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Second trimester: Exercise and nutrition

About exercise

Continue your exercises.

Don't exercise while lying on your back now. Most pregnancy exercises have an alternate position, like lying on your side or being on all fours. See Exercises -- pregnancy, labor, and birth.

 

About nutrition

Eat what you and your baby need to stay healthy. See Nutrition -- pregnancy for guidelines.

You should be gaining one-half to one pound each week.


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Source: Allina Patient Education, Beginnings: Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, fourth edition, ISBN 1-931876-14-2

Copyright: (c)2002 Allina Health System

First published: 10/04/2002
Last updated: 06/19/2003

Reviewed by: Allina Patient Education experts

 


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