Pregnancy Journal (Deluxe, Cloth-bound edition): A Week-By-Week Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pregnancy

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By concentrating on a healthy varied diet and staying active your body should naturally gain sufficient weight for your baby to be born at optimum birth weight. This is important for them to continue to grow and develop well. The journal template is available as a digital journal or a printable journal. Digital Pregnancy Journal Huang Y, Huang J, Lan H, Zhao G, Huang C. A meta-analysis of parental smoking and the risk of childhood brain tumors. PLoS One. 2014;9(7):e102910. Evidence is conflicting regarding short and long term impacts of benzodiazepines on the developing infant. 50 51 52 53 “Floppy baby syndrome” (including poor muscle tone, hypothermia, lethargy, and breathing and feeding difficulties) has been reported in neonates exposed to benzodiazepines in utero. Make women aware of these potential risks, but such risks should be weighed against the necessity of benzodiazepines’ short term use in, for example, alcohol detoxification. 7 A pregnancy journal is a notebook or scrapbook that holds all the details about your pregnancy. Some journals include space to record memories after the baby is born, too. What should I write in a pregnancy journal?

What should be recorded in a pregnancy journal?

Biederman J, Martelon M, Woodworth KY, Spencer TJ, Faraone SV. Is maternal smoking during pregnancy a risk factor for cigarette smoking in offspring? A longitudinal controlled study of ADHD children grown up. J Atten Disord. 2017;21(12):975–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054714557357. If you need further support if you are under (BMI<18.5kg/m 2) or over weight (BMI>25 kg/m 2) or having a multiple pregnancy - ask to be referred to a dietitian.

Clarify with her how much cannabis and alcohol she is using. Brief intervention may be sufficient, but regular or heavy use of either substance may warrant referral to specialist drug and alcohol services. Park SK, Kang D, McGlynn KA, Garcia-Closas M, Kim Y, Yoo KY, et al. Intrauterine environments and breast cancer risk: meta-analysis and systematic review. Breast Cancer Res. 2008;10(1):R8. https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr1850. This is assuming weight gain of 0.5-2 kg in the first trimester. When do I need to consider higher energy intake? Haberg SE, Bentdal YE, London SJ, Stigum H, Kvaerner KJ, Nystad W, et al. Pre- and postnatal parental smoking and acute otitis Media in Early Childhood. Am J Resp Crit Care. 2009;179:1.

If you are underweight or you continue to be very physically active throughout pregnancy, your energy requirements will need to increase to meet your needs for pregnancy, development of the foetus and creating reserves for lactation. The amount of energy increase would need to be individually assessed, if you are not gaining enough weight discuss with your midwife/GP or ask for a referral to a dietitian. Should I be worried about weight gain during pregnancy? Lancaster CA, Gold KJ, Flynn HA, Yoo H, Marcus SM, Davis MM. Risk factors for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: a systematic review. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010;202(1):5–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.09.007. For any substance, three or more of the following should have been present together at some time during the previous year.