About Pregnancy & Childbirth: How do you get your exercise?

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How do you get your exercise? Sep 13th 2013, 08:53 Pregnancy is a time many moms find exercise and other healthy practices. Exercise has been shown to provide you with so many benefits during pregnancy. Moms who get physical find that they sleep better, gain weight appropriately, have fewer aches and pains and can even have shorter labors. That sounds like a great plan, doesn't it? Who doesn't want those benefits? The problem is that pregnancy also comes with several things that tend to zap our energy and sometimes makes us feel like we're not feeling so great, particularly in terms of moving around. Some quick examples of that would be fatigue and morning sickness. The trick is to try to get small amounts of exercise, even when you're not feeling up to full workouts. Think about parking in the back of the parking lot versus searching for the closest spot. Try to take the stairs, even for a flight or two, as opposed to an elevator. Obviously, the more you do, the more benefit you get. What are you doing for exercise? Related: 4 Great Pregnancy Exercises Pregnancy Fitness Staying Fit in Pregnancy Newsletter 9 Reasons Not to Exercise in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Fotolia How do you get your exercise? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, September 13th, 2013 at 08:53:21. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: How many baby showers per pregnancy?

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How many baby showers per pregnancy? Sep 11th 2013, 13:14 There is always a lot of controversy over having a baby shower for a baby who is not your first. Some say every baby deserves a shower and others feel its greedy to have a baby shower after that first baby. What I'm talking about here is having multiple baby showers in your first pregnancy. Some moms wind up having multiple baby showers during a single pregnancy. An example might be a friends shower and a family shower or a friends and family shower and a work shower. Have you had multiple baby showers? Have you been invited to multiple baby showers for one baby? What are your thoughts on this practice? Tacky or practical? More on this topic: Baby Shower Etiquette Baby Shower Planning Baby Shower Guide Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Fotolia How many baby showers per pregnancy? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 at 13:14:06. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Supplement Your Childbirth Class

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Supplement Your Childbirth Class Sep 10th 2013, 15:00 Did you know that there is a way to easily supplement your childbirth class with additional information? I've spent some time gathering up the best articles and adding discussion around it to help supplement your childbirth classes. You can sign up here for the reminders and links to be sent to you for free to be done at your convenience: Childbirth Class Breastfeeding Class What's your burning question in childbirth class? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Scott Olson/Staff / Getting Images Supplement Your Childbirth Class originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 at 15:00:33. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Medicaid Pays for Almost Half of US Births

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Medicaid Pays for Almost Half of US Births Sep 7th 2013, 09:51 Since 2008 the number of babies born where mom has Medicaid has jumped 19% to be about half of all the births in the United States. This can be an incredible source of data as we move forward with health care reform. We will be able to track birth outcomes, not individual births. This can tell us if having prenatal care will help improve outcomes of moms and babies who have medical coverage compared to those who do not. More importantly it will help us look at the care moms get between pregnancies, including pregnancy spacing, and if that also improves outcomes. Ideally we'd find that the investment in maternal child health would improve outcomes, meaning fewer mothers and babies who are ill or dying from childbirth and pregnancy related problems like preterm birth and preeclampsia. In turn, the investment in the care would ideally lead to a cost savings. One thing most aren't talking about in this context is actually the fact that if women have insurance coverage after pregnancy, they may increase the spacing between pregnancies, meaning fewer pregnancies as well as healthier pregnancies. The time between pregnancies also has a lot to do with the health of mom and baby. As many states move to expand Medicaid coverage to include women who are not pregnant, we will be able to look at these trends to see if the investment in expansion has provided this benefit. Do you know how your state ranked in number of Medicaid births covered? Source: Anne Rossier Markus, Ellie Andres, Kristina D. West, Nicole Garro, Cynthia Pellegrini. Medicaid Covered Births, 2008 Through 2010, in the Context of the Implementation of Health Reform. Women's Health Issues, 2013; 23 (5): e273 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.06.006 Photo © Howard Berman/Getty Images Medicaid Pays for Almost Half of US Births originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Saturday, September 7th, 2013 at 09:51:50. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Getting Pregnant with a Girl

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Getting Pregnant with a Girl Sep 5th 2013, 08:51 Lots of people want to know what they can do to get pregnant with a girl. Well, there are a lot of theories out there and even a bit of science.  I can tell you that there are a lot of people trying lots of different things.  Here's what I can offer you: Getting Pregnant with a Girl Overview (This include stuff like diet, etc.) O+12 Ovulation Method Whelan Method Shettles Method There are also multiples old wives tales of ways to get pregnant with a girl, but we'll save that discussion for another day. Have you ever thought of trying to sway the odds in your favor? At what lengths would you go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Fotolia Getting Pregnant with a Girl originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, September 5th, 2013 at 08:51:16. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: New Test Predicts Gestational Diabetes Before Pregnancy

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New Test Predicts Gestational Diabetes Before Pregnancy Sep 4th 2013, 08:54 About 4% of all pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes in pregnancy. This is typically detected in a screening done around the 28th week of pregnancy by having a mother drink a sugary drink known as Glucola and then testing her body's response to the sugar it contains. There are many severe consequences of gestational diabetes or GD. By screening and treating those who are positive, these consequences can be drastically reduced. Now a newer test, one that can be done prior to pregnancy, looks for a hormone called adiponectin. If a woman has these lowered levels prior to pregnancy, she is at a seven times greater risk of developing gestational diabetes. This is something that could be tested for in a pre-conceptional health visit. The benefits of testing prior to pregnancy may include the ability to alter your levels prior to getting pregnant to lower your risk. The current research hasn't been done on that aspect, but it will be looked at in the future. It will also allow you and your practitioner to consider earlier and more frequent monitoring of your GD status, before the routine 28 week mark in pregnancy. Source: M. M. Hedderson, J. Darbinian, P. J. Havel, C. P. Quesenberry, S. Sridhar, S. Ehrlich, A. Ferrara. Low Prepregnancy Adiponectin Concentrations Are Associated With a Marked Increase in Risk for Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care, 2013; DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0389 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Jim Delillo | Dreamstime.com New Test Predicts Gestational Diabetes Before Pregnancy originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 at 08:54:16. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Pregnancy Calculator - Backwards

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Pregnancy Calculator - Backwards Sep 3rd 2013, 09:14 When you think of a pregnancy calculator, you probably think of a standard due date calculator. You know, one that takes the date of your last period and quickly spits out the due date. While my calculator also gives more details, like when to expect a heart beat, feeling your baby and more, I occasionally get asked for a pregnancy calculator that goes backwards - one that takes a due date and calculates a window of conception, so when you got pregnant. It's always funny because we tend to hold these romantic views of when conception happened, it may not be that romantic moment you really thought it was. While that may not matter in the long run, it's an interesting look at how your body works. Does it work for you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Dreamstime Pregnancy Calculator - Backwards originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 at 09:14:08. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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