Pregnancy

How to Eat for A Healthy Pregnancy

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Image via Wikipedia Not eating well during your pregnancy can increase your risk of complications. Eating well has never been easier during pregnancy than it is now. First, remember that once you hit the second trimester, you should be eating about 300 more calories a day. Calories provide you with the extra energy that your [...]

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Eating for Breastfeeding

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Image by NestleCSV via Flickr In your third trimester, your baby was old enough to start getting a taste of the foods his or her mommy likes. Now that your baby is here and you’re breast feeding, your baby will get an even better taste of your favorite food. Typically if you are nursing your [...]

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How to Avoid Constipation During Pregnancy

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Image via Wikipedia It is Murphy’s law that just when you are able to get food into your body without having it come back up, that you suddenly find you can not get the food out of your body. Nearly half of all the women who are pregnant suffer from constipation during pregnancy. As with [...]

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How Eating Well Can Help During Pregnancy

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Image by mahalie via Flickr There are a number of aches and pains that come with pregnancy. While back in the day many doctors just brush them aside and said that it is part of pregnancy, these days more and more doctors are recommending a well balanced diet to help. A common complaint during pregnancy [...]

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Healthy weight gain for pregnancy

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Image via Wikipedia Most doctors will tell you that you should gain anywhere between 25-30 pounds through out your pregnancy. You should aim to gain about 3.5 pounds during your first trimester, although more often than not most women find that they lose weight their first trimester. The culprit to this is morning sickness. Some [...]

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Gestational Diabetes

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Image via Wikipedia Gestational diabetes is one of the most common pregnancy complications that women face. It is when pregnant women have high blood sugar levels during their pregnancy. It is not really known what can cause gestational diabetes. Some experts say that overweight women have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, but there [...]

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Gaining Weight Too Slowly During Pregnancy

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Image via Wikipedia Just as gaining too much weight can be harmful to you and your baby, not gaining enough weight can be harmful also. There are some women out there who are so terrified at gaining weight that they eat next to nothing during their pregnancy. It is not advisable to do this because [...]

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The Basics of Eating Well When Pregnant

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Image via Wikipedia It is hard to believe that expectant mothers have trouble making healthy food choices, especially when they have another’s best interests in mind.   The truth is, a lot of  women find it very hard. (Ever heard of ‘cravings’?) There is a trick to remember how to eat throughout your pregnancy and [...]

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