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What’s Next After the Pregnancy Test?
If your home pregnancy test is positive, make an appointment with your healthcare provider. You may need a blood test or ultrasound for further confirmation. If your home pregnancy test is negative or if your period doesn't begin, repeat the test after a few days or one week, particularly if you took the test before or shortly after the missed period. In case you have taken multiple tests and gotten mixed results, or continue to get negative results but your period doesn’t begin and you still think you might be pregnant, then consult your healthcare provider.
Pregnancy Test for Planned Parenthood
Despite innovative contraceptives and natural family planning methods, unplanned pregnancy arrives unannounced. Many times, women learn about their pregnancy status at a much later stage. Late identification leads to complexities in dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. For married couples, it can also disrupt parenthood goals. In such a scenario, better awareness of pregnancy status can lead to the facilitation of family planning. The availability of home pregnancy tests enables you to choose to become a parent when you are ready.
When to Take a Pregnancy Test?

Pregnancy should always be out of choice. For a well-balanced life, it must happen at a right time. However, contraceptive failure is not uncommon. It can happen to anyone. You may forget to take the birth control pill, miscalculate the period cycle or could simply be not aware of the broken condom. In either case, if you think you may be pregnant, you can always take a pregnancy test at home. Generally, doctors recommend taking the test after the first day of your missed period. But women who don’t have regular periods can take the test after three weeks of contraceptive failure. 

Pregnancy Diet Myths

Start eating for two

Not true. Maintaining a healthy diet is more important than how much you eat. Doctors advise you to gradually increase calorie intake depending on your health and pre-pregnancy weight.

Avoid caffeine completely

As per gynaecologists, one or two servings of caffeine are safe during pregnancy. This is subject to any other conditions you may have like heartburn, which worsens by hot drinks.

No seafood during pregnancy

Ideally, seafood is a good source of proteins and omega-3 fatty acids. However, some fish like king mackerel or swordfish contain high mercury levels which can harm the baby’s health.

Food damage before learning about pregnancy

If between conceiving and learning about your pregnancy, you consumed wine, exotic food or pharma drugs, it will damage your baby’s health. While such substances are under a limited list and not harmful at all, always consult your doctor for any doubts or worries

Plan Table

From before even conceiving to the post-pregnancy baby care, planning for a baby takes effort and a well-thought-out schedule.

Getting Pregnant

It is true that Mother Nature has a crucial role to play in the timing of your plans to start a family. However, there are certain things you can do, or not do, to help increase your chances of getting pregnant.
  • Get a preconception checkup.
  • Get to know your menstrual cycle.
  • Live a healthy life.

Pregnancy

If you’re planning to conceive or just learned you’re pregnant, start taking a daily prenatal vitamin. Prenatal vitamins typically contain important vitamins and minerals, such as folic acid and iron, to support your baby’s growth and development.
Pregnancy is divided into three trimesters:
  • First trimester – conception to 12 weeks
  • Second trimester – 12 to 24 weeks
  • Third trimester – 24 to 40 weeks.

Your First Scan

Your partner will be offered her first ultrasound scan at 6-12 weeks of pregnancy. This scan:

  • checks that your baby is growing in the right place – that is, inside the womb
  • checks that your baby is developing as expected
  • shows how many babies are present
If everything is OK, this scan is likely to be one of the most amazing moments of your life. It’s when you see your baby for the first time. You’ll hear baby’s heartbeat and might even see some hand-waving or acrobatics.

Baby Birth

When your baby is born, their skin might be blue and mottled. They are likely to be covered in amniotic fluid, blood and vernix, which is a cheesy white substance. This is normal.

Their skin will start to become pink as they start to breathe — which is about a minute after birth. Your baby’s hands and feet may still appear blueish for several hours.

The amniotic fluid and the vernix are there because they were there in the womb. They are important for your baby to be able to smell and taste after birth. These familiar things help your baby to feel secure outside the womb.

Baby Care

If you haven’t spent a lot of time around newborns, their fragility may be intimidating. Here are a few basics to remember:
  • Wash your hands (or use a hand sanitizer) before handling your baby.
  • Support your baby’s head and neck when you lay your baby down.
  • Never shake your newborn, whether in play or in frustration.
  • Make sure your baby is securely fastened into the carrier, stroller, or car seat.
  • Remember that your newborn is not ready for rough play, such as being jiggled on the knee or thrown in the air.

Feeding Baby

Putting newborns to the breast within the first hour after birth gives them the best chance to survive, thrive and develop to their full potential.
  • Human breastmilk has the perfect nutrients for a baby’s needs.
  • Breastmilk gives your baby protection against infection.
  • Breastfeeding, like any other learned skill, takes time, patience and practice.

How to Use

Step 1

Collect the first urine of the morning in a clean and dry container

Step 2

Keep the device on a flat surface just before you test

Step 3

Using the dropper, add 2-3 drops in the sample well (S slot)

Step 4

Check the result in five minutes

Trimester Chart

One of the most common terms you’ll hear throughout your pregnancy is ‘Trimester’. A pregnancy is divided into trimesters
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Things to Know
At 4 weeks pregnant, Baby is now known as a blastocyst, a teeny ball of cells, and is busy settling into their new home (your uterus), prepping for all the crucial development that will happen over the next six weeks.
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Fetal Development
By this week, your baby measures about 0.6 to 0.7 inches (16 to 18 millimeters) from crown to rump and weighs around 0.1 ounces (3 grams). Your baby may make some first movements this week as muscles develop
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Baby Movement
This week, your little one’s organs are fully formed and are hard at work! The kidneys are starting to produce urine and release it into the amniotic fluid, and the spleen is busy producing red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body.
1st Trimester
0.4kg – 2.0kg
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Pregnancy Health
Ears move to their final position and they stand out from the head. And start brushing up on your lullabies — in the coming weeks, your baby will probably be able to hear! The bones of the middle ear and the nerve endings from the brain are developing so that your baby will hear sounds such as your heartbeat and blood moving through the umbilical cord.
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Pregnancy Comfort
Your baby's reproductive system continues to develop. In boys, the testes have begun to descend from the abdomen, and in girls, the uterus and ovaries are in place and the vagina is developed.
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Yoga & Exercise
Your baby is working on her kicks and stretches, and she’s starting to make grasping motions. She’s also starting to smile, especially when she’s sleeping. your baby’s position in your uterus can change, and she may continue to change positions up until the end of your pregnancy.
2nd Trimester
2.0kg – 8.0kg
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Healthy Sleep
Your baby is peeing several cups of urine a day into the amniotic fluid. He or she is also swallowing amniotic fluid, which is replaced completely several times a day.
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Relax with Music
The tiny wrinkly fetus you saw on earlier ultrasounds is fast becoming a plump baby. Fat on the cheeks and powerful sucking muscles contribute to your baby's fuller face. Your baby now weighs a little under 6 pounds (2,721 grams).
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Lower Anxiety
After months of anticipation and preparation, your baby is here! Or maybe not — most women don't deliver right on their estimated due dates. Many first-time moms find themselves waiting up to 2 weeks after their due date for their baby to arrive.
3rd Trimester
8.0kg – 13.6kg
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