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Preggy Super Foods and Smoothies
I know comparing pregnancies is not ideal, as every one is different but I rather enjoy it. So don’t judge. With Danny I didn’t eat healthy, I quit smoking only during my first trimester and guzzled down litres of gas drinks and my outcome? A perfect healthy baby. Now with Josh I watched what I ate, I tried our best to avoid unhealthy foods, I exercised, I took my prenatal vitamins religiously, did smoothies / jungle juice, fenugreek, drank water, took primrose oil after 36 weeks (read it somewhere), the whole bang tootie. However my outcome remained the same. With Josh however even though it was a second c-sec (not…
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Post Partum Meal Planning
If you’re not lucky enough to have friends or family set up a meal train for you post partum I suggest you plan and make your own. Here’s just a few recipes to get you started. I know I used some of these after Josh’s birth but also when I know its going to be a hectic week or Hubby will be working late I also do these. Its great to book yourself “out” on a Sunday afternoon and cook up a storm for the week that lay ahead. A few key things to remember for the newbie freezers: Most freezer friendly meals last up to 3 months in a…
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A trip down preggy lane
Lets be broody for a moment and take a trip down my preggy lane. Oh how I miss being pregnant, It was one of the greatest times of my life. Not to say that it wasn’t without its ups and downs. Two months before we fell pregnant discovered we were expecting little Josh, I had lost a baby at 10 weeks (blog post will maybe follow one day), so although we were excited we were cautious. I suffered from *Hyperemesis Gravidarum during my first trimester (well actually really only subsided at around 14 weeks) and had the joy of spending 2 nights in Hospital thanks to this. I was also…
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*{WIN}* Expecting Moms Bio-Oil Hamper Valued at R1000!
For those currently expecting, wanting to expect, or just received please hop on over to Cindys BLOG and enter her giveaway! I’m obsessed with pregnant people!
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February is Pregnancy Month
As we approach Pregnancy Education Week I thought I’d highlight a few things to take, do and enjoy during your pregnancy. 1. ATTEND A PREGNANCY EDUCATION SESSION (PEW 10 – 16 February 2015) So… What is Pregnancy Education Week and how will it benefit you? The Department of Health uses pregnancy awareness week to strengthen pregnancy education and stress important issues that promote healthy pregnancy and safe motherhood. During the month of February Government facilities as well as Private Healthcare institutions offer information / education sessions to expectant Mothers where they discuss topics ranging from childbirth, breastfeeding, exercise, eating healthy, gestational diabetes just to name a few. These are valuable…
