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It is always important to take whatever steps you can to be healthy, but while you are pregnant it is even more important: not only do you need to take good care of yourself, you are also profoundly affecting the life of another person – your baby. Here’s 7 tips to help you along the way.
1.If you smoke, one of the most important things you can do is to stop smoking: babies born to mothers who smoke have a lower average birth weight, are more likely to be born prematurely, and are at greater risk of death from sudden infant death syndrome than babies of non-smokers. Sometimes mothers feel having a low birth weight baby could be an advantage as it will make the baby easy to deliver. This is not necessarily the case, as it may lead to an emergency delivery, which can result in all sorts of complications. Even if you are already pregnant, stopping smoking will benefit the baby for the rest of your pregnancy. It is not only the baby who benefits. You are likely to suffer from less morning sickness, experience fewer complications and have a more contented baby after the birth.
Sleeping and stress are important components of a healthy pregnancy; so is the way you live your life.
Sleep – You are going to need more sleep during your pregnancy and you should plan for that. Don’t try to stay up until midnight to get that report done. Just give in to the fatigue and allow yourself more rest, especially during your first trimester when you are likely to feel ‘bone tired’.
As your baby grows it may become difficult to find a comfortable sleep position. Most doctors recommend lying on your side with your knees bent and putting a pillow between your knees to take the strain off your lower back.
I am 34 weeks along and my best friend has been wailing on me for weeks and says she does not care what she says to me b/c I am not “high risk” and the only time to avoid stress is during labor so she feels her horrible comments to me is ok. What do you guys think?
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we only found out we were 7 weeks and the excitement kicked in soon to end as it was ectopic,i was hospitalised as it ruptured and i had an laparoscopy,my left tube was removed..im feeling alot of emotions at the momentanger,sadness,lonliness…i know my partner will want to try again someday as having our own little baby was wat we really wanted, but im afraid as there is a chance it will happen again and i really feel i cannot go through this again.has anyone else been through this an had a succesful pregnancy after wards? your help will be greatly appreciated thank u
(please be nice)
tanx vmuch for your answers girls xx
I know stress is bad and everything but sometimes its not controllable. I just want to know if anyone went through it real bad and still had a happy and healthy baby. I am not really the one under stress so please dont advice me to take it easy.
Thanks so much
