Category Archives: Pregnancy

Get Fit After Pregnancy| Pilates Exercises That Can Help You Get Fit After Pregnancy


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Congratulations, you just brought your new bundle of joy home. No doubt this moment is one of the most miraculous events to have occurred in your life. Lots of new changes, new sounds, and new routines are forming in your household. More things need to be attended to and there seems little time to spare. So how can I find time to Get Fit After Pregnancy?

If you exercised before and during your pregnancy you will be able to start an exercise routine faster (maybe 2 months after giving birth) but for a mother that wasn’t a big exerciser prior to her pregnancy maybe about 3 months or when your doctor gives you the go ahead to start your Get Fit After Pregnancy program.  Read more...

Tips to Prevent Too Much Pregnancy Weight Gain


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It is a common belief for women that pregnancy is a reason to eat more and gain more weight. While it is recommended to eat more nutritious food for your baby’s nourishment, it is still crucial to monitor your weight and diet to prevent too much pregnancy weight gain. Being overweight during pregnancy is not only uncomfortable and unhealthy; but it will also make you feel unattractive. Too much weight gain can also cause some health problems for you and your baby.  

Maintaining a good weight is always a problem for women and to prevent weight problems, you have to watch your weight during pregnancy. Gaining weight during pregnancy should be monitored and you should follow the recommended weight gain by your health provider to prevent too much pregnancy weight gain. For overweight women, recommended weight gain is 15-25 pounds and for underweight women, it should be within 28-40 pounds. If you have a normal weight before pregnancy, you still need to gain weight between 25-35 pounds.  Read more...

Pregnancy Excess Weight: What Are The Risks?


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Gaining weight during pregnancy is normal and part of nurturing the unborn baby. But even though it is necessary to gain weight to nurture your baby, it doesn’t mean that you have to gain excess weight.  It is not advisable and dangerous to diet during pregnancy and it is also dangerous to become overweight during pregnancy. Pregnancy excess weight will put you and your baby’s health at risk.

It is important that you know the proper weight gain during pregnancy. Your doctor can recommend the required weight gain based on your pre-pregnancy weight. It is also important to gain weight at a stable rate to avoid inconvenience like backaches, varicose veins and stretch marks. Monitoring your weight gain will prevent you from gaining pregnancy excess weight.

Pregnancy excess weight can put your health at risk. There are health risks associated with obesity like preeclampsia causing high blood pressure and fluid retention during pregnancy. You will also be prone to gestational diabetes, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.  Read more...

Pregnancy Problems: Heartburn


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During pregnancy many women may experience pain in their chest or heartburn. This condition is more common during the first trimester of a woman’ s pregnancy. Preventing this conditions or curing them is very important in general and especially during pregnancy.

As the baby starts to grow during pregnancy, the pressure exercised on your internal organs increases. The food ans acid reflux from the stomach also increase and these are the main causes of a heartburn. Here are some of the most important steps that you can follow during pregnancy to relieve the symptoms of a heartburn, control the pain that you are having and maybe even prevent recurrence of these conditions:

- while pregnancy, do not limit yourself to three big meals; on the contrary, try to eat four five lighter meals so your body can digest the food and thus prevent heartburn;
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