Your Pregnancy

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.

Your Pregnancy

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Said on social • We asked you what food you crave during pregnancy. From avocados and spicy food to ice cubes and atchar, we got some wonderfully diverse feedback!

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’POOLE’D OVERSEAS FOR A FRESH START • Although the UK newspapers report 25° Celcius as a heatwave, you’ll still find these ex-South Africans swimming at one of the many beaches when the temperatures are a lot lower than that!

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The search is on FOR 2021’S NEXT COVER STARS

EVERYONE IS A FINALIST! • WHERE TO SEE THE WINNERS?

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THE UNICORN BABY BY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ROXANNE ATKINSON

EDUCATION

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FIT FOR A KING • Classic isn’t going anywhere! It is calm and timeless with just a touch of little-boy whimsy.

Go sleep • A selection of the best camping cots, packed with essential features and suitable for baby to play and sleep securely.

SEVEN SUBSTANTIAL SALADS • Plan to eat some kind of salad every day of the week. It’s good for you! Here’s inspiration.

Baby? NO THANKS ... • Everyone’s supposed to be over the moon at having kids, right? Wrong. What happens when your baby daddy is not doing cartwheels at the prospect of parenthood?

A RELUCTANT DAD SPEAKS • One ‘accidental’ father opens up about his experience of parenthood. Sensitive to his child’s feelings, he has opted to remain anonymous.

WHY DADS RUN – AND HOW TO COPE

WORK. PARENT. REPEAT. • Can you do it all and maintain sanity? Here are five essential strategies for working parents, now that we’re mostly going back to the office.

THE baby making JOURNEY • Sometimes making a baby is as simple as one, two, three. But often it isn’t. Here is your road map to conception, which will guide you along the way.

WINTER-PROOF YOUR BODY • It’s cold and flu season, and if you’re pregnant, this poses even more of a challenge than usual. Not only are you more susceptible to the usual bugs and germs, now including Covid, but also your medication choices are limited. There are things you can do to keep healthy during sniffle season – and they can all help you avoid the ’Rona too.

LOWER THE SUGAR

DON’T SPREAD IT!

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WHEN YOU REALLY ARE SICK

PULL UP A CHAIR! • Lack of flexibility in your muscles and ligaments will add an unnecessary burden to the adaptations your pregnant body has to make to accommodate a growing baby. Keeping supple and strong does much to help your body and your mind cope with pregnancy.

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LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH A NEW LENS • For total peace of mind, protect baby – and your home – with these devices.

MOTHER KNOWS BEST • We might not like to admit it, but it’s often only once we’ve had children of our own that we realise Mom’s words of wisdom really were wise. Here’s to our own mothers!

GET THE BASICS RIGHT • Breastfeeding your baby will give her a great start in life. It’s important to know how to do it, and why it’s so good for...