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"Do you watch Rosie Pope on Bravo&amp;#x27;s Pregnant in Heels? The fashionable pregnancy expert always has such good advice (and I totally could have used some of that advice before my first baby arrived!), and now she&amp;#x27;s here to offer three frank truths about pregnancy--things you might not hear from anyone else! Rosie Pope has a new book out, Mommy IQ: The Complete Guide to Pregnancy, and it sounds like a perfect read for anyone who&amp;#x27;s pregnant or about to be pregnant (or maybe also a great baby shower gift). Pope has a way of addressing serious topics with humor and kindness, which I like. She also gets right to the point! I asked her what her top three tips are for pregnant women, and here&amp;#x27;s what she said: 1. It doesn&amp;#x27;t matter what the French do, maybe don&amp;#x27;t partake while pregnant: Yes, Pope knows she&amp;#x27;s stepping into controversial territory here, especially since recent research seems to indicate that an occasional sip of alcohol while pregnant might not be that big of a deal. But, she says she always recommends &amp;quot;zero tolerance for alcohol while pregnant.&amp;quot; So, for her pregnant clients who ask if it&amp;#x27;s OK for a drink once in a while, she says absolutely not. &amp;quot;Some say you can indulge, but its just not worth the risk,&amp;quot; she says. 2. &amp;quot;Eating for two&amp;quot; is mostly an excuse to overdo it: Yes you have to increase your daily calorie intake, and no you shouldn&amp;#x27;t ever diet or be restrictive while pregnant, but Pope says that many women fall into the &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m eating for two&amp;quot; trap. &amp;quot;Its fine to indulge in food as long as you&amp;amp;#8217;re honest with yourself,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;You don&amp;#x27;t have to &amp;#x27;eat for two,&amp;#x27; but if you do, own it!&amp;quot; 3. It&amp;#x27;s OK to be a little preg-zilla: (Like that word? I just made it up!) Grouchy, sensitive, a little bit of a nervous wreck while pregnant? It&amp;#x27;s normal, and par for the course, says Pope. Better yet, she adds, it&amp;#x27;s a good sign! &amp;quot;Anxiety is normal, in fact it&amp;#x27;s a sign you are going to be a good Mom!&amp;quot; she says. What do you think of Pope&amp;#x27;s advice? What have been your favorite episodes/moments of &amp;quot;Pregnant in Heels&amp;quot;? More reading: *Were you a preemie? What it could mean for your health *It&amp;#x27;s one of the most popular baby health products on the market--but is it totally gross? *4 really weird ways to get pregnant... "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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