When people say having a child changes their lives, it is absolutely true. From the day you get pregnant, your body begins realigning and adjusting. Your hormones go into overdrive, and you start experiencing symptoms like nausea, food aversions, swollen legs, weight gain, backaches, etc. Although these are all more common and widely known symptoms, […]
Pregnancy
Everything You Need to Know About A Blighted Ovum
In a normal pregnancy, an egg fertilised by a sperm starts dividing to form an embryo eventually. However, sometimes the fertilised egg doesn’t become an embryo, or an embryo stops growing soon after implantation. Despite there being no baby, the placenta and the embryonic sac form. This condition is called a blighted ovum or anembryonic […]
Is Weight Training Safe During Pregnancy?
Can the Shape of Your Pelvis Make Delivery Easier?
It’s common knowledge that men and women have different pelvis shapes. These bones located between your thighs and lower back are generally broader in women to help with a vaginal delivery. However, not all women have the same pelvis shape, which can affect delivery. After all, the birth canal through which your baby comes into […]
How to Treat Yeast Infection in Pregnancy
During pregnancy, you are more prone to infections. This is because several changes are happening within your body, especially at a hormonal level. These hormonal changes cause an imbalance of bacteria and yeast in the vagina, leading to an overgrowth of yeast. This condition is known as a yeast infection or candidiasis. Yeast is nothing […]
Why Should A Pregnant Mother Avoid Processed Or Junk Food During Pregnancy?
Eating healthy and in the right quantum, makes living healthy too. Similar is the theory and practice for the pregnant mothers as well. Due to the fluctuating pregnancy hormones; her cravings are at all-time high. With the convenience of getting processed or junk food at the doorstep, through the food-ordering apps, she also gets the […]
Should You Be Worried About Blood Clots During Pregnancy?
While movies and series show pregnancy to be nothing more than a big belly and some cravings, it is different for every woman in real-life pregnancy. Some mommies seem to breeze through their trimesters; others go through a rollercoaster journey filled with morning sickness, mood swings, food aversions, placenta previa, and so on. However, few […]
Everything You Need to Know About Velamentous Cord Insertion
When it comes to your growing baby, the umbilical cord is their lifeline. It carries everything your baby needs for survival and also disposes of your baby’s waste. Hence, is there is an abnormality in their umbilical cord can put your pregnancy at a greater risk. One such abnormality is a velamentous cord insertion, in […]
Keep Cold & Flu Away From Infants
Your child getting the flu is almost inevitable, but it’s important to keep these viruses away when they are infants. Their immune systems are still developing, making them highly susceptible to the 200+ different viruses that can cause the cold. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to prevent your child from getting sick with […]