Article by Tehmina Mazher

Will my baby be OK because I drank before I knew I was pregnant? Am I going to put on lots of weight? How do you pick up a baby? Lots of thoughts and feelings may cause both parents-to-be to feel quite anxious early on in the pregnancy or perhaps throughout. There are obviously some activities that should be avoided or foods that should not be eaten but mostly fears are simply that; fears, part of assimilating this new life event.

Nowadays we are somewhat bombarded with information in pregnancy about what not to eat or how to lead our lives and sometimes this information can seem contradictory. This disparity can in itself generate anxiety, ‘If the professionals don’t know the answer, then how can I know what is best?’

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Question by Sarah: Pregnancy safe ways to calm anxiety on an airplane?
I have a horrible fear of flying. Usually, everytime I fly I take some Xanax to calm my nerves. That is really the only way I can fly without having an increased heart rate, sweaty palms, shaking, etc. I have to fly for Thanksgiving. I wil be 13 1/2 weeks when I fly. Does anyone know of any ways I can calm my anxiety while flying that is safe for pregnancy? I know it’s not healthy to be that nervous while I am pregnant and really want to do something to ease my anxiety. Thanks.

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Article by L J McKeever

As with everything you choose to use during your pregnancy, aromatherapy should be approached with caution. Prior to using any guides you have found online, consult your midwife or OB to ensure the information you have read is safe to follow during your particular pregnancy.

It is advised that you avoid the use of essential oils altogether during your first trimester. Those first essential twelve weeks are vital for foetal development. Further in to your pregnancy there are certain oils that can help relieve some common pregnancy ailments. Aromatherapy can be used help alleviate morning sickness, constipation, anxiety, depression and fatigue, amongst many other common pregnancy ailments.

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Article by Bill Brainbert

In the past 9 years, I have had 3 normal pregnancies and healthy children. While the pregnancies were all normal and complication-free, I had all the different feelings going through both my mind and body. Between muscle and joint pain, there is also weight gain (in my case, this was quite substantial) causing physical discomfort. I never considered that there was any way of gaining some relief. I now know there is! It is a pregnancy massage. I recently discovered (maybe too late for me) that this is an option when pregnant, in most circumstances.

During pregnancy, we have normal feelings of stress, anxiety, even anxiety, as well as happiness and anticipation. Knowing there is a human being growing within us, we try extra hard to take care of ourselves, as well as the baby. However, some of these feelings can be relieved by a wonderful massage.

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Article by CheKon tol10

The season of joy can indeed be joyous, but for many people today it also implies cramming huge amounts of activity into a tiny quantity of time. Though Holiday gift shopping and business and social celebrations are fun, they arrive using the need to prepare significant meals, cope with relatives and in-laws, worry concerning the cost of new clothes and additional food, end of year taxes, finances in common, bonus anxiety and also job security. This sort of pressure can bring on huge quantities of anxiety and will drive you nuts (not the warm chestnut kind) incredibly rapidly in the event you let it.

For mothers-to-be, how does all of this stress impact her pregnancy? Can maternal psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, and anxiety adversely affect the baby when pregnant during the holiday season? This particular region of concern has often been debatable but review of recent scientific literature has shown some surprising results relating to the relationship between psychiatric conditions as well as the possibility of affecting the uteroplacental environment… and consequently the fetus.

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Article by Julian Hall

You may be somewhat focused on what you experienced during labor and delivery and less on your baby. This is perfectly normal. Its a monumental event in your life, and there is a transition period. Dont be afraid to share your feelings with others or write about your experience in a journal.

As you adapt to your role as a mother, you may find yourself feeling stressed or anxious. You might question whether or not youll be a good mother, and youre probably feeling a bit exhausted and overwhelmed. Possibly, you even feel a little let down or blue. If you understand whats happening to your body and emotions, youll be much more likely to face the challenging first few months of motherhood.

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Article by Isabel De Los Rios

If you are watching your weight after you conceive, you are probably wondering not only what to eat during pregnancy, but how to satisfy your sweet tooth. Obviously you are swearing off sugar if you want to keep your weight within the recommended weight gain range (between 20 and 30 pounds over the course of your pregnancy). So you may think that an acceptable way to keep your weight in check and indulge your cravings for sweets is to use an artificial sweetener.

But stop right there. Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose, saccharine, and aspartame are chemical substances that pose a range of troubling problems to both mother and child. They should be completely eliminated from your diet for pregnancy. Just what can these seemingly-innocent substances do? Let’s delve further into the question of artificial sweeteners.

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Article by Ty Lamai

Pregnancy is supposed to be a time of joy and happiness for women. It is something that most women who haven’t yet experienced it, look forward to with awe – some with dread. It is an experience that cannot be aptly described using words; it simply should be experienced to understand it. Unfortunately it also comes with more than its fair share of travails. One of those travails happen to be pregnancy constipation – an uncomfortable, and often time, unbearable condition that plagues many pregnant women in the world today. This article will look at three natural ways to remedy pregnancy constipation beginning today…

1. Increase Your Ingestion Of Fibre…Food that contain high quantities of fibre are great to eat during your pregnancy. An example of such a snack would be oatmeal cookies. These are very effective in the eradication of constipation. In fact oatmeal cookies have also been known to help alleviate pregnancy anxiety and panic attacks. So, instead of eating all that fast “junk” food, or all those funky “movie snack”, go for foods that are rich in nutrients like these. You should also form the habit of taking a lot of fruits too like; apples, bananas and so on. While this may sound simple to some, you must realize that as humans we are more prone to defaulting on the simple stuff.

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Article by Fred Haines

In the past 9 years, I have had 3 normal pregnancies and healthy children. While the pregnancies were all normal and complication-free, I had all the different feelings going through both my mind and body. Between muscle and joint pain, there is also weight gain (in my case, this was quite substantial) causing physical discomfort. I never considered that there was any way of gaining some relief. I now know there is! It is a pregnancy massage. I recently discovered (maybe too late for me) that this is an option when pregnant, in most circumstances.

During pregnancy, we have normal feelings of stress, anxiety, even anxiety, as well as happiness and anticipation. Knowing there is a human being growing within us, we try extra hard to take care of ourselves, as well as the baby. However, some of these feelings can be relieved by a wonderful massage.

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Article by Paul Justice

While Depression affects approximately sixteen percent of people in most developed countries, a surprising thirty percent of all women suffer from the symptoms of clinical depression. This is believed to be induced by the different hormonal changes women experience throughout their lives. There are many ways to cope with depression. While some people are satisfied with counseling and therapy others find it helpful seeking prescription drugs. Among one of the most commonly distributed antidepressants is Paxil.

Introduced and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline in 1992, Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It works by balancing serotonin, a neurotransmitter that affects certain moods in people. The constant imbalance of hormones in woman brought on by puberty, menstruation, menopause and pregnancy, contributes to the astonishingly high rates of depression. Therefore, given that woman are twice more likely to suffer from depression than men, we are found with more woman seeking the help of prescription medication. While Paxil is known to treat depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and premenstrual dsyphoric disorder, Paxil is no sure way of being relieved of all suffering.

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