5
things you must do when you are PREGNANT
• Stop smoking. Period.
• Stop drinking alcohol. Period.
• Limit caffeine.
• Drink 8 glasses of water every
day.
• Eat healthy and take a prenatal
vitamin.
5
great things about being PREGNANT
• You get to eat more.
• People give up their seat
in public places, open doors for you.
• You have an interior heater
that keeps you warm in cold months.
• You don't get your period
for slightly more than nine months.
• Cleavage!
5
not-so-great things about being PREGNANT
• Swollen feet and ankles.
• Heartburn - you have to carry
mints with your always.
• Having to visit the bathroom
about 50 times a day.
• Not being able to ride horses,
ski, skydive etc. This won't be the
last sacrifice you make for your child.
• Not being able to tie your
shoes.
Most
common secret fears in a survey of
1000 pregnant women:
• My baby will have some type
of birth defect - 42%
• I won't lose the weight after
the baby is born - 27%
• Labor and delivery will be
painful - 16%
• I won't be a good mom - 9%
• My husband will be unfaithful
during my pregnancy - 2%
Most
mentioned food cravings in a survey
of 1000 pregnant women:
• Chocolate
• Potato chips
• Tacos
• Soft pretzels
• Popsicles
Every 3 seconds somewhere in the world
a baby is born.
Women have a stronger and faster physiological
response to their baby's cries than
men
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common
form of cancer in women; the risk
of this cancer is lower in women who
have been pregnant versus those who
were never pregnant. Fear of the unknown
is the greatest cause of stress during
pregnancy, labor and delivery. Nursing
your baby even for a short amount
of time will reduce your odds of getting
breast cancer later in life.
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