Health and wellbeing
Back pain is common during a pregnancy because women are dealing with a lot of changes to their bodies. For example, not only is there the expected weight gain but there is also the shift in hormones. This makes it more difficult to do everything from sleep and bend over to even balance one’s self. Back pain can change a woman’s posture and really result in some serious pain. However, it is possible to cope and prevent it. The following are some tips for how to manage back pain during a pregnancy.
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Giving birth will no doubt be one of the most magical moments of your life and to ensure that your child is strong and happy, it is important you do all you can to have a healthy pregnancy. To help you and your baby on your way, this article has compiled a number of tips that are guaranteed to make those nine pregnancy months the best they can be!
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Just because a woman is pregnant doesn’t mean that she cannot exercise or stay fit. While it may not be wise to try and run a marathon while pregnant, nothing is stopping a person from maintaining a healthy amount of activity while pregnant. This will help a person relieve their backaches, keep their endorphins running, and it could help people sleep better at night, among other things. This is a chance to keep joints moving and to avoid things like constipation by keeping the body’s muscles, joints, limbs, and intestines in working order. Keeping the body in shape will make it easier to give birth later on down the line. After all, a person needs to stay in control of their breathing, heart, and muscles to accomplish this goal. The following are some things to keep in mind when trying to exercise during a pregnancy.
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On average, a woman gains between 25 and 35 pounds during her pregnancy. During and labor and immediately after delivery a new mother might shed 10 to 15 pounds of that. This leaves from 10 to 25 additional pounds of weight left on the new mom’s “new” body. It can be a source of great shock, disappointment, frustration, and despair to a woman to discover that after giving birth she can no longer fit into the clothes she wore prior to the pregnancy.
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After nearly nine months of pregnancy, people are often ready to give birth. The day of labor is one that is anticipated by everyone from the father to friends and family members. However, it is important to develop a plan for this day, whether it’s planned or not. This ensures that a woman’s labor and delivery preferences are known, that everyone knows what is expected of them, and that decisions don’t have to be made in the moment. Why make important decisions about birth when one is in pain, excited, and has adrenaline running through their veins? Having a plan makes the day of labor that much easier to manage and much less stressful. The following are some things to consider when developing a birth or labor plan for the family.
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Here are some breastfeeding basics that you may find helpful. Talk to your baby’s doctor, nurse or your lactation specialist if you have other questions.
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Morning sickness can be one of your first signs that you are pregnant. This doesn’t always mean that you’ll get sick only in the morning. This can happen, morning, noon or night. It will normally occur in the first trimester or your pregnancy and end by the second, this isn’t the case in all pregnancies though. Some women will continue with it until the very end of term.
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Pregnancy is defined as ‘the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus’. Let us see some of the common symptoms of pregnancies among women.
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When you think you may be pregnant, your first worry is about the viability of that pregnancy. No one wants to miscarry or have a premature baby that does not survive. Even those that are caught unaware by pregnancy at least hope that baby will be healthy and happy. Sadly, not all pregnancies get very far, and some premature babies have not had long enough to grow within mom to live on the outside world. There are things that can go wrong with a pregnancy that hurt the baby in those ways, but there are things that can hurt mom too. That is why women should know tubal pregnancy symptoms, just in case this happens to them.
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Kangaroo care or wearing your baby in a Kangaroo pouch looks much like a kangaroo carrying their baby in their pouch. The popularity of this method of care increased in the early 1980's when researchers found that premature infants in Bogata Columbia responded, and even thrived when they were carried in a Kangaroo pouch.
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The first step of your pregnancy, after seeing the little positive stick should have it confirmed. Call immediately to have a pregnancy test done with your local doctor, you may be in luck and get in that same day or have to wait about a week or two. Patience will become your best friend during this time or your worst enemy, waiting can become a very hard thing when you want to know for sure whether you are or aren't pregnant. More than likely you'll get a phone call a few days later to confirm it.
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Jaundice is a result of a buildup in the blood of the bilirubin, a yellow pigment that comes from the breakdown of older red blood cells. It's normal for the red blood cells to break down, although the bilirubin formed doesn't normally cause jaundice because the liver will metabolize it and then get rid of it in the gut.
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