Gestational diabetes wasn’t something that mommy influencer Reevana Govender had planned for. She writes about her experience. Getting the news that I had failed my standard glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks came as a shock to me and being diagnosed as a gestational...
Hospitals and doctors’ rooms may not feel like the safest place to be right now, but if you’re pregnant, you still need to be having all your antenatal checks, writes Dr Enrico Maraschin. A professor of Obstetrics from Cape Town University recently hosted a webinar on...
You’ve just started a new eating plan, or better yet, a new training plan, and you find out that you are expecting. The first thing you might think is: I don’t want to gain weight, or how am I going to lose all that baby fat? To exercise or not to exercise You are now...
There’s a lot of confusing information about how to stay fit and healthy during pregnancy. Dietician Julie Perks weighs in. What are healthy weight changes during pregnancy? Prepregnancy BMI < 18.5 18.5 - 24.9 25.0 - 29.9 ≥ 30.03 Mean1 rate of weight gain in the...
Back pain is a common complaint during pregnancy. Chiropractor Dr. Robin Maris gives you some pointers on how to manage it. If you are pregnant, you are no doubt coming to grips with the physical changes that are taking place in your body to accommodate your expectant...
Every woman’s body responds differently to pregnancy, but there are some common symptoms you might experience during this period. Natalie Nelson spoke to midwife Jeanell du Plessis to find out what body discomforts to expect during pregnancy and how to ease them....
Finding the perfect swimsuit for your body can be a challenge especially when you are pregnant and have a tummy twice its normal size. Fortunately, Tennille Aron has discovered some great tips to help you find the perfect swimsuit for your preggie belly this season....
During pregnancy, the risk of developing iron deficiency anaemia increases considerably. Tennille Aron spoke to Dr Corné Brink to find out why pregnant women are prone to developing this condition, and how they can avoid developing it by maintaining good iron levels....
Mommy brain, pregnancy brain or placenta brain, whatever you might call it, the bad news is that it does exist. However Nadia Scrooby writes, the good news is that though it may feel overwhelming at the time, it is temporary and necessary for all moms. Mommy brain,...
Keeping fit is important when you’re pregnant. Pilates instructor Lee Zylstra explains why this is a great form of exercise for pregnant women. Pilates and pregnancy go together exceptionally well, as the areas we focus on are stamina, flexibility, breathing...
