Five reasons to do your pelvic floor exercises
Did you know the average pregnancy bump weighs around 6 kg? Therefore the pressure is building on your pelvic floor muscles before your baby even arrives! Pushing your baby out further weakens these muscles. This isn't good news for later life, which is why it's important to do your pelvic floor exercises β¦
Managing gestational diabetes with a healthy diet
Gestational diabetes is caused by high blood sugar developing during pregnancy, which your insulin levels cannot control. It currently effects as many as 18 in 100 women in England and Wales, and puts you at higher risk of type 2 diabetes in later life.
If you develop gestational diabetes your baby β¦
Why choose pregnancy-focused exercise classes?
There are a number of effective antenatal exercise programmes that are low impact and will cause no major stress to your joints and muscles - and they offer numerous physical and emotional benefits.
Yoga or Pilates
Opens the pelvis to enable a (hopefully!) shorter and more active labour
Increases strength and β¦
Breast changes during and after pregnancy
It is really important to be breast aware during pregnancy, if you choose to breastfeed and after having a baby as your breasts undergo a lot of change. Written by Breast Cancer Care, this booklet gives you valuable information about:
What happens to your breasts during pregnancy
Bras, finding the right size
Breast β¦
Delicious, fresh pregnancy mocktails
When you are pregnant, alcohol is high on list of things to avoid as it's not great for your baby's development. But that doesn't mean you have to drink water and boring soft drinks for your entire pregnancy! Instead try one of our yummy pregnancy mocktails - the same great β¦
