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 nourishment, 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 [...]
With the birth of their first or even subsequent children women often have questions about what is an acceptable weight gain during pregnancy. Often women have misconceptions about weight gain during pregnancy, how much is healthy and also feeling as if they may be contributing to obesity. Previously doctors believed that a weight gain of [...]
Many women are excited about being able to continue exercising through their pregnancy and begin again quickly afterward. Exercise is a wonderful way to improve cardiovascular fitness, increase strength and endurance during delivery and improve strength after delivery to care for the new baby. There are several options for exercise during pregnancy but one that [...]
Pregnant women get recommendations from their obstetricians and gynecologists that it is important to stretch an exercise during their pregnancy. Exercises and stretches continue to help improve overall health as well as increase strength, and endurance during labor and delivery. Women who have stretched and exercise throughout their pregnancy also are better able to ensure [...]
Years ago physicians recommended that women spend the majority of their pregnant months resting on the couch in order to protect the health of the new baby. However, after years of research physicians now recognize the need for adequate exercise during pregnancy in order to prepare the mother’s body and the baby for delivery. Exercise [...]
At one time or another, all women who are pregnant will probably suffer from some degree of back pain. In the early months of pregnancy backaches are caused by hormonal changes and a shift in the center of gravity. As the pregnancy progresses these hormones continue to be secreted that helped prepare the body for [...]
Kegel exercises were developed by Dr. Arnold Kegel to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor. These muscles support the urethra, bladder, rectum, vagina, penis and uterus. They are used when you have a bowel movement or urinate and during orgasm. These muscles are also used during delivery of your baby. Kegel exercises will strengthen [...]