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Choosing A Doctor To See During Your Pregnancy Can Be Hard Learning you are pregnant can lead to an exciting and fun nine months. Many people do dream of being pregnant and think of how fun parenting will be. With a new pregnancy, especially a first pregnancy, there are sure to be many questions. The following article gives a lot of suggestions and answers to questions you might have concerning pregnancy. Consult your physician, prior to planning travel during your pregnant months. Be sure to bring your prenatal medical records along, in the event of a problem or accident. As a pregnant woman, never change kitty litter. Cat urine and feces contain chemicals which can cause you health problems and potentially cost you your pregnancy. If possible, have your spouse or a neighbor help you out with doing this task for the duration of your pregnancy. To deal with constipation while pregnant, try to consume a diet that contains a lot of fiber. Fruits, whole grains and vegetables are helpful. Pregnancy hormones are often responsible for constipation. It can make you uncomfortable and miserable. Walking may stimulate your baby into being born if your due date has come and gone. Taking a walk is a healthy way to encourage your fetus to get into a lower position in order for him to be born. Make sure a partner joins you for the walk. Don't engage in other more extreme and dangerous techniques. Pregnant women who are in their final trimester should attempt to sleep on the left side. Lying down in this position allows the fetus to get the best supply of blood, and also lets blood flow easily to your uterus and kidneys. Do not sleep your your back, as it's not a good way to get blood flowing. You may have many craving while pregnant; however, it may be unwise to fulfill every one of them. You need good nutrition, and so does your baby. If you follow your cravings, you might not meet the needs of your child. Stick to a healthy diet and find healthy ways to fulfill your cravings. When pregnant, you should support your body, when sleeping. There are pillows available that are made to cradle the pregnant belly for comfort and support when sleeping. You can always use a

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Choosing A Doctor To See During Your Pregnancy Can BeHard

Learning you are pregnant can lead to an exciting and fun nine months. Many people do dream ofbeing pregnant and think of how fun parenting will be. With a new pregnancy, especially a firstpregnancy, there are sure to be many questions. The following article gives a lot of suggestions andanswers to questions you might have concerning pregnancy.

Consult your physician, prior to planning travel during your pregnant months. Be sure to bring yourprenatal medical records along, in the event of a problem or accident.

As a pregnant woman, never change kitty litter. Cat urine and feces contain chemicals which cancause you health problems and potentially cost you your pregnancy. If possible, have your spouse ora neighbor help you out with doing this task for the duration of your pregnancy.

To deal with constipation while pregnant, try to consume a diet that contains a lot of fiber. Fruits,whole grains and vegetables are helpful. Pregnancy hormones are often responsible for constipation.It can make you uncomfortable and miserable.

Walking may stimulate your baby into being born if your due date has come and gone. Taking a walkis a healthy way to encourage your fetus to get into a lower position in order for him to be born.Make sure a partner joins you for the walk. Don't engage in other more extreme and dangeroustechniques.

Pregnant women who are in their final trimester should attempt to sleep on the left side. Lying downin this position allows the fetus to get the best supply of blood, and also lets blood flow easily to youruterus and kidneys. Do not sleep your your back, as it's not a good way to get blood flowing.

You may have many craving while pregnant;however, it may be unwise to fulfill every oneof them. You need good nutrition, and so doesyour baby. If you follow your cravings, youmight not meet the needs of your child. Stickto a healthy diet and find healthy ways to

fulfill your cravings.

When pregnant, you should support your body, when sleeping. There are pillows available that aremade to cradle the pregnant belly for comfort and support when sleeping. You can always use a

pillow you already have for support. Try sleeping with a pillow under your one knee and yourstomach.

Keep a log of all the food that you consume during the day. Keeping a log of everything you eat willlet you be sure that you're getting all the nutrition that your body needs. You can also take it to thedoctor's office to look over during your appointments.

If you must travel while pregnant, avoid places where proper medical care will not be readilyavailable to you. It is essential you are close to your doctor during your pregnancy, in case anyproblems arise. Also, make certain your phone is attached at your hip.

You have just read a lot of advise on being pregnant. You will probably find that everyone you know,and even some people you don't know, will give you advise whether you want it or not. Make sure tolisten to your gut, and don't take any advise that seems to be harmful to you.