How great to be pregnant! It's a time of joys and challenges. There are so many aches and pains, such discomfort. Though we are gaining weight, have muscle and joint pain, we are elated. What can we possibly do to alleviate this? I recently heard about pregnancy massage. What a luxury! During my pregnancies, I wish I had heard of this. In most circumstances, pregnancy massages can be a great relief and comfort.All the normal feelings of stress...more
Mild anxiety is a normal emotional reaction especially during first pregnancy. But undue anxiety and fear may :* disrupt the normal routine of the pregnant mother.* cause loss of sleep and poor appetite in mother.* affect the health of the unborn baby.Fears and anxieties associated with pregnancy are about :* Miscarriage or losing the pregnancy.* Excessive nausea and vomiting.* Physical changes that occur in the woman's body during...more
How great to be pregnant! It's a time of joys and challenges. There are so many aches and pains, such discomfort. Though we are gaining weight, have muscle and joint pain, we are elated. What can we possibly do to alleviate this? I recently heard about pregnancy massage. What a luxury! During my pregnancies, I wish I had heard of this. In most circumstances, pregnancy massages can be a great relief and comfort.When pregnant, we all know that we must, not only take care of ourselves, but also of the new baby growing within us. We have many feelings, some of them stress, anxiety, depression, as well as joy of the wonders and challenges ahead. All these feelings are normal, and can be alleviated a bit, unknown to us through a pregnancy massage.The many symptoms of pregnancy can be reduced by an appropriate pregnancy specialist. These specialists are also known as pre-natal specialists. She/he will have appropriate pillows that are needed to support the baby, and will know the proper positioning to make you most comfortable, and to keep the baby safe and healthy. When having a massage when pregnant, deep tissue massage is not recommended, as it may do harm.Clothing is...more
After they finish fussing over your baby, many of your friends will start asking you about how you plan to lose the extra weight. This society is a little strange about weight issues, as there are so many overweight people, yet we are still preoccupied with how much we weigh. The faster a woman can drop back down to her pre-pregnancy weight the...more
Wow! Congratulations one the birth of your new infant! This is probably the most rewarding job you will ever have! Although this may be hard to realize at first because of the changes happening in your life, newborn's sleep schedules, hormones, and losing that baby weight do pose a challenge. Fortunate for new moms is the fact that it does not have...more
Ectopic pregnancy or sometimes called tubal pregnancy is the condition wherein the fertilized egg is attached to the fallopian tube rather than in the uterus. In normal pregnancy, the egg that is fertilized travels through the fallopian tube and then develops in the uterus. In most cases, when ectopic pregnancy occurs, there is no way to solve such problem than to take it out immediately. There's no way to save a fertilized egg in an ectopic pregnancy and continue to conceive normally. If the condition is not treated immediately, there's a possibility of having a more serious problem like heavy bleeding, damaged fallopian tube and even death.There are number of risks for ectopic pregnancies. One of which is damaged fallopian tubes; however, there are several factors that can contribute to have this kind of situation. Risk factors include cigarette smoking, pelvic inflammatory disease or an infection caused by gonorrhea or Chlamydia, endometriosis; and by any chance, exposure to the chemical called DES before you were born.Ectopic pregnancy usually has the same kind of symptoms for normal pregnancy, most especially for the first few weeks of conceiving; symptoms like missed...more
There are actually several signs of pregnancy. Your doctor may tell you of all the possible signs including the major symptoms. This article may hint you that you are pregnant as it provides three early signs of pregnancy:1. Menstrual Delay -...more
The most electrifying part of ones life is her pregnancy. This is a phase that every woman must enjoy at fullest. Pregnancy gives joy to every women and should be enjoyed with fun, comfort and style. Due to various physical transformations in the...more
Fluoride avoidance reduced anemia in pregnant women, decreased pre-term births and enhanced babies birth-weight, concludes leading fluoride expert, AK Susheela and colleagues, in a study published in Current Science (May 2010)....more
Male infertility is any condition in which the man adversely affects the chances of initiating a pregnancy with his female partner. Most commonly, those problems arise when the man is unable to produce or deliver fully functioning...more
Chiropractic and InfertilityA study published in the May 2003 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, showed a strong link between the resolution of infertility and the initiation of chiropractic care. ...more
Infertility is a condition of the reproductive system that impairs the ability to achieve pregnancy. Infertility equally impacts men and women; about one third of the cases are due to male factor, one third to the female and the...more