Your Baby's Development
This may sound strange, but you're still not pregnant! Fertilization of your egg by the sperm will only take place near the end of this week — read more about fertilization in the Your Body section below.
Although you'll have to wait to find out what color to paint the nursery, your baby's gender will be determined at the moment of fertilization. Out of the 46 chromosomes that make up a baby's genetic material, only two — one from the sperm and one from the egg — determine the baby's sex. These are known as the sex chromosomes. Every egg has an X sex chromosome; a sperm can have either an X or a Y sex chromosome. If the sperm that fertilizes your egg has an X chromosome, you'll have a girl; if it has a Y chromosome, your baby will be a boy.
Your Body
Your uterine lining, which will nourish the baby, is developing, and your body secretes follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which stimulates an egg to mature. At the end of this week, you will be at the midpoint of your menstrual cycle (if you have a regular 28-day cycle), and ovulation will occur (your ovary will release an egg into the fallopian tube).
This is when you're most likely to conceive. If you have sexual intercourse without protection around the time that you ovulate, you can become pregnant. After your partner ejaculates, millions of sperm travel through the vagina, and hundreds make it to the fallopian tube, where your egg is waiting. One sperm generally succeeds in penetrating the egg, and fertilization takes place. When that happens, you will be pregnant — although you will not be feeling any body changes just yet.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
A Word About Due Dates And Trimesters
After you announce your pregnancy, the first question you'll probably be asked is "When are you due?" At your first prenatal visit, your health care provider will help you determine an expected delivery date (EDD). Your EDD is 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). If you deliver on your EDD, your baby is actually only about 38 weeks old — that's because your egg didn't become fertilized until about 2 weeks after the start of your last menstrual period.
It's important to remember that your due date is only an estimate — most babies are born between 38 and 42 weeks from the first day of their mom’s LMP and only a small percentage of women actually deliver on their due date.
Another common term you'll hear throughout your pregnancy is trimester. A pregnancy is divided into trimesters:
* the first trimester is from week 1 to the end of week 12
* the second trimester is from week 13 to the end of week 26
* the third trimester is from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy
It's important to remember that your due date is only an estimate — most babies are born between 38 and 42 weeks from the first day of their mom’s LMP and only a small percentage of women actually deliver on their due date.
Another common term you'll hear throughout your pregnancy is trimester. A pregnancy is divided into trimesters:
* the first trimester is from week 1 to the end of week 12
* the second trimester is from week 13 to the end of week 26
* the third trimester is from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy
Friday, January 29, 2010
New Beginnings
Julaan Creations is diving right in and creating new things by delving into social media. Facebooks and twitters and blogs... OH MY!
What is Julaan Creations you ask?
Julaan Creations is a Canadian company run by three wild, creative women looking for a change from their usual 9-5. The company is based in Kamloops the gem of the province of British Columbia.
Julaan is a combination of the three partner's first two initials: Julie, Laurel, Ann. Desperate? Maybe but it had a ring to it.
Pregnancy is a very special time and we're delighted to play a part with our advent calendar. We believe the maternity advent calendar and sibling advent calendar is the perfect gift for the expectant mother and expectant sibling.
Advent from the latin word adventus meaning "coming" it is the period of expectant waiting and preparation for a celebration. There is nothing more worthwhile celebrating than the birth of a baby.
Through our own experiences and those of our friends we realize how important it is to involve children early in the pregnancy. The sibling calendar was born so that your children can share in the excitement of your pregnancy. Imagine the conversations you can have with your children when they open the window that says "***" and their joy at finding a baby animal sticker to match the beautiful African animals on the front.
The idea was born during a social evening where one of the group was pregnant and unable to resist turning to the next page in her pregnancy by the day book. The anticipation and excitement reminded us of our children opening their Christmas advent calendars and the idea was born but what to put in the window. The ideas for the contents of the windows ranged from quality chocolate (who doesn't love chocolate - pregnant or not? to other edibles then finally a consensus between three women was reached and the maternity bracelet where every week of your pregnancy is celebrated was created. The bracelet created from the windows of the calendar can either be worn or kept as a keepsake in the baby book.
What is Julaan Creations you ask?
Julaan Creations is a Canadian company run by three wild, creative women looking for a change from their usual 9-5. The company is based in Kamloops the gem of the province of British Columbia.
Julaan is a combination of the three partner's first two initials: Julie, Laurel, Ann. Desperate? Maybe but it had a ring to it.
Pregnancy is a very special time and we're delighted to play a part with our advent calendar. We believe the maternity advent calendar and sibling advent calendar is the perfect gift for the expectant mother and expectant sibling.
Advent from the latin word adventus meaning "coming" it is the period of expectant waiting and preparation for a celebration. There is nothing more worthwhile celebrating than the birth of a baby.
Through our own experiences and those of our friends we realize how important it is to involve children early in the pregnancy. The sibling calendar was born so that your children can share in the excitement of your pregnancy. Imagine the conversations you can have with your children when they open the window that says "***" and their joy at finding a baby animal sticker to match the beautiful African animals on the front.
The idea was born during a social evening where one of the group was pregnant and unable to resist turning to the next page in her pregnancy by the day book. The anticipation and excitement reminded us of our children opening their Christmas advent calendars and the idea was born but what to put in the window. The ideas for the contents of the windows ranged from quality chocolate (who doesn't love chocolate - pregnant or not? to other edibles then finally a consensus between three women was reached and the maternity bracelet where every week of your pregnancy is celebrated was created. The bracelet created from the windows of the calendar can either be worn or kept as a keepsake in the baby book.
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