To determine the length of your menstrual cycle, count the number of days from the beginning of your period to the day before your next period starts. [...] 8 Perineum Viewed from the exterior, the region between the 4 Fallopian tube The Fallopian tubes connect the uterus and the anus and the vulva. [...] This is what’s known as “breaking the water.” 37 Illustration: Maurice Gervais Pregnancy The fetus Placenta and umbilical cord The placenta secretes into the mother’s blood the The placenta starts to grow as soon as the fertilized egg hormones required to maintain the pregnancy and embeds itself in the uterus. [...] 44 Pregnancy Everyday life during pregnancy Growth of the baby in the uterus Intestine Intestine Rectum Belly button Uterus Placenta Bladder Uterus Vagina Before pregnancy Around 20 weeks Around 32 weeks 45 Illustrations: Maurice Gervais Pregnancy Everyday life during pregnancy Ligaments and joints The weight gain corresponds to the weight of the growing Pregnancy hormones tend to make the ligamen. [...] 53 Pregnancy Everyday life during pregnancy For the couple For the family Going from a two-person to a three-person relationship If you already have children, you may have the impression or expanding your family brings its share of changes and you are neglecting the older ones.
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