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Some Tips and Recommendations for Pregnant Mothers

Are you a pregnant mother? Did or do you ever think of these questions during your pregnancy? 

"What could be the things that I might need to pay special attention these days?"
"Why they say that I should not drink any caffeinated drink during my pregnancy?"
"I wish I could ease my mind and stay positive and happy during my pregnancy"

If you have ever felt such things, then this article is important to you.

It is completely normal for pregnant ladies to have a lot of questions and worries on their mind during their pregnancy period. Specially if it is their first pregnancy. In this post and the attached video, I am providing some general tips for those women on what to do throughout their pregnancy period. I hope these tips will help ease some of their questions and worries.

• Drink lots of fluid: it is important to have lots of fluids during your pregnancy. Fluids means not just “water.” You can keep yourself hydrated with these food items: water, milk, juices, fruits, and vegetables (fruits and vegetables also provide some amount of fluids to your body). It is normal to not being able to drink water when you are pregnant. But you can always try another healthy fluid instead of water. Do not compare your drinking level with other. Just try to drink as much as you can. 
• Avoid caffeinated drinks: you should not consume lots of caffeinated drinks during your pregnancy. High caffeine consumption can lead to several different problems during pregnancy. Therefore, it is better if you could avoid such drinks (such as tea and coffee) during your pregnancy period.
• Quit smoking and drinking alcohol:you must quit smoking at least during your pregnancy (you should not smoke even if you are not pregnant, but now it is more important because you are carrying another life!) period because nicotine and alcohol are bad not only for your baby but also for you. Consumption of nicotine and alcohol can lead to several different problems during pregnancy. Also, it can affect the mental and physical development of your baby.
• Avoid some food: avoid food like raw eggs, fish and meat; under-cooked eggs, fish and meat, high-mercury fish, unpasteurized milk, high-acidic fruits such as pine apple.
• Eat healthy food.
• Be active: it is a wise option to be active while you are pregnant. For example, going for a small walk (around 10-20 minutes) is a better way to be active. This also can help boost your energy levels. Furthermore, this will prevent your muscles from tightening. You better consult your doctor for some more pregnancy exercises that you can follow. These activities will make you feel much more relaxed during your pregnancy period.
• Be positive and happy: maintaining a happy and positive mind during pregnancy is just as important as having healthy food and exercising moderately. This will help to create a safe and nurturing environment for baby. Taking care of yourself is one of the ways you can keep yourself happy. Spend sometime doing what you love (i.e. talk with some of your friends, listening to music, reading books, having a prenatal massage).
• Ask for help if needed.
• Meditation: this is an effective method to keep yourself distressed and relaxing your body. Also you can do some deep breathing exercises in addition to doing meditation.

Hope this article helped you in some way to answer some of your questions and to relieve some of your worries. Furthermore, it is always better to consult your doctor if you have any further questions and worries.  

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