| A rush of emotions. A little stick. Will
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| | product will help to tone the uterus and
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| it be pink! Or blue? Who should you tell
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| | shorten the duration of labor.
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| first? What do you do now?
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| | Common ailments and natural alternatives
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| Pregnancy can be a wonderful experience
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| | Sometimes our best efforts aren't enough
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| that is full of excitement and love and
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| | and we end up getting sick or having
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| anxiety and tension. There are a lot of
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| | other problems that need to be addressed
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| decisions to be made and you must face
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| | during this delicate time. Because
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| the realization (whether it's your first
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| | anything that you take will also affect
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| or your 12th) that life will never be the
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| | your growing baby, it's best to use safe,
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| same.
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| | natural alternatives whenever possible.
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| Once you have the details of the actual
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| | For almost all of the following, the best
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| delivery, the who (midwife or doctor),
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| | natural prevention is water. Pregnant
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| what (your baby), where (home birth,
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| | women need far more of it than the
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| birthing clinic or hospital) and when
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| | average adult. Be sure you have water
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| (determining your due date) down, you can
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| | with you every where you go and drink it
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| get on with making sure that baby has the
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| | by the gallon.
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| best possible beginning even before you
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| | Allergies and sinus congestion -
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| give birth.
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| | Fenugreek may assist by acting as a mild
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| Nutrition will be one of the keys to help
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| | laxative (opening the bowels to flush the
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| you to keep your growing baby healthy and
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| | irritants and mucus) and by reducing
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| safe while still in your womb. And an
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| | mucus secretions. A side benefit of
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| extra bonus will be helping you to keep
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| | fenugreek is that it promotes lactation
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| up your energy and minimizing the
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| | in nursing women.
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| unpleasant effects of carrying your
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| | Back pain - See a good chiropractor and
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| little one inside of you.
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| | use rice pillows to ease the pain.
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| If you have a craving, indulge it. If you
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| | Bladder Infections - Use cranberry
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| can't eat something, don't worry about
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| | supplements daily as a preventative if
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| it. The body has different needs during
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| | you are prone to bladder infections.
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| this time and those needs show themselves
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| | Should you contract a bladder infection
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| in various ways. It's a temporary
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| | during pregnancy, you could increase your
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| situation and nothing to be concerned
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| | dosage of cranberry and add colloidal
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| about.
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| | silver, a natural antibiotic. Be sure to
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| Prenatal Vitamins - While many multiple
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| | do this at the very first sign of the
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| vitamins have the necessary quantities of
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| | infection as bladder infections that
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| vitamins and minerals for an average
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| | reach the kidneys may increase the risk
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| adult, prenatal vitamins have the
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| | of preterm labor.
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| increased quantities of those vitamins
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| | Colds - Echinacea is a safe alternative
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| most important during this precious time.
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| | that can be used during pregnancy. Sip on
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| In addition, some prenatal vitamins have
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| | Echinacea tea or take a few capsules
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| added the herb Ginger to help with
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| | several times a day. Another herb that
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| morning sickness.
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| | may be effective is Olive Leaf. Of
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| Calcium and Magnesium - These minerals
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| | course, don't forget to increase your
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| are important during pregnancy for a
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| | vitamin C.
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| number of reasons. If you don't have
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| | Constipation and hemorrhoids - This
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| enough calcium to provide to your baby as
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| | sometimes occurs due to the extra iron in
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| he begins to form bones and teeth, your
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| | prenatal vitamins. While it is generally
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| body will naturally compensate by pulling
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| | not safe to take a laxative during
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| these critical minerals from your own
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| | pregnancy, there are some things you can
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| teeth and hair. This is why many women
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| | do. Increase magnesium. Magnesium is a
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| get more cavities and have brittle, dull
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| | natural muscle relaxant and will help to
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| hair during pregnancy. In addition,
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| | relax the sphincter muscle that allows
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| adequate levels of calcium may prevent
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| | for proper elimination. Increase fiber.
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| preeclampsia during late pregnancy. Of
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| | Often, due to cravings or specific food
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| course, there is the added benefit of
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| | aversions during pregnancy, women don't
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| avoiding excess leg or muscle cramps,
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| | get enough fiber. Supplement if needed.
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| common in pregnant women.
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| | Exercise may also help.
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| Red Raspberry - This herb is commonly
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| | Insomnia - Valerian root acts as a
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| known as the woman's herb and can be
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| | natural sedative and may be just enough
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| taken throughout pregnancy. It has been
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| | to help induce sleep.
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| used traditionally to strengthen the
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| | Nausea - Ginger or peppermint tea can be
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| uterus and help women carry full-term
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| | very helpful here. Also try aloe vera
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| reducing the chances of premature birth.
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| | juice.
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| 5-W - This is an herbal combination by
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| | This is a time of joy but it may take a
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| Nature's Sunshine Products. Many mothers
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| | little extra strength and willpower to
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| and midwife's insist they would not
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| | stick to your desire to stay natural.
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| deliver without it. 5-W (five weeks)
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| | Just remember, the less toxins you put
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| should be taken during the last five
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| | into your body, the healthier your baby
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| weeks before the scheduled due date. This
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| | will be.
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