All Entries in the "Babys Health" Category

Home Temperature For A New Born Baby

New parents often have a bundle of questions regarding new babies and their temperature.

Bonding And Soothing Techniques For First Time Parents

Bonding, probably one of the most pleasurable aspects of infant care, occurs throughout the delicate time in the first hours and days after birth when parents make a deep connection with their infant. Physical closeness can promote an emotional connection.
For infants, the attachment contributes to their emotional growth, which in addition affects their development in [...]

A Sure Guide for First Time Parents

So you’ve survived 9 months of pregnancy. You’ve made it through the excitement of labor and delivery, and now you’re geared up to head home and start life with your baby. Once at home, though, you anxiously realize you have no understanding what you’re doing!
Brushing up on these tips can help first-time parents feel self-confident [...]

Your Baby’s Bowels and Constipation

Diapering a Newborn: Keeping Your Baby Comfortable
Your Baby’s Bowels and Constipation
There are a lot of misconceptions about what constipation is and its significance in babies.
Can Infrequent Bowel Movements Still Be Normal?
Since milk is such a nutritious substance, sometimes almost all of it is absorbed and there is little left to move along, and stools become [...]

Understanding Pregnancy and Birth Issues

What is a High-Risk Pregnancy?
All pregnancies involve a certain degree of risk to both mother and baby. But factors present before pregnancy or that develop during pregnancy can place the mother and baby at higher risk for problems. Women with high-risk pregnancies may need care from specialists or a team of health care providers to [...]

Pregnancy Questions

First Trimester
What are the first symptoms of pregnancy?
Missing a period is usually the first signal of a new pregnancy, although women with irregular periods may not initially recognize a missed period as pregnancy. During this time, many women experience a need to urinate frequently, extreme fatigue, nausea and/or vomiting, and increased breast tenderness. All of [...]

Sex During Pregnancy Do’s And Don’ts

If you want to get pregnant, you have sex. No surprises there. But what about sex while you’re pregnant? The answers aren’t always as clear. Here’s what you need to know about sex during pregnancy.
Is it OK to have sex during pregnancy?
As long as your pregnancy is proceeding normally, you can have sex as often [...]

Sex During Pregnancy

One thing that I would note is that sex and sexuality are very different, and that even if you are not having sexual intercourse, your sexuality can still be expressed.
Your sexual practices during pregnancy will depend on several factors:

Your previous beliefs about sex
Your Partner’s previous beliefs
Physical aspects of your pregnancy
Emotional aspects of your pregnancy

There are [...]

Back Pain During Pregnancy

Back pain is a common complaint during pregnancy. And it’s no wonder. You’re gaining weight. You’re walking in a new way. And your hormones are relaxing the muscles and ligaments throughout your body.
Back pain and pregnancy just seem to go together! When you see a pregnant woman you see her rubbing her belly and holding [...]

Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Explained

Every woman who is expecting a child ponders pregnancy weight gain. Some take pregnancy as license to eat as much as they want. Others regard pregnancy pounds with disdain and worry that putting on weight during those nine months will forever ruin their figure.
Whatever your opinion about pregnancy weight gain, it pays to know how [...]

Preterm Labor and Birth

What are preterm labor and birth?
Preterm labor (also called premature labor) is labor that begins before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Because the fetus is not fully grown at this time, it may not be able to survive outside the womb. Health care providers will often take steps to try to stop labor if [...]

Apnea Of Prematurity

After they’re born, babies must breathe continuously to get oxygen. In a premature baby, the part of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) that controls breathing is not yet mature enough to allow nonstop breathing. This causes large bursts of breath followed by periods of shallow breathing or stopped breathing. The medical term [...]

Premature Babies

Premature infants, known as preemies, come into the world earlier than full-term infants. Prematurity occurs when a pregnancy lasts fewer than 37 weeks; full-term infants are born 38 to 42 weeks after the mother’s last menstrual period (LMP).
There are many causes of preterm delivery. Sometimes it’s caused by the mother’s lifestyle choices during pregnancy: smoking, [...]

Breastfeeding And Weight Loss

If you want to breastfeed your baby and control your weight, think “healthy eating” rather than “dieting”. Provided you eat the recommended number of calories and (above all) eat a variety of healthy foods, you won’t gain weight during lactation, and you will probably shed some of your excess fat.
How Many Calories Do You Need [...]

Weight Loss After Pregnancy: How to Lose Weight

One of the slight downsides of pregnancy (and a tiny price to pay) is the extra weight you’re left with afterwards. If you’re keen to lose it again, is it safe to start dieting after giving birth?
During pregnancy, women put on an average of between 20 and 35lb, although the exact weight gain varies between [...]

Getting Fit For Childbirth: Healthy Pregnancy

Keeping fit during pregnancy is vital for your and baby’s health and wellbeing. Exercise is a great way to ease pains during pregnancy and to reduce anxiety. It improves blood flow to the muscles and also helps your body to use glucose more effectively, which helps reduce the risk of diabetes. If your body is [...]