QUESTION

Dear Midwife,
I am now about 9 weeks pregnant. I found out I was pregnant in the second week. A day or two before I discovered I was pregnant I was using a tek belt. It's a vibrating belt used on the stomach as a work out. I used it for about half hour on the stomach at high intensity and about half hour on my back part or as they're called love handles. I wonder if this could have affected the baby's development in any way?

The pregnant body undergoes numerous changes physically as well as physiologically and spiritually that can cause stress and or discomfort to the mother. Massage is a wonderful way to help alleviate many of these discomforts, as well as promotes a sense of well-being.

So you don't have to call a maid to do the household cleaning unless you want to. If you are going to stick to doing the dirty work yourself, there are steps that you can take while cleaning during pregnancy to keep you and your baby safe from harm.

Just as diet, rest, and exercise take on an extra importance during pregnancy, so does the use of seat belts. Your unborn baby is depending on you to keep him/her safe from harm. So, every time you get into an automobile, as either the driver or a passenger, use the car's three-point restraint system.