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.

THINGS ARE GOING TO GET COSY

Your Pregnancy

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WINNING LETTER

Said on social • We asked you, our lovely readers, on Facebook: What is the first thing you did when you found out you were pregnant? This is what you said:

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#loving

SHE giggles IN HER SLEEP! • Our newborn cover baby winner just melted our heart. That hair! Those cheeks! Meet little Jecoliah Marimuthu from Gauteng. We chatted to her mom, Trisha.

JECOLIAH WON PRIZES TO THE VALUE OF R1 000 EACH FROM OUR THREE SPONSORS: BABY CITY, EPI-MAX AND REUTERINA.

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ICE CREAM DAYS! • Round shapes, clean lines and soft colours combined with a strong Scandinavian design will brighten up every little girl’s room.

SOUPED UP FOR WINTER • Seven soups bursting with flavour and nourishment to keep you healthy and feeling comfortably full. Just look at those colours!

Time saver tip

SNUGGLE UP FOR WINTER • Get cosy and comfy with these gorgeous maternity outfits.

The BIG guide to VACCINATIONS

MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE • There is worldwide medical consensus that vaccines are safe and necessary. Do the right thing, and vaccinate to protect your child and the broader community.

BEWARE OF DOCTOR GOOGLE

SOME OF Dr THE MYTHS

WHAT PARENTS WANT TO KNOW • Sr Irma Boshoff from The Nest, the Netcare Mother and Baby Wellness Clinic at Netcare Clinton Hospital, answers your everyday questions on vaccinations.

LIVING WITH granny • One of the most important and potentially heartrending decisions many mothers have to make is who will take care of their child when they go back to work. Family care is a common South African solution, and comes with its own set of benefits and challenges.

Family care THE UPS & DOWNS

CARE FOR YOU TO CARE FOR OTHERS • The quality of your life directly relates to the quality of your mothering.

CANDID DADS • We asked some dads to tells us what they believe they bring to their child’s life, what their role as a father is and how fatherhood has changed them.

FATHERS’ TOP WORRIES...

MORE WORK = MORE SEX

OUR POLL RESULTS

STATEMENTS ON FATHERHOOD

OUR EXPERTS IN THIS SECTION

QUEASY? YOU CAN FEEL BETTER • Feeling totally debilitated by morning sickness? There are ways of living with it and treating it.

TIPS & TRICKS

WATCH ME GROW! • So much is going on in your body, and there is still so much to come! Here’s a look at some of the highlights.

RHESUS BLOOD GROUPING EXPLAINED

EATING FOR TWO? GET IT RIGHT! • The phrase ‘eat for two’ does not give you licence to overeat – this could be really bad for you and your baby. Rather make ‘eat for two’ mean that you remain aware of baby’s nutritional needs too.

WHEN SLEEP ESCAPES YOU • Is your pregnant body – or preggie brain – cheating you of sleep?

ON FIRE • During pregnancy, your body goes through some extreme adaptations to accommodate your growing baby. But...