Postnatal Depression is more common than you may realize, and is a recognized health problem. Many new mothers will find that they get the baby blues for a few days after giving birth, though it can also progress into something more serious. Why Do New Mothers Get Depressed? Postnatal depression often occurs due to the [...]
There will be a lot of changes in your menstrual cycle after pregnancy. To make sure you know your body is healing properly, here is a guide to the different stages of bleeding and what to expect. Postnatal Bleeding Once you’ve given birth you’ll experience bleeding known as lochia – this is your body getting [...]
As well as focusing on a healthy diet when you’re expecting, there are also a number of foods to avoid during pregnancy in order to protect both your own and your baby’s health. Here’s a quick guide to the main foods to avoid, but remember to talk to a medical professional for even more detailed [...]
Years ago, women were told to avoid doing almost anything during their pregnancy and even walking was considered strenuous, thus regular exercise wasn’t even considered. However, nowadays, it has been shown that exercise, such as weight training, can actually be beneficial to both mother and child. In this article, we’ll be exploring some ways that [...]
Pregnant women and nursing moms need prenatal vitamins to cope with the needs of a more special physical condition. Prenatal vitamins represent mixes of nutrients that sustain the pregnancy and provide all the substances necessary to the growth of the baby. The efficiency of prenatal vitamins is maximum if they are supported by a balanced [...]
As Halloween gets nearer many of us start looking for the perfect Halloween costume, finding one never used to be a problem until now. Being 18 weeks pregnant I started looking for maternity Halloween costumes a couple of weeks ago. Its not easy at all to find nice looking and original pregnant Halloween costumes as [...]
Prenatal care, or medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy, has been around for centuries. Although it has differed from century to century, the overall aim of prenatal care is and always has been to detect any problems early on in the pregnancy and prevent them if possible through nutrition, exercise, and vitamin [...]
If you’ve ever been 38 weeks pregnant and played the waiting game wondering how your little one is going to let you know he or she is ready to come into this world, then you know it’s important to recognize the stages of labor and delivery. That way, when it’s time, there won’t be any [...]
The most commonly known methods to induce labor are evening primrose oil, riding in a bumpy vehicle, eating fresh pineapple, drinking red raspberry leaf tea, having sexual intercourse, manual or mechanical nipple stimulation, acupressure, stripping the membranes, walking, and drinking a castor oil cocktail. They all work very differently, and not all of them can [...]