Category Archive for ‘pregnancy’ at Healthy Tot

With the passing of Halloween, here at the office we’ve been getting the leftover goodies from the main author of this blog, Amy. We’ve got some really good ones too: Snickers, M&Ms, and Three Muskateers.

She’s brought in so much candy that I’ve taken some of it home for my wife, who’s got a serious sweet tooth. I love how my wife put it - Amy is one of those homeowners who give out the full size candy bars, not the little Halloween-sized snacks. How good is that?

This is what I find ironic: for someone who is so health and nutrition conscious as Amy is, how is it that she’s dishing out serious “contraband” to the neighborhood kids and her office co-workers? Could it be that Amy actually has a secret desire for the sweet sugary flavors of candy, but instead of personally indulging she pushes it off to others and vicariously satisfies her cravings through them? I want to know. Any psychologists in the house?

Also, I have a question for the healthy bot community - my wife is now pregnant and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about candy and sweets during pregnancy? I know that “how much sugar is too much” is debatable, but does pregnancy affect metabolism in such a way that would require a change in the consumption of sweets? Thanks!

I just found out that my brother and his wife are expecting their first baby! Such exciting news, I will be an aunt for the first time and my daughter will have her first cousin! My sister in-law is an OB/GYN finishing her residency, so she is pretty covered when it comes to the medical aspect of things. But its still her first time and she’ll need more than her medical training for answers. So, it got me thinking back to when I was pregnant and where I got the best most reliable information.

Pregnancy Books

There are loads of books, the most given and bought one is probably “What to Expect When Your Expecting”. Some people love it, some hate it but it is a good, trusty resource- an easy quick read, not boring, broken down to sections by each month of your pregnancy. Another good one is “The Mother of All Pregnancy Books”, a slightly more well-liked, more comprehensive book, I didn’t have it but I had some friends that preferred it to “What to Expect…”. But there are tons and I won’t go it to talking about more, borrow some from friends- they tend to have done the screening on some good ones. You can also check your local library for pregnancy books - they are sure to have plenty available.

Pregnancy Websites

The internet- well, my doctor tended to tell me to stay off. She felt that there were too many unreliable sites. I checked for myself and found that to be somewhat true. As a vegetarian, I searched for a good vegetarian diet for pregnant mothers and found a site claiming that vegetarians would bare male children with deformed genitals. Scary, huh? My doctor laughed and said in 14 years of practicing she had never heard of that happening to vegetarian mothers. I continued searching for useful pregnancy websites and I did find WebMD.com and babycenter.com helpful, and after those I just didn’t stray too far from the beaten path. WebMD was good for random medical questions that would pop up while sitting at work. Babycenter was a good way to track your pregnancy, week by week. You sign up for free and they send you emails with an update of where your baby is in its development, some advice, etc- if you want more information you can click on a link and be brought to more detailed information. It is quick and easy especially if your busy like my sister in-law. There are a few other sites like this but I found this one to be a good one.

Other than that talk to your girlfriends and relatives with kids, they’ll have some support and advice for you- maybe not always up-to-date, but they’ll have it and love to share!