Pregnancy, Parenting and Baby Guidelines
A healthy pregnancy diet guarantees the perfect health of your baby because your eating habits affect some major aspects of fetal development during every growth stage. The amount of protein the baby is getting through food is of primary importance. Protein is the growing organism’s main building material, so the future mother should eat a lot of … Read more
Swimming is good for your health at any age. During pregnancy, when it’s not allowed for women to physically overexert themselves they still can keep fit and healthy via swimming while pregnant. In the third trimester future mothers usually feel huge and clumsy on dry land. With the help of swimming, they are able to move easily and … Read more
Taking medicines during pregnancy still remains a controversial and poorly studied sphere of medical science. And it especially concerns antibiotics. But still, what prevails: risk or benefit? Actually, it’s better to refuse to take any medicines while pregnant: all the chemicals are harmful to a future mum. But different studies conducted in the last 30 … Read more
Postpartum psychosis is an affective disorder that occurs or worsens in the first months after childbirth. Out of thousands of women giving birth, this mental disorder occurs in 1-2 ones. After the first pregnancy postpartum psychosis occurs 35 times more often than after giving birth to the second child. If a woman’s had a bipolar personality disorder in the past … Read more
Mood swings during pregnancy are a typical phenomenon. They are often compared to fall weather: in a few minutes it’s changing from a whirlwind into the rain, and then the rain stops and there is the warm sunshine. The same happens with a woman’s mood during pregnancy. As a rule, severe mood swings are typical for … Read more
Immediately after birth, the life of each mother is changing in a great way. Now the first thing she needs to do is take care of the little human, her child. After the first birth, a young mother may be worried that her baby sleeps almost all the time. In this article we will try to answer … Read more
Very often, being pregnant, a woman does not even suspect it. As a rule, in this situation, we are talking about an unplanned pregnancy. There are several early signs of pregnancy that many women do not pay attention to. In reality, these signs can be the first warning about the new life developing in the body. Just listen … Read more
Any pain during pregnancy is very alarming for a future mum. Right away the thoughts that this pain is dangerous for a child and there is a threat to pregnancy keep popping into the head. But remember that pain during pregnancy can be obstetric and non-obstetric, can be accompanied by the pathology, or be just a normal … Read more
A breastfeeding diet after childbirth should be varied and balanced, like at the end of pregnancy but, preferably, with an increased amount of dairy products: 3-4 cups of milk per day, including kefir or yogurt. Lactating mothers’ needs for additional food increase depending on the amount of breast milk secreted by their mammary glands. However, these are the … Read more
Heartburn – is a feeling of discomfort or a burning sensation behind the breastbone, spreading upward from the upper abdominal (epigastric) region, sometimes reflecting in the neck. Heartburn during pregnancy is a common issue many pregnant women have to deal with. Heartburn is often caused by the gastric juice that returns back to the gullet from … Read more
Pregnancy can be accompanied by different chronic illnesses or signs of previously unknown problems. Diabetes during pregnancy is on the list of such problems. What is Gestational Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, or gestational diabetes, is a disease of carbohydrate metabolism that causes elevated blood sugar levels and is first detected during pregnancy. Diabetes during pregnancy is … Read more