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Bosom Buddies Rewards Donations in World Breastfeeding Week Celebration
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Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) August 2, 2008 -to-
mother support in mind, Bosom Buddies is celebrating the event with an invitation to all women to donate their clean, gently used nursing bras for women in need. To add to the fun, Bosom Buddies is adding Bronze, Silver and Gold level discounts on purchases to those who donate bras.
Women’s breast size changes more during pregnancy and breastfeeding than any other time in life. Being able to have good fitting bras during that time is an extra strain for women already struggling financially. The bras donated by moms no longer breastfeeding, or the bras that just don’t fit any more, will make another mom’s breastfeeding experience that much easier
To add to the celebration, Bosom Buddies will give a discount on any bras purchased at the time of donation: Bronze Discount of 10% off when 1 bra is donated; Silver Discount of 15% off when 2 bras are donated; and the Gold Discount of 20% off when 3 bras are donated. This discount-for-donation is also available for web customers with the purchase of a Try-the-Fit Kit™ online.
In addition, donation of a used double electric breastpump will also qualify for the Gold Discount of 20% off any bra purchase; or a Free Bosom Buddies’ Buyers Advantage card on the purchase of a new qualifying breastpump. (Honoring the manufacturers’ and the FDA’s recommendations that breastpumps not be reused, donated pumps will be used for research.)
“For many of us, a week is hardly enough time to properly celebrate something this important, so our celebration (taking donations and offering discounts) will continue throughout the month of August,” said Sue Petracek, lactation consultant and co-owner of Bosom Buddies with partner and breastfeeding supporter Ken Petracek.
For more information on World Breastfeeding Week, visit the official website at http://www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org.
With stores in Lone Tree and Westminster and an online store at http://www.bosombuddies.com, Bosom Buddies has been serving women and supporting breastfeeding for over 14 years. The website is devoted to breastfeeding support, but Denver area stores now carry sport bras and everyday bras for non-nursing women, offering expert fitting in a wide range of sizes. For more information, call 720-482-0109 or visit http://www.bosombuddies.com.
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Best for Babes Reveals New Ad for World Breastfeeding Week, Urges More Help for Moms
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Little Silver, NJ (PRWEB) August 6, 2009
The Best for Babes Foundation is releasing a provocative new ad to coincide with World Breastfeeding Week, which takes place from August 1-7 in 150 countries.
The eye-catching ad is a visual pun with a serious message: Not only does breastfeeding save lives every day and in emergencies, but expecting moms need more help and to be better prepared to overcome insidious and systemic barriers to breastfeeding. The ad urges expecting mothers to find a support group, get expert lactation help, and choose hospitals and physicians that are truly breastfeeding friendly.
Best for Babes Co-Founders Bettina Forbes and Danielle Rigg contend that women are being pressured to breastfeed, but prevented from succeeding. “Moms don’t need more pressure, judgment or guilt,” says Forbes, who initially did not want to breastfeed. “It’s the cultural and institutional barriers–or ‘booby traps’–that are keeping moms from making informed decisions, and keeping those moms who want to breastfeed from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals,” says Rigg, who ran a successful lactation counseling practice.
What are the barriers? “Last year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that most U.S. hospitals actually thwart breastfeeding. Add social disapproval, fear of nursing in public, insufficient insurance coverage for lactation counseling or supplies, and the beguiling and shameless promotion of infant formula, and you begin to get the full picture of how moms and babies are being thrown overboard,” asserts Forbes. “The U.S. has inadequate maternity leave policies. While many employers offer smoking breaks, too few offer pumping breaks or lactation rooms, and breastfeeding women are not protected from being discriminated against or fired,” explains Rigg.
The new ad will run in the Fall/Winter issue of Mom & Baby magazine and online through TheFamilyGroove.com and various blogs. Frank About Women, the nation’s leading marketing-to-women communications firm, donated the six-figure ad campaign entirely pro-bono. Leading breastfeeding experts and celebrities endorse the campaign, including Ruth Lawrence, M.D., Founder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and Chair of the Breastfeeding Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Joan Meek, M.D. Chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee; actress and best-selling author Marilu Henner, and athelete and author Gabrielle Reece. The campaign is being backed by a growing corporate alliance of International Code Compliant companies, including Earth Mama Angel Baby, My Brest Friend, Hotslings, Pumpease, and My Baby Experts.
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Milkdudz ‘Not Your Mommaz Nursing Wear’ Supports World Breastfeeding Week August 1st–7th, 2006
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 28, 2006
This August 1-7, Milkdudz ‘not your mommaz nursing wear’ will support the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action with World Breastfeeding Week. The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was formed on February 14, 1991. WABA is a global network of organizations and individuals who believe breastfeeding is the right of all children, mothers and all who dedicate themselves to protect, promote and support this right. WABA acts on the Innocenti Declaration and works in liaison with UNICEF.
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is the greatest outreach vehicle for the breastfeeding movement, being celebrated in over 120 countries. The theme for 2006 is “Code Watch: 25 Years of Protecting Breastfeeding.” This year’s theme provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress that has been made worldwide over the last several decades to protect and promote breastfeeding. It also serves to remind us that we each play a part in creating a positive environment in which mothers receive the support they need to breastfeed, which is why Milkdudz ‘not your mommaz nursing wear,’ http://www.milkdudz.com, is a proud supporter.
Breastfeeding in public has always been an issue and recently it has been making the news. There are people that are against breastfeeding in public arguing that it’s obscene and should not be done in others’ presence. With all this back and forth badgering, Milkdudz ‘not your mommaz nursing wear’ is proud to launch their fashionable and stylish nursing cover-ups. From their Original BabyMina to the Goddess Gown, Milkdudz ‘not your mommaz nursing wear’ has hopefully created a collection that will put everyone at ease.
Based out of Temecula, California, Milkdudz ‘not your mommaz nursing wear’ was founded by two fashionista mommies, Kiersten Wall and Stephanie Schulte, who breastfed their own children without any stylish nursing cover-ups or sexy undergarments. With the revitalized interest in breastfeeding, they saw a need for fashionable nursing accessories and decided to start their own company dedicated to providing women with quality nursing accessories and apparel that look fabulous and sexy.
“We are both true believers in breastfeeding and we enthusiastically encourage women to be involved in the amazing experience. When we nursed our babies there was nothing sassy or stylish to use as a cover-up. We know that sometimes nursing women feel, as we both did, frumpy and out-of-sorts. We designed the Milkdudz, ‘not your mommaz nursing wear’ collection to help women regain their sense of style, sexiness and confidence. The feedback we have received has been tremendous and we will continue to bring hip nursing accessories to the forefront of fashion,” explains Kiersten and Stephanie.
To view the Milkdudz ‘not your mommaz nursing wear’ collection, please visit http://www.milkdudz.com.
For more information on Milkdudz, ‘not your mommaz nursing wear,’ please contact Meredith Morville of Bella Public Relations, Inc. 212.868.8183.
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HadleyStilwell Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week by Donating 5% of Sales to Best for Babes
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) August 5, 2010
HadleyStilwell, a maker of stylish clothing for breastfeeding mothers, especially those who go back to work, is pleased to announce that it will donate 5 percent of every online purchase to Best For Babes, an award-winning organization dedicated to helping moms beat the “Booby Traps“ to breastfeeding – the cultural and institutional barriers that prevent moms from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals.
The donation program will kick off the first week in August in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, an annual effort by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to promote the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in all maternity facilities.
HadleyStilwell was borne out of a desire to help working moms breastfeed longer after the company’s founder, Holli Harris, personally experienced the challenges of pumping and working. In addition to designing a line of well-tailored clothes, Harris also runs webinars and in-person classes that coach moms on techniques for successful breastfeeding and managing working and breastfeeding.
“It’s easy to see why so many mothers give up on breastfeeding when they return to work, “ Harris says. “I feel an affinity with Best For Babes because they understand that the challenges to breastfeeding are multi-faceted. It’s far deeper than legislation issues. Cultural change needs to happen. It feels natural to be contributing to their success, and in turn, to promote breastfeeding worldwide.”
Best For Babes, co-founded by Bettina Forbes and Danielle Rigg and based in Little Silver, New Jersey, is dedicated to doing for breastfeeding what the 1991 Demi Moore/Vanity Fair cover did for maternity. Their mission is twofold: 1) Give breastfeeding a makeover — market, brand and mainstream it, acting as a catalyst to elevate this cause on par with Komen, Juvenile Diabetes and others; and 2) Shift the focus and pressure off of moms and onto the “booby traps” — the cultural and institutional barriers to breastfeeding successfully—helping to remove those barriers through positive social pressure. They are harnessing the power of celebrities, corporations, foundations, fashion, advertising, the medical community and the media to bring about a culture change that embraces, celebrates and supports breastfeeding moms.
Indeed, seeking to eliminate one of the “booby traps,” HadleyStilwell clothes aim to remove the daunting barrier of having to get undressed in a semi-private place to nurse or pump, and help to save precious minutes in a jam-packed schedule, through unique designs that allow quick and extremely discreet access to breasts with low skin exposure.
Pieces such as the Signature Dress, Signature Shell and Signature Swing Jacket can be worn just as comfortably in board meetings with a scarf and high heels as with leggings and flats on the weekends. In addition to the double knit Signature pieces, HadleyStilwell’s Crossover Shirts in basic and fashion colors also integrate with both work clothes and jeans. Newer additions to the collection include satin nursing pajamas – because breastfeeding and luxury can be synonymous – and a fleece nursing shirt that doubles as loungewear and outerwear. All of the clothes are made with fabrics that are comfortable yet durable, and everything is machine washable.
The entire HadleyStilwell collection is available online at http://www.HadleyStilwell.com. The website also has a section called Milk Notes which provides advice ranging from managing milk supply to managing career as a new mother. It includes a chart of the breastfeeding phases; tips on presenting the business case for breastfeeding to your boss; and the art of pumping in a car. Visitors to the site can also sign up for weekly Milk Tweets via Twitter, through which Harris shares vetted sources for new mother information.
“Now more than ever, the stars are aligned for giving women the education to make an informed decision about breastfeeding and for having the right tools to more easily stay committed to it,” Harris says .” Between the impact of the Internet, and social media especially – the power of which Best For Babes has impressively harnessed – to the availability of breastpumps and breastfeeding-friendly clothes that busy mothers need, to breastfeeding now being covered under the new medical reform bill, the time is right for a big picture shift in attitude towards breastfeeding.”
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), a global network of individuals and organizations
concerned with the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and founder of World Breastfeeding Week, has been doing educational outreach since 1991. Their Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding provide a supportive pathway enabling women to achieve their breastfeeding intentions and guiding the training of healthcare workers in breastfeeding support. World Breastfeeding Week this year commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration that called for implementation of the Ten Steps in all maternity facilities.
Aside from World Breastfeeding Week, WABA has impacted breastfeeding worldwide with guidance ranging from educational videos on teaching breastfeeding to new mothers, to the issue of breastfeeding with HIV, to breastfeeding in emergencies such as the Haitian earthquake.
About HadleyStilwell
Launched in February 2009, the HadleyStilwell collection is for breastfeeding, working mothers that are looking for well-tailored pieces that integrate with their existing wardrobes. With just a quick change of accessories, women can achieve their professional look for the boardroom, without sacrificing comfort when they’re relaxing at home on the weekends. HadleyStilwell clothes are the wardrobe staples women reach for – from the new, nursing mom who needs quick access to breasts for pumping, to the mother of young children who may find herself frequently running from desk to after-school activities each week.
About the Best for Babes Foundation
The Best for Babes Foundation was established in 2007 to give breastfeeding a makeover by using mainstream marketing and branding to inspire, prepare and empower moms, and to reveal and remove the barriers that keep most moms from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals, despite their best intentions. The Best for Babes Web site offers breastfeeding inspiration, help for moms who don’t want to breastfeed, a ground-breaking checklist for expectant moms, important information about navigating the “booby traps,” as well as opportunities to donate and become involved.
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Other Persons Ignored These 30th Week Of Your Pregnancy Tips and Really Regretted It
Posted by: | CommentsRight about now, the baby is about three pounds in weight, and almost eleven inches from the crown of the head to the rump. The baby continues to grow by gaining weight and fat layers. It is the fat they gain that makes them appear less wrinkled, and provides the necessary warmth when they are born. When 30 weeks pregnant, the baby is now able to move the diaphragm in readiness for respiration and can actually hiccup, which is communicated to the mother via rhythmic twitches that are constantly felt in the uterus, which also fills up with the baby day by day. The mother is also able to notice as the baby moves a leg or arm across the stomach by the day. Note that a round lump could signify the baby’s head or bottom, and a long flat form, the back.
At 30 weeks pregnant, the amniotic fluid volume begins to decrease, even as the baby fills up more space in the womb.
The mother starts to experience a case of constipation, simply because the hormones that help in the maintenance of the pregnancy make the process of digestion considerably slower than usual. Regular exercise and consumption of food rich in fiber can regulate their digestion.
When a woman is 30 weeks pregnant, she is basically at the homestretch with no more room for expansion. They become more tired by the day due to the high progesterone levels produced by the body and partly because of their inability to find the best comfortable position in which to sleep at night.
This is the right time to buy oneself a pregnancy pillow which is sure to make those nights a bit more comfortable. It is also advisable for a 30 weeks pregnant woman to get themselves not only a pair of silk pajamas but also a set of silken sheets, especially so, if she has difficulty shifting and changing positions. Silk will make movement easier because of the sliding effect, unlike other materials which tend to have a tightening effect on one’s skin. Sleeping in a recliner is also sure to help ease the discomfort, especially when it comes to switching from one side to another.
By 30 weeks pregnant, a woman’s overall balance becomes a bit tricky as their joints become a little weak occasioned by the hormones that can only be attributed to the pregnancy. This is the time that the mother to be realizes that her regular size shoes no longer fit, meaning that they have to invest in another pair, one size bigger, another consequence of the loose joints. It is however worth noting that if the feet increase in size, they do not go back to normal after delivery, thus one should brace themselves to be wearing the bigger size shoes. The mother to be will now start experiencing mood swings that are more often than not, unpredictable. It is advisable to invest in pregnancy pillows, which can be turned into nursing support pillows after delivery.
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Breastfeeding Awareness Week to Begin with Breast Pump Donation Campaign
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Lafayette, LA (PRWEB) July 30, 2007
Internet retailer Breast Pumps Direct will celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2007 by partnering with breast pump manufactures, to deliver donated breast pumps to low-income mothers in need.
In the United States, 2,019 babies are born into poverty every day; 1,440 of them will not have medical insurance. The mothers of these children are more likely to return to work within a month after birth, leaving their children without breastmilk.
“We hope to educate mothers on the health benefits and the cost savings that breastmilk provides,” says Spencer Hoyt President of Breast Pumps Direct. “We hope to solve this, by providing low income mothers with a donated breast pump.”
Breast pumps allow a mother to pump while at work and save the breast milk in sterile bottles, ensuring their babies get the healthiest infant food possible — human breast milk.
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated in more than 120 countries each year during the first week of August to raise awareness and support for breastfeeding. The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) developed WBW in an effort to protect, promote and support breastfeeding on a global level. Around the world breastfeeding activists commemorate this celebratory week by engaging in letter writing campaigns, holding fund raisers and staging nurse-ins.
This year’s WBW theme, Breastfeeding: The 1st Hour – Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding for Six Months Can Save More Than One Million Babies, stresses the importance of initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of birth. Babies who are exclusively breastfed for the first six months have a reduced risk of developing several childhood illnesses including allergies, asthma, ear infections, SIDS and diabetes since breast milk is rich in antibodies.
As a leading retailer of America’s most preferred breast pumps, Breast Pumps Direct strives to increase awareness and support for breastfeeding year round by coming forward as a breastfeeding resource that provides moms with more than the average online store. Breast Pumps Direct is committed to providing mothers with the best breastfeeding products available because breast milk is nature’s perfect food for growing babies. For more information on the benefits of breastfeeding or for details on donating your breast pump to the “Got Breast Pump!” campaign, please visit Breast Pumps Direct.
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Week by Week Pregnancy Detailed Guide – How Long Have You Been Pregnant?
Posted by: | CommentsThe growth of a baby in the womb is an amazing process that needs a keen follow up. This is important in order to prevent congenital childhood diseases or negative impact on the mother. Right from week one when all the systems have let go, there will be need to monitor the management of the pregnancy.
Therefore, every expecting mother needs to monitor the following week by week pregnancy signs:
Pregnancy signs and symptoms are divided into three major trimesters, the first trimester is three months long, and so are the second and the third. In a total, a normal pregnancy will take 36 weeks or nine months. There are however pregnancies that may have a premature delivery, say 28 weeks or even less. An infant born from the 28th week is mature enough to survive though it may need to be special care within a nursery.
The major milestones include:
· The first two weeks may go unnoticed save for an HCG urine pregnancy tests or uterine scan which may reveal the pregnancy. The mother will experience ‘sickness’ in the first four weeks. This include having nausea, have craving for certain foods, feeling of fatigue. There may be bleeding from the vagina of a brownish of pinkish fluid. Most women will detect the pregnancy between the 8th and 12th week after missing some monthly periods or visiting a physician to treat the above mentioned sickness. By the 12th week, the fetus heart may be detectable by a mother who is keenly monitoring the week by week pregnancy signs.
· The second trimester brings with it a slightly variant week by week pregnancy signs and symptoms. This starts with 13th week and comes with great relief for the mother. Most of the sicknesses experienced in the first 12 weeks will subside and the mother can feel more in control of their body. The belly may start to descend and be visible to other in a few women. At this stage, most women will start preparing for the baby by buying the clothes, beddings and other nursing materials required. This semester will continue and will have few week by week pregnancy variations until the 28th week.
· The 29th week will usher a new trimester, the third and the final. It also has its on set of week by week pregnancy signs and symptoms. The fetus will grow fast and the mother’s tummy will grow rapidly too. In anemic mothers, there may be need for special foods to avoid going into clinical stress. From the 37th to 42nd week, the baby is ready for delivery.
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Pregnancy week by week and Guide for You and Your Baby
Posted by: | CommentsA pregnancy week by week account is a must have during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a realm of the unknown for a first timer. There are a lot of changes that will happen. It is always a good idea to prepare your self for the things that will happen in the coming weeks.
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Pregnancy signs and symptoms are divided into three major trimesters, the first trimester is three months long, and so are the second and the third. In a total, a normal pregnancy will take 36 weeks or nine months. There is however pregnancies that may have a premature delivery, say 28 weeks or even less. An infant born from the 28th week is mature enough to survive though it may need to be special care within a nursery.
The major milestones include:
1. The first two weeks may go unnoticed save for an HCG urine pregnancy tests or uterine scan which may reveal the pregnancy. The mother will experience ‘sickness’ in the first four weeks. This include having nausea, have craving for certain foods, feeling of fatigue. There may be bleeding from the vagina of a brownish of pinkish fluid. Most women will detect the pregnancy between the 8th and 12th week after missing some monthly periods or visiting a physician to treat the above mentioned sickness. By the 12th week, the fetus heart may be detectable by a mother who is keenly monitoring the week by week pregnancy signs.
2. The second trimester brings with it a slightly variant week by week pregnancy signs and symptoms. This starts with 13th week and comes with great relief for the mother. Most of the sicknesses experienced in the first 12 weeks will subside and the mother can feel more in control of their body. The belly may start to descend and be visible to other in a few women. At this stage, most women will start preparing for the baby by buying the clothes, beddings and other nursing materials required. This semester will continue and will have few week by week pregnancy variations until the 28th week.
3. The 29th week will usher a new trimester, the third and the final. It also has its on set of week by week pregnancy signs and symptoms. The fetus will grow fast and the mother’s tummy will grow rapidly too. In anemic mothers, there may be need for special foods to avoid going into clinical stress. From the 37th to 42nd week, the baby is ready for delivery.
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Pregnancy And Its Week By Week Calendar
Posted by: | CommentsCongratulations! Expecting a baby is an exciting time and a good opportunity to know about a baby’s growth and development. It is such joyous and amazing occasion. Expectant mums are women that are pregnant for the first time and pregnant mums are obviously pregnant for the second or more times and are already mums. This is a guide to help and encourage expectant mums and pregnant mums keep track of their pregnancy week by week.
First, it is good for you to know to know that pregnancy is divided into trimesters. The first trimester is from the 1st week to the end of the 12th week, the second trimester is from week 13 to the end of week 26 and lastly, the third trimester is from the 27th week until the end of the pregnancy. This article about pregnancy week by week is here to provide you with information you may need or for answers you may be looking for.
What Is Pregnancy?
You will be most likely be pregnant if the man’s sperm fertilizes a woman’s egg. After fertilization of the egg, it is followed by an implantation and pregnancy takes place. A zygote is formed, which grows into an embryo and later becomes a fetus.
If you are trying to get pregnant, conception is most likely to occur during ovulation and it occurs fourteen days after the beginning of your menstrual period. Most women have a twenty eight menstrual day cycle, hence the ovulation is assumed to start on the fourteenth day. However, if you have a longer ovulation cycle, you may ovulate a little after fourteen days. Conception may also occur a week before the ovulation date.
Stages Of Pregnancy
Some of the stages of pregnancy can be overwhelming, even if you have done this before. You may be experiencing nausea, you probably get exhausted easily, and the iron levels inside your body may be a little low. Later on, it is possible that you may start to develop varicose veins or hemorrhoids. Even though these pregnancy symptoms are unpleasant, they are no sign to get alarmed. However, to understand what is going on inside your body, it would be a very nice idea to use a week by week pregnancy guide.
What Is A Week By Week Pregnancy Calendar?
A week by week pregnancy calendar will let you know the many exciting changes happening in your body, week by week growth and development of the baby inside your womb, the significance of prenatal care and what health care providers say, possible danger signs during pregnancy and most importantly, how to compute your expected due date. In addition, a week by week pregnancy calendar may serve as your journal of your personal thoughts and experiences, record of your prenatal schedule and some other important information, and a record to compare with your future pregnancies.
Each week by week pregnancy calendar may cover how your uterus and baby are growing in size, your baby’s development, changes in your body such as pregnancy symptoms and common complaints, nutritional information and the possible complications that both you and your baby may experience during this pregnancy.
If you would like to know more about pregnancy, birth and newborns including pregnancy week by week or pregnancy calculator week by week you will find all the answers you need at Newborn Baby, the site for Australian Parents.
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Healthy Pregnancy Week By Week Tips
Posted by: | CommentsPregnancy is a memorable and joyous experience. For each of the forty weeks of pregnancy, you’ll find information about baby’s development, the types of changes that happen inside your pregnant body, ideas for expecting dads, and any other important facts needed for pregnancy. However, you must first know how to keep your pregnancy within the healthy zone.
Maintaining good health practice during your pregnancy week by week until your due date is necessary to ensure a successful pregnancy. This includes proper nutrition and exercise which are important to everyone’s good health. During pregnancy, eating well and getting the right exercise are absolutely essential for your health and the well being of your baby. Another consideration to achieve a healthy pregnancy is regular prenatal consultation to your doctor, being aware of the possible risks and as well as planning and preparing ahead for your pregnancy.
Pregnancy Week By Week Health Tips
Good Nutrition
Mother’s nutrition is a priority during pregnancy. Expectant mothers need dietary reserves in the form of calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, and minerals. The best way to get the proper nutrients for you and your unborn child is to each variety of nutritious foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, low-fat dairy products and lean protein. Vegetables like lettuce and is not overcooked contain the B-Vitamins and Folic Acid which can help to prevent neural tube defects.
Regular Exercise
Before, exercise is not regularly practiced by pregnant women because it is believed that it was a risk for the baby in the womb. But now we know that there are many benefits to women who exercise during their pregnancy, much beneficial than plain walking. Exercise should still be observed within the boundaries of safety.
Prenatal Consultation
Keep doctor appointments. Just because you feel well doesn’t mean you don’t need to see your doctor. Different prenatal tests are performed throughout your pregnancy. Some are optional but can give you significant knowledge about how well your baby is doing. Routine prenatal check up can also help minimize the occurrence of pregnancy complications, such preeclampsia. A big part of prenatal care is having ultrasounds.
Frequent prenatal checkups should be done if you are expecting twin pregnancy or multiple pregnancies throughout your pregnancy.
A B Cs of Pregnancy Week By Week
• Avoid alcohol consumption, illegal drugs, too much caffeine, stop smoking and don’t let yourself be exposed to second-hand smoke.
• Be hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids, at least eight to ten glasses a day, avoiding caffeine and artificial coloring.
• Caution. Don’t take over-the-counter medications or herbal remedies without first consulting your obstetrician.
• Develop relaxation techniques. Practice relaxation whenever you can and try for at least once a day.
• Edema. Wear comfortable, non-tight fitting shoes and elevate your feet several times a day to prevent fatigue and edema of the feet, legs, and ankles.
• Fun. Pregnancy is a joyous event for a woman’s life and if you see it positively, there’s a more positive chance for a healthy and successful pregnancy.
• Get adequate sleep at least eight hours a day. If you’re suffering from sleep disturbances, take naps during the day and see your physician for advice.
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