YOUR VOICE
our blessing is coming. When I’m at the hospital he wants me to show him my tummy. We are now five months and thanks to YP we are more than ready. NTHABISENG
MY SECOND BLESSING After my husband and I both had surgeries to get pregnant, they gave us a “waiting” period of five years. Exactly five months after that, I fell pregnant with my daughter Jessica Annabelle Trollip. She is now turning four years old. We made peace with only having one child. But just before we gave up hope, we got blessed
WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE TO SLEEP BETTER?
I sleep with a pillow between my legs. It helps a lot.
BOITUMELO MOSADI
I found a light walk and a bath helped. LISA WARREN
I wake the Daddy up and get him to chat to me or rub my back till I fall asleep. TSHEGO SEBAPU
Pillows, pillows and lots of pillows.
MIHLE MGILANA
MY NEW BEST FRIEND I suffered a miscarriage in November at only six weeks pregnant, but miraculously I fell pregnant again. As I’m typing this letter I am 12 weeks pregnant. This is my third baby. I’ve always been a fan of another pregnancy magazine but yesterday I decided to buy the latest YP. I am ecstatic that I did this. My oldest child is six years old so I feel like a first time mom all over again. The magazine covered everything I wanted to know in one issue. How amazing is that? It also included an amazing birth guide. I read both books from cover to cover. Twice! Needless to say I am now a convert and will make sure that I don’t miss out on YP again. RADIEFA
with another beautiful baby girl, Mieke Alizee Trollip born 20 February 2015. PIKKIE
SURPRISE!
My name is Rose Munonoka. I’m 35 weeks pregnant. This is my friend Sylvia and I at my surprise baby shower. ROSE
THE RIGHT ADVICE My husband, Kurt, and I are expecting our first baby. We are
THE WORRY GAME As a pregnant mom-to-be we are constantly worried and we are waiting all the time. First, you worry about a false positive, until you get your first prenatal appointment. Mine was at five weeks and four days and was only a little spot on the sonogram. Then, you worry about a miscarriage, along with no heartbeat. I remember doing another pregnancy test before my second appointment because I had no pregnancy symptoms.
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8 YOUR PREGNANCY
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A HELPING HAND I found out I was pregnant in October 2014. I am now five months down the line and I have never been so scared in my life. I started buying YP last December. I was going on holiday with my partner and it had all the information I wanted regarding travelling precautions, and all
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solutions to what I was feeling then. If I wasn’t sure I would call my mother who would say the same thing YP was saying. I have found a friend and sister in YP. I can always find an article that I can relate to in every issue. BONOLO
due on 6 May 2015 and can’t wait to meet our boy. We would also like to say thank you to YP for always seeming to have an article that addressed the new questions we had coming up as we progressed through our pregnancy. It’s been really overwhelming for me as my mom lives overseas and I can’t always pick up the phone for her advice. So thank you so much for filling that gap. RIVANIA VALENTYN
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