Most doctors will tell you that you can gain anywhere between 25-30 pounds throughout your pregnancy. You should aim to gain about 3.5 pounds during your first trimester, although more often than not most women find that they lose weight their first trimester. The reason for weight loss is simple: morning sickness. Some women suffer […]
https://www.bsideuforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pregnancy-Scale.jpg8001200Nici Spoelker/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BsideU_logo-e1504193756346.pngNici Spoelker2018-09-28 14:37:212018-06-07 14:42:00Healthy Weight Gain for Pregnancy
Here’s what every woman should know when she looks down and sees the two parallel lines on a positive result that she didn’t plan on: You’re Not Alone Nearly half (or 45%) of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the United States are unintended pregnancies. That’s over 2.8 million pregnancies that weren’t planned. Of those unintended […]
https://www.bsideuforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pregnant-Positive.jpg24482448Nici Spoelker/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BsideU_logo-e1504193756346.pngNici Spoelker2018-09-21 14:15:352018-06-07 14:21:15What You Should Know About Your Unplanned Pregnancy
One of the first things most women prepare to say goodbye to once we see a positive pregnancy test result is caffeine. Many women will stop their caffeine habit cold turkey out of the sheer fear of doing some sort of damage to the new life growing inside of them. These women will swear off […]
https://www.bsideuforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pregnant-Caffeine.jpg392750Nici Spoelker/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BsideU_logo-e1504193756346.pngNici Spoelker2018-09-14 13:49:162018-06-07 13:54:26Caffeine and Pregnancy - How Much is Too Much
For some women, the thought of exercise during pregnancy is as appealing as a root canal without novocaine. In their minds, they have a nine-month pass to avoid keeping up with their gym routine. The first three months they are battling morning sickness and exhaustion. The next three months they are beginning to show. The […]
https://www.bsideuforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pregnant-2568395_1280.jpg8531280Nici Spoelker/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BsideU_logo-e1504193756346.pngNici Spoelker2018-09-07 13:45:182018-06-07 13:49:11Exercise During Pregnancy
You are excited and feeling joyful when the pregnancy test is positive. You find yourself already caressing your stomach in hopes that your little one can feel your touch. The next nine months are going to be an exciting time for you and your baby. You have a human life growing inside of you and […]
https://www.bsideuforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PregnancyandNutrition.jpg8001200Nici Spoelker/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BsideU_logo-e1504193756346.pngNici Spoelker2018-08-31 12:57:412018-06-07 13:00:45Pregnancy and Nutrition
A majority of plus-sized women who are pregnant will experience a healthy pregnancy, but they are at risk of having a more bumpy ride than someone who is not overweight. Women who are overweight, or have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more, are at a greater risk of certain pregnancy complications like […]
https://www.bsideuforlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pregnancy-plus-size.jpg273505Nici Spoelker/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BsideU_logo-e1504193756346.pngNici Spoelker2018-08-24 12:44:522018-06-07 12:57:37Plus Size and Pregnant
Healthy Weight Gain for Pregnancy
Blog, PregnancyMost doctors will tell you that you can gain anywhere between 25-30 pounds throughout your pregnancy. You should aim to gain about 3.5 pounds during your first trimester, although more often than not most women find that they lose weight their first trimester. The reason for weight loss is simple: morning sickness. Some women suffer […]
What You Should Know About Your Unplanned Pregnancy
Blog, PregnancyHere’s what every woman should know when she looks down and sees the two parallel lines on a positive result that she didn’t plan on: You’re Not Alone Nearly half (or 45%) of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the United States are unintended pregnancies. That’s over 2.8 million pregnancies that weren’t planned. Of those unintended […]
Caffeine and Pregnancy – How Much is Too Much
Blog, PregnancyOne of the first things most women prepare to say goodbye to once we see a positive pregnancy test result is caffeine. Many women will stop their caffeine habit cold turkey out of the sheer fear of doing some sort of damage to the new life growing inside of them. These women will swear off […]
Exercise During Pregnancy
Blog, PregnancyFor some women, the thought of exercise during pregnancy is as appealing as a root canal without novocaine. In their minds, they have a nine-month pass to avoid keeping up with their gym routine. The first three months they are battling morning sickness and exhaustion. The next three months they are beginning to show. The […]
Pregnancy and Nutrition
Blog, PregnancyYou are excited and feeling joyful when the pregnancy test is positive. You find yourself already caressing your stomach in hopes that your little one can feel your touch. The next nine months are going to be an exciting time for you and your baby. You have a human life growing inside of you and […]
Plus Size and Pregnant
Blog, PregnancyA majority of plus-sized women who are pregnant will experience a healthy pregnancy, but they are at risk of having a more bumpy ride than someone who is not overweight. Women who are overweight, or have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more, are at a greater risk of certain pregnancy complications like […]