After you found out that you are pregnant, it is best to know what activities you should avoid during pregnancy. Some hard impact activities may lead to baby’s death in your womb. So here are the things you should avoid

Basically you should avoid any high impact activities. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) also notes that activities at altitudes above 6,000 feet may carry some risks, because less oxygen is available for you and your baby.

Here are couple of activities you should avoid:

• Amusement park rides: especially waterslides and other rides, this is because sudden start or stop could harm your baby.

• Bicycling: if you are an expert, you can cycle until your second trimester.However be careful, shifting center of gravity affects balance and can make cycling dangerous.

• Soccer, basketball, football, volleyball and hockey: this is obvious, collision with others can be harmful for you and your baby

• Downhill skiing: downhill skiing anytime during pregnancy may result in serious injuries and hard falls. A safer choice is cross-country skiing, which is also much better for building cardiovascular fitness. Avoid skiing at altitudes above 6,000 feet, where there’s less oxygen for you and your baby.

• Gymnastics: Danger of falling and increased chance of trauma to your abdomen.

• Horseback riding: Even if you’re a expert rider, it’s not worth risking a fall.

• Post-sport tubs and saunas: Soaking in hot tubs and Jacuzzis causes overheating and has been linked to birth defects.

• Running: From your second trimester on, the risk of falling increases, hence you should run with caution. However, avoid becoming overheated, and drink plenty of water to replace fluids lost through sweating.

• Scuba diving: As you surface, air bubbles can form in your bloodstream, which can be very dangerous for both you and your growing baby.

• Surfing: this is a high impact activity and increases a chance of trauma to your abdomen.

• Tennis: A moderately paced game of tennis is okay if you played before you became pregnant. But you may have problems with balance and sudden stops, so watch your step. Most women find that it’s hard to keep up their game as their bellies get bigger in the second and third trimesters.

• Waterskiing: Another activity that puts you at risk for falling and increases the chance of trauma to your abdomen.

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Jennifer Lopez is one of Hollywood most respectable fashion icon. Let’s see what she wears during her pregnancy

For Movies Rock premiere, Lopez wore a flowing empire-waist dress by one of her favorite designers, Donatella Versace. “Sometimes I like to be glamorous and sexy in a Marilyn Monroe type of way,” said Jennifer.

Pregnant Jennifer Lopez in Versace white dress

This is what Jennifer Lopez wore to Madonna’s Malawi fundraiser just days before the twins were born. Dark color is still a good choice for big tummy.

Jennifer Lopez maternity dress before delivering

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Today’s Celebrity Maternity Style highlights is on Halle Berry. For those of you with darker skin just find out what her choice of color and dress style are

On a Cartier event, Berry wore a Temperley London silk dress (available at saksfifthavenue.com for USD 974). Apparently black dress is still a popular choice for pregnant celebrities.

Halle Berry maternity black dress

Halle also wore this electrical blue dress to the London Film Festival. “I wear a lot of Versace,” she told In Style. “The designs allow a woman to look sexy without feeling trashy. Versace knows how to push that limit right up to the edge.”

Halle Berry's maternity blue dress

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For Jessica Alba, being stylish during her pregnancy is a must. Let’s find out about her choices in fashion during her pregnancy

Jessica Alba's stunning pregnancy dress

This is what Alba wore for a Glamour-hosted luncheon in honor of V-Day:   a pink print dress from Dior by John Galliano.  She looks gorgeous as usual.

Pregnant Jessica in Gucci gown

If you are pregnant and confused on what to wear to your relative’s wedding, be inspired by this Jessica Alba’s Gucci dress. She absolutely looked fabulous in this  floor-length Gucci gown in marigold and black.

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Just because your stomach is now three times bigger it does not mean that you can’t still look good. Lovelymotherhood.com will bring you photos of some celebrities with their maternity style. First one in our spotlight is the forbes’ most powerful celebrity in 2009: Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie maternity style

Since her favorite color is black, Angelina wore black to the Critics’ Choice Awards in L.A., Jolie wore a classic black Loro Piana trench with sexy Louboutin heels. “Black is just me,” said Jolie. She sure looked very elegant in this pic.

Angelina Jolie pregnancy dress

For the 2008 SAG Awards, Jolie looked stunning in a vintage Hermes dress in ombre, one of the season’s hottest trends. If you are looking for a dress for a wedding/formal party, this would be a nice style to copy.

Angelina jolie black pregnant dress

Again, Jolie chose black dress as her maternity fashion style. This time is for her appearance the Film Independent Spirit Awards in February. The actress wore a Western Costume vintage dress, and had her best accessory a woman can have, hunky hubby Brad Pitt.

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During your first trimester of pregnancy, one of the symptoms that you might experience is increasing sex appetite. Because of that you then wonder, is it ok to receive oral sex during pregnancy? If it is ok, until what months can I still receive it? Find out the answer below

Actually receiving tongue action (licking) is okay, but it’s not safe to blow into the genital area. Forcing or blowing air into the vaginal and urethral areas is not okay according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Theoretically, if your partner blew hard enough, it could cause an embolism (a bubble of air) to develop in a blood vessel in that area, and that could be harmful for you or the baby.

However, make sure that you are doing a monogamous relationship and your partner are HIV-negative. If you are not sure about his HIV status, then get a dental dam to prevent anything to be transmitted.

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Every woman experince a fatigue back during pregnancy, especially in the late trimester. We can’t really escape from this uncomfortable back pain, but there are some ways to relieve it.

Always keep a good body posture. Stand as straight as you can with lifted chin, and hold your stomach in. Try to avoid lifting heavy things. But if you do, never bend your waist, but kneel your leg down, put your stuff close to the body while standing up.

Do some exercise to strengthen your abdominal muscle and relax the pelvic area. Kneel down with both palms on the floor and keep your back straight (like a cat position). Pull in your abdominal muscle and lift your lower back up. Hold it for about 5 counts while exhaling your breath. Release your abdominal muscle and let your lower back goes down slowly into straight position while inhaling your breath. Repeat it again for ten times.

Some other ways to release your fatigue back is to have plenty of rest or sleep. Ask your husband or friend to rub your back gently. A warm bath also soothes your back muscle.

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Generally, all mothers produce enough breast milk for their babies. Breast milk has important nutritions for the baby’s growth. The more you breastfeed your baby, the more milk you produce. Some mothers also give formula milk aside from breast milk, which decrease the breast milk production.

During the first week after giving birth, most of use are very confident that we’re giving our love one enough breast milk.
Take a close look of these signs below to make sure that your baby is getting enough breast milk:

• Your baby usually drink breastmilk for at least 8 times a day (8-18 times in 24 hours)
• Your baby needs diaper change for at least 6 times a day after five days old.
• Your baby poo pooing for at least 2 times in 24 hours. But not too often other wise, she/he might having diarrhea. Usually it’s about 2-6 times a day.
• Your baby is active and energetic when drinking the breast milk. You can hear the swallowing sound from her throat.
• Your baby looks very satisfied when she/he’s full

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Things you do and not do during the whole pregnancy period can effect the health of your baby. Even pregnancy actually can be a period to improve your health through a healhty lifestyle, which could be a habit after the childbirth.

Here are some simple tips to have a healthy baby during pregnancy:

• Visit your doctor regularly
• Don’t smoke and consume alcohol or drugs
• Consume prenatal vitamin daily
• Follow your doctor advise
• Avoid any poisonous chemical products
• Keep a healthy lifestyle through eating healthy food, regular exercise, avoid any stress mind, and enough sleep/rest

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In one afternoon at Beverly Hills,  Alessandra Ambrosio were seen with her fiancee, Jaime Mazur and a nine-month old baby daughter, Anja Louise Mazur. Alessandra chose Quinny products for her baby stroller, the Quinny Buzz 3 Complete Stroller.  There are quite a few of celebrities choose Quinny’s for their baby stroller.

What’s so special about the Quinny Buzz 3? Apart from its stylish modern design, the Buzz 3 has:

1. Practical unfolding system
2. Comfortable, spacious, and adjustable seat
3. Includes canopy, rain shield, adapter for car seat, and bug net
4. Good quality of wheels
5. Pushchair seat with 15kg max. weight

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