Share
Home ›

Water

  • What to Drink When You Have Morning Sickness

    If even drinking water makes you feel like throwing up, I'd like to help. Squelch your nausea and stay hydrated during pregnancy with these tactics.

  • Terrible Headaches

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    Hello, I am 25 weeks pregnant and have terrible headaches usually daily. I had them in my first trimester, but they have gotten much worse. Usually they are there when I wake up in the morning and last all day, but sometimes they don't start until around noon.

    I have been on bed rest for the past 6 weeks and will have to be on it until the baby arrives.

    I drink plenty of water 8-10 glasses a day. I have always drank a minimum of 8 glasses a day. Could I be needing more than that because I am accustomed to drinking that much?

  • Breastfeeding and Introducing Other Foods

    Breastmilk is the only food your baby needs until about 6 months of age. There is no advantage to adding other sorts of foods or milks to breastmilk before about 6 months, except under unusual circumstances.

  • What Can I Take For Constipation?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am now 6 weeks pregnant and I am constipated. Can I take a mild laxative, if it exists? If I can't take a laxative what should I do? This feeling is very annoying and I hope you can give me some advice. Thank you in advance for taking time out to read my email.

  • Is Discharge with Bowel Movements Normal?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I have the normal white vaginal discharge that you explain on the website. I do however also have a very similar discharge (more clear than white though) when I pass stools. Is this discharge normal or not?

  • Can I Labor in Water During a VBAC?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,I am expecting my seventh baby. My sixth was an emergency c section due to fetal distress (meconium). I want to have a VBAC. I found a midwife that is willing to help me and I asked her if I would be able to labor in the water. She said, "No. After having a C-sec, your scar could open up like a zipper when in the water so that would not be possible.

  • Discomforts of Pregnancy: Swelling

    During pregnancy, the body produces approximately 50% more blood and body fluids to meet the needs of the developing baby. Swelling is a normal part of pregnancy that is caused by this additional blood and fluids.

  • Breastfeeding and Introducing Other Foods

    Breastmilk is the only food your baby needs until about 6 months of age. There is no advantage to adding other sorts of foods or milks to breastmilk before about 6 months, except under unusual circumstances.

  • Terrible Headaches

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    Hello, I am 25 weeks pregnant and have terrible headaches usually daily. I had them in my first trimester, but they have gotten much worse. Usually they are there when I wake up in the morning and last all day, but sometimes they don't start until around noon.

    I have been on bed rest for the past 6 weeks and will have to be on it until the baby arrives.

    I drink plenty of water 8-10 glasses a day. I have always drank a minimum of 8 glasses a day. Could I be needing more than that because I am accustomed to drinking that much?

  • Can I Labor in Water During a VBAC?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,I am expecting my seventh baby. My sixth was an emergency c section due to fetal distress (meconium). I want to have a VBAC. I found a midwife that is willing to help me and I asked her if I would be able to labor in the water. She said, "No. After having a C-sec, your scar could open up like a zipper when in the water so that would not be possible.

  • Is Discharge with Bowel Movements Normal?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I have the normal white vaginal discharge that you explain on the website. I do however also have a very similar discharge (more clear than white though) when I pass stools. Is this discharge normal or not?

  • What Can I Take For Constipation?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am now 6 weeks pregnant and I am constipated. Can I take a mild laxative, if it exists? If I can't take a laxative what should I do? This feeling is very annoying and I hope you can give me some advice. Thank you in advance for taking time out to read my email.

  • Discomforts of Pregnancy: Swelling

    During pregnancy, the body produces approximately 50% more blood and body fluids to meet the needs of the developing baby. Swelling is a normal part of pregnancy that is caused by this additional blood and fluids.

  • What to Drink When You Have Morning Sickness

    If even drinking water makes you feel like throwing up, I'd like to help. Squelch your nausea and stay hydrated during pregnancy with these tactics.