Satisfying Alternatives for Pregnancy Cravings Looking for healthier ways to quell cravings? Try these suggestions culled from moms and experts such as Catherine Jones, co-author of Eating for Pregnancy: An Essential Guide to Nutrition with Recipes for the Whole Family. When you’re hankering for salty snacks, try air-popped or light popcorn, whole-grain pretzels, baked … [Read more...] about Eat this – not that to curb pregnancy cravings
Pregnancy Health
Book Review: Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy
Get off the Hormone Roller Coaster. Are you putting up with a lot of discomfort instead of sailing through pregnancy? If your answer is yes, this new book by an ob/gyn and reproductive endocrinologist might be for you. Dr. Robert Greene’s Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy: A Groundbreaking Plan for Having a Healthy Baby and Feeling Great will put you on track for a … [Read more...] about Book Review: Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy
Tips to avoid Melasma from the sun during pregnancy
Getting even a few extra rays during pregnancy can put you at risk for developing melasma, a skin discoloration that’s also called chloasma or “the mask of pregnancy.” While the condition does not cause medical complications in mom or baby, it is visible as brown patches, often on the face. Why does melasma crop up? “During pregnancy, the skin cells that make pigment become … [Read more...] about Tips to avoid Melasma from the sun during pregnancy
The pregnant woman’s guide to BBQ safety
From floppy sun hats to sandals, the signs of summer are all around us. With this deliciously sunny season comes one more reason to celebrate: The backyard barbecue. But before you enjoy another grill-fest with your friends, take a moment to read up on important prenatal safety measures. Keep you and your little one safe from harm by raising an eyebrow to … [Read more...] about The pregnant woman’s guide to BBQ safety
Baby blues: Study finds sufferers have a history of depression
When it comes to pregnancy and new motherhood, we blame hormonal shifts for their fair share of uncomfortable symptoms. Surging hormone levels are at the root of everything from morning sickness to back pain to insomnia. But now, a new report out from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute finds that postpartum depression and the baby blues have less to do with … [Read more...] about Baby blues: Study finds sufferers have a history of depression