to 4 weeks into your pregnancy.
If you don't take folic acid during pregnancy or get enough folic acid during and before the pregnancy the baby will be at higher risk of developing neural tube defects.
The neural tube defects are serious birth defects that affect the brain, spinal cord and spine and may cause death in the baby or Spina Bifida.
Fruits that you should not eat during pregnancy are grapes, papaya and pineapple.
The bones that babies are not born with are the kneecaps which start out as cartilage and then turn into bones as the child reaches age 2 and 6 years old.
A newborn baby has 300 bones and then as the baby grows into an adult the bones fuse together and grow together and then form only 206 bones.
And some of the baby's bones are made of special material called cartilage.
The youngest mother ever was a 5 year old girl named Lina Medina who became a mother at the age of 5 years old in May 14th 1939.
The shortest labor that was ever recorded was 120 seconds.
The shortest labor of 120 seconds that was recorded all happened when a lady named Mary Gorgens got up to go to the bathroom, two days before her baby was due, where she was surprised to feel her son's head crowning.
Mary Gorgens quickly woke up her husband, but when he ran to the bathroom himself, thinking he had time, it was too late: She had already delivered in 120 seconds!
The longest time a woman has been pregnant was 375 days which is a bit over a year.
Most normal pregnancy times are 9 months.
If a baby poops in the mothers womb during labor and during the birthing process the baby could develop a serious and dangerous lung condition which is called meconium aspiration.
Babies cannot and do not fart in the womb because they don't ingest air in the womb.
However once a baby is out of the womb then they can fart.
A single drop of sperm can cause pregnancy if that sperm reaches the egg and fertilizes the egg.
You can get pregnant if you put sperm inside your vagina and the sperm gets far enough into your vagina.
Some people artificially inseminate at home by using a turkey baster or artificial insemination kt to get pregnant which inserts sperm into the woman's vagina.
Fruit that is good for pregnancy are citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons which are full of vitamin C which helps the baby's bones grow properly and also help with your digestion and also deter any morning sickness during pregnancy.
Fruits that cannot be eaten during pregnancy are grapes, pineapples and Papaya.
However grapes are considered safe during pregnancy as long as you don't eat too many of them.
You can eat grapes while pregnant but you should not eat too many of the grapes as they can cause complications with pregnancy.
Grapes are not good during pregnancy due to the fact that grapes contain resveratrol which is a toxic compound that could cause poisoning or other pregnancy complications.
Drinks you should avoid while pregnant are sugary and diet sodas, caffeine such as coffee, alcohol, unpasteurized juices, unpasteurized milk.
Foods that should not be eaten during your first trimester of pregnancy include raw or undercooked seafood and meat.
You should also avoid eating Unpasteurized cheeses or other shellfish during your first trimester of pregnancy.
During pregnancy you should also avoid.
Soft Cheese. Soft cheese is made from unpasteurized milk and contains bacteria that can cause food poisoning.
Packaged and Processed Foods.
Seafood.
Papayas.
Pineapples.
Raw/Undercooked Eggs and Meats.
Caffeine.
Alcoholic Beverages.
When your belly gets hard during pregnancy it's most often caused by excessive stretching of your abdominal muscles which generally happens around weeks 7 and 8 of the pregnancy, and it is normal for the lower abdomen to appear more swollen and harder than when you were not pregnancy.
When a fetus dies inside you it's known as a miscarriage and most often your doctor will give you some medicine that helps induce labor to help expel the dead fetus from your body.
Or surgery may be performed to remove the dead fetus.
It is possible to sometimes miscarry and still be pregnant.
The symptoms of miscarriage are usually vaginal bleeding and lower tummy pain.