Dealing With Pain During Childbirth
Dealing with delivery pain
If you’re like most women, the pain of labor and delivery is one of the things that worries you about having a baby. This is understandable, because for most women, labor is painful.
Even though it is possible to have labor with relatively little pain, your best bet is to be prepared. Read more
Pregnancy, Birth & Newborn Care
Take care of yourself and your growing family by getting the advice that all new parents and parents-to-be need. Read about babyproofing your home, preventing SIDS, how to stay healthy during pregnancy, coping with colic, what to expect on the first day of life, and much more. Read more
Categories of medications based on safety and risk
Safety Categories for Medications in Pregnancy
Taking medication while pregnant can be scary, but sometimes it is necessary. If you have to take medication while you’re pregnant, you might hear talk of different lettered categories. Very few medications are definitively proven to be 100% safe during pregnancy, but in many cases, physicians prescribe them in cases where a medical condition poses significant risk to the mother or baby’s health if left untreated. Read more
Eating and Exercising While Pregnant
Good nutrition during pregnancy, and enough of it, is very important for your baby to grow and develop. You should consume about 300 more calories per day than you did before you became pregnant. Although nausea and vomiting during the first few months of pregnancy can make this difficult, try to eat a well balanced diet and take prenatal vitamins. Here are some recommendations to keep you and your baby healthy. Read more
Pregnancy Massage – What is Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy is a time of major structural, physiological, psychological, spiritual, and social changes. Some of these changes produce discomforts and concerns, which can be addressed with appropriate massage therapy and body use guidance. Pregnancy massage therapy is beneficial throughout the nine months of a low-risk pregnancy. If you are not having a low risk pregnancy, discuss your condition with your physician or midwife. After further discussion, you may be able to receive therapy with additional written release. Read more
What are the Risk Factors for Molar Pregnancy?
Molar pregnancy is a scary type of pregnancy loss because of the possibility of health complications. As with all types of pregnancy loss, there is no way to prevent it from happening, and molar pregnancy can happen even in the absence of any risk factors. Read more
Pregnancy Pillow – Best Pregnancy Pillow
Pregnancy is a time when the developing weight and mass bring about their own share of discomfort. You can’t lie on your back or don’t feel up to it. Likewise, if you lie on your side, you feel the weight pulling your side down uncomfortably. Moreover, due to the additional pressure on your back, you feel the need to relieve some of the back pressure. Read more
Molar Pregnancy Symptoms and Complications
A molar pregnancy is a mass of tissue (hydatidiform mole) that forms an abnormal placenta inside the uterus. It starts from two or three sets of the father’s chromosomes, with none from the mother.1 Even though it is not an embryo, a mole triggers symptoms of pregnancy. About 1 out of 1,000 women with early pregnancy symptoms has a molar pregnancy. Read more
Warning Signs and Symptoms of Tubal Pregnancy
A tubal pregnancy, also called an ectopic pregnancy, happens when a fertilized egg implants in a fallopian tube instead of in the uterus. The fallopian tubes connect the ovaries to the uterus. When a woman ovulates, an egg is released from one ovary, travels down the fallopian tube on that side, and then enters the uterus. It’s normal for sperm to reach and fertilize an egg while it’s still in the fallopian tube. The egg should then continue on its path to the uterus, where it implants in the uterine wall. Read more
Warning Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy
Implantation
While a rare minority will experience pregnancy symptoms sooner, typically the first pregnancy signs occur when your baby implants around 8-10 days after ovulation. Implantation causes an increase in progesterone levels, which can lead to higher temperatures giving you a tri-phasic chart. If you temperature remains high for fifteen or more days after ovulation, you may be pregnant. Some women will see a slight temperature drop at implantation. Implantation bleeding sometimes occurs and can be pink, red, or brown in color. You may also have lower abdominal cramps. Read more
