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| Pregnancy is a time of preparation, wonder and eager | | | | - Iron supplements which are contained in your prenatal |
| anticipation. It is also a time of nausea, vomiting and | | | | vitamins will lead to constipation. Counteract the |
| constipation, tiredness, swollen ankles, cranky moods | | | | constipating affect of the iron by snacking on high fiber |
| and sleepless nights. Add to this the worries that | | | | crackers and prunes. At this point in time, individually |
| invade an expectant mother’s thinking. Some | | | | wrapped prunes are commercially available and travel |
| are rational and based on facts and some not so | | | | great in your purse or backpack. |
| rational and most likely based on overactive hormone | | | | - Continue your pattern of exercise and avoid the |
| levels. Thinking about these, you will quickly understand | | | | temptation to just sit down and remain seated, unless |
| while for many a mother-to-be pregnancy is a bit of a | | | | advised to do so by your physician. |
| mixed bag. | | | | - Make sure that your pantry and purse are stocked |
| Nausea, vomiting, constipation and to a lesser extent | | | | with healthy snacks that are loaded with fiber: dried |
| also hormonal imbalances, can all be linked back to | | | | fruit, bran fortified cereal, and apple juice are good |
| nutritional choices the expectant mother makes. While | | | | choices. |
| it is easy to assume that a pregnant woman will of | | | | - Drink your water regularly and stay away from |
| course always choose the healthiest foods possible, | | | | caffeinated drinks. |
| the reality dictates that many women still have other | | | | - Spicy foods are not the enemy but if you are not |
| children to take care. In addition, they might still be | | | | accustomed to them, they will wreak havoc with your |
| working full time, run their household and volunteer in | | | | digestive system. |
| the community. Thus, the somewhat idealistic notion of | | | | - As the baby grows inside your womb, the size of |
| the expectant mother resting with feet propped up on | | | | your meals will need to decrease simply because your |
| the sofa snacking on carrots and lightly toasted | | | | stomach’s ability to hold larger quantities of |
| almonds is rarely seen. | | | | food is diminishing. Make up for the lack of quantity |
| Yet even the busiest mom-to-be does not need to | | | | ingested during one sitting by having more and more |
| despair! Healthy nutritional choices are easier than you | | | | frequent meals that in the end will equal one regular sit |
| think: | | | | down meal. This will also help with any heartburn that |
| - First and foremost, do not skip meals. Even a small | | | | you might encounter at this point during the pregnancy. |
| meal consisting of little more than a few carrots and a | | | | Do not give in to the urge to relieve your constipation |
| handful of Cheerios is better than nothing. The goal is | | | | with the use of laxatives, no matter how tempting this |
| to keep your blood sugar levels even and therefore | | | | solution may be. |