Tag: pregnancy health

Hypnobabies: A Great Way to Stay Emotionally Balanced During Pregnancy

Hypnobabies: A Great Way to Stay Emotionally Balanced During Pregnancy

My mantra is that I am having a healthy and enjoyable pregnancy, and I believe it.  I feel my best, healthiest, and most powerful when I am pregnant, because I have to be.  My babies need me to be healthy and energetic, and I’m determined to […]

GIVE AWAY: The 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During Pregnancy (Closed)

GIVE AWAY: The 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During Pregnancy (Closed)

In celebration of Pregnancy Awareness Month (May 2012), I am going to have a series of give away raffles for all of you traveling pregnant mommas May 26- 31. Today’s give away is a pregnancy nutrition book, The 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During Pregnancy:The […]

Q&A: Food-borne Illness During Pregnancy

Q&A: Food-borne Illness During Pregnancy

I often get emails from my blog readers who ask specific questions about traveling from babies, which I love.  It’s nice feeling helpful!  Once in a while I’ll post a blog highlighting a question and answer that I think is worthwhile to share with others. […]

Eating Healthy During Pregnancy While Traveling in Foreign Countries

Eating Healthy During Pregnancy While Traveling in Foreign Countries

I try my best to eat well while I am pregnant and when I’m breastfeeding 100% of the time so that baby and I both get the nutrition we need to stay healthy.  Sometimes that can be a challenge while traveling, depending on where I […]

New Anti-Malaria Prevention and Treatment Recommendations for Pregnant Traveling Mommas

New Anti-Malaria Prevention and Treatment Recommendations for Pregnant Traveling Mommas

Hey pregnant mommas living in or traveling to malaria hot spots! The CDC is now recommending the drug, mefloquine, for malaria prevention and treatment for pregnant women in all trimesters.  Previously this drug had not been recommended for pregnant women, but this has changed due to […]

Counting our Blessings As We Let Go of Aksa

Counting our Blessings As We Let Go of Aksa

When we venture out to travel or make the decision to bring life into the world, we face a vast unknown.  We hope for the best, and plan for the worst.  We face obstacles and challenges and try our best to enjoy the ride.  We […]

Is It Safe and Allowed to Fly Pregnant?

Is It Safe and Allowed to Fly Pregnant?

Yes, you can fly safely at any point during pregnancy, and airlines will allow you to fly as well (sometimes with a permission slip from your care provider).  During my first pregnancy with Veda I traveled to Hungary, the Czech Republic, California, South Africa, Zambia, […]

8 Ways to Make Flying While Pregnant More Comfortable

8 Ways to Make Flying While Pregnant More Comfortable

It can be really challenging to get comfortable when flying pregnant, especially the bigger the belly gets, and the more baby squishes intestines and bladder out of the way to make a bigger home for him/ herself.  I recommend the following to make flying while […]

Pregnant, breastfeeding, and parasites

Pregnant, breastfeeding, and parasites

I am breastfeeding my 11 month old daughter, incubating my 12 week fetus, and hosting parasites in my intestines.  I feel so used! After two weeks of diarrhea-denial (I just keep thinking it would get better?), I started to feel weak, dizzy, and I started […]