Many pregnant women spend a lot of time worrying about their weight gain, and how long it will take them to loose those extra pounds after the baby is born. It’s especially hard when you’re trying to care for a brand new baby. Since you did not gain the weight quickly, you should not think that you will be able to lose the weight quickly.

Well, our society tells us otherwise. Celebrities are featured in magazines appearing to be as thin as ever just a month after giving birth. They are celebrated as if everyone should strive to do the same. However, healthy weight loss takes time. Losing weight too fast lowers your chances of being healthy and raises your chances of gaining it back.

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Being a Worried Mum, first pregnancy - Week 8 to Week 10

Not having my mum around me during my pregnancy is definitely a big drawback. (She is in Malaysia and I am in US). All the food that I have neglected to appreciate and all the cooking that she used to tempt or coerced me to eat had become everything that I wish to eat now. I crave strongly for her wholesome meals, her healthy delicious herbal soup; and just having someone to cook for me and I do not have to worry about what to eat or what not to eat is beginning to bother me a lot. Besides that, I really wish someone who is experienced, like my mum, to be around me, so that when I have questions (many!), she will be there to provide me with the answers.

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Many women spend a large portion of their pregnancy stressing about how much weight they’re gaining and how quickly they can get it off afterwards. It’s especially hard when you’re trying to care for a brand new baby. Just as it took you 9 whole months to gain the weight, you should not expect that it will melt off in 9 days. Full Story »

Worst Menopause Symptoms May Start in Brain

Study challenges old notion that menopause starts in the ovariesSome of the most unpleasant symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats, have long been believed to originate in the ovaries.

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