Dos During Your Period

• Stay Hydrated
• Use a Heating Pad
• Do Light Exercise
• Pamper Yourself

Don'ts During Your Period

• Heavy Lifting and Intense Exercise
• Caffeine and Alcohol
• Salty and Sugary Foods
• Being Inactive
• Tight Clothing

You might start to feel pain, tenderness, or swelling in the run-up to your period, usually after you ovulate (release an egg). This time is known as the luteal phase of your cycle when the hormone progesterone starts to rise in preparation for you to potentially get pregnant. If you get a similar type of pain or discomfort every month, this is known as cyclical breast pain because it follows a pattern related to your menstrual cycle, says Dr. Flanagan. Having said that, the signs that a period is coming aren’t the same for everyone, and they can even change from month to month.

• Stress: Stress can affect the delicate hormonal balance that controls your menstrual cycle.
• Heavy exercise: Intense exercise has an effect similar on periods. It, too, can alter the hormones needed for menstruation.
• Weight changes: Both rapid weight gain and weight loss can wreak havoc on your menstrual cycle.
• Uterine polyps or fibroids: Both uterine polyps and fibroids are growths that appear in the uterus. An excess of hormones can promote the growth of fibroids and polyps. People with polyps or fibroids may have irregular periods, or notice spotting between periods.
• Thyroid imbalance: Birth control can suppress the symptoms of underlying conditions. But as soon as you stop taking the pill, these symptoms can flare up once again. A thyroid imbalance is one of these conditions.
• PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is another underlying condition that can emerge after you stop birth control.
• Pregnancy

• High Mercury fish
• Undercooked or Raw fish/Meat
• Processed and Deli Meat
• Raw Egg
• Organ Meat
• Raw sprouts
• Unwashed fruit and vegetables
• Unpasteurized dairy products
• Soft Cheese
• Processed food
• Alcohol
• Caffeine

• Weeks 4 to 28 — One prenatal visit every four weeks.
• Weeks 28 to 36 — One prenatal visit every two weeks.
• Weeks 36 to 40 — One prenatal visit every week.

But if there is no sign of baby out, go to meet Dr every 3 days to check if your baby is doing okay, your water in your womb is enough. Your baby’s position will be checked to determine what direction they’re facing and your cervix will be checked for dilation.

It’s recommended that people who are pregnant exercise between 120 and 150 minutes a week. That’s because exercise can come with some pregnancy-boosting benefits like:

• Maintaining a healthy weight.
• Reducing discomforts of pregnancy, like backaches.
• Improving body mechanics, posture and mood.
• Increasing energy.
• Improved flexibility and strength.
• Helping with constipation and bloating.
• Encouraging better sleep.
• Helping to prepare your body for labor and delivery.