Pregnancy. (?!)

you can buy work out dvd specific to pregnant women....just walking never hurts either! Your doctor will have some good suggestions too... Swimming feels GREAT once you become huge. It takes all the weight off of your poor body. I just had a baby a month ago so I know how you feel.

Okay, so, seriously: need tips on nutrition and becoming healthy -- WHILE being pregnant. Also, exercise. WHAT DO I DOOOOOO. I mean, besides make awesome plans about taking over Jupiter and having bunnies with laser eyes. Because that'd be the awesome thing to do. But it won't help my baby do much other than become an evil overlord. So.

LOL that's great. I'm sure if/when I have kids I'll be thinking the same. Not sure what to recommend, but had to comment on the awesome plans! All the best with your pregnancy and journey to better health!

Are you already active? if you are the general consensus is you can continue with your regime as long as theres no complications with baby. If you're not already in an exercise plan then you are best sticking to gentle exercise like walking & swimming.
As for food eat plenty of leafy green veg they are full of folates i.e folic acid which is really important for babies development & all the vitamins will do you good too. I would suggest to get plenty of fresh unprocessed food in you so that your body can get all the vitamins & minerals it's going to need to keep you & baby healthy. Plenty of lean protien too would be a great idea, esp pulses as they have loads of other beneficial vitamins too. I'm not sure exactly what calorie allowance you would need, i'm sure it would change depending of which stage you were at. I wold talk to your Dr about that just be be on the safe side, but i really don't think you can go wrong with a rainbow of foods on yor plate & gentle exercise

Here they recommend a folic acid supplement, so I had multi vitamins especially for pregnant mums which included it.

Expect to be super tired for a bit, and then go back to more like normal... Unless you get morning sickness. I did and I had to eat constantly to keep any food down :laugh: Get some ginger and cereal bars if you do find you are queasy.

Congratulations! That's one lucky baby to be getting a mum like you, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if they did rule over a planet or two

Hi, look up babycenter.com for lots of pregnancy do and donts, til you get into your Dr. Also, look in your area and see if you can find a prenatal water aerobics or yoga class. I teach prenatal water aerobics in my city, and its great! Its also nice to be around other ladies going through the same thing. I took it while I was pregnant, and its soooo nice to be in the water. It is recommended to exercise while pregnant, it helps with delivery and recovery after birth. Just be careful, listen to your body and ask your Dr for recommendations.

Congrats!!