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Do You Feel Too Fat to Get Pregnant?
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/10/2008 00:37:59
It's good to be as healthy as possible but you don't have to be a perfect weight to successfully conceive!
.Certainly one of many common causes of infertility can be weight - being too fat or too thin – but this does not mean all overweight or underweight women will find it impossible or even find it that hard to get pregnant.Can you be too overweight to get pregnant
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Vote results: NHS IVF debate
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/10/2006 11:11:11
A review of NHS IVF treatment suggested that overweight women should be made to lose weight before qualifying. We wanted to know what you thought.
not be offered to fat women until they had lost weight. What do you think?You saidAt first, the 'I agree' response was overwhelmingly in the majority, but as hundreds more of you replied, the final outcome was that this opinion gained just over a quarter
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Weight gain in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/03/2009 01:01:19
What's normal weight gain, what isn't, and why you should keep a healthy balance in your diet.
'll be carrying later, a bit of natural weight loss now (but NOT on a diet full of chemically-induced low fats etc) will help in the months ahead.When you get to the third month of your pregnancy you might see a little weight gain each week (about half a pound
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Trying for a baby? Keep a food diary
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/05/2009 00:28:25
Although women of all lovely shapes and sizes get pregnant, sometimes improving your diet can really help.
at the right time.Stress and other lifestyle pressures can affect our hormonal balances and diet can be central to helping us feel mentally better, physically refreshed and nutritionally retoned. Don't obsess about eating 'lo-fat' foods (which often contain
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Male fertility – get the right nutrients
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/04/2010 15:37:17
Would-be dads should check their diet for the right nutrients to increase chances of conception.
that deriving goodness from food is best, you could look for a multi-vitamin supplement that includes as many as possible of the nutrients listed above.Fats and proteinsIt is important to keep up protein and fat intake, but not to excess. Ensure the fats you
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Vitamin E and conception
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/02/2007 03:24:27
Lots of sex and a healthy bod can obviously help you conceive, but did you know there's a certain face-cream vitamin that can be potent too?
rundown you feel when trying for a baby, the better.Vitamin E also helps to stop polyunsaturated fats from oxidizing in the body, which is useful in reducing the amount of weight you put on. Although bigger women can get pregnant, figures here and abroad
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Cholesterol and pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/08/2009 01:07:50
Cholesterol plays a vital role in pregnancy, and even those with ongoing raised cholesterol levels should be careful how they control their problem
are expecting.Why some cholesterol is goodCholesterol is one of the body's fats – or lipids – produced by the liver, and to make matters confusing there are two kinds; a 'good' and a 'bad' kind of cholesterol. The 'good' cholesterol is known as HDL
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Is my bump growing at the normal rate?
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/07/2009 01:49:30
Because we are all different shapes and sizes, how can we measure that our baby is growing healthily inside us?
to have anything to worry about, because your antenatal records will keep a check on how the fetus (plus the extra fluid, placenta, your own pregnancy fat reserves etc) are doing compared to your personal pre-pregnancy weight.When will my bump show
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Putting on enough weight in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/08/2009 00:58:17
Whilst many women worry they are getting too big in pregnancy, it is also important to make sure underweight women are putting on enough weight
Many women complain that during pregnancy, they feel more fat than pregnant. However, pregnancy is not a time to diet and there are targets for healthy weight gain through the months you are expecting.Some women, however, if they are low
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Newborns get blood test for rare, serious illness
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/02/2007 02:55:19
New babies will now get a blood test within two weeks of birth, for the rare but potentially fatal disease Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase (MCADD).
can cause brain damage or even be fatal.What is MCADD?Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase is a disease whereby the body is unable to convert fat into energy due to the lack of a key enzyme. As a result, the person cannot go without food for long
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