| You Can Have Healthy Pregnancy After 35
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| | Other studies state there's no proof that
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| | small amounts of caffeine cause problems
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| There is not an expectant mother alive
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| | during pregnancy. Until more conclusive
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| who hasn't had some anxiety about her
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| | studies are done you may want to limit
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| baby's health. She wonders whether her
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| | your caffeine intake while pregnant.
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| baby will be born healthy. Thoughts that
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| | 3. No to alcohol. No one knows how much
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| never entered her mind are present.
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| | alcohol a woman has to consume to put
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| Movies, books, television, the nosy woman
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| | herself at risk for a miscarriage or her
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| in the hair salon tell birth horror
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| | baby at risk for fetal alcohol syndrome.
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| stories that increase a pregnant woman's
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| | Fetal alcohol syndrome may include mental
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| anxiety. Combine all of this with the
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| | and growth retardation, facial
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| hormone changes that take place in the
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| | malformations, liver and kidney
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| body during pregnancy, and it's a wonder
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| | abnormalities.
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| that any woman survives pregnancy with
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| | Because there is such uncertainty
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| her sanity in tact.
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| | surrounding the level of alcohol
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| An expectant mom over 35 is hit with a
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| | consumption and pregnancy, most health
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| double dose of anxiety. She worries
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| | care providers recommended that pregnant
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| about her baby's health and worries about
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| | women avoid alcohol.
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| the role her age will play in her baby's
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| | 4. Stop smoking. Smoking during
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| health.
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| | pregnancy puts your baby at risk.
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| Here are eight guidelines to ease your
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| | Smoking while pregnant reduces the amount
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| mind and to help you achieve a healthy
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| | of oxygen delivered to your baby, which
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| midlife pregnancy:
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| | may impair the growth of your baby
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| 1. Choose an obstetrician or midwife who
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| | resulting in a greater chance of having a
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| doesn't view midlife pregnancy as a
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| | premature or too small baby.
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| problem.
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| | Smoking increases your risk of
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| Ask if your prospective health care
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| | miscarriage, vaginal bleeding and infant
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| provider has concerns about pregnancy
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| | death.
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| over 35.
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| | 5. Legal and Illegal drugs- Some
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| Listen carefully to make sure the
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| | medications are not safe for a pregnant
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| concerns are medically based rather than
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| | woman. You should review all drugs
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| opinion based. Opinion-based concerns
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| | including prescriptions, over-the-counter
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| are those that do not have any medical
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| | and herbal medications with your
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| validity.
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| | physician before, during and after
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| Your health care provider may be
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| | pregnancy.
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| concerned that collectively the medical
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| | Illegal drugs can kill your future and
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| history of pregnant women over age 35
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| | the future of your baby. If you are
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| shows an increased risk of: high blood
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| | addicted, find a support group or
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| pressure, diabetes, cesarean birth and
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| | treatment.
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| chromosomal defects.
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| | 6. Exercise regularly after checking with
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| Remember that these studies are based on
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| | your health care provider.
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| the results of midlife pregnant women as
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| | Never begin an exercise program without
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| a group and are not based on your
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| | first checking with your doctor. Exercise
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| individual medical history. Select an
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| | is a good way to get and keep your body
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| obstetrician or midwife who respects your
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| | in shape. Exercise also relieves stress
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| right to have your pregnancy viewed
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| | during pregnancy.
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| individually.
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| | 7. Get more rest. The body goes through
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| 2. Diet matters. A pregnant woman needs
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| | many physical and emotional changes
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| an extra 300 calories a day. You can get
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| | during pregnancy. Fatigue is common
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| these calories by eating a variety of
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| | discomfort of pregnancy. Listen to your
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| foods that are high in protein, calcium
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| | body. Rest whenever possible. Stop or cut
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| and iron.
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| | back on many activities that sap your
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| To prevent bacteria and parasites that
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| | strength.
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| could be harmful to your unborn baby,
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| | 8. Limit your contact with negative
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| avoid unpasteurized milk or soft cheeses
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| | folks. All expectant moms, regardless of
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| and undercooked or raw meat, fish,
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| | age, run into unwanted advice about
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| shellfish or eggs. Also, wash all fresh
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| | everything from clothing to weight.
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| fruits thoroughly before eating.
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| | As a mom over 35 you will run into people
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| You'll need to increase your intake of
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| | who applaud your decision to give birth
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| protein and folic acid. Protein is
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| | later to people who tell you outright
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| crucial for the development of all new
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| | that you are too old to have a baby.
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| cells. A minimum of 60 grams per day is
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| | The key is not in what others say but in
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| needed for the physical and cellular
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| | how you react and believe the message
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| development of your baby.
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| | they are saying. Like a soldier who puts
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| Taking a multivitamin supplement that
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| | on her physical attire for combat you
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| includes 400 micrograms of folic acid
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| | must put on your mental gear to protect
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| daily is beneficial to a pregnant woman
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| | negativity from penetrating your spirits.
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| as well as all women of childbearing age.
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| | Most of all enjoy your pregnancy!
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| Folic acid helps in the developing the
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| | Cynthia Wilson James is a childbirth
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| spinal cord and the brain of an unborn
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| | educator, author, a midlife mom of two
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| baby.
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| | bubbly toddlers and a stepmom. She gave
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| During pregnancy curb your craving for
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| | birth to her first child at 42 and a
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| caffeine. Consumed in large quantities,
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| | second child at age 44. She provides
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| caffeine can cause irritability,
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| | private telephone consultations to
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| nervousness and insomnia as well as low
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| | expectant and new moms over 35 and 40 and
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| birth-weight babies.
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| | women considering late in life
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| Some studies show that caffeine intake
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| | motherhood.
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| during pregnancy can harm the fetus.
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