Archive for March, 2008
4 Essential Things to Avoid During Your Pregnancy!
Yours and your baby’s health are the most important factors of healthy and normal pregnancy. So, you should quit smoking, alcohol, excessive caffeine and un-prescribed medications. According to the research, each of these things will cause different risks to you and your unborn baby.
Here are the reasons why you need to avoid [...]
How To Prevent Pregnancy Stretch Marks?
Nobody wants to develop stretch marks on their body, but pregnancy stretch marks are common along with backaches, nausea, frequent urination and fatigue.
75-90 percent of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks in their pregnancy.
Red lines will be appeared during your 6th or 7th month of pregnancy.
Pregnancy stretch marks not only [...]
Kegel Exercises For Pregnant Women To Strengthen The Pelvic Floor Muscles!
Kegel exercises can also be called as pelvic floor exercises.
These exercises help in strengthening the muscles that support your uterus, rectum, bowels, bladder and also help in strengthening your vaginal muscles.
Kegel exercises during pregnancy help in developing the ability to relax and control the muscles while preparing for labor and delivery.
Also, these [...]
Placenta Previa – A Condition Resulting In Pre-term Delivery
Placenta previa is a complication of pregnancy in which the placenta grows in the lowest part of your womb and it covers all or part of your cervix.
Placenta is the organ that helps in nourishing the developing fetus.
During early pregnancy placenta previa is not a problem, but if the condition occurs [...]
Postpartum Depression – A Severe Condition Affecting You After The Delivery
After pregnancy, most of the new moms feel happy for a moment and then from the next moment they feel sad.
There are two conditions; they are baby blues and postpartum depression; from which you may suffer after giving birth to your baby.
Baby Blues is the condition; in which you feel moody and [...]
How To Recover From The Vaginal Delivery?
Recovering from vaginal delivery depends on number of aspects. Most of the women will experience fatigue after the vaginal delivery.
The extent of fatigue that you experience will depend on your general health and well-being.
Also, the problems associated with vaginal delivery will depend on amount of labor hours that you had experienced and [...]
Is It Safe To Consume Pregnancy Tea?
Every pregnant woman thinks that drinking coffee and tea are harmful to their baby and they must be cut from the diet.
They can be harmful only when you consume them in increased quantities.
Moderate intake of coffee won’t cause any problems to your developing fetus.
According to the past studies, drinking coffee and tea [...]
Pregnancy Morning Sickness – A Nauseated Condition That Irritates You Throughout The Day
The early signs of pregnancy include nausea and vomiting. Usually they appear around the 6th week of pregnancy.
You can experience them at any time during the day. For most of the women, these symptoms will disappear around 12th week of pregnancy.
No need to worry about pregnancy morning sickness. It won’t cause [...]
Incompetent Cervix – A Condition Leading To Premature Delivery Or Miscarriage
As baby develops during your pregnancy, the weight presses on your cervix.
This leads to opening of the cervix before the arrival of pregnancy due date and without any labor or contractions.
This situation is referred to as incompetent cervix or weakened cervix, which again lead to premature delivery or miscarriage.
Though, incompetent cervix occurs [...]
In Vitro Fertilization – Combining An Egg With Sperm In The Laboratory Dish
In vitro fertilization is usually called as IVF. Generally, it is the method of fertilizing an egg with sperm in the laboratory dish.
Once in vitro fertilization is successful then it is combined with a method called as embryo transfer. This procedure is used in order to set the embryo in your uterus.
In [...]
