Tips For Pregnant Women- Slideshow

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time when a female blossoms into a woman and waits for her turn to become a mother.

It enriches a woman with an experience never felt before and prepares her to tend for the new life growing inside her.

Here are a few self-care tips that will help during pregnancy.
Eat Healthy

Remember to eat healthy always. Make sure your meals are balanced and nutritious.
Avoid uncooked food, even salads, and ensure that your food is hygienic. If you have a sensitive stomach, avoid eating outdoors.
Constipation is very common during pregnancy due to the hormonal changes. Make sure you eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and fiber - laden food such as whole - wheat or multi grain breads.
Avoid Cigarettes & Alcohol

Avoid smoking completely and try to avoid taking too much of alcohol.
Some think that the occasional red wine may not be harmful but it is better to stay away from alcohol as far as possible.
For that matter, too much of coffee is also not good but that does not mean that you should deprive yourself of your morning cuppa!
Monitoring

Go for your scheduled medical check - ups and scans.

Tell your doctor if you observe anything unusual, such as spotting. Make sure you take all the multivitamins and tonics that are prescribed by your doctor
Exercises

Heavy exercising is not recommended for pregnant women but gentle or moderate exercises, such as walking, will be beneficial.

Nowadays, physical trainers are teaching exercises that are pregnancy- specific. These exercises help to keep a pregnant woman fit besides ensuring a smooth delivery.
Melodies of Life

Listening to soulful music each day of your pregnancy can be 'nourishing' to the soul and to the baby!

Make sure they are melodious and not sad songs!

Similarly reading good books, particularly joke books can provide you with a good laugh and keep you light - hearted and stress - free.
Beauty Care

Mums - in - the - making will find that there are changes in their skin brought about by changes in their hormone levels

An effective skin- care regimen will help to maintain a beautiful and glowing skin. Avoid products with harsh chemicals such as AHAs and Glycolic acids.

Make sure you drink plenty of water and never forget your sunscreen
Sleep Tight but Right

Avoid sleeping on your back as the added weight can be harmful for your back muscles and spinal cord.

Try to sleep on your left side, as it would ensure adequate oxygen supply to your fetus.

Listening to mellifluous music or reading a nice book will make sure that you have a trouble-free sleep.
Sweet dreams!

Multiple Pregnancy Calculator

Use this calculator from Medindia to find out if you are bearing more than one baby, twins, triplets or ...

Pregnancy Confirmation Calculator

Are you pregnant? Use Medindia's simple and useful calculator to find out whether you are pregnant or ...

Being Pregnant - Animation

Interactive section of Medindia gives details regarding ...

Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery / Key Hole Surgery

Medindia provides a very interesting Paediatric Laparoscopic surgery section for ...

Pregnancy and Complications

In-depth guide for expecting mothers to overcome health complications related to early or late pregnancy. Anemia, urinary infection, diabetes, ...

Pregnancy and Antenatal Care

What is Antenatal care and its importance during pregnancy for mother and baby, with details on the medical test preformed during the first visit to ...

Pregnancy Exercises and Massages

Nutritious food, rest, exercise and massage are vital for expectant ...

Pregnancy

Detailed look at Early pregnancy Symptoms and easy health solutions during 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy. With an addition of an online ...

Alcohol	Alcohol - Benefits and Harms	Anti-ageing Foods	ASTHMA
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	Bad Foods that May Still Be Good for Weight Loss	Beauty Tips for Winter	Benefits of Laughter
Best Foods That Aid Digestion	Bioterrorism	Cancer Prevention thro' Lifestyle Changes	Caring for Alzheimers disease patients
Celiac Disease	Control Blood Sugar in 7 Ways	Daily Hygiene Tips	Dealing with Menopause
Detanning Skin with Home Remedies	Diet and Nutrition for Stress Management	Diet for Obstructive Lung Disease	Easy Ways to Beat Anxiety and Stress
Fast Foods	Food to Boost Sports Performance	Foods for Better Eye Health	Foods Inducing Sound Sleep
Foods That Boost Men's Health	Foods that Can Lower Your High Blood Pressure	Foods that Can Save Your Heart	Foods that Fight Cancer
Foods That Fight Pain	Foods that Help You Succeed	Foods that Improve Anemia	Foods That Stain your Teeth
Foods to Avoid in Gout	Foods to Avoid in Kidney Failure	Foods to Lower Cholesterol and Heart Disease	Health Insurance
Home Remedies for Food Poisoning	How to Handle Depression	How to Handle Insect Bites?	How to Handle Snake Bite
How to look tall	How to Lose Weight?	How to Prevent Hair Fall	How to Quit Smoking
How to Take Temperature	Insulin Injections for Diabetes	Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome	Leukemia / Blood Cancer
Nine Wonder Foods to Beat Diabetes	ORGAN DONATION	Pregnancy Diabetes Mellitus	Sleeping Disorders
Stress Busters	Super Foods for Women	Superfoods In Your Diet	Ten Super Foods to Boost your Brain Power
Tips to Control Obesity in Children	Tips For Pregnant Women	Tips to Live With an Overactive Bladder (OAB)	Top Anti Aging Tips
Top Foods for Strong Bones	Top Ten Foods for Healthy Hair	Top Ten Foods to Boost Your Mood	Top Ten Ways to Cure Hangover
Top Vegetables and Fruits for Healthy Diet	Type 2 Diabetes	Types of Alcohol	Urinary Stone Prevention - Dos & Don'ts
Ways To Boost Your Immune System	Weight Gain Shockers	Why smoking can kill you	Worst Foods in Your Fridge
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2005 - 2009	Nobel Prize in Medicine 2000 - 2004

Phenylbutazone (bute)	Robot Suit	Blood Vessels harvested from Ostriches	SARS: Deadly Virus
Living with HIV	Ovarian Cancer	Maternal Mortality	Freezing Stem Cells for the Future
Antibiotic Drug Abuse	Breast Implants under Scrutiny	E.coli - Infection	Caesarean Births in Asia

Be the first to comment!
Comments should be on the topic and should not be abusive. Comments are normally moderated and are reviewed after they are posted.
* Your comment can be maximum of 2500 characters
	I agree to the terms and conditions
Your comments are automatically posted once they are submitted. All comments are however constantly reviewed for spam and irrelevant material (such as product or personal advertisements, email addresses, telephone numbers and website address). Such insertions do not conform to our policy and 'Terms of Use' and are either deleted or edited and republished. Please keep your comments brief and relevant.This section may also have questions seeking help. If you have the information you are welcome to respond, but please ensure that the information so provided is genuine and not misleading.

Become a member

Health Encyclopedia A-Z

Health Topics A-Z

Health News A-Z

Health Calculators A-Z

Drugs A-Z

Health Animations A-Z

Baby Names A-Z

Search Doctors by City/State A-Z

Tips For Pregnant Women - Slideshow

Related Links

Multiple Pregnancy Calculator

Pregnancy Confirmation Calculator

Being Pregnant - Animation

Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery / Key Hole Surgery

Pregnancy and Complications

Pregnancy and Antenatal Care

Pregnancy Exercises and Massages

Pregnancy

Latest Animations

Bladder

Consumers

Medical Professionals

Medical Students

Directories