Saturday, October 3, 2009

Pregnacy Channel - What is this all about?

Hello readers,

Welcome to Pregnancy Channel!

Pregnancy Channel is intended to supply information about pregnancy. We will be tackling as many topic as possible about the process and development of pregnancy, the do's and don'ts during pregnancy, its diseases and treatments, and so forth. I will also be including family planning methods and postpartal conditions as well.


Let us have a small preview about pregnancy.

Pregnancy is defined as the carrying of a fetus inside the uterus of a female. It averages 9 months or 40 weeks from the first day of the last normal menstrual period. The duration is divided into three; the first trimester (1-3 months), second trimester (4-6 months), and third trimester (6-9 months).

Will I be able to know when the baby will be delivered?

Yes. The estimated date of delivery of the baby can be determined using the Naegele's rule. Don't worry it's as easy as one-two-three!
Here's how:
  • Add seven days to the date of the first day of the last menstrual cycle.
Say, your last menstrual period (LMP) began on October 2, 2009.

10/2/09
+ 7 days
answer: 10/9/09 or October 9, 2009
  • Then subtract three months
10/9/09
- 3 months
answer: 7/9/09 or July 9, 2009
  • And then finally, add 1 year. The answer would be July 9, 2010

Very easy isn't it? It took only seconds or a minute to compute! :) But remember that Naegele's Rule is not absolute. The delivery of the baby cannot be determined precisely, they are just assumed, or estimated. Additionally, Naegele's Rule is applicable to women who have normal menstrual cycle only.


I can feel that I am pregnant! How do I know if I am positive?
That's exactly what we are discussing on my next post, so please stay tuned! :-)

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