In the Womb: Carm’s Pregnancy Blog

• Take a nap
• Take a warm bath
• Get a manicure
• Get a pedicure
• Get a hair cut
• Get a massage
• Get a facial
• Go shopping
• Put my feet up and read a good book or watch a good movie
• Go out to lunch or dinner with my partner
• Have a small get-together with a few good friends

I shouldn't be writing these but here's some quick tips for Dads-to-be who are running out of ideas how to keep their pregnant wife smiling.  Goodluck!

Here's ten creative ways to pamper your pregnant wife from Dadstoday.com

1. Read to the tummy and its owner.  Read her something each night before bed that will distract her from being uncomfortable on some sleeping position and prepare you for becoming a nightly storyteller too.
2. Apply some Pressure. Wait until she steps into the shower, then join her.  Shampoo her hair and make sure to include long luxurious temple massage.
3. Clean Up.  Give the house a serious once-over, not just sweeping the dirt or wiping the table, it means vacuuming, scouring the oven and mopping the floors.
4. A little pillow talk goes a long way.  Go out and buy her a nice pillow, write "pregnancy sleep aid" on the package and leave it on the bed for her to find.  Most pregnant women are advised to sleep on the sides.
5. Put on a show.  Grab those single socks get eaten by the dryer, draw funny faces on them, act out, hide it under the foot of your bed, get down like pretending you misplaced something under, then let the show begin. (more…)

According to National Academy of Sciences, pregnant women should eat approximately 300 calories more per day than they did before becoming pregnant, and gain about 25 to 35 pounds over the entire nine months. Weight gain should be at its lowest during the first trimester and steadily increase through the second and third. You should gain the most weight in your third trimester when the fetus is developing its protective fat stores. During pregnancy, your fat deposits increase by more than a third.

Experts estimate that if you gain 25 pounds during your pregnancy, it consists of the following:

• Baby: 8 pounds
• Placenta: 1 pound
• Amniotic fluid: 1.5 pounds
• Breasts: 3 pounds
• Uterus: 2.5 pounds
• Stored fat and protein, water retention, and blood volume: 8 pounds

To ensure good healthy pregnant  mom and baby, it is not just essential to take that extra calories and weight but also need to pay attention to a healthy and well-balanced diet.  I'll list it down so I would remember.  I'm telling you, it feels like the first time;) (more…)