Dieting While Pregnant

Pregnancy Health

Focus on your weight before trying to get pregnant; you don’t want to be too overweight or too underweight. Being either can make pregnancy more difficult. Do not diet during pregnant or while trying to get pregnant! Also, don’t take any diet pills or supplements...

How to Get More Calcium During Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy Health

Calcium is important to you and your baby; you need it to keep your bones strong and healthy. Your baby needs it to grow strong bones and teeth. You need about 1,200 mg of calcium a day during pregnancy. Dairy products are great sources of calcium—they also have...

Worrying About Your Appearance?

Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health

Many women have expressed this similar feeling during their pregnancy: “I feel miserable when they look in a mirror or step on a scale…I look so fat!” In a society as obsessed with appearance as ours is, the weight you gain during pregnancy can easily become a source...