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The Udderly Yours? Breast Pillow Wins Second Consecutive Award For Outstanding Product
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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) November 22, 2005
GREAT FALLS, VA, November 22, 2005 – As the first product to address the need for hands-free nursing support, The Udderly Yours™ Breast Pillow has received its second consecutive award for product excellence. After thorough evaluation from real mom testers, the handheld breast pillow which received an iParenting award earlier this year, was also highlighted as the most innovative product and received the ‘Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award’ in the New Baby 2005 category. Designed by a mom to simplify the nursing process, the Udderly Yours Breast Pillow is a crescent-shaped cushion made of high density memory foam that supports and positions the breast upward so that moms no longer need to hold their breast while nursing their baby – ultimately providing a hands-free solution.
“Each mom was very impressed with the Udderly Yours Breast Pillow,” said Jodie Lynn, syndicated parenting/health expert, Parent to Parent, CEO/founder of http://www.AddingWisdomAward.com, the only award program to ever be honored by Disney! “We received three of the Udderly Yours Breast Pillows and all three were tested by regular moms who utilized them for breastfeeding. One mom, who thought she would not be able to breast feed, said it was amazing and she literally cried with joy. Those tears of testament say it all.”
Parent to Parent, an internationally syndicated parenting/family newspaper column, is owned by parent company Martin-Ola Press through which the best, safe and family friendly products for families are recommended and achieve worldwide recognition. The organization is associated with reputable outlets such as PBSKidsTV and Disney.com.
Committee members of Parent to Parent evaluated the Udderly Yours Breast Pillow against many other products geared towards new moms, and praised it for quality and innovation in addressing a very common problem that nursing moms deal with on a daily basis. Designed by a mom to simplify the nursing process, the Udderly Yours Breast Pillow is a crescent-shaped cushion made of high density memory foam that supports and positions the breast upward so that moms no longer need to hold their breast while nursing their baby – ultimately providing a hands-free solution.
Many women find breastfeeding to be an extremely challenging and frustrating endeavor since it often requires for moms to physically support their breast up during feeding in order to provide the best position for their baby. Although this is tiresome and painful to the wrist, it also makes it difficult for moms to focus on bonding with their baby and impossible to do other simple tasks like answering the phone. The Udderly Yours Breast Pillow provides the most comfortable and optimal breast position for nursing, and is conveniently sized so that moms can throw it in their purse or diaper bag and use it on the go.
“For years I have been helping moms with their breastfeeding needs in hopes of teaching them the best techniques, and ways to relax and bond with their baby during this very special time,” said Patty Dougherty, nurse educator who teaches breastfeeding classes to new moms. “One of the most common challenges we see is with the larger breasted moms who are frustrated with having to hold their breast up while nursing so that their baby can latch on successfully. Many people in my field recommend that moms roll up a towel to place under their breast for added support. This, however, has its own challenges since the towel doesn’t always stay in place, may cause pressure, and still doesn’t lift the breast to the best angle. I was impressed by the Udderly Yours Breast Pillow as it’s the first product I’ve seen that addresses a very common, yet highly problematic issue.”
Udderly Yours was established in 2004, and was founded by a mom to help women overcome common challenges they face with motherhood. Its flagship product – The Udderly Yours Breast Pillow – was designed for women who have to physically support their breast while nursing to give moms a much simpler and hands-free process in order to succeed with this endeavor. To learn more about or order the Udderly Yours Breast Pillow, visit http://www.udderlyyours.com.
Established in 1998, the Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award honors products of outstanding quality that support family values and now includes gifts for moms, dads, kids, and babies. Committees look for products that entertain and teach, inspiring imagination and creativity. Additionally, the Family Testers are interested in how products help children grow ethically, socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically. The Family Testers are real families who test and evaluate before final decisions are reached.
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Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) August 7, 2008
Conceive Magazine announces the September launch of Fertility Facts: Hundreds of Tips for Getting Pregnant, billed as the ultimate compendium of pre-pregnancy advice, essential for anyone starting a family. This chunky volume offers hundreds of ways, sourced from doctors and the latest research, for women and their partners to get pregnant faster. Each page offers a new and often surprising tip: women should eat more millet and avoid taking ibuprofen, while men looking to increase sperm count should double up on oysters and pumpkin seeds, and avoid waterbeds! With this highly accessible reference in hand, readers will be one step closer to parenthood.
Conceive’s first book, “The Fertility Journal: A Day-by-Day Guide to Getting Pregnant”, which hit shelves in April, is full of information to help women make sure they are healthy and that their body is in the best shape for pregnancy. The journal walks you step-by-step through the process of trying to conceive and helps prepare you for a healthy pregnancy at least three to 12 months before conception. Visit conceiveonline.com/books to find out more information.
Conceive Magazine Founder and CEO Kim Hahn is host of two internet radio programs. “Conceive On Air” airs live on Wednesdays at 11 AM Pacific / 1 PM Central / 2 PM Eastern. “Have a Baby.com Live!” airs live on Thursdays at 10 AM Pacific/ 12 Noon Central/ 1 PM Eastern. Both programs air on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Network. To access either show, log on at http://health.voiceamerica.com. All shows will be available in Kim Hahn’s Content Libraries on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Network for on-demand and podcast download.
If interested in hosting a talk radio show on VoiceAmerica contact Jeff Spenard, President of Internet Radio and Executive Producer of Kim Hahn’s radio programs at 480-294-6417 or at jeff.spenard @ modavox.com. Spenard may also be contacted for advertising / sponsorship information or other show details.
ABOUT CONCEIVE MAGAZINE:
Conceive Magazine is excited to continue its expansion through other media channels with the Conceive Online website (www.conceiveonline.com), the Conceive On-Air radio podcast and program on the Voice America Health & Wellness Network, books (“The Fertility Journal: A Day-by-Day Guide to Getting Pregnant” and “Fertility Facts: Hundreds of Tips for Getting Pregnant”), and e-newsletters. Through all these outlets, Conceive leads the field in providing family-building information for future parents on subjects that include fertility, conception, infertility, and adoption.
Conceive Magazine has expanded through other channels with the Conceive Online website (www.conceiveonline.com), the Conceive On-Air radio show, several books (“The Fertility Journal: A Day-by-Day Guide to Getting Pregnant” and “Fertility Facts: Hundreds of Tips for Getting Pregnant”), and e-newsletters. Through all these media outlets, Conceive leads the field in providing family-building information for future parents, on subjects that include fertility, conception, infertility, and adoption.
ABOUT KIM HAHN:
Kim Hahn is the founder and CEO of Conceive Magazine. With Conceive, Kim wants to share her experiences to educate and empower women on their journey to parenthood.
A former CFO of SunTrust Bank of Florida, Hahn became disillusioned by the lack of mainstream information available when she and her husband were trying to get pregnant. After the couple eventually adopted a baby girl and Kim returned to work, she decided to leave banking and start a magazine to provide information to others facing the same issues. Conceive’s readers may be trying to conceive naturally, struggling to negotiate the maze of fertility tests and treatments, or planning to adopt.
Hahn received her MBA from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida. She serves on advisory boards for the InterNational Council for Infertility Information Dissemination (INCIID), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the March of Dimes, and the University of Florida.
Today Kim Hahn is a highly sought after motivational speaker, helping others to overcome obstacles on the path to personal and professional success, whether that means starting a family… or starting a company.
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Pregnancy Diets: Nutritional Advice for Your Second Trimester
Posted by: | CommentsBy now you have probably made a lot of changes to your pregnancy diets, but as your baby changes, so should you. Your food for pregnancy should evolve with each transition to a new trimester. The second trimester is generally the easiest for most women, as morning sickness usually abates by the fourth month and problems with sleeping, heartburn, and even moving around haven’t presented themselves yet as they usually do by the third trimester.
The second trimester is about staying on track. By now you have cut out caffeine, sugar, artificial sweeteners and alcohol and tobacco from your diet. You are working to eat fewer processed foods and more all-natural or organic foods. So what more do you need to do? Well, let’s take a closer look at the second trimester.
Your Baby’s Development during the Second Trimester
During the second trimester, your baby grows and develops at a rapid rate. By now his fingers and toes have gained definition and he begins developing eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows, hair, and nails. Your baby may be able to suck his thumb and stretch or make faces. Teeth begin being developed during this trimester. Your baby’s nervous system also begins functioning on its own, and his reproductive organs and genitalia are fully developed.
Your OB/GYN should be able to tell by the fourth month if you are having a boy or a girl. Your baby’s heartbeat should be picked up on a Doppler. And finally, during this point in your pregnancy, your baby begins to move around, which is a thrilling experience.
Nutrition for the Second Trimester
Your nutritional focus during this second three months will probably hone in on two factors: any cravings you might have, and your baby’s development. Let’s talk about cravings first. It’s perfectly natural to crave sweets, salty foods, or even weird combinations of foods during your pregnancy. Indulging these cravings should be OK as long as you do so in moderation and keep your weight gain under control.
Your baby grows and develops so much during this trimester that proper nutrition is essential. You should be incorporating a healthy protein in with every meal if you haven’t already. Proteins contain essential amino acids that your baby needs for healthy neural and cognitive development. Eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats will help your baby get everything he needs for healthy development.
Strategies for Keeping Your Weight Down
During this period, you may start experiencing weight gain. This is perfectly natural, and we are now past the era in which women were told not to gain any weight during pregnancy. But even so, you should only be gaining weight in a limited manner. Your weight gain should be within 20-30 pounds throughout the course of your pregnancy. Any more than that and you will struggle with an easy delivery.
You should be drinking half your body weight in water every day, so if you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink 80 ounces of water. You should also eliminate sugar from your diet if you haven’t already, and focus on all-natural sweeteners in moderation. Eating protein will also help you feel fuller for longer and help you to avoid the tendency to overeat.
The Importance of Staying Active
Another important strategy for staying healthy and keeping your weight in check is to stay active. Look for low or no impact exercise that will help you feel good and stay in shape. Pilates, prenatal yoga, swimming, water aerobics, and walking are all excellent sources of exercise that are not too stressful for your body or your baby.
Are you looking for the best advice for pregnancy diets? Need advice about the proper food for pregnancy? Visit The Diet Solution Program: What to Eat While Pregnant for exercise recommendations and eating tips for a healthy pregnancy. www.WhatToEatWhilePregnant.com.
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Which Changes of Getting Pregnant You Can Experience at the Second Trimester?
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You have passed the various symptoms of the first trimester, now you are about to come to the second trimester and you wonder that which feelings you may experience, better or worse than before. So this article will help you find out the changes of getting pregnant in this period.
The second trimester begins at the thirteenth week and lasts about three months. The pregnancy creates many unique changes for you in this period. And the physical changes seem to be more obvious for you to notice. The rise in level of estrogen and progesterone results in the development of milk-producing glands and makes your breasts become much larger. You will also see the change of your skin throughout the second trimester, the skin in some parts of your face seems to be darker and easier to be affected by the sun. Another typical symptom you may experience is the feeling of dizziness because of the fall in blood pressure. The advice to help you pass dizziness is drinking a lot of water and trying not to get up quickly after lying or sitting down. Sometimes, you may also feel short of breath because now, your lungs must work harder to provide enough oxygen for both your body and baby. And during this period, you can notice the white vaginal discharge and if there is any unusual change in color or smell of vaginal discharge, you should meet the doctor to have an examination.
In this period, you will not feel as stressful and tired as the first trimester, but the change of your body sometimes makes you feel uncomfortable and unconfident. This feeling sometimes becomes the reason of woman’s stress. But that’s a good idea if you share your emotion with your partner and he will help you feel more relieved. You also need to improve more knowledge about how to take care of your baby or what kinds of foods are good for the growth of your baby, etc. You should arrange time between your work and your relaxation to ensure that you will stay far away any pressure. Many scientists have proved that stress has a bad influence on the development of your baby.
During the second trimester, you can see that you will experience many physical and emotional changes. So you need to have regular check-up about your weight and blood pressure to ensure the good conditions for your growth of baby. In this trimester, your baby’s heartbeat can be audible with the aid of Doppler; this sign of the healthy baby can be the great happiness for any pregnant woman.
The second trimester brings a lot of changes of pregnancy so the above information can be useful for you to know what you need to do to have a healthy baby.
You will find more attractive information about the pregnancy period through the website: http://easypregnant.info
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Heartburn During Second Trimester
Posted by: | CommentsNowadays, heartburn has become the common pehenomenon of stomach trouble in big cities, especially among white collars. Though it is only the symptom of some stomachache feeling acid flow into esophague, or even up to throat, the risk hidding behind is scary. For gastric cancer, gastric ulcer or some serious digestive diseases are all coming from samll pain or heartburn.
Once you feel uncomfortable after meals, and the whole digestive system is burning like a stove, I am very sorry to tell you that there is something wrong with your stomach, and it is calling for your attention, concern and help.
When such pain occurs, the wise choice is to drinking a cup of hot water, pressing the abdomen gently, and eating some biscuits because the starch within the biscuits can help soothing the uncomfortable acid as a moderator.
What talking about above is the method for heartburn temporarily. If exploring the cause of heartburn, people may find that wrong diet habit is the culprit. It is the Fast Food Time, so everyone wants to be faster than others. I have ever seen a young girl eating a hamburger and drinking a cup of coffee within three minutes, then runing to the bus stop like Joyner. I can imagine the food are dancing in her stomach and be sure that one or two hours later, this flier would suffer from heartburn and pain.
So please sit down enjoying the delicious food, cuting up the food and chewing slowly until the food becomes some kind of small bits. No matter how long it will take, please do it! What you eat should be good for you, yet not causing heartburn or stomach cancer ending the life.
Changing diet habit is useful and fit for those suffering from mild heartburn. If the symptom is severe, or has caused serious disease, people want to be cured completely, they need some professional guides. Here comes Heartburn No More! It is written by a medical researcher who meets many cases of heartburn having a wealth of experience, the result is great confirmed by many patients.
What’s more, the remedies are natural without any medicine. Through reading this book, people may find the best way to end heartburn troubling them many years, and the healthy advice for consolidation therapy.
Let the Heartburn No More, just do it from now.
Grab A Copy Click here
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Heartburn During Second Trimester Scam
Posted by: | CommentsNowadays, heartburn has become the common pehenomenon of stomach trouble in big cities, especially among white collars. Though it is only the symptom of some stomachache feeling acid flow into esophague, or even up to throat, the risk hidding behind is scary. For gastric cancer, gastric ulcer or some serious digestive diseases are all coming from samll pain or heartburn.
Once you feel uncomfortable after meals, and the whole digestive system is burning like a stove, I am very sorry to tell you that there is something wrong with your stomach, and it is calling for your attention, concern and help.
When such pain occurs, the wise choice is to drinking a cup of hot water, pressing the abdomen gently, and eating some biscuits because the starch within the biscuits can help soothing the uncomfortable acid as a moderator.
What talking about above is the method for heartburn temporarily. If exploring the cause of heartburn, people may find that wrong diet habit is the culprit. It is the Fast Food Time, so everyone wants to be faster than others. I have ever seen a young girl eating a hamburger and drinking a cup of coffee within three minutes, then runing to the bus stop like Joyner. I can imagine the food are dancing in her stomach and be sure that one or two hours later, this flier would suffer from heartburn and pain.
So please sit down enjoying the delicious food, cuting up the food and chewing slowly until the food becomes some kind of small bits. No matter how long it will take, please do it! What you eat should be good for you, yet not causing heartburn or stomach cancer ending the life.
Changing diet habit is useful and fit for those suffering from mild heartburn. If the symptom is severe, or has caused serious disease, people want to be cured completely, they need some professional guides. Here comes Heartburn No More! It is written by a medical researcher who meets many cases of heartburn having a wealth of experience, the result is great confirmed by many patients.
What’s more, the remedies are natural without any medicine. Through reading this book, people may find the best way to end heartburn troubling them many years, and the healthy advice for consolidation therapy.
Let the Heartburn No More, just do it from now.
Grab A Copy Click here
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Pregnancy Nutrition: Basics for the Second Trimester
Posted by: | CommentsDuring your second trimester, your pregnancy nutrition will change slightly. By now you have probably gotten your caffeine and sugar addictions under control, and usually during this time, morning sickness will begin to ease.
But with these transformations come an entirely new set of challenges that you can meet with ease if you make conscious decisions about the proper food for pregnancy. In this article, we break down the top four challenges of your second trimester, so that you can get a clear overview of the issues you will be facing, and how best to deal with them.
Understanding Your Baby’s Development
First, it’s important to understand all the changes that are occurring in your baby’s development during this trimester. Your baby grows at a rapid pace during this trimester; her bones and teeth become denser. She begins to form eyelashes, hair, eyebrows and nails.
Your baby’s nervous system begins to function during this trimester. The sex organs are fully developed at this point, so your doctor can tell on ultrasound if you are having a boy or a girl. Your baby can also suck her thumb, make faces, yawn, and stretch. You may begin to feel your baby move at this point in your pregnancy as well.
All of these changes are exciting and new, and you should rededicate yourself to proper pregnancy nutrition to keep your baby’s development going at an optimal rate.
Dealing with Cravings
Now that morning sickness has likely ended, you may begin dealing with cravings during this trimester. Some experts feel that cravings can indicate a nutritional deficit in your diet; for example, if you crave oranges, you might need to increase your intake of both Vitamin C and calcium.
On the other hand, other experts feel that cravings have no particular meaning. If you feel like your cravings are out of hand or signal a dietary lack, consider talking to your OB/GYN to see if you need to make changes in your eating plan. Indulging your cravings in a sensible manner will do no harm as long as you are careful not to gain too much weight during this time.
Getting Enough Protein
During this stage of pregnancy, your baby’s cognitive development is occurring at a rapid pace. To encourage your baby’s growth and give her the amino acids she needs for development, it’s important to increase the amount of protein you eat. Ideally, you should include a serving of protein with every meal, and that includes your snacks.
All-natural, organic meats, grass-fed beef, raw nuts, nut butters, and whole organic eggs are excellent sources of protein. Seafood can be a good source too, as long as you stay away from the types that are high in mercury and limit your portions to a couple of servings per week.
Handling Weight Gain
The second trimester is typically the one in which most women gain the most weight. This is because your baby is growing and maturing at such a rapid rate during these three months. A healthy amount of weight to gain during your pregnancy is 20-30 pounds. You may expect to gain about a third of that weight during this time. However, you also need to make sure you aren’t gaining too much weight too rapidly. Follow these tips to make sure you aren’t gaining too fast:
• Limit your sugar intake;
• Cut back on grains and refined carbohydrates;
• Stay active with pregnancy exercise;
• Snack on fruits and vegetables rather than on refined carbohydrates;
• Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
Remember, weight gain is to be expected during a healthy pregnancy. But keeping that gain to a reasonable amount will help you have an easier delivery as well as an easier return to your pre-pregnancy weight after you give birth.
Are you looking for the best advice for pregnancy nutrition? Need advice on the best food for pregnancy? Visit http://www.whattoeatwhilepregnant.com/for exercise recommendations and eating tips for a healthy pregnancy.
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Pregnancy Second Trimester’s Tests and Procedures
Posted by: | CommentsDuring the second trimester, you and your spouse should continue to see your doctor for prenatal care. Most pregnant women have monthly office visits with their doctor or midwife until the end of this trimester.
During the second trimester your doctor can use an ultrasound to see if the baby is developing in a healthy way and to find out your baby’s sex. You will also be offered screening tests to look for genetic birth defects.
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, birth defects result from problems with a baby’s genes, inherited factors that are passed down from the mother and the father at conception. Genetic birth defects sometimes occur in people with no family history of that disorder. Women over the age of 35 have the greatest chances of having a baby with birth defects. Some of the diagnostic and screening tests the doctor might suggest in the second trimester include:
Amniocentesis
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this test is performed in pregnancies of at least 16 weeks. It involves your doctor inserting a thin needle through your spouse’s abdomen, into her uterus, and into the amniotic sac to take out a small amount of amniotic fluid for testing. The cells from the fluid are grown in a lab to look for problems with chromosomes. The fluid also can be tested for AFP. About 1 in 200 women have a miscarriage as a result of this test.
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
This test is performed between 10 and 12 weeks of pregnancy. The doctor inserts a needle through your partner’s abdomen or inserts a catheter through her cervix in order to reach the placenta. He then takes a sample of cells from the placenta. These cells are used in a lab to look for problems with chromosomes. This test cannot find out whether your baby has open neural tube defects. About 1 in 200 women have a miscarriage as a result of this test.
Maternal serum screening test
This blood test can be called by many different names including multiple marker screening test, triple test, quad screen, and others. This test is usually given between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. It checks for birth defects such as Down syndrome, trisomy 18, or open neural tube defects. Doctors take a sample of your blood. They check the blood for 3 chemicals: alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) (made by the liver of the fetus), and two pregnancy hormones: estriol and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Sometimes, doctors test for a fourth substance in the blood called inhibin-A. Testing for inhibin-A may improve the ability to detect fetuses with a high risk of Down syndrome.
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, higher levels of AFP are linked with open neural tube defects. In women age 35 and over, this test finds about 80% of fetuses with Down syndrome, trisomy 18, or an open neural tube defect. In this age group, there is a false positive rate (having a positive result without actually having a fetus with one of these health problems) of 22%. In women under age 35, this test finds about 65% of fetuses with Down syndrome, and there is a false positive rate of about 5%.
Targeted ultrasound
The best time to get a targeted ultrasound is between 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. Most major problems with the way the baby is formed can be seen at this time. Some physical defects such as clubbed feet and heart defects may not be seen.
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, your doctor can also use ultrasound on your pregnant wife to see if your baby has any neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. In most cases, if you want to find out the sex of your baby, you can ask your doctor during this test. This is not the most accurate test for Down syndrome. Only 1 in 3 babies with Down syndrome have an abnormal second trimester ultrasound.
Paul Banas is a founder of GreatDad.com. He writes articles on pregnancy care, ovulation calculator, stages of pregnancy and many more topics related to expectant dads.
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Eating During Pregnancy: Your Overview for the Second Trimester
Posted by: | CommentsEating during pregnancy means more than just limiting your caffeine intake and swearing off alcohol. Each trimester offers its own particular set of challenges to overcome, as well as specific nutritional needs that should be met. In this article, we’ll focus on second trimester nutrition.
During this part of your pregnancy, your baby will form her hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, eyelids, and nails. Her bones will increase in density. Her nervous system will begin functioning. With all of these intense changes occurring in your baby, maintaining proper nutrition is crucial to her wellbeing as well as your own.
This article provides a basic overview of some of the challenges and special needs you may experience during this phase of your pregnancy.
Cravings while Eating During Pregnancy
During the second trimester, cravings usually surface. Keep in mind that indulging your cravings can be perfectly fine in moderation. However, indulging in unhealthy cravings can cause you to gain weight quickly.
It is best to try to limit your weight gain to a healthy amount while you are pregnant, because trying to lose weight after you have your baby can be challenging and stressful. Depending on your cravings, you may indulge a few times a week, or even once per day.
If your craving is for chocolate, for example, you can allow yourself a Hershey’s Kiss or other small amount of chocolate per day without causing weight gain or maxing out the amount of caffeine you should ingest. So the bottom line is, indulge in moderation while eating during pregnancy, and you should be fine.
How Much Weight Should You Gain when You’re Pregnant?
Speaking of weight gain, your second trimester is when you will gain the most weight throughout your pregnancy. Most women are terrified to gain too much and worry about what’s an acceptable amount to gain. A weight gain of 20 to 30 pounds is perfectly acceptable during pregnancy.
If you gain more than that, you could have trouble losing the weight after pregnancy. You can try to contain your weight gain by drinking plenty of water—in fact, you should drink half your weight in water each day.
In addition, you should swear off sugar and artificial sweeteners. If your sweet tooth is a real issue, you can substitute all-natural sweeteners that don’t pack a huge caloric punch, such as xylitol, agave syrup, stevia, and raw honey (in moderation).
Increase Your Protein Intake when Eating During Pregnancy
During this phase of your pregnancy, eating enough protein is essential. In fact, you should aim for having a protein portion with each meal and snack. Protein contains essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals which are crucial to cognitive and neural development for your baby.
Protein also keeps your energy level and blood sugar on an even keel. Now that your morning sickness has likely ended, you should strive to lay off the refined carbs and up your intake of protein with each meal.
Organic eggs, raw nuts, nut butters, and lean cuts of organic meats are all excellent sources of protein. You can also incorporate low-mercury types of seafood, such as sardines, anchovies, and salmon, into your diet twice weekly to increase your intake of Omega-3 fatty acids.
Stay Stress-Free
When you are pregnant, it’s important to limit the amount of stress you experience. Studies show that high levels of stress during pregnancy can cause problems for the developing fetus and increase your chances for a difficult pregnancy and labor.
Spending regular time with friends and family, taking regular exercise, and trying yoga and meditation are all ways you can reduce stress and enjoy your pregnancy. Journaling is another stress-reducing pastime.
You can also spend your pregnancy indulging in “me” time, which will be in short supply in the months immediately following your baby’s birth. Enjoying pedicures, watching movies, and spending time with friends are all great ways to reduce stress and increase your happiness during pregnancy.
Want to learn more about eating during pregnancy? Need advice on second trimester nutrition? Visit http://whattoeatwhilepregnant.com for exercise recommendations and eating tips for a healthy pregnancy.
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Looking Into the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
Posted by: | CommentsDuring the first trimester of your pregnancy, nothing but fear, doubts and excitement fill your emotions as you let the thought of “being pregnant” sink into your senses. Your questions on what to do next, what is happening to you and your baby and what are you supposed to act are just a few that bothered you. The fear and excitement during the first trimester will be more intense for the pregnant mother during the second trimester. Although the sensitivity of the baby’s formation lay in the first ten weeks, reaching the second trimester is filled with more developments that each mother is looking forward to. These next few weeks of pregnancy bring into the mother a feeling of deep satisfaction knowing that her baby was able to make it during the first crucial semester.
The second trimester is everything about movement and development that are basically happening within the body of the baby. As the first trimester ends on the twelfth week, you will begin to feel how your pregnancy is becoming real every time your baby’s heart beat become more distinct and audible for your heart and ears. The thought of being pregnant slowly sinks into your nerves which is physically evident on the enlargement of your stomach. The latter is just one of the many physical changes you have to undergo being pregnant. However, the excitement continues knowing that two months ago, your baby is nothing but a cluster of cells yet this soon, he is nor beginning to take form with organs, nerves and muscles.
The growth of your baby and the development of his or her organs are explained by your health care provider in all pregnancy information she gets from your prenatal check up. You need to be updated of any changes, big or small about your baby inside. It pays to know how the baby is able to flex and kick on week thirteen and hormones gear up for both male and female babies during week fourteen. Marking the fifteenth week is the formation of the baby’s skin – the largest organ of the body. Highlighting this moment of your pregnancy is the fact that by reaching the sixteenth week of the second trimester, your baby is capable of making facial expressions that show his feelings about everything around him inside. Moreover, at week eighteen, your baby can hear sounds and would be very sensitive to your voice. Week twenty is your pregnancy’s half-way point where your baby grows to an overwhelming six inches log and weighs more or less 9 ounces.
Knowing what happens to the life inside you in all pregnancy information available will aid you in working out for nothing more than your baby’s good. Ask your healthcare providers about the food you can and cannot take together with an exercise program that will not harm the baby inside. The second trimester of your pregnancy is your way to the finale of the journey to having a baby. Take all the best possible actions that will secure healthy growth for your child.
The fear and excitement experienced during the first trimester will be even more intense for the pregnant mother during the second trimester. Although the most critical time in the baby’s growth occurred in the first ten weeks, reaching the second trimester is filled with more developments that each mother is looking forward to.
You can learn more about what happens to your baby during the second trimester of your pregnancy at Aha! Baby. You can also find additional pregnancy information to help you understand the changes you and your baby undergo form Aha! Baby.
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