Groin Pain In Pregnancy And What To Do About It By: Nisha Obaidullah | - Groin pain or pubic pain in pregnancy is extremely common and once you have it, it can be difficult to manage and treat. It is especially difficult to manage if you have it when you are due to give birth. The medical term for it is Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction.
Pregnancy Nutrition: Soy Is Not A Health Food! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - I apologise if this turns into a bit of a rant - I don't intend it come out that way, but it might because I am PASSIONATE about this subject.
For years the "health food" industry has spent millions on positioning Soy as a health food and now it is in EVERYTHING! Even baby formula. And even though the Food Standards Agency has issued warnings about the dangers of Soy in infant / children's food it is still allowed to go on today.
The Lies They Tell You About Msg In Your Pregnancy Diet By: Nisha Obaidullah | - Pregnancy Nutrition is HARD! First there's all the numerous do's and don'ts about regular food, like don't eat undercooked meat or runny eggs.
Then there's the things that we question about whether they are safe in moderation, eg. caffeine and tuna fish.
Pregnancy Fitness: Top 3 Rules To Safe And Effective Pregnancy Fitness By: Nisha Obaidullah | - By far the biggest worry for us pregnant mums is the safety of our little ones. Most of our energy during pregnancy is focussed on providing a safe and nurturing environment for our babies to thrive and develop and the biggest fear in our hearts is doing anything to harm or disrupt our baby's development in the womb.
Pregnancy Nutrition: Chocolate Cravings, An Insatiable Appetite And What To Do About It! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - One thing us women all have in common is our love of chocolate, sugary things and often wine too! We love these things so much we even get cravings for chocolate, sugar and wine, particularly around the time of our periods, or during pregnancy.
Have you ever been constantly hungry, so much so that all you want to do is eat?
And is your cravings for sugary things and chocolate so strong that you just HAVE to give in, no matter how hard you try?
7 Steps To A Fit N Firm Pregnancy! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - If I could wave my magic Fairy Godmother wand and grant you three wishes for your pregnancy, what would they be?
To stay fit and firm during your pregnancy and banish wobbly fat and cellulite forever?
To nurture a healthy and happy baby?
To have an easy labour?
To have an even better figure after pregnancy than before you started?
Pregnancy Fitness: Does Your Motivation Have A Name? By: Nisha Obaidullah | - You know I think I'm a freak of nature. I actually enjoy eating really healthy and love my Pregnancy Elimination Diet because when I'm on it I feel like my whole being is literally buzzing with good health, even though it means I can't have a lot of the things that I really like, (like chocolate, marmite on toast and a good latte!).
Pregnancy Nutrition: Is Protein Powder A Safe Supplement For Your Pregnancy Diet? By: Nisha Obaidullah | - Finding something that you like to eat during the first few weeks of pregnancy can be really difficult if you are suffering badly with morning sickness, and that awful metallic taste that you get at the back of your throat and so a lot of women turn to protein powder to boost their pregnancy nutrition.
Soon it becomes an easy option to supplement your pregnancy diet plan and protein powders start to make a regular appearance in your pregnancy nutrition.
Pregnancy Nutrition: There's No Such Thing As Bad Fat!!! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - Earlier this week I read yet another pregnancy article on the role of "good" and "bad" fats in the pregnancy diet and how we should be avoiding all saturated fat and opting for mono-unsaturated fats instead because of their ability to lower "bad cholesterol".
The Top 10 Changes You Must Make To Your Diet Now You Are Pregnant! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - If you're reading this article it's more than likely you have recently found out that you are pregnant, so I guess the first thing I want to say is congratulations! The next few months are going to bring an exciting rollercoaster of changes to your body, your outlook on life and your lifestyle.
I've Just Found Out I'm Pregnant! Can I Exercise? By: Nisha Obaidullah | - If you're reading this and you've just found out that you are pregnant, then congratulations! This is the beginning of a wonderful life changing experience, that you will cherish forever. But amidst the joy of knowing you are going to have a baby there are also concerns over what changes you will have to make to your current lifestyle.
One of the most common concerns for newly pregnant mums to be is always the question of exercise and pregnancy and whether it is safe.
I think I echo most women's sentiments when I say that one of the worst things about pregnancy is the point where your bump gets too big for you to comfortably wear your gorgeous collection of high heels, or when your feet swell so much that you can't get those shoes on anyway, even if you tried!
Did you know that over half of women will suffer with some kind of abdominal or pelvic cramps/pain during their pregnancy? During early pregnancy it can be especially worrying as the common fear is that it is one of the first signs of miscarriage. If you are spotting as well it can be terrifying!
We all want our kids to be someone who will change the world, but that's one thing you'll never know until your little one leaves the nest...or is it? What if you could predict your unborn child's IQ just by monitoring a common pregnancy symptom?
The Perfect Pregnancy Diet Plan - Get It Here! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - It wasn't too long ago that it was a common misconception that if you were pregnant you should be eating for two. It was also pretty common that pregnant women tended to eat whatever they felt like regardless of it's nutritional value, hence most women struggled to lose their mummy belly after giving birth.
The 5 Health Secrets You Need To Know To Get Pregnant! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - Over the past few weeks and months I seem to be getting more and more emails from women asking me what they should be doing to increase their chances of conceiving.
Whilst this may seeem like a huge and complicated subject to tackle in one article, there are some very basic but essential rules to follow if you are trying to condition your body for pregnancy.
Banish Pregnancy Back Pain In Just 10 Minutes! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - Did you know that your chances of suffering with back pain at some point during your pregnancy are over 90%? It's an unfortunate statistic but most of us pregnant women will succumb to that deep aching pain that seems to just radiate throughout your lower back during the later months of pregnancy.
Too Tired And Pregnant To Exercise? You Need To Read This! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - You know being pregnant, you will always have somedays where you wake up feeling absolutely exhausted and you spend the day wishing you had never got up in the first place! You may have had all good intentions of doing your pregnancy workout but you just know it's going to completely sap any strength you have left!
On these days it's important to listen to what your pregnant body is telling you - I'm tight, i'm achy and full of toxins!
Reduce Stretch Marks In 4 Simple Steps! By: Nisha Obaidullah | - One of the worst things about pregnancy for most women is the horrible sight of great big lines crawling across their body. Although not all women get stretch marks, it's not far off with 90% of us suffering from those horrible red lines which usually appear in month 6 or 7.
Top 5 Pregnancy Superfoods For A Happy Healthy Baby By: Nisha Obaidullah | - As a pregnant mum to be we all know how important it is to eat a nutritionally supportive diet. We all know that we should be eating lots of wholesome clean foods and eating at regular intervals for the health and development of our little ones, but sometimes this is easier said than done.
