Archive for December, 2010

As extraordinary as the transition to motherhood and thereafter is, it mostly commences with a phase of feeling the blues. A female’s body is the hot spot for potent surging hormonal changes in the time preceding delivery of the infant. Peaking hormonal levels which progressively had an effect on the fantastic variations in a woman’s body when she carried a baby then dip sharply after birth. Majority of the new moms (possibly nearly ninety percent of them) would experience phases of sobbing, moodiness, anxiousness, sadness & repentance. Generally this would last for some days or lesser & soon blotted out of memory. Though it isn’t uncommon for this postpartum depression phase to surface and recede for 6 weeks. Among several mothers, the baby blues are not experienced till the  [...]

The thought of undergoing labor and delivery can petrify many a souls. However, avoid getting anxious as handy tips mentioned herewith would certainly help pregnant women tide through the birthing process with lesser discomfort. Woman Proposes Birth Plan and Gods Disposes it. Pregnant women need to understand that more often than not, matters fail to go as per plan and the contrary occurring. Stop fearing the Pains Avoid being frightened and though labor can be agonizing & alike getting your pinkie stubbed in regular time intervals lasting for several hours – there are far shoddier things occurring in life as compared to contractions. Don’t worry – you’ll live to tell the tale. Avoid Bringing the Entire Home How often many pregnant women wish if somebody has notified them that they  [...]

Miscarriages though common occurrences do cause unique heartaches. Nearly ten to twenty-five percent of all conceptions would be ending in miscarriage – termed as pregnancy loss prior to twenty weeks. Beyond that they are deemed as still births. Majority of the pregnancy loss cases are because of fetal irregularities, anatomy issues in the female like irregular shape of the uterine region, hormonal irregularities or infected genital tract among several others. Still several miscarriages are ensued by successfully attained deliveries – the possibility of pregnancy after miscarriage is usually more than fifty percent, despite a number of miscarriages. Despite being sentient about prevalence of miscarriages, still it does little in assuaging the sorrow, gloominess, sense of disappointment  [...]

A single mother travelling with her kid is often confounded with myriad queries ranging from whether ample diapers have been packed or could I be able to single-handed manage in getting the child, pram, hand baggage via security, could I visit the loo while on flight with no person watching my infant? Here are several pointers from veterans to make solo-travelling experience of a single parent as smooth sailing as possible. Evade Check-in Line Children plus spiralling lines are an ideal formula for debacle, especially when as a single parent you’re wrangling with bags plus a restless child. Hence checking in twenty-four hrs ahead of scheduled flight time from one’s home laptop & signing up for mobile-alert facility which could be forwarded to mobiles and have pertinent information about  [...]

As kids grow, the red-alert indications of autism too turn more assorted. There are several caveat indications; however they classically hover around impairment in social skill, verbal communication & language problems, non-vocal communicational problems & rigid behaviourism. Autism Symptoms Social Difficulties Fundamental social communication could be hard for autistic kids. Several children having autism spectrum appear to be content living in their own mini-world, distant & disconnected from those around him/her. Seems not interested or not aware of others or what is happening around him/her. Not knowing about ways of connecting with people, playing or forming friendships. Autistic kids prefer no touching, holding or cuddling be done to them. He/she does not play ‘make-belief’  [...]

Whether it is facing temper-tantrums of tots or impudent adolescents, all parents struggle to unearth the best means of disciplining their kids, though several of them meet with failure in this noble endeavour. The issue might not be the children as much as the manner in which the parent defines disciplining. Infancy health specialists state that several parents deem disciplining as a way to mete out punishment. However, mostly when parents do punish their kids it only ends up buttressing the unfavourable behaviours rather than rectifying them. Astonishingly, effective parenting classically does not entail punishing the kid, however focussing on constructive reinforcement during situations when the kid is well-behaved. Describing discipline is truly vital and effective parenting veers towards  [...]

A number of individuals are fearful of the snake species, some of tunnel, bridge structures, drowning or of the dark; however there are females who have insurmountable fear of childbirth (tocophobia). Though there’s absence of any stats obtainable in the U.S., however, reports from Britain have found that nearly one among six females have astounding nervousness about the very idea of delivering a baby. These numbers might be rising. Fear of childbirth at its pits could be that deep-set that several females also those yearning to bear kids, opt for not getting pregnant. A trial enrolling twenty-six females appearing in the decade back edition of the ‘British Journal of Psychiatry’ stated that the paranoid evasion of pregnancy is a tormenting condition which might be dating back to adolescent  [...]

Since long health specialists have always favoured breastfeeding as the finest victual for infants replete with the requisite nutritional worth alongside staving any sicknesses, however the FDA has raised major concerns about a practice that has been gathering significant popularity. During a latest announcement, the Food and Drug Administration agency lately advised all parents to not have a casual approach towards getting feed for their infants from breast milk donations. This worry has surfaced as often breast milk donations are from moms who have not been screened thus augmenting the infant’s risk of developing some ailment or contaminations due to bacterial forms, medications or chemical presence in them. The FDA has written that it strongly advises against offering infants milk obtained  [...]

There are several video recordings of young kids yelling out when faced with the TSA’s intimidating, new-fangled pat down. Among younger children, particularly those who have been notified that any stranger who touches their private parts is definitely prohibited, the pat down could be a truly petrifying situation. Hence, here are some handy pointers to get little tykes through airport security with the least extent of friction when travelling by air. Here are some words of wisdom for the Transportation Security Administration as well as the parent to get children at ease with the pat down procedure which in other scenarios will be deemed invasive. Preparing for the pat down Physicians & TSA staff presently has a thing which both necessarily have to do – performing invasive exams of  [...]