First Period After Baby: What to Expect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>We all want to make sure our pregnancies are on track for a healthy delivery, but is there a way to get quantifiable information? We found expert information about what the average pregnancy looks like — though again, every woman is different and pregnancies vary wildly from woman to woman. Here are the average numbers for how women change and grow during pregnancy — from how much weight they gain, to the chances they’ll have a boy, to even the percentages of moms who work. These numbers can help an expectant mother understand a little more about her pregnancy — or maybe these facts provide interesting new ways to look at what a pregnant woman is experiencing. Read through our slideshow of fascinating numerical pregnancy facts to find out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pregnancy is a time when numbers matter: From a mother’s due date to how many inches her belly measures to the number on the scale, a mom is constantly keeping count! But what if a mom wonders how her own personal figures stack up compared to those of other women? While there are no “right” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2024-12-19T04:11:45Z","apple_news_api_id":"21bc3cc4-fa4c-4f92-97c5-08ab56869762","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2024-12-19T04:11:45Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AIbw8xPpMT5KXxQirVoaXYg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,92],"tags":[14835,17018,16370,17020,780,1969,8029],"featured":[],"internal-tag":[],"series":[128],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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