VIDEO: How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles
What is the pelvic floor?
It consists of layers of muscles that stretch like a supportive hammock from your pubic bone to the end of your backbone.
Why is it important?
Your pelvic floor muscles are at risk of weakening during your pregnancy, due to the added weight bearing down on them from β¦
Top tips for enjoying Christmas food when pregnant
Let's face it, life's too short not to tuck into Aunt Bessieβs trifle at Christmas. Youβre eating for two after all? Whilst we all know that this is plainly not true, thereβs no harm in having a little bit of what you fancy at Christmas.
As your baby grows, however, your β¦
Relieve pregnancy constipation with a healthy diet
Firstly, if you get constipation in pregnancy, do not worry. It's a pretty common problem! The good news is relieving constipation can be easily managed through a healthy diet - and the changes you might need to make aren't that big.
Why am IΒ constipated?
Firstly, hormones - yes, so much can be β¦
Managing high blood pressure in pregnancy with a healthy diet
High blood pressure is one of the most common pregnancy problems women encounter. If you get high blood pressure in pregnancy you will have one of two types:
Chronic hypertension, this is when you already had high blood pressure before you became pregnant
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (also known as gestational hypertension), β¦
4 top tips to get you ready for your baby’s arrival
It can often feel like there are a million things to do to get ready for your babies arrival. But are they all necessary right now, or can some of those jobs wait? We've picked a couple of things that will take the pressure off those early days - and β¦
