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Five Steps to Happy Eating in Pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 16/07/2009 01:46:46
Overcome indigestion, wind, bloating and all kinds of other pregnancy tummy troubles with five simple rules
It's not surprising that the Diet & Nutrition section of ThinkBaby is one of the most read areas of the website. Pregnancy is one of the few times when we focus properly on what we're eating and drinking, and because we are now also feeding
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Foods you CAN eat during pregnancy - your A to Z guide
By Kyrsty Hazell on 05/08/2010 17:53:10
Are you sick of being told what not to eat now you're a mum-to-be? Check out our A-Z guide to all foods tasty and nutritious for you and your unborn baby.
A-Z pregnancy food guideTo ensure your unborn baby gets all her necessary nutrients, vitamins and minerals, a healthy and balanced diet is key when you're pregnant.They say "you are what you eat" so stick to this rule when deciding what to snack on
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Eggs in Pregnancy
By Sarah Lawson on 12/11/2010 01:00:08
Although you might worry about runny eggs when you're expecting a baby, they are still a useful source of important pregnancy nutrition
avoid eating raw or even partially-cooked eggs – you should only eat an egg with a firm yolk and with the white completely set, when it’s taken on an opaque appearance (this is around five minutes of cooking for a medium-sized egg). In order to prevent
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Fasting for Ramadan during pregnancy affects baby
By Kimberley Smith on 25/06/2010 14:25:39
Muslim mums-to-be warned that religious fasting during Ramadan could be harmful to their unborn babies
Ramadan falls early in pregnancy,” said Douglas Almond of Columbia University who co-wrote the report.Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and central to many Muslim women’s way of life. Some may fear losing connection
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Pregnancy obesity puts babies at risk
By Jayne Braithwaite on 21/09/2011 14:04:14
Obese mums-to-be found to have double the risk of suffering a stillbirth
such as preeclampsia.Tommy’s has advised women to remember guidelines that recommend only increasing your food intake in the last 12 weeks of pregnancy, and only by an extra 200 calories a day (that’s just two slices of bread). It has also launched a Five Point
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Pregnancy diet: best for your baby
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/06/2009 01:51:37
Eating well is good for you, but it's also important for the growing baby inside you
include:IronVitamin DandB vitaminsFor more about what to eat, what to avoid, eating out in pregnancy and many other useful articles on the subject, check out the ThinkBaby Diet & Nutrition section.
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Mums-to-be need vitamin D
By Susan Lee on 17/03/2010 15:05:38
Doctors fear rickets may be on the rise
about the Healthy Start scheme at www.healthystart.nhs.uk.Get more information about taking vitamins during your pregnancy in ThinkBaby’s diet and nutrition section.
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Omega-3 in pregnancy could prevent postnatal depression
By Lorna Bremner on 13/04/2011 12:57:59
A pregnancy diet rich in oily fish could reduce your risk of developing postnatal depression
of 26 mums-to-be five times a week from the 24th week of their pregnancies. Another 26 pregnant women received a placebo supplement. Those who had received the fish oil reported fewer postnatal depression symptoms than those who took the placebo, when
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Alcohol-free treats
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/02/2006 01:16:32
ThinkBaby has found a great wine company called LoNo for those times when yet another orange juice just doesn’t hit the spot…
' though in other countries these may be deemed 'no alcohol'. Hence, the name of a company that started up five years ago called LoNo.Based in Gloucestershire and set up by two grandparents, the aim was to source great 'dealcoholised' wines and alcohol
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What should I be eating the late stages of pregnancy?
By Sophie Westnedge on 12/05/2012 12:18:48
Get the low down on what foods you need to eat in your third trimester
too late to start eating nutritious well-balanced meals.During the third trimester your nutritional needs are different to the first six months of your pregnancy.Should I eat differently in the third trimester?When you’re pregnant your body uses
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