You may feel detached at the beginning of a pregnancy because you have no signs or symptoms make the pregnancy real. Most of men need something... (read more)

It is absolutely normal to have vivid dreams about pregnancy, as the dreams are expressing your fears and anxieties. Lots pregnant women have the same dream experience. It is probably caused by hormonal changes, as well as the disturbed sleep that... (read more)

Relaxation is resting physically and mentally. It's important to clear your mind and truly unwind. Relaxing is a skill, some people are good at, and others aren't. Pregnancy is the ideal time to start learning relaxing techniques, as they will benefit... (read more)

When you are pregnant, you should avoid any sports where you might fall. For example, skiing, water skiing, horse riding, squash, and etc. For the first 12 weeks, you should avoid any exercise that makes you overheat. Whatever exercise you do, you... (read more)

Exercise can help your body to adjust to the changes imposed by pregnancy (e.g. Increasing bump) and preparing you for labour. It can also help you to avoid constipation, swollen ankles, varicose veins, backache and etc. While most pregnant women benefit... (read more)

Basically you should avoid any food that can cause food poison or harm your unborn baby. Because of the potential risk of causing listeriosis, you should avoid all soft, mould ripened cheese such as Brie, blue Brie, Cambozola, Chaumes, Camembert, etc;... (read more)

During pregnancy, your body absorbs iron more efficiently, so it's important to take more iron to ensure that you and your baby are getting enough oxygen. The U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (USRDA) of iron for pregnant women is 30 mg per day. The... (read more)

Walnuts, flaxseeds, beans, oily fish, olive oil and winter squash are rich in omega 3 fatty acids. You easily incorporate these foods into your meal by adding walnuts and flaxseeds into salads, baked potatoes or granola. Having salmon, scallops, halibut,... (read more)

Eating five portions of fruits and vegetables a day is not as difficult as you think. You can easily have your 5 a day by adding fresh fruits to your cereal in the morning; drinking fresh fruit juice, snacking on carrot sticks during the day, adding an... (read more)

Only in the last three months of pregnancy, you need to increase your daily calorie intake from 2000 to 2200 calories. The idea of eating for two means getting a healthy and balanced diet, not doubling the amount. You can obtain the extra 200 calories... (read more)