TIPS TO A happy PREGNANCY
Sep 23, 2019
3 minutes
1st Trimester
NAP WHEN YOU NEED TO
Exhaustion during the first trimester is common, so don’t feel guilty about having a nap, says Michelle Walton, owner of Joburg-based Birthrite, which offers doula services and therapeutic reflexology for pregnancy, labour and post-partum. “Rest is one of your greatest allies now.”
DON’T OVERHEAT
“This is the main aim for exercise in the first trimester,” says Dr Etti Barsky, a sports physician and partner at Preggi Bellies South Africa, which runs aerobic and strength training programmes for pregnant and postnatal women in Joburg, Pretoria and Cape Town.
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