What is your tiny human doing in there? Your baby's sense of touch begins to develop in a predictable order. The first to come on board is touch. By about eight weeks of pregnancy, your tiny human responds to touch around his lips and cheeks, and by 11 wks she/he has begun exploring his own body and his warm dark nest with his mouth, hands and feet. Ultrasound scans show babies “touching their body parts, holding onto the umbilical cord, turning and walking up and down the amniotic sac wall on the inside,“They are not passively quiet in the womb.” In the nearly weightless, fluid-filled...

You don’t have to use pregnancy cravings as an excuse to want chocolate — it’s almost universally popular. But your pregnancy may have you questioning what you can and cannot eat. Here’s the good news: Chocolate is safe for you to enjoy in moderation. Here’s why. Safety of eating chocolate while pregnant Chocolate is perfectly safe to consume during pregnancy, as long as we’re talking about a few pieces rather than a six-pack of king-sized candy bars. Like most things in life, moderation is a good general rule. Sugar Some moms-to-be use their pregnancy as a time to be extra cautious...