Having your first baby was a challenge, now you have another one on the way. Your children may understand they are “having a baby”, and are excitedly playing with dolls and looking at pictures. Are they ready for a real baby brother or sister to join the family? More importantly, are you ready? You already know...
Once diagnosed with gestational diabetes, the mother should monitor her blood glucose, to detect and prevent the glucose concentrations which are high enough to put at risk herself and the baby. The blood glucose level can be kept at normal values, through a specific diet. The Gestational Diabetes diet aims to provide adequate nutrition for both...
Morning sickness, nausea, increased appetite, changes in the pigment of the skin, pain and inflammation of ligaments, unexplainable mood swings… These are some of the “mild” effects of the hormonal changes in the body of a pregnant woman. Among the “not so mild” pregnancy “symptoms”, gestational diabetes is on the top. Gestational diabetes is a condition...
It almost seems like a mystical correlation. Babies conceived at certain times of the year appear healthier than those conceived during other times. Now, scientists have shown that the surprising impression may actually be true — and they think they may know why it happens. As early as the 1930s, researchers noticed that children born in...
Pregnancy can be the happiest time in a woman’ s life but, at the same time it can be quite challenging as well. Making the pregnancy a pleasant time depends a great deal on the information and knowledge you have on how to deal with it. Understanding Pregnancy So you have planned to have a baby...
Welcoming home a new little one is an amazing experience, but it’s not always easy. As a father of a two-and-a-half-year-old and a newborn, balancing my growing family with workouts and other responsibilities is a constant juggling act. And of course, it’s even tougher on the mom, whose body has undergone drastic changes. But studies show...
Vitamin D is a vitamin which encourages the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorous. From the five forms of vitamin D discovered, the D2 and D3 are the most important for the human body. To ensure you enough vitamin D, you should expose yourself to sunlight, because your body produces this substance under the sun...
Before you became pregnant you may have enjoyed going out with friends and having a drink or two over dinner. Then when you decided you wanted to get pregnant you gave it all up. After 9 long months and those first couple months of being at home with your baby, you are chomping at the bit...
