Breast feeding is beneficial for both mother and child when possible. Not only does it increase bonding between mother and child, but it also passes on critical nutrition, immunity, and helps promote weigh loss in mothers. It can also lead to frustrations in making sure babies are consuming enough. latching...
Around the six week to nine week mark, you’ll probably have an ultrasound examination, which will produce an image called a sonogram. It won’t be done before six weeks, since prior to that there won’t be much to see. Ultrasounds are completely safe and involve no radiation or chemicals. Your...
Having a baby is a magical experience, but that doesn’t mean it can’t sometimes be rough, both physically and mentally. For one thing, we often expect new mothers to do too much too quickly once their child is born. Try to remember that just because you can do anything doesn’t...
For mothers that are pregnant, it is especially important that they make healthy food choices. When they eat well the baby gets the nutrition and materials that it needs to develop well and grow. This also benefits the mother because the risk of her having health problems such as high...
The baby gets no other nutrition than from what the mother eats and drinks. Therefore, according to experts, the food and beverages of a mother should be healthy and good so that the baby can benefit from it and make her healthy. Some key nutrition during pregnancy is folic acid,...
One thing that moms to be should be doing is exercising because they benefit greatly from it. But pregnancy comes with its own challenges so these moms need to make changes to the normal routine they have in exercising. They need to discuss their options for exercising with a doctor...
Toys are used for many thing such as entertaining and teaching children. Toys also contribute to exploring, imagination and make believe. They also help to prepare your kid with the skills he needs to be the adult. Anything that interests your kid will teach him something. The greater the joy...
When some mothers decide not to breastfeed, they should not be looked down on because the breastfeeding decision is a personal matter. Many persons do not want to do it and some persons are not able to do it. Some reasons why some mothers do not want to breastfeed is...
It is comforting for mothers to know that their labor and delivery nurse has seen and experienced a lot of births. That is why they need the support of this nurse when they want to deliver and give birth. They can prove to be valuable partners in the process. Sometimes,...
Having a serious ongoing medical condition does not preclude having a successful pregnancy. But, it does require extra preparation and care. A pre-existing condition, or one that has persisted for at minimum a year, does perforce require the competent overseeing of a qualified expert, who must be kept in the...