Pregnancy Nutrition
Is Eating Soy Safe During Pregnancy?
Soy protein powders and flavored milks are quite popular among women. But is this favorite source of nutrition safe to consume during baby bump days? The most recent studies show that isoflavones found in soy can be transferred t...
Herbal Teas in Pregnancy: What's Safe and When?
If it doesn't require an ID or a prescription, it seems many of us believe it's safe in pregnancy. However, that is not remotely true. Some of the most mundane seeming ingredients can actually be deadly while pregnant. It's import...
8 Tips to Eat Healthy On a Budget During Pregnancy
Without planning your food dollars are doomed to slip through your pocket too quickly. You know you need to eat healthy balanced meals but that can seem like a monumental task with rising food costs. 1. Become a coupon clipper. ...
Healthy Pregnancy Recipes: 3 Main Dishes
As your pregnancy bump grows, so does your appetite! Don't let your increasing hunger and weird cravings send you into junk-food frenzy. Make sure you are still consuming healthy, nutritious meals throughout your pregnancy. Having...
Benefits of Eating Frequently During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can cause many changes in your body. In pre-pregnancy days you had lots of energy, strength and stamina. You hardly ever had to worry about weight gain. But now, you are fatigued, weak, light-headed and gaining pounds ra...
Foods High in Folic Acid
If you are of childbearing years, whether you are trying to conceive or not, you need to be thinking about folic acid. Why? Because half of all pregnancies are unplanned and most neural tube defects occur in the first 28 days of p...
Are Your Prenatal Vitamins Making You Sick?
One of the first important lifestyle changes you will make when you first discover you are pregnant is taking prenatal vitamins. Most often you'll be given a prescription for one at your initial prenatal visit. You are expected to...
Yummy Pregnancy Power Food Recipes
When growing a baby, nutrition becomes top priority. However, eating for two doesn't mean eating twice as much. It means eating smarter, making each calorie count. With the 300 additional calories a pregnant woman needs, it's impo...
Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy Linked to Low Birth Weight
Hold the coffee? According to a February 2013 study based on the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, caffeine has a significant impact on unborn babies. According to the ...
3 Healthy Recipes for Expectant Moms
Expectant moms watch their diets a little more carefully than the average woman. She has a new life forming inside of her body. That little life depends on her for his source of all nutrients. Every bite should count! For many wo...
Dos and Don'ts of Eating Fish During Pregnancy
Ahh, yes! It's the nine month, super-healthy, power food plan! When a woman becomes pregnant, she begins to think about every morsel of food she puts in her mouth. Why? It's simple. Her food decisions not only affect her well-bei...
Try These Pregnancy Power Foods
Diet is a pertinent part of pregnancy. Your diet can help you manage gestational diabetes, fight anemia and promote the health of your little munchkin. Knowing the right foods to eat is extremely helpful in achieving the best heal...
The Pregnant Vegetarian: How to Make Sure You're Eating Right
If you eat a meatless diet and are expecting a baby, you may be concerned that you are getting all the right nutrients and calories for your growing child. If you are vegan, your concerns may be even more pressing. First, relax. ...
Weird Pregnancy Cravings
Pickles and ice cream. Jelly doughnuts at 3 am. Pregnancy cravings are one of the oddest aspects of pregnancy, and can lead to unhealthy situations in extreme cases. They can lead to strange grocery trips in most cases however. W...
Is Caffeine Safe During Pregnancy?
You're pregnant! Such exciting news! Now comes the hard part, if you're a smoker or you enjoy an occasional mixed drink or glass of wine. You know cigarettes and alcohol are unhealthy for your baby, so of course, you'll give them ...
10 Reasons Pregnant Women Should Eat Chocolate
Oh, those pregnancy cravings! Sometimes you just want something a little salty, a little sweet, or a little spicy--even if you know you'll pay for it later with a nasty case of heartburn or the next time you have to step on the...
Pregnancy Nutrition When Carrying Twins
Carrying twins is a workout! Just as when you are pregnant with one baby, good nutrition is essential at this time. Most health care professionals suggest you add about three hundred extra calories to your regular daily diet when ...
10 Foods Every Pregnant Woman Should Eat
Consider enjoying more of these ten foods as part of your diet during pregnancy: Whole-Grain Bread Whole-grain bread does a much better job than white bread in supplying you with needed nutrition during pregnancy. Full of ir...
Are Diet Foods Safe During Pregnancy?
Eating for two is not meant to be a carte blanche excuse for overeating. In fact, for those who struggle with weight prior to pregnancy, maintaining a healthy weight while carrying baby is a major concern. However, the use of d...
Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
Eating for two is an important responsibility. You take your prenatal vitamins, drink your milk and gave up junk food. That should do it, right? While you've probably heard that alcohol is absolutely forbidden, has anyone warned y...
Cravings and Food Aversions During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can bring on strange changes in a woman's body, both inside and out. Swelling, hair loss and general feelings of detachment are quite normal, but the most common (and most commonly referenced) change is in a pregnant wom...
The Morning Sickness Diet
Nausea and vomiting, often known as morning sickness, are often the first signs of pregnancy. More than half of all pregnant women will experience some morning sickness during their pregnancy, according to the American Pregnanc...
Study Shows Link between Caffeine, Miscarriage
Coffee, tea, soda and hot chocolate all present risk. A new study shows that high doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy cause an increased risk of miscarriage. The study, published in the American Journal of Obstetric...
Q&A: Prenatal Vitamins and Additional Folic Acid
# Q. Is it o.k. to take folic acid vitamins in addition to the prenatal vitamin? I'm 16 weeks pregnant and have been taking both. A. You have not harmed your baby by taking folic acid in addition to your prenatal vitamins. Folic ...
Q&A: Is it Safe To Eat Seafood?
Q I am 11 1/2 weeks pregnant and just recently read about the concerns with seafood and pregnant women. Without thinking last week, I went out to dinner and ate whitefish. I have been looking for information on whether whitefish h...
Q&A: Is a Few Glasses of Wine OK?
Q I just found out that I am two weeks pregnant! While on vacation, my husband and I had more than a few glasses of wine. I have stopped drinking completely, but will alcohol intake during the first week of conception hurt the bab...
Q&A: Can Women NOT Take Prenatal Vitamins?
Q I am a first time "GRANDMA TO BE". Besides being happy I am very upset. My daughter & her husband are expecting their first baby she is 34 yrs. old. I asked if she is taking pre-natal vitiamins, and she said "NO", that gets sic...
Q&A: What Vitamins Should I Be Taking During Pregnancy?
Q I had a spontanious abortion in October (99)and I conceived again in January 2000. I am waiting far the new health card.I dont know what tablets to be taken during pregnancy. I get tired soon. Please advice me. A It is customa...
Q&A: Does eating a lot in the 3rd trimester mean I will have an overweight baby?
Q Does eating a lot in the last weeks of pregnancy mean you will have an overweight baby? A Eating a lot in the last few weeks of pregnancy does not necessarily mean you will have an overweight baby. Though the wrong foods may ca...
To Take or Not ToTake Prenatal Vitamins
One thing common among the majority of women who are pregnant is the fact that, at some point, the thought of swallowing a horse-pill sized prenatal vitamin is repulsive. Many women, in fact, refuse to take prenatal vitamins at al...
Folic Acid:The vitamin that helps prevent birth defects
Folic Acid is An Important Vitamin Folic acid is a vitamin found in many foods. It's especially important for women who could become pregnant because folic acid can help prevent birth defects. Begin Each Day with Folic Acid A l...
High Fat Diet During Pregnancy?
Q My aunt is 8 months pregnant and all of the foods that she eats are fried in vegetable oil. This is her first baby and my uncle claims that some doctor told them that the oil is good for her. I cannot begin to understand how pot...
Herbal Teas For Morning Sickness
Pregnancy comes with ups and downs. For many women, the most disenchanting aspect of pregnancy is morning sickness. While there are dozens of medications available to treat general nausea, few are available for the pregnant women....