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Taking too much folic acid during pregnancy is risky
It's super easy to consume too much folic acid—and that's not a good thing. Here's why it's important to watch your folic acid intake during pregnancy.
Rosie Schwartz, RD, FDC
5 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 12 weeks
Week 12 is the last week of your first trimester. Most of your baby's organs are fully formed now and starting to function.
Today's Parent
7 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 5 weeks
Even though you probably don’t feel pregnant, by 5 weeks, the building blocks of your baby’s life are being put in place.
Today's Parent
6 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 6 weeks
From the top of her head to the bottom of her buttocks, your baby at 6 weeks is about two to four millimetres long. She's tinier than a bean!
Today's Parent
8 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 4 weeks
It’s official! By about 4 weeks, your pregnancy can be confirmed by a blood or urine test and you’ll know for certain you have a baby on the way.
Today's Parent
8 minutes
Pregnancy health
Why it's important to take prenatal vitamins—even before you’re pregnant
We asked experts everything you need to know about prenatal vitamins—when to start, what’s in them, and whether you really need them. (Hint: You do.)
Andrea Karr
4 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 13 weeks
Welcome to your second trimester! At 13 weeks, your baby’s body has doubled in length since week 7, and he is as big as a large plum or a peach.
Today's Parent
5 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 14 weeks
Congratulations, you’re officially into your second trimester! For many women (unfortunately, not all), week 14 means the end of morning sickness.
Today's Parent
6 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 15 weeks
At 15 weeks, your baby about the size of your fist and just might be sucking his thumb. In fact, you may be able to see this in an ultrasound at this point.
Today's Parent
11 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 16 weeks
Your baby’s fingernails are well developed by 16 weeks, and she is able to move her arms and legs. In fact, you may feel her move in the next few weeks.
Today's Parent
6 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 17 weeks
How big is your baby at 17 weeks? Spread one of your hands wide open—your baby is about the same size.
Today's Parent
7 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 18 weeks
By 18 weeks, it might look like your baby is bulking up! Over the last week, her weight has increased about 50 percent.
Today's Parent
8 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 20 weeks
Believe it or not, 20 weeks heralds the midpoint of your pregnancy. If you go full term, your pregnancy will be about 40 weeks long. You're halfway there!
Today's Parent
11 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 21 weeks
If you were able to see a picture of your baby around week 9, you might have thought he was "top heavy" because his head was so big. Not at week 21.
Today's Parent
7 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 22 weeks
By 22 weeks, your waistline may have vanished, but you can probably still bend over easily, sit comfortably and walk without effort.
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7 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 23 weeks
At 23 weeks, your baby's skin is wrinkly, but her intrauterine wrinkles will disappear as she gains more weight.
Today's Parent
8 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 24 weeks
Your baby at 24 weeks can respond to touch and sound as she actively moves about the comfy, snug world of your womb.
Today's Parent
7 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 25 weeks
At 25 weeks, tooth buds, which will develop into teeth after birth, are forming under your baby’s gums.
Today's Parent
13 minutes
Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 42 weeks
At 42 weeks, the only job remaining for you is to have the baby. Congratulations!
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7 minutes
Being pregnant
Prenatal vitamins will make your kid smarter, says new study
Expecting a baby? Keep taking those prenatal vitamins—your kid will thank you for it later.
Emily Rivas
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