eating-lobsterMost people have asked themselves whether eating lobster during pregnancy is safe. Eating some things like shellfish and is considered as safe for consumption as long as they as cooked properly. Certain varieties of sushi (for instance cooked eel and steamed crab) are okay to eat during pregnancy, although you might like to keep away from the varieties that have raw sea food.

Eating raw and fresh Seafood such as lobster during pregnancy could be a hazard because it could possibly have some parasites like tapeworms, which could grow big enough and end up robbing the body of nutrients which are required for growing [click to continue…]

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Running during Pregnancy: Things You Should Know

by admin on December 28, 2009

running-during-pregnancyRunning during pregnancy is an effective and quick way to exercise your body and heart, thus giving your body a physical and mental boost anytime you are tired. Additionally, just like walking, running can easily fit into your schedule.

Is running during pregnancy safe?
Whether running during pregnancy is safe or not depends on if you used to run regularly before you got pregnant. It is fine to continue running so long as some precautions are taken and check first with your midwife and doctor. Pregnancy is not the right time to begin training for triathlon, marathon or other races. The baby starts forming major organs during the initial trimester and overheating is a real problem. If the core temperature of a pregnant woman becomes too high, this could easily cause issues with the unborn baby, why should anyone risk it? You can train [click to continue…]

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Is it Safe to Have Wine during Pregnancy?

by admin on December 25, 2009

wine-drinking-during-pregnancyExpectant women have been compounded with the issue of consuming wine during pregnancy for a long time now. Many people, especially those who are from regions where wine is considered as a healthy part of dining, consider occasional consumption as safe. On the extreme side, excessive use of alcohol has been known to cause severe development and cognitive conditions in children. The most common is the fetal alcohol syndrome. Most medical practitioners recommend that the best protection for the unborn baby is to completely abstain from alcohol or wine during pregnancy.

However, a study done in Britain and printed in a journal known as international journal of epidemiology brings up some new insight. The study finds out that not only is it safe for expectant women to drink one or two glasses of wine during pregnancy  in a week, but their children tended to perform better 3 years following their birth. The comparison was done with children who were birthed by women who were not alcohol drinkers.
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How to Deal With Hunger during Pregnancy

by admin on December 21, 2009

hungerYour appetite and hunger during pregnancy might be a little bit different in your system, thanks to all the hormones you unleash during pregnancy. Tastes and smell senses are usually higher, making you go through great hunger pangs and sometimes hatred for some specific drinks and foods. When you are expectant, it is relatively normal for you to experience hunger, particularly in your first weeks and months (it is exceptionally evident when you are underweight). However, as your pregnancy stages and progresses, your hunger rate significantly goes down. It is also known that unlike other kinds of nausea, pregnancy nausea’s remedy is eating.

Possibly, the top objection of women who try to maintain their weight when they are expectant is that they usually suffer from hunger during pregnancy most of the time. [click to continue…]

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Changes in Body Temperature During Pregnancy

by admin on December 18, 2009

Will the Temperature of my Body Change when Pregnant?

pregnant-women-signThe change in body temperature during pregnancy is something common for any woman. The metabolism of a woman speeds up during pregnancy and this result in the creation of additional heat by the body. To assist in coping with this, the body temperature of a woman actually decreases during her pregnancy to ensure her base temperature is kept from rising in respect to her rising metabolic rate. This rising metabolic rate equally attributes to the reason why she requires additional calories during the pregnancy.

In addition, hormone fluctuation has a capacity of creating hot flashes as well as various temperature changes in the course of the pregnancy. It is common for pregnant women to have an experience of hot flashes and this can occur during the day or even at night.

With the progress in pregnancy, the body of a woman requires to do additional work. Besides processing the nutrients for the baby, the baby itself eventually creates additional weight, which requires to be carried around by the mother. This additional work equally causes the woman to overheat more easily.
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