Articles for tag: Dream Journal, Pregnancy Weight Gain, Water Birth

Karla News

First Person: How I Cured My Pregnancy Insomnia

When I was pregnant with my first son, I couldn’t get a good night’s sleep. A part of me thought it was good practice for the long nights nursing and rocking my newborn. However, my pregnancy sleep problems were taking a toll. I was afraid I might fall asleep while driving or stumble while climbing ...

Karla News

Pregnancy Weight Gain

“Just a few more minutes,” that’s all I kept thinking as I was sweating my butt off on the treadmill at the small gym I was at. I am determined to lose the weight I gained after having my children. I had three children and gained a significant amount of weight with everyone one of ...

The Skinny on Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Weight gain is something most women worry about, especially prior to becoming pregnant. Even pregnant women dread packing on the pounds, especially when they entertain the idea of how they’ll lose that weight following the birth of the baby. Americans are constantly obsessing and fretting over their weight, pregnant and non-pregnant women alike, so it ...

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Can You Lose Weight While Pregnant?

Many women worry about weight gain during pregnancy, what about losing weight? Can you lose weight while pregnant without causing any harm to a developing fetus? Should pregnancy be a time to focus on losing weight? The American Pregnancy Association recommends gaining weight in order to support healthy growth and development. A woman who was ...

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The Bradley Diet: How to Eat During Pregnancy

Maintaining a healthy diet is difficult for everyone, but this challenge is even more compounded during pregnancy. Usually, during the first part of pregnancy a woman’s body is gripped with frequent hunger. However, the times of hunger often alternate with periods of nausea when nothing sounds good. I, like many other women I’ve talked to, ...