Pregnancy and Baby Tips

So much have been said about the importance of antioxidants but what good can they specifically do for you and your unborn child? How can antioxidant-rich foods help during your pregnancy? And wouldn’t taking antioxidant supplements be harmful to your condition? To answer these questions, let us take a closer look at the role of [...]
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While pregnancy is one of the happiest and most memorable times in most women’s life, being pregnant is not always as easy as you wish it should be. With all the changes going on in your body, and with you being tired, sick and uncomfortable most of the time, it’s really quite amazing how most [...]
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More than just giving your unborn baby the foundation she needs for proper bone development, getting the right amount of vitamin D during your pregnancy can actually help prevent her from being infected with respiratory synctial virus or RSV – a virus that can have life threatening complications in very young babies. So, what is [...]
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Finally, you’re pregnant! And while those closest to you are rejoicing from that great news, you feel there’s something amiss. In fact, you are feeling terribly sad and depressed. Is there something wrong with you? For most women, pregnancy is a period of great joy and happiness. However, this is not always the case. In [...]
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Eating the right foods while pregnant can do a lot of good for you and your baby. So, you start adding more fruits and veggies to your daily diet, chew on nuts during snacks, and cook more dishes with legumes and/or fish in it. But do you know what foods to avoid during your pregnancy? [...]
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Oh, the joys of motherhood! While carrying a child can be one of the most wonderful stages in any woman’s life, it can also be one of the most challenging – especially when you are having your daily dose of that awful pregnancy symptom known as “morning sickness”! So, what can you do about it? [...]
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A  lot of good things are being said about practicing yoga during pregnancy, but are they all true? What can pregnancy yoga really do for you and your unborn baby? Are there no risks involved in doing it?
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If you knew, or suspected, that anti depression meds could cause serious breathing or cardiac malformation in your growing fetus, would you take a psychiatric medication or stimulant? If you knew, or suspected, that the research supporting use of mood-altering drugs as a palliative for pregnancy depression reflected biased scientists "in the pocket" of the very drug companies profiting from these medications, then would you take it?..
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