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    Pregnancy Made Simple: An Illustrated Guide from Conception to Birth
    Pregnancy Made Simple: An Illustrated Guide from Conception to Birth
    Pregnancy Made Simple: An Illustrated Guide from Conception to Birth
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    Pregnancy Made Simple: An Illustrated Guide from Conception to Birth

    By Claire Plimmer

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    Pregnancy is exciting for parents-to-be!

    Your life is about to change forever, whether this is the first new baby in your life or not. The amount of information out there about pregnancy can be overwhelming for everyone involved. But fear not: this practical pictorial guide, packed with accessible and stylish infographics, will help you to get up to speed and give you all the essential facts you need, as well as a healthy dose of fun trivia to help you remember and break up the facts. This book covers everything you need to know about pregnancy:
    • Getting Pregnant: Once you’ve decided to have a baby, it’s not always as easy to get pregnant as you once thought!
    • Being Pregnant: Pregnancy myths, morning sickness, and all the changes happening to you and your baby.
    • Nourishment: Cravings! Everybody gets them—but what should you avoid indulging in?
    • Well-Being: Different methods of exercise, what tests should you get, and, most important, how to relax!
    • Final Stages: All the last-minute things you should do before the baby arrives! From what to stock in the nursery to the first signs of labor, this section will make sure that you’re completely ready to go when it’s time.

    This book offers both men and women an easy guide to pregnancy, from finding out what’s going on inside a pregnant woman’s body to understanding the various cravings she might experience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateNov 6, 2018
    ISBN9781510741560
    Pregnancy Made Simple: An Illustrated Guide from Conception to Birth
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    Claire Plimmer

    Claire Plimmer has worked in the publishing industry for almost 25 years, helping authors to realise their own publishing dreams.

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      Pregnancy Made Simple - Claire Plimmer

      INTRODUCTION

      Pregnancy can sometimes seem like an overwhelming subject for parents-to-be. But fear not. The following chapters will take you through this amazing journey, from beginning to end, in a fresh, simple and helpful way.

      Each chapter has been designed to give you a balance of essential advice and fascinating trivia. From the basics of fertility and conception through to the miracle of giving birth, this colourful and creative book will be your trusty companion, based on up-to-date information and the experience of real women.

      Whether you’re a first-time mother, a curious dad, or just looking to offer informed advice and support, you’ll find plenty of useful tips and intriguing facts in the pages that follow.

      CHAPTER 1

      GETTING

      PREGNANT

      The decision to have a baby is life-changing. Some couples may find themselves pregnant after the first attempt at conceiving, while others will struggle for many years. In order to give you the best chance at successfully starting the journey towards parenthood, there are many lifestyle changes you can make. This chapter is a guide to all the things you can do, both individually and as a couple, in order to maximise your fertility and thereby maximise your chance of conception and a healthy pregnancy.

      CONCEPTION FACTS: EGGS

      By her twelfth week in the womb, a female foetus will have produced all the eggs she will ever carry in her lifetime. These undeveloped eggs will lie dormant within her ovaries until she reaches puberty, when they will begin to be released (usually once a month) from a follicle into the fallopian tube.

      Women are born with all the eggs they’ll have in their lifetime (around 2 million). Which means, effectively, that your maternal grandmother carried you as an unfertilised egg when she was about to give birth to your mother.

      But by the time a woman reaches puberty, only about 300,000 to 400,000 eggs are left. Around 1,000 will die during each menstrual cycle. A woman at the age of 40 will have only about 60,000 eggs.

      Around 400–500 mature eggs are released from the ovaries in a typical woman’s lifetime.

      An egg is the size of a grain of sand (around 0.12 mm / 0.005 inches), which is visible to the naked eye.

      The matured egg only lives about 12 to 24 hours before being expelled during menstruation.

      CONCEPTION FACTS: SPERM

      Over the course of his lifetime, a man will produce around 525 billion sperm, and will ejaculate around a billion sperm every month (depending on how sexually active he is). Each ejaculation contains around 3 ml / 0.1 fl oz of semen, which contains around 100 million sperm. Of these, only 1 in 14 million will actually reach the fallopian tube – most die in the journey from the cervix. And only a single sperm can fulfil its ultimate purpose of fertilising the egg.

      •At the moment of fertilisation, the tail of the sperm breaks off and only the head will penetrate the egg. It does this by producing an enzyme called acrosome to dissolve the outer layer of the egg.

      •Each sperm has a unique genetic code. It contains the 23 chromosomes that will combine with the mother’s to create a zygote (fertilised egg) with 46 chromosomes. The combination of these chromosomes is random and unique.

      •As soon as one sperm penetrates the egg (or ovum), the egg secretes a membrane to prevent any other sperm getting in.

      •Sperm can live for up to five days inside the uterus, meaning conception can happen several days after sexual intercourse.

      WHAT MAKES A HEALTHY SPERM?

      The frequency of ejaculation will affect a man’s sperm count. Too much ejaculation means sperm production in the testes cannot keep up – therefore, having more sex does not necessarily increase your chances of conceiving.

      A man’s diet is very important. Foods that contain high levels of selenium, zinc and Vitamin D will improve sperm motility (the ability to swim towards the egg). Antioxidant-rich foods such as fruit will also help improve the quality of the sperm.

      Although men can father a child into their seventies and beyond, the older the man, the longer it will take to conceive. Men are 92 per cent likely to conceive within a year if they are under 25, whereas only 85 per cent of men over 35 will manage conception in under a year. This percentage steadily declines as age increases.

      The sperm of a smoker or a heavy drinker will have significantly less motility than that of a healthy man. Being obese can also significantly reduce the quality

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