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For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Belly Dancing | Eumom - 0 views
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With a mental picture of lithe, scantly clad women gyrating sinuously to exotic music, you may laugh at the idea of trying to belly dance in pregnancy. In fact, belly dancing, or more correctly Oriental dance, has its roots in the birthing dances of the Middle East, taught to young girls from childhood as a preparation for childbirth.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Pilates | Eumom - 0 views
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Named after Joseph Pilates, pilates is a gentle exercise technique that targets the deep postural muscles of the body. Two of these muscle groups are the lower abdominal muscles and the pelvic floor muscles. Some of the basic principles of pilates exercises include relaxation, breathing control, postural control, co-ordination and stamina.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Sex During Pregnancy | Eumom - 0 views
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If you've had bleeding problems or several previous miscarriages, or experience bleeding or cramps during sexual intercourse, it's best to seek advice from your doctor or healthcare professional about having sex during your pregnancy. The same applies if you've had premature labour or a late miscarriage before.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Sex & Pregnancy | Eumom - 0 views
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Let's be honest, thanks to the multitude of hormones raging around a pregnant woman's body, your libido can go from frisky to frigid within the hour. But 40 weeks is a long time in anyone's life, so is there a big secret to big love?
Exercising | Eumom - 0 views
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Regular exercise of some form or another is encouraged during pregnancy, as long as it isn't strenuous or potentially dangerous. In fact, being fit and active during your pregnancy offers a number of benefits as you prepare for the months ahead, including keeping you mentally and physically in good shape and in tune with your body, adapting more easily to your changing body, extra strains and weight gain and helping to improve muscle tone, flexibility, stamina, strength and posture.
Why Exercise? | Eumom - 0 views
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Pregnancy can be a time to change habits and adopt a healthy lifestyle for the future. Whatever your exercise regime was, if any, before becoming pregnant, the nine months ahead can be a good opportunity to focus on the benefits of exercise for you and your baby.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Weight Gain | Eumom - 0 views
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Every woman and every pregnancy is different, so it is very difficult to say what exactly is the optimum amount of weight gain for a woman in pregnancy. The best weight gain for you depends on a lot of factors, including your weight and build before pregnancy, whether you have had one or more babies already and the weight of the baby or babies you are carrying.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Back Pain | Eumom - 0 views
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As many as half of all pregnant women will suffer from back pain during their pregnancy. Back pain in pregnancy is mainly caused by the following factors: In general painkillers are not advised during pregnancy, however there are some things that you can do to help relieve the pain of backache.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Dressing | Eumom - 0 views
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Being pregnant doesn't necessarily mean that you have to invest in a whole new wardrobe. The most important thing is to wear comfortable clothes, ideally made of natural fibres such as cotton to allow your skin to breathe and absorb moisture as you may find that you feel warmer during your pregnancy and are more likely to perspire.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Sleep | Eumom - 0 views
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Sleep disturbances are quite common in pregnancy, especially in the last trimester, and can be caused by a several different things including hormonal changes in your body. Whilst there's not a lot you can do to prevent this, here are some suggestions to help combat some of the other causes of insomnia during pregnancy.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Morning Sickness | Eumom - 0 views
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Wonderful as the state of pregnancy is, it's unfortunate that Mother Nature threw this thing called morning sickness at up to 70% of pregnant women. The name isn't accurate, either, with most women suffering these unpleasant symptoms all day long until week 16.
For You | Pregnancy Well-being | Your Changing Body | Eumom - 0 views
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One of the first signs of your body changing that you may notice, even before your pregnancy is confirmed, is breast tenderness and swelling. It is perfectly normal for your breasts to feel strange when you are pregnant due to the effects of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone.
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