When in utero. . .

By mudlark • May 5th, 2008

Natural Awakenings Magazine has a great article this month titled What to Inspect When you’re Expecting. They list 10 tips for expecting moms to achieve a healthy pregnancy and give their baby the best start possible. What do they suggest? Everything from the basics, like regular prenatal check-ups, to less known hazards like avoiding foam-based nursery furniture to stay away from PBDEs. Eating organic ranks high on the list, as does avoiding pesticides. And going against every pregnant mom’s instinct to nest, they advise holding off on home improvement plans until after the baby is born – especially in homes built before 1978. One more interesting piece of advice? If it stinks, it stinks! In other words, trust your nose. Substances with a strong odor (like glue and paint, for example) contain chemicals that can be harmful to the developing fetus. Trust your sense of smell. And fortunately for us, pregnant women have a more sensitive sense of smell – just one more way our bodies protect our babies.

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By Baby Pushchairs on May 10th, 2009 at 9:17 am

The link to the article in Natural Awakenings didn’t work for me at first.. But then it took me there? Anyway- you summed it up pretty nicely here so it’s good – Thanks for always keeping us up-to-date.