You have discovered you are pregnant!

Many congratulations and good wishes for a healthy pregnancy!

What changes will you need to make to your diet and fitness regime to ensure a healthy pregnancy?

Well as with everything there are no guarantees with pregnancy but you can do your best to eat well, eat enough and take extra minerals and vitamins to help towards a healthy pregnancy.

Now you have a life relying on you for everything you should alter your eating habits in such a way as to nourish your pregnancy along. 

Old fashioned advice would be that you are eating for two now, but with the best will in the world there is no way your baby is going to eat alot when they are born never mind now! However taking in extra calories is important, just not double your usual!

Your body will start to use up extra energy as it nourishes the baby and if you dont increase your calories you could end up feeling very tired and shaky. Extra protein is very important during pregnancy as is extra vitamins and minerals.

Folic acid if important before and during pregnancy and can be found in grapefruit and oranges or taken as a pre-natal supplement.

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Making sure you have adequate minerals and vitamins during your pregnancy will help you to get back to normal after the birth and to feel the best you can during the pregnancy. Morning sickness and a general feeling of nausea at the beginning of pregnancy can make it difficult to eat a balanced diet and your primary healthcare provider may well advise you to take mineral and vitamins supplements.

A worry most women have during pregnancy is weight gain.

Ideally you should gain 25-35 pounds during your pregnancy however this figure will depend on your weight before pregnancy and your primary healthcare provider will better advise you as an individual.

Pregnancy is definately not the time to be considering weight loss and should this occur then advise from your healthcare provider should be sought.