All Entries Tagged With: "pregnancy"

Vaginal discharge during early pregnancy

Vaginal discharge during early pregnancy
What you might be discovering is normally usual leukorrhea — the odorless or mild- smelling milky discharge you on occasions discovered on your underwear before you were pregnant. You will find just a lot more of it now, partly because of increased estrogen production and greater blood flow to the vaginal [...]

Women Eating Healthy Nutrition During Pregnancy

Nutrition During Pregnancy
The women that eat well and avoid known risks are likely to have fewer complications during pregnancy and labor and tend to be prone to deliver bigger, much healthier babies. Eating a rightly- balanced diet, high in nutrients, is one of the primary goals that you can do make sure the future health [...]

Pregnancy Stages of Labor

Stages of Labor
Labor is a process by which contractions in the uterus cause birth. Lots of women, especially with their first little ones, think they are in labor when they’re not. Common questions involve, “What happens throughout labor? What do contractions feel like? And how do I understand that labor has begun? ” We’ll [...]

Pregnancy and Medicines

Is it safe to use medicine while I am pregnant?
There is no clear-cut answer to this question. Before you start or stop any medicine, it is always best to speak with the doctor who is caring for you while you are pregnant. Read on to learn about deciding to use medicine while pregnant.
How should I [...]

Parenting – Place Of Birth – Birth Options

Place of birth
As parent you’ll generally have a variety of location for the birth. There may perhaps be a number of maternity units in your area, or a birth centre, or you could wish to have your baby at home.
You must consider:

Whether this is your first baby

Whether you’re having one baby, twins, or more

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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 [...]

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 [...]

What Makes a Healthy Pregnancy?

Whether you are already pregnant or are just starting to plan for a pregnancy, there are many things you can do to give your baby a healthy start in life.
Follow these suggestions from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Get Started Early
If you’re thinking about becoming pregnant, you should see your [...]

First trimester: your baby’s growth and development in early pregnancy

First trimester: your baby’s growth and development in early pregnancy
Month one of pregnancy
As the fertilised egg grows, a water-tight sac forms around it, gradually filling with fluid. This is called the amniotic sac, and it helps cushion the growing embryo throughout pregnancy.
The placenta also develops at this point in the first trimester. The placenta is [...]

Pregnancy weight gain: What’s healthy?

From promoting your baby’s development to paving the way for post-pregnancy weight loss, here’s why pregnancy weight gain matters.
Like it or not, pregnancy weight gain is inevitable. Your baby’s growth and development depend on it. But eating for two isn’t a license to eat double your normal amount of food. Use healthy lifestyle habits [...]

Vaginal Discharge During Pregnancy

You’ll probably notice more vaginal discharge as you approach labor, although it’s likely to look somewhat different from the flow you’ve become accustomed to. In very early pregnancy, cervical secretions filled your cervical canal and created a protective barrier — the so-called mucus plug.
All women have some vaginal discharge starting a year or two before [...]

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 [...]

What Causes Depression After Pregnancy

There is no single cause for the emotional difficulties many women experience after giving birth. However, experts suspect that rapid postpartum changes in levels of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone may have a powerful effect on women’s postpartum mental health.

Progesterone and estrogen are secreted by the ovaries and placenta, allowing the uterus to [...]

Symptoms Of Postpartum Depression

True postpartum depression affects 10 to 15 percent of women who give birth. Postpartum depression is best described as the baby blues that deepen and last beyond the first month. Women who suffer from postpartum depression may feel profound sadness, have obsessive thoughts, and be unable to shake troublesome worries.
The appearance of postpartum depression varies [...]

Signs And Symptoms Of Depression After Pregnancy

The weeks after a woman gives birth can be exciting and joyful for her and her family. But for many women, the stresses of new motherhood, combined with the physiological changes that occur in their bodies after pregnancy, can lead to conflicting emotions and wide mood swings.
Although a woman may become depressed at any time [...]

Depression After Pregnancy: What Is Depression After Pregnancy?

Depression after pregnancy refers to the negative thinking and feelings
of despondency that many women experience after the birth of a child.
In addition to the sad, lifeless feelings that accompany any
depression, women who suffer from depression after pregnancy often fearthat their baby will somehow be harmed and may worry that they are “bad” mothers.

Depression after pregnancy [...]

Pregnancy Leg Pain

Leg cramps are a famous misery of pregnancy. They range anywhere from a fleeting musclular pulling all the way to hopping around in agony. There are many factors which may contribute to the increased tendency toward leg cramps in pregnancy, and there is no agreement among doctors as to which factors are the [...]

Itchy Skin During Pregnancy

During your pregnancy-your body will endure a certain number of changes,  mostly due to radical hormonal shifts. One of these changes might be reflected in your skin. From conception to birth, hormones can wreak havoc on the skin.
Another symptom you may find yourself experiencing when you’re pregnant is itchy skin. Although in most cases it [...]

Menstruation And The Menstrual Cycle

Menstruation and the Menstrual Cycle
What is the menstrual cycle?
The menstrual cycle is the process by which a woman’s body gets ready for the chance of a pregnancy each month. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days from the start of one to the start of the next, but it can range from 21 days to [...]

Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy

The joints of the pelvis can cause pain during pregnancy. Pelvic pain causes such pain that movement is limited and the ability to walk is impaired. As your pregnancy progresses, you may develop aches and pains in your hips and pelvic area. This is a normal sign that your pelvic girdle is preparing for childbirth.
What [...]

Pregnancy and Conception

Pregnancy and Conception – Healthy Pregnancy
Most doctors calculate the start of pregnancy from the first day of your last menstrual period. This is called the “menstrual age” and is about two weeks ahead of when conception actually occurs.
Here’s a primer on conception:
Ovulation
Each month, in one of a woman’s two ovaries, a group of immature eggs [...]

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 [...]