Enjoying Your Pregnancy Guide to Understanding - Brigham and ...
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Table of Contents 3<br />
CARING FOR YOURSELF............................................................................................................................................17<br />
Diet..........................................................................................................................................................................17<br />
The Food Pyramid <strong>Guide</strong>........................................................................................................................................17<br />
Estimated Dietary Needs for Non-Pregnant <strong>and</strong> Pregnant Women ......................................................................18<br />
Serving Sizes............................................................................................................................................................18<br />
Proper Dietary Balance <strong>and</strong> Calorie Intake ............................................................................................................18<br />
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE HAVING YOUR<br />
BABY AT BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL ............................................................................................19-22<br />
CARING FOR YOURSELF (Continued) ......................................................................................................................23<br />
Appropriate Exercise <strong>and</strong> Rest ................................................................................................................................23<br />
Fluid Retention ......................................................................................................................................................23<br />
Work........................................................................................................................................................................23<br />
Travel ......................................................................................................................................................................23<br />
Baths........................................................................................................................................................................23<br />
Tampons..................................................................................................................................................................23<br />
Exercise ..............................................................................................................................................................23-24<br />
Rest..........................................................................................................................................................................24<br />
Seat Belts ................................................................................................................................................................24<br />
Clothing ..................................................................................................................................................................24<br />
Douching ................................................................................................................................................................24<br />
Caring For <strong>Your</strong> Breasts ..........................................................................................................................................24<br />
Infant Feeding: Breast or Formula..........................................................................................................................25<br />
Teeth........................................................................................................................................................................25<br />
Immunization..........................................................................................................................................................25<br />
Insecticides <strong>and</strong> Household Chemicals ..................................................................................................................25<br />
Saunas <strong>and</strong> Hot Tubs ..............................................................................................................................................26<br />
Sex ..........................................................................................................................................................................26<br />
PLAN AHEAD................................................................................................................................................................26<br />
EXERCISES FOR PREGNANCY ..................................................................................................................................27<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ing Up ............................................................................................................................................................27<br />
The Pelvic Rock ......................................................................................................................................................27<br />
Kegel Exercise ........................................................................................................................................................27<br />
All Fours..................................................................................................................................................................27<br />
The Squat ................................................................................................................................................................27<br />
Stress <strong>and</strong> Tension ..................................................................................................................................................27<br />
CARING FOR YOUR UNBORN BABY ........................................................................................................................28<br />
Alcohol ....................................................................................................................................................................28<br />
Medications ............................................................................................................................................................28<br />
Caffeine ..................................................................................................................................................................28<br />
Aspartame (Nutrasweet ® )........................................................................................................................................28<br />
Street Drugs ............................................................................................................................................................28<br />
Smoking ............................................................................................................................................................28-29<br />
X-Ray Studies ..........................................................................................................................................................29<br />
Genital Herpes ........................................................................................................................................................29<br />
German Measles ......................................................................................................................................................29<br />
Toxoplasmosis ........................................................................................................................................................29<br />
Hepatitis B in <strong>Pregnancy</strong> ........................................................................................................................................29<br />
Hepatitis C ..............................................................................................................................................................30<br />
Chickenpox (Varicella) ..........................................................................................................................................30<br />
Influenza (Flu)........................................................................................................................................................30<br />
HIV/Human Immunodeficiency Virus ....................................................................................................................30<br />
Cy<strong>to</strong>megalovirus (CMV) ........................................................................................................................................30<br />
Mumps ....................................................................................................................................................................30
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