The nine months long journey comes with a set of challenges – morning sickness, tiredness, leg cramps, weight gain etc. Besides this, with the progression of your pregnancy, you might have to be careful of some of the health conditions – like high blood pressure, thyroid, gestational diabetes, etc. To see whether your pregnancy health […]
Pregnancy
Is Drinking Herbal Tea Safe During Pregnancy? Find Out
Remember your days of being health conscious, before you stepped into the beautiful and magical journey of your motherhood? After finishing your exercise regime, you would have liked to drink a cup or two of black coffee. However, drinking some green tea with a dash of lime on it made you feel energised. But it’s […]
Pregnancy Second Trimester: What You Need To Know
Hello, all the pregnant mummies on the block…! You’re welcome to the second trimester of your pregnancy. By the time you embrace the second stage of your motherhood, the fog of your early pregnancy symptoms will be gone. However, every pregnancy is different and it may not be necessary for every mom to feel the […]
Is Having Chills or Feeling Cold During Early Pregnancy Normal?
Mrs Rajan is 13 weeks pregnant. She’s elated that she’s going to become a mother. She has happily shared the news with her partner but has been complaining about the problems she’s undergoing. For instance, she feels constipated and nauseous. Not just that! Due to the surging hormones the heart rate is up. The blood […]
Perineal Massage – Prepare Your Body Before Baby’s Delivery
As you come closer to the date of delivery of your baby, your excitement knows no bounds. But, before snuggling and cuddling your little one in your arms, you might have to go through labour and delivery. Both can be challenging and painful. Make your labour, and delivery smooth by including pregnancy exercises and different […]
Fasting For Ramadan During Pregnancy: Is It Recommended?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar and is considered the holy month. In this entire month, you offer prayers and charity to the needy. This month is marked by fasting in which you can eat before sunrise and breaks your fast after sunset. The whole idea behind fasting is to keep […]
27th Week of Pregnancy: What To Expect?
You’re in the 27th week of your gestation. Welcome to the last phase of your second trimester! That means you’re in the 6th month of your pregnancy. In 3 months, your little one will be in your arm. So, gradually the end is slowly drawing close. The ultrasound scans, during this time, show that the baby […]
What Are The Risks Of Smoking During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is happiness and a blessing of a unique kind. But, during this time, you must be really very careful about yourself. After all, you’re nurturing another life inside you. Have food in the right quantum. Stay active. Stop drinking alcohol and quit smoking. While alcohol passes from the mother’s bloodstream to the baby through […]
9 Exercises That’ll Help You During Labour
With a child in your womb, you might have to make a few significant changes in your lifestyle to feel healthy and for your child’s healthy growth. You need to get the right kind of nutrition and do some pregnancy exercises. Moreover, the best pregnancy exercises can also put your little one in the right […]
Down Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Methods of Treatment
Down Syndrome disease is a genetic birth defect in a child, who is born with an extra chromosome out of the 21 chromosomes. “Trisomy” is the medical term for that extra chromosome. What Causes Down Syndrome Disease? Everything starts during your pregnancy. Although it can happen to children of young mums, however, according to CDC, […]