Some Style Tips

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 19th, 2009

maternity clothePregnancy is a time when a woman can literally glow, it is a time when she can be the most beautiful at any time in her life, and there is no reason why your wardrobe should not reflect this.

There is absolutely no reason to hide away the evidence of the new life that you nurture.

So don’t hide your bump under the tent like contraptions that pass off for maternity wear; rather flaunt your pregnancy with a style statement that is your very own.

Looking good during your pregnancy is as important as when you are not pregnant; it can go a long way to curing the pregnancy blues, and can make you feel upbeat and confident.

Don’t be afraid to splurge just a little

Remember that it isn’t just during your pregnancy that you will be using maternity garments; you will use them for a few months after as well, before you get back into your pre pregnancy shape, so it’s OK to splurge a little and get a few really good outfits.

Maternity clothes not Plus size clothes

Get clothes that suit your pregnant shape and don’t just make you look fat. Maternity clothes are designed specially to accommodate and not conceal your baby bump.

So rather than just buying large size or plus size clothes, that usually end up just making a woman look huge, it makes more sense to buy clothes that are actually designed for pregnant women. That way you don’t end up looking like a shapeless tent!

Look for your personal style

If you are a trendy diva in the usual course, there is no reason to turn into a frump when you are waiting for your precious bundle to arrive.

This is not to say of course that what suits your non pregnant shape will also suit your burgeoning waistline so make sure that your pregnancy wardrobe reflects not only your personal style, whether it is trendy, casual, bohemian, or smart, but also makes allowances for your body’s changing shape.

Things to look for in Maternity wear

Empire waist outfits are generally attractive as well as comfortable for the pregnant shape since the waist fits comfortably above the baby bump.

Tie back tops are also an excellent idea since they can be adjusted as your waistline increases and slowly disappears. They are also very convenient for later; after the baby comes, for breastfeeding.

Elasticized waist pants or skirts that expand as you do, and are comfortable when worn over or below the baby bump.

So go ahead and gear up in style for this special time.

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Vision Changes In Pregnancy

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 19th, 2009

pregnancy3When you are pregnant, you have an increased amount of fluids in your body.

These fluids, which are responsible for the swelling in your hands, feet, and ankles, can also cause vision changes.

Because your eyeball is filled with fluid, the shape of your eyeball can change, causing changes in your vision.

When you are pregnant, your estrogen levels also change, which can lead to dry, irritated eyes.

If you wear glasses, you may find they no longer work as well as they did before you conceived.

If you wear contacts, you may find they become uncomfortable. Because these vision changes usually resolve shortly after your baby is born, it may not make sense to go to the expense of getting a new vision correction prescription; that will depend on how much your eyes change and the type of work you do.

If your eyes are dry, moisturizing eye drops can usually relieve any discomfort. Also remember to stay hydrated. When you are outdoors, always wear sunglasses with UVA and UVB protection.

You should mention any changes in vision to your obstetrician. Most vision changes are a normal side-effect of pregnancy, but they can also signal serious pregnancy complications.

If you notice blurred or dimmed vision, or if you see spots or floaters, call your doctor right away. If you experience any pain in your eyes, especially if it is accompanied by a headache, call your doctor right away.

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~Celebs and Bubs~: Heidi Klum Shares Post-Pregnancy Shape-Up Tips

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009
When Heidi Klum famously walked the runway in lingerie for Victoria’s Secret less than two months after giving birth to son Henry, she became the envy of moms everywhere still struggling to lose post-baby pounds.
But the 36-year-old supermodel insists there’s no trick to it.
“I’ve never really had any special girdle machines or anything like that,” she said. “For me, it’s, you know, really healthy foods, exercising, playing with the children, going to the park. Normal things.”
No crazy strict diets, either.
“I’ve never done diets,” she said. “But I also do not sit on the couch with my feet up and eat one potato chip bag after the next and one burger after the other. I think you have to kind of do a little bit of everything.”
It’s easier to drop post-pregnancy weight it you make getting a shape a priority after giving birth, she said.
“I never really put a lot of pressure on myself, but for me personally, I feel like it is always better to get into shape immediately. I feel like if I drag it out too long, I’m not going to do it,” she said. “So for me it works to kind of get back into shape, afterwards, I feel great. I can put my normal clothes back on and it makes me happy, and it’s worked so far.”
She’s expecting a baby girl in the fall with husband Seal. The couple have two sons together and Klum has a daughter from a previous relationship.
Her greatest challenge now is dressing stylishly while her belly continues to grow. While promoting the sixth season of “Project Runway,” which premieres Aug. 20 on Lifetime, Klum dazzled in a flowing chiffon blouse, black skinny jeans and stilettos.
“Don’t ask me what’s fashionable right now. I’m happy I can find something I can fit in,” she said with a laugh. “I try to go off the beaten track and find things that aren’t maternity lines … I try to find things that are a little more fun and not so basic, since I do a show about fashion.”
Accessories are her latest indulgence, since they always fit and big baubles offset the belly.
“Lately I’ve been buying a lot of things at flea markets,” she said. “I would buy big earrings, big necklaces, chunky things, big bracelets and stuff like that.”
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The Risks of Not Knowing You’re Pregnant (Part 2)

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009

Yesterday I talked about the risks of not knowing you are pregnant, as is in the case of the women on the show I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant. I talked about the risks associated with continuing birth control or not taking prenatal vitamins during pregnancy. Turns out the risks associated with not taking prenatal vitamins are low if you are eating a well balanced diet. Taking birth control during pregnancy does pose a risk, but not in terms of birth defects.

Today I’m going to talk about the risks associated with drinking alcohol, smoking, and risky activity, such as vigorous exercise.

Continuing to Smoke and Drink
The risks of smoking and drinking during pregnancy are more well known than other factors. Smoking during pregnancy can increase the risk of miscarriage, placental abruption, placenta previa, preterm birth, and stillbirth. Drinking during pregnancy is even more dangerous than smoking and can lead to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Babies born to mothers who drank alcohol can suffer from mental retardation; learning problems, emotional and behavioral problems, heart defects, facial defects, and other birth defects involving various organs. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of the most common causes of mental retardation.

Risky Activity or Vigorous Exercise
When it comes to exercise during pregnancy, one of your biggest risks is overheating. When you are not pregnant, pushing yourself to the limit is what it takes to get in shape. But when you are pregnant, it’s the last thing you should be doing. Overheating during the first three months of pregnancy can increase your risks for neural tube defects such as spina bifida. Overheating in the second half of pregnancy has been associated with low birth weight in animals. Other activities may pose a risk of trauma to the baby in later pregnancy due to the possibility of an accident. Activities that should be avoided during pregnancy include horseback riding, skiing, roller blading, and riding on roller coasters or bumper cars. These activities should especially be avoided during the second and third trimesters.

The list of everyday activities that pose a risk to pregnant women goes on and on. From hot tubs to litter boxes, there are dozens of activities that pregnant women avoid. Not knowing you are pregnant is risky because you could expose yourself to things that might cause complications. It’s no wonder so much extensive testing is done to the mothers and babies after delivery when the mother did not know she was pregnant!

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Conceiving A Baby After Miscarriage: How Soon Can You Become Pregnant?

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009

pregnancy lossWhen you have had a miscarriage, it is more than just a physical event. It is an emotional event as well.

Different couples need differing amounts of time to work through their grief and make the decision that the time is right to try to conceive again.

When it comes to your emotional needs, how soon you are ready to conceive a baby after experiencing a miscarriage will depend entirely on you.

You may be wondering, however, how soon your body will be ready and able to conceive again after having a miscarriage.

When it comes to your physical ability to conceive, how soon your body is ready to conceive a baby after you have experienced a miscarriage depends entirely on your body.

When you are pregnant, your body experiences hormonal changes. When your pregnancy ends, either through miscarriage or by delivering a baby, it takes some time for your hormone levels to return to normal and for your body to begin ovulating again.

The amount of time this takes can vary considerably. If you have delivered a full term baby and you are breastfeeding exclusively, it can take months for your body to begin to ovulate again. (When used properly, breastfeeding can even be an effective form of birth control).

If you have experienced a miscarriage, then your hormones could return to normal and you could begin ovulating again as quickly as two to three weeks after the miscarriage.

However, if you had miscarriage recently, early symptoms of pregnancy you are experiencing may not be due to pregnancy: they could be because your hormone levels have not yet returned to normal.

The only way to know whether the symptoms you are experiencing are from leftover pregnancy hormones or from a new pregnancy is, to take a pregnancy test.

If you have experienced a miscarriage, and you do not wish to become pregnant, you should use proper contraception every time you are sexually active.

Remember that you become fertile about two weeks before your period starts, so don’t wait on your period to let you know you are fertile again. It is possible to conceive after miscarriage without having a period first.

In addition to knowing emotionally when you are ready to conceive a baby after experiencing a miscarriage, talk to your doctor or health care provider about your body’s needs.

Your body may need a little time to recover from its pregnancy experience to prepare for another pregnancy. If there were medical reasons for your miscarriage, those need to be investigated as well so that they do not cause problems with future pregnancies.

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The Miracle of Pregnancy and the Struggle of Waiting

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009

Earlier this week I talked about the pain and confusion associated with experiencing an unwanted pregnancy. Equally distressing is the agony of trying to get pregnant, dreaming of a child, and month after month staring at countless negative home pregnancy tests. Some would say this pain is much worse than facing an unwanted pregnancy.

When my husband and I decided to get married, we set a date and a time, and that is when we got married. But when we decided to start a family, we quickly realized we were operating under a completely different set of rules. Even if everything is in good working order and conditions are right, you still only have a 20% chance of getting pregnant. Pregnancy is no more predictable than tomorrows lotto numbers, it seems. When it happens, you feel as though you have won the lottery, whether it’s your first, second, or third pregnancy.

Waiting to find out whether you are pregnant has to be one of the biggest emotional roller coasters for a woman. One moment you are elated at the possibility, the next you are heartbroken for what appears to be failure. You find yourself nearly falling off the edge of sanity, staring at a blank test strip as though it will suddenly change its mind. Everything out of the ordinary is carefully analyzed: every temperature, every feeling, every emotion. Waiting for the day you can be certain – the dreaded “two week wait” – feels like waiting for your birthday when you are six years old. You tell yourself it doesn’t matter whether it happens this month or next, but can we honestly hold to that sentiment?

“I might not even be disappointed with a “negative,” if only I could know today! There are days I wish I could tune out altogether and pretend it’s not even a possibility…. It’s difficult to live in the “here and now” when “then” seems to take over your thoughts.”

Every pregnancy, whether is happens after one month, one year or five years, is truly miraculous. The moment a woman finds out she is going to become a mother is treasured in her heart for a lifetime. For a woman, motherhood begins immediately, before she ever sees the flicker of the heartbeat on the ultrasound or hears her child’s first cries. The moment she sees the positive result, she is a mother.

Those of us with children should never take them for granted, for each child is a special gift. We should approach each pregnancy, however difficult, with gratitude. We should remember those who are painfully awaiting a blessing from heaven and not exclude them from our lives, even if we have children. I once read a beautiful essay written by a childless (not by choice) woman on mother’s day. She pleaded with the families who had children to invite childless couples into their homes, and also to visit them in return. I try to always remember that advice now that I am a mother.

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Pregnancy Tips For All

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009
Researchers deliberate about big women in Holland who had been big 36 to 41 weeks and had gestational hypertension or gentle pre-eclampsia to inquire whether induction of travail in women with a singleton pregnancy reduces terrible maternal morbidity. The participants were disconnected into two groups one assemble of women underwent induced moil patch the support grouping was monitored as the participant’s pregnancies continuing. The two groups were compared on various measures that the researchers labelled as inferior motherly outcome, including decease, eclampsia the occurrence of seizures, pulmonic hydrops fluid in the lungs, move to nonindulgent highschool blood pushing, discipline post-birth injury death of a litre or more of murder and what’s famed as HELLP syndrome lysis anaemia, elevated liver enzymes and low protoplasm class.

It was initiate that 31 proportion of the women who had induced work and 44 pct of the women who were monitored had insufficient maternalistic outcome. For women who had induced proletariat, that equated to a 29 pct secondary essay for processing broke matriarchal outcome than those who were monitored. Also, the women who had induced proletariat had few cesarean sections than those in the monitored grouping. The findings substantiation the tie of stimulation of toil with a low danger of intense hypertension or HELLP syndrome and succeeding status for delivery divide emphasising the grandness of steady blood pressure monitoring during the fashionable few weeks of maternity. The researchers finished that induction of grind should be considered for women with gestational hypertension and a diastolic blood pressing of 95 mmHg or higher or clement preeclampsia at a gestational age beyond 37 weeks.

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La Buena Vida: Pregnancy Post: Week 17

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009


Sorry y’all…the picture this week is pretty fuzzy, but I am just too tired to take another one, lol!

Overall, I’m in pretty good spirits this week. We went to the doctor, and got to hear the baby’s heartbeat, which was awesome, and definitely calmed me down. It ranged from 150-158, and my parents have cast their vote for Team Boy after hearing that. I think I remember my mom saying that’s about what my brother’s heartbeat was, but we’ll fins out for sure (hopefully!) on Sept. 1st. I also discovered that I can continue sleeping on my back, and that I picked up poison ivy while camping. I told the nurse that it’s hard for me not to have symptoms, but also not to be feeling the baby. She told me to call anytime I’m feeling anxious or nervous, and she’ll do a quick check for the heartbeat with the doppler. I about kissed her.

I did forget to ask the doctor about round ligament pain, which I think I’m starting to have a bit of. I tend to get a sharp pain on my right side, about 4 or 5 inches diagonally down from my belly button. The pain only last for a few seconds, and mostly happens when I get up quickly from sitting down. If it’s not that, my scar tissue from my appendectomy is also on my right side, so I’m sure it’s one or the other. I figure that pain that only lasts a few seconds probably isn’t anything to be too worried about, right?

In terms of weight gain, I can’t remember where I started–before pregnancy, I always varied between about 5 pounds. I’m still within the top end of those 5 pounds with a full bladder, so I think I’m doing pretty good here, even though the “baby body blahs” are starting to settle in a little bit and I feel huge already.

The baby is now about the size of an onion, and its skeleton is turning from cartilage to bone (which means I’m supposed to be drinking my milk). Some people believe that the baby can now hear what’s going on outside the womb, so they recommend talking to the belly, reading to it, or playing music. The doctor told me to be prepared to “pop”, because my uterus is apparently just about ready to push completely over the pubic bone. You mean to tell me that I haven’t popped already?! Seriously though, the doctor said that my fundal height was measuring a little low, but he didn’t seem concerned about it at all. I’ve heard that if you’re tall, which I definitely am, fundal heights can be off anyway.

Justin has already taken to calling me “Kanga”, of Winnie The Poo fame, because he says that I look like Kanga did with Roo in her pouch. I guess it’s better than the lady at church who has already started calling me “Little Fattie”!

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The Risks of Not Knowing You’re Pregnant

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 8th, 2009

The TV show I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant details the stories of women who go through entire pregnancies without ever knowing they are expecting a child. It’s scary enough to suddenly realize you’re about to have a baby without ever knowing you were pregnant, but imagine if you also knew that not only did you not have any prenatal care, but you had been living an unhealthy lifestyle. There are many things that pregnant women change while they are pregnant, such as not smoking, not drinking, eating healthy foods, taking prenatal vitamins, and avoiding vigorous exercise. What kind of risks do pregnant women face when they do not live a healthy lifestyle or receive prenatal care?

Not Taking Prenatal Vitamins
When you are pregnant, you are supplying vitamins to both your both and yourself. The most important vitamins the baby receives are folic acid and calcium. If a woman eats a nutritional, well balanced diet, not taking a prenatal vitamin may not make much of a difference unless she is a smoker, a vegetarian, or is carrying multiples. Vitamin deficiencies are going to hurt the mother before they hurt the baby. I’ll let you in on a little secret. When I was pregnant, the prenatal vitamins made me sick and I wasn’t able to eat enough, so my doctor told me to take children’s chewables instead. I ate a well balanced diet and ended up with a perfectly healthy baby. I think it’s safe to say, that although prenatal vitamins are highly recommended to pregnant woman for good reason, not taking them is not likely to be a deal breaker when it comes to mother and baby’s health.

Continuing to Take Your Birth Control
This is probably one of the most common scenarios depicted on I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant. Many of the women continued to take their birth control, and that was one of the reasons they did not suspect pregnancy! Taking birth control pills during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of birth defects, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. However, it may increase your risk for low birth weight or preterm delivery. The use of certain birth control pills during pregnancy potentially may induce developmental problems with a female baby’s sexual organs.

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Should You Have An Amniocentesis?

Posted by pregnancyguide on August 5th, 2009

prenatal testWhen you are pregnant, it is only natural to want to know that your baby is healthy.

One prenatal test that can provide information about your baby’s health is an amniocentesis.

It is most often performed when you are about 12 to 16 weeks pregnant, though it can also be performed closer to delivery to see if your baby’s lungs are fully developed.

In an amniocentesis, your doctor uses an ultrasound probe to determine the position of your baby and placenta, and to locate a pocket of amniotic fluid.

Then a long needle is inserted through your abdomen into that pocket of fluid and about two tablespoons full are withdrawn.

Your body is constantly replacing and renewing amniotic fluid, and will make up for this withdrawal in only a short period of time. The fluid is then delivered to a laboratory for study and analysis.

What can an amniocentesis tell you? The most important reason an amniocentesis is performed is when certain genetic problems, including Tay-sachs Disease and Hunter’s Syndrome are suspected. The test can also reveal information about spinal defects, chromosomal abnormalities (such as Down’s Syndrome), as well as the baby’s gender.

The risks with amniocentesis include bleeding, infection, premature rupture of your amniotic sac, and miscarriage. Your baby, placenta and the baby’s umbilical cord can also be injured with the needle, although this is not very common with an experienced doctor.

Amniocentesis is most commonly offered to mothers who are 35 or older, who have a history of genetic disease in their family, who have previously given birth to a child with a genetic disease, or who have had inconclusive results on previous screening tests.

To determine whether or not you should have an amniocentesis, weigh the information the test will provide you together with what you will do based on that information against any possible risks. Only you can make the decision right for you and your baby.

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