What your doctor won’t tell you about getting pregnant It is totally imaginable how most pregnant mommies rely on the advice of doctors since healthcare providers are indeed the best people who are not only aware of the status of pregnancy but are also able to foresee any issue or complications. However, it has also [...]
6 Pregnancy Myths
6 Pregnancy Myths Pregnancy involves a lot of challenges starting from the first day of conception until you deliver a healthy baby and even after that. However, what troubles most mommies while pregnant? Indeed it is unnecessary myths and uncalled misconceptions put forth by friends, family members and relatives. It is ironic how a few [...]
7 Organic and Natural Secrets for a Truly Healthy Pregnancy
7 Organic and Natural Secrets for a Truly Healthy Pregnancy Karen and John just got married and after a few months, Karen got pregnant. That was indeed a great news and since it was their first baby, the couple was extremely happy and overwhelmed. Besides taking excellent care of Karen’s health and making necessary modifications [...]
Sugar Intake & its Effects on Third Trimester Fetal Weight Gain
It is a well-known fact that the nutritional value of your diet is going to have an effect on your infant’s health before, during, and after pregnancy. Your diet must be balanced in order to supply nutrients to your changing body and facilitate your unborn baby’s growth. However, if you consume too many foods that [...]
5 Tips to Prepare for Labor
Many women would agree with the fact that there is no such thing as an easy labor. However, there are steps that you can begin to take now which will make your labor more bearable. Although these 5 tips do not guarantee that you will have a pain free labor, they will certainly make it [...]
What Are the Earliest Signs of Pregnancy?
There are some women who simply know they are pregnant from the moment conception occurs. For others, it takes a little more time to figure out. Before a woman even misses her period, her body has already begun to produce pregnancy hormones, and these hormonal changes are going to be among some of the earliest [...]
Can a Pregnant Woman Safely Use Phenergan During Pregnancy?
Phenergan is a prescription medication that is often prescribed for individuals who are suffering from severe nausea. This medication is commonly prescribed to women who suffer from severe morning sickness during pregnancy. However, there are some women who wonder about the safety of taking this medication. How It Works The active ingredient found in Phenergan [...]
5 Things to Expect During Your Pregnancy
Pregnancy does not only produce changes in your body. It can also affect the rest of you. Here are 5 changes that you should expect during your pregnancy: 1) The Infamous Nesting Instinct The nesting instinct is defined as the powerful urge a woman feels to begin preparing her home for the baby through cleaning, [...]
Assisted vaginal delivery and recovery: indications and complications
Pregnancy is perhaps the most exciting but distressing period in the life of most expecting mothers due to certain physiological or pathological symptoms of pregnancy. This period ends with the delivery of baby that you were nurturing for months. The process of delivery may be simple in some women and involves natural and spontaneous [...]
What is an Episiotomy? Significance, needs and comparison with natural tearing during labor
What is an episiotomy? Episiotomy is basically a mild incision that is performed in the muscular region connecting the vagina with anus (this area is called perineum and is extremely sensitive to pain). The incision is made immediately prior to delivery in order to expand and enlarge the vaginal vault. This is done to ensure [...]
