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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
-weight before they get pregnant, can put their pregnancy at risk if they do not put on enough pounds when they are expecting.Why is weight gain important?Not putting on enough weight during pregnancy is usually a problem for women who were underweight before
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Dads-to-Be Put on Weight Too
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/05/2009 01:52:34
A new poll suggests males put on an average of a stone in weight when their partner is pregnant
. Apparently, around 20 per cent of those asked said they were only aware that they were putting on weight when they found some of their clothes no longer fitted – suggesting there could be a market for a 'paternity wardrobe'!Staying healthy in pregnancy
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How Much Weight Will I Put on in Pregnancy?
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/10/2009 00:41:27
How much heavier can you expect to get when you are having a baby?
the following rate of weight gain through your three trimesters:First three months: about 1 to 2kg (2 to 4lb) You are not likely to see any serious change in weight in the first trimester. Four to six months: about 6kg (About 13lb) Now that your bump has started
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How much weight will I put on in pregnancy?
By Susie Boone on 25/02/2010 10:42:35
How much heavier can you expect to put on when you're having a baby (though not eating for two!)
the following rate of weight gain through your three trimesters:First three months: about 1 to 2kg (2 to 4lb) You are not likely to see any serious change in weight in the first trimester.Four to six months: about 6kg (About 13lb) Now that your bump has started
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Christmas drinks put to the test - non-alcoholic tipples
By Kyrsty Hazell on 23/11/2010 16:06:19
Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you miss out on the festive cheer, especially with the range of non-alcoholic drinks around. We put them to the test...
Non-alcoholic Christmas drinks for mums-to-beIf you're pregnant this Christmas, it might feel like you're missing out a bit on some of the festive foods and alcoholic offerings. However, you can treat yourself to a variety of fab non-alcoholic options that taste delicious - and s...
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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 pounds put weight on your baby too
By Kimberley Smith on 05/08/2010 14:01:05
Gaining too much weight in pregnancy linked to bigger babies - who are more likely to suffer from obesity later in life
Following the release of guidelines to manage pregnancy weight gain last week, new research has found a connection between excessive pregnancy pounds and larger babies.Researchers in the US have found that for every 2.2lbs a mum-to-be gains, her
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Collecting umbilical cord blood can put mum and baby at risk
By Lara Brunt on 22/09/2011 11:22:37
Procedure distracts midwives at an important stage after the birth, health professionals say
The trend of collecting blood from the umbilical cord to protect against future illnesses is putting mums and newborns at risk, doctors and midwives warn.Over the past decade, around 11,000 mums have had the umbilical cord blood extracted minutes
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No more babies for cash-strapped mums
By Kimberley Smith on 27/07/2011 13:32:26
Young women forced to put off their families due to financial problems
in their 20s intend to put off having children until they can afford them, which suggests that the number of women who will be having babies in their late 30s and 40s will increase significantly.Despite fertility rates dropping for women after the age of 30
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What are the chances of miscarriage?
By Kimberley Smith on 13/11/2010 00:56:31
Put the fear of miscarriage into perspective by understanding the odds of it happening
in miscarriage. By eight weeks that chance of miscarriage has dropped significantly, to around one in 16 pregnancies.Beyond the magical 12 weeks point, when the placenta is fully formed, only one in 100 pregnancies ends in miscarriage. For more about late
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