Most physicians will generally recommend that you avoid caffeine as much as possible during your pregnancy. One reason is that caffeine is a known diuretic, which cause you to pass fluids from your body, and can leave you dehydrated. Drinking too much caffeine can also…
While the official word from the medical community is that alcohol should be avoided during pregnancy, recent research from the UK has found that drinking alcohol while pregnant may not be as dangerous as once thought. A recent study on alcohol and pregnancy conducted in…
Everyone has seen the warnings about drinking alcohol during pregnancy, but what about drinking caffeine and pregnancy? Coffee contains caffeine, which is a stimulant drug, and it does cross the placenta, so any caffeine a pregnant woman consumes does make its way to fetus. What…
By Pamela Dimmick Do pickles and ice cream count as a vegetable? If you’re pregnant, you’re likely to justify just about anything in the name of eating for two. You know you need to make more nutritious choices but it’s hard. As if dealing with…
Have you just discovered you’re pregnant? Congratulations! Pregnancy is an exciting time in a woman’s life. As your body develops and changes to make room for the new life forming in your womb, the body of your unborn baby grows at the same time. One…
Have you recently received the joyous news that you’re pregnant? Congratulations! Now’s the time to make the lifestyle changes necessary to ensure you have a happy, healthy baby. When you’re pregnant, nutrition takes on a whole new importance. Instead of eating for one, you’re now…
Can women overeat during pregnancy? This is something most expectant mothers don’t even consider. After all a pregnant woman needs to eat. She’s not just feeding herself anymore; she’s eating for two or in some cases more. Many women that are well into their pregnancy…
Throughout history, women have searched for natural methods that would make labor and childbirth less difficult. Raspberry leaf tea has been used by pregnant women for centuries to tone and strengthen the uterus. This can help make labor more efficient and possibly lessen the amount…
There is so much nutritional advice for pregnant women, and it’s easy to forget how important protein is during pregnancy. Protein is a building block for life itself, and especially for the life growing inside of you during pregnancy. It’s important to keep track of…
Pregnancy is filled with new experiences, many of them life changing and exciting. Others may not be as thrilling but they too can affect the way we live. Many pregnant women experience cravings. You have probably heard crazy stories of frazzled husbands searching for watermelon…