There comes a point in a woman’s life when she desires to settle down and build her nest. When marriage does come, she will want to become a mother. While it is not true in every case, most women want bear children because it completes them. And then the role of being a wife, woman, and mother become so happily entangled already that it becomes hard to tell one from the other.

Apart from the excitement of the wedding day, the next taxing thing that a woman will face is pregnancy. This event will involve all her faculties—mind, soul, emotions and most especially her body. It is best to prepare for a pregnancy but when it happens without much planning, a prospective mother can still do measures to ensure the health and wellness of both mom and baby.

The mom can then drink a specialized milk for moms, eat fruits and veggies, take the best prenatal vitamin and incorporate a lot of liquids and fiber in her diet. That would ensure the health of both mother and child. And don’t forget rest and sleep!

A few hours ago, a friend of mine called me concerning something extremely important. At first I thought she was in some kind of trouble judging from the tone of her voice. However, when she finally told me what was bothering her, I’m sorry but I had to suppress a giggle.

Weight. Her problem was with her weight! Now I know I am not a stick figure myself, but seriously, weight should be the least of all our problems. While I do understand that there is a bit of urgency regarding my friend’s dilemma because she was just chosen to be a Maid of Honor at another friend’s wedding, I had to reprimand her softly that she really did not have to lose a LOT of weight.

Okay, sure, maybe if she wanted to shed off a few pounds, which would be fine. She could easily find somebody selling weight loss pills that work and have that problem fixed in a jiffy. But the idea that slimmer is better does not really sit well with me. Curvy is nice. But that’s just me.