Pregnancy

So apparently we are on track for the driest May to date - warm sunny days but chilly nights and mornings! Most people turn to easy comfort food as Winter approaches but there are healthy yummy ways around that!

With my second child due next month, I am busy preparing my freezer for the times I am too tired to cook! Here are my little tips:

1. When cooking healthy soups, stews & casserole's, make enough to freeze a few meals.
2. Add quinoa to soups or casseroles ...

Firstly my apologies for my lack of blog! I am now coming into week 33 of my pregnancy and my 15 month old little adorable toddler girl is becoming somewhat a handful!
I can't help but think, come next month- how will I cope?!
It is abut now that I am thinking about my birth preparation. Here is a small list of my natural essentials:
- Rescue Remedy (drops or lozenges are great!)
- Rescue Remedy Sleep (a few drops before bed to help with restless nights)
- A good quality ...

The 'S' Word: Sugar is a simple carbohydrate that provides the body with a quick energy hit, soon followed by a slump in energy.

Sugar provides no nutritional benefit; it has ‘empty calories’. Foods high in added sugar include;pastries, muffins, cakes, lollies, chocolate, fruit drinks, cordials and softdrinks. You may be surprised to know also that sugar is added to some salad dressings, baked beans, tomato sauce,some yoghurts and of course, the worst culprit, breakfast cereals! ...

Not so long ago I was dredging my glucose tolerance test. Well I had the pleasure of taking it last week. Thankfully I passed with flying colours and the drink wasn't as bad as I remembered!

But my iron levels this time around had dropped. Not dramatically but enough to take some action. As my OB recommended 'eat more red meat'. Not so good for a girl who doesn't eat it and hasn't for 16 years! I am careful to watch my diet so that I have as many plant sources of iron as possible. ...

The kind of regularity I am talking about here is going to the toilet and not just a quick wee!
I am pretty sure in this pregnancy my bowel habits are not as fabulous as I'd like them to be or as good as my previous pregnancy.

Ok, dreaded topic - Constipation in pregnancy. They say it can happen at all stages, and I am having some troubles now (week 22 of pregnancy).
I will share with you some tips and more so the ones I think work when times are tough and you feel more ...