I Found Some Helpful Tips 4 You Mommies Posted: 02-19-04 11:24am
Hey everyone-i hope you are all good and
well. I have been reading a magazine and
came across a section called 'a pefect
pregnancy' and thought i'd type in some of
the tips it gives because they sound
helpful!
1) heartburn: avoid eating & drinking
at the same time,
eat smaller more frequent meals,
avoid eating late at night,
avoid fatty foods-dairy food may help,
sleep propped up with several pillows
rather than lying flat,
between meals take a quarter of a teaspoon
of sodium bicarbonate dissolved in
water.
2) itchy skin: the skin becomes more
stretchy as the abdomen stretches,
wear loose cotton clothing,
apply calamine lotion to problem areas,
add a teaspoon of bicarb to your running
bath water,
go to your doctor if its severe because it
can be a synptom of pregnancy related
liver disease.
3) sickness: 80% women suffer sickness in
pregnancy,
ginger is a traditional remedy-try ginger
biscuits,
acupressure can relieve symptoms,
always eat breakfast,
eat small meals & snacks of fruit
& seeds,
avoid sugary and junk foods,
take multivitamins such as zinc and
vitamin b,
decrease your caffeine levels or avoid
caffeine if you can
4) stretchmarks: can be a sign of zinc
deficiency,
eat zinc rich foods such as peas,eggs and
fish,
the skins flexibility depends on essential
fatty oils which are found in oily fish
and seeds,
vitamin e helps keep skin supple &
vitamin e oil can be helpful in reducing
the skins susceptablity to stretchmarks.
5) varicose veins: try to avoid standing
up for long periods,
wear flat shoes & support tights (very
sexy!!)
dont sit with crossed legs,
regular exercise will help stimulate
circulation.
6) water retention: your body holds onto
more sodium when you're pregnant,
increasing the amount of fluid to your
body,
cut down on salty foods such as bacon and
crisps,
boost your intake of pottasium rich foods
such as fruit & veg,
drink water to flush out unwanted toxins,
exercise regularly to improve lymphatic
drainage
hope some of these help you!
Luv liz x
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1684 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 02-19-04 11:43am
Wish I would have known some of that when
I was preggy!! Haha go figure.
~sara~
go tips liz!
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PregnaJordan
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 2908
Posted: 02-19-04 11:44am
Well arent u just a regular little
reporter? Lol, thankx liz, I have had bad
heartburn and indegestion for two days,
but seem to b doing better today..I just
cant get out of the cleaning mood...Ive
been cleaning everything I can get my
hands on for three straight days, and im
bout to go at it again! Talk to yall
later!
Jordan and jaydyn
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sparklypixie12
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 3099
Posted: 02-19-04 12:19pm
Lol! This is liz fahy reporting for cnn!
Lol! I love cleaning too but im not in
the mood much cos I share my room with my
sister who is the laziest person on this
planet so I cant be arsed anymore!
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Mesmerizeu15
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 2729 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
Posted: 02-19-04 14:23pm
Those would have come in handly about 9
months before 10 months ago...Dont feel
like doing math. Lets just say before I
had my son!!
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sparklypixie12
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 3099
Posted: 02-23-04 17:39pm
Thought i'd move this back up the list cos
some tips could help people out!
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