Your baby is four to five inches long now. She may even squint when her environment becomes brighter than normal.11
Week 16 - Day 2
Your recommended weight gain during pregnancy depends on your pre-pregnancy weight. Women who begin their pregnancies with a low body weight should gain more than heavier women.8
Week 16 - Day 3
Keeping your weight gain within healthy limits will help you to recover more quickly after the birth of your baby.
Week 16 - Day 4
This is not the time to begin a weight loss diet. Keep track of the calories you eat, focus on healthy foods and stay within the weight gain recommendations from your health care provider!
Week 16 - Day 5
Include your partner and children in your healthy food plan! They will benefit also.
Week 16 - Day 6
During this week, your baby girl’s ovaries are producing millions of eggs. One day, she may carry her own baby, just like you are doing right now.11
Week 16 - Day 7
Think about the wonderful process unfolding inside your belly. As a woman, you are privileged to carry and birth new life!
PreferaOB is a prescription multivitamin / multimineral nutritional supplement indicated for use in improving the nutritional status of women throughout pregnancy and in the postnatal period for both lactating and non-lactating mothers. PreferaOB™ is also beneficial in improving the nutritional status of women prior to conception.
PreferaOB is rich in iron and smaller than most prenatal vitamins, making it easy-to-swallow. Plus, PreferaOB includes vitamin B6 which may reduce likelihood of pregnancy morning sickness2 and comes complete with 1 mg folic acid.
Ask your doctor if PreferaOB is right for you.
