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  1. Eating smaller meals more frequently works for many expectant women to relieve cravings.
  2. Salty cravings often are relieved by eating avocado, olives, or a baked potato with sesame seeds.
  3. When craving something sweet, rather have a few pecan nuts or a sweet fruit like a banana before reaching for a chocolate.
  4. The most important thing is to eat healthy foods 90% of the time and to interpret cravings healthily.
  5. Eyes appear to have moved closer to each other this week. Toes start appearing at the end of the feet this week.
  6. The gallbladder begins to form this week. Baby’s tongue is developing.
  7. Although bones are now forming, they don't harden until shortly before birth and are still pliable afterwards.
  8. The legs are bent at an angle so that the soles of the feet face each other. The cartilage skeleton now begins to be replaced by bone cells
  9. Baby is about 14 millimeters long at the beginning of this week and can grow to 22 - 28 millimeters by the end of the week.
  10. Good food sources of calcium include avocados, grapes, guavas, mangoes, melons, oranges, paw-paw, pears, prunes, raisins, nuts and seeds.
  11. Up to between 1500 and 2500mg a day of calcium supplementation is generally recommended but have this approved by a practitioner
  12. A healthy, varied and fruit and vegetable rich diet will ensure good dietary calcium.
  13. Calcium intake can help prevent pre-eclampsia in pregnancy.
  14. Calcium has a wide range of effects in the body, from preventing muscle cramping to building healthy bones and teeth.
  15. Calcium in pregnancy is one of the most necessary minerals and is constantly in demand.
  16. Research shows that the most accurate estimated date is the one given at the early pregnancy sonar examination between 10 and 16 weeks.
  17. To calculate your due date, take the first day of your last menstrual period, add nine calendar months and then add a further seven days.
  18. You should avoid exceptionally high temperatures i.e sauna, steam baths, as baby may overheat in the womb in exceptional circumstances
  19. Generally, tiredness improves in the second trimester, once most of baby’s important developments are complete.
  20. Pregnancy is tiring and one should be guided by the body's messages, taking occasional mini-breaks if necessary.