Archive for June, 2011

Women of the previous generation rarely used to travel by air when they were pregnancy. However, now with changes in the professional and social position of women, they cannot avoid air travel often even during pregnancy. Are you pregnant and have plans of boarding the flight for some reason? Then you must follow some restriction to make sure that the air travel leaves no negative effect on you and your baby. Studies have shown that the risk of experiencing miscarriage is slightly higher for frequent fliers (people who fly for more than 74 hours in a month) than those who don’t need to fly so often. According to the physicians, the safest time of flying during pregnancy is the 2nd trimester. This is because by the time women cross the 1st trimester, they come out of the increased risks of  [...]

Are you looking to give birth to your child through normal delivery, but worrying that you may be experiencing delayed labor? Then labor inducing herbal remedies can help you to get rid of the anxiety related to the possibility of delayed labor. Below we have discussed some of the most effective ones among those herbal remedies: Remedy 1: Drinking a tea prepared using raspberry leaves all through the pregnancy period will induce labor at the right time and will also prevent miscarriage. This remedy is also known to get rid of morning sickness. Remedy 2: When you are around the 37th week of pregnancy, make the tincture prepared using black cohosh a part of daily diet. This remedy works by ripening the cervix area and as a result the woman experience labor at the right time. Add 5 drops of the  [...]

Technically speaking, there’s no particular food type that should be avoided by the breastfeeding moms. However, physicians suggest avoiding certain food types that may result in mild reactions; for instance, chocolate, cabbage, spicy foods, food items containing high levels of vitamin C etc. What will be the food the doctor will ask you to avoid depends on your health and sensitivity of the baby. If the mother takes high quantity of garlic, cabbage, chili etc, the baby might suffer from gastric discomforts. There is still no researching supporting the fact that adding these food types to the mother’s diet will harm the baby; however, mothers of different generations will agree with the fact that while breastfeeding one should stay away from these foods. If you have foods that are strongly  [...]

Postpartum thyroiditis can be defined as a condition, in which the thyroid gets inflamed during the initial year after childbirth, induced abortion or miscarriage. The condition is also often referred to as Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Every woman does not get this condition; however, the condition is not an uncommon one among women who have been pregnant. Statistics suggest that around 7% women suffer from postpartum thyroiditis. Women belonging to any of the following groups are at higher risk of developing postpartum thyroiditis. Women with type 1 diabetes (around 25% of them get postpartum thyroiditis) Women carrying high number of antithyroid antibodies, but have normal levels of thyroid hormone (around 25% of them get postpartum thyroiditis) Women having high levels of anti-peroxidase antibodies  [...]

With surmounting rates of childhood sicknesses nowadays, it has become increasingly crucial to be wary about what one is feeding one’s kid from the very first day onwards. Infants already have a major risk from the lethal load of their moms – being exposed to plastic & contaminant types present in them like Bisphenol A (BPA) being one such toxic substance. The CDC has identified BPA in urinary samples of ninety-five per cent of individuals that have undergone testing. Now, there is also proof of such toxic substances spreading to babies while they are yet within their mother’s wombs. Two years back, the EWG uncovered well over two hundred toxic substances, inclusive of BPA, pesticide, flame retardant, Hg in the cord blood of umbilicus inbabies from America. When your infant has exposure  [...]

June has been designated as National Congenital cytomegalovirus awareness month in the United States with the noble intention of raising public awareness regarding this condition which afflicts more children as compared other recognized disorders & infections like FAS, cleft spine, Down’s syndrome & Pediatric AIDS HIV. The CDC has pointed out that congenital cytomegalovirus infection is the commonest viral infection in the U.S. with one from 150 kids born with it. Annually, 30000 babies delivered have congenital CMV causal to four hundred mortalities & leaves eight thousand children with lasting disablements like going deaf, blind, disablements both mentally & physically, seizure attacks & cerebral palsy. In the U.S., around fifty to sixty percent of females are at risk  [...]

Open adoption is a type of adoption wherein the birth mother or parents & adoptive kin are aware of one another’s identity. Crucial Facts for Birth Parents or Mothers Opting for Open Adoption Certainly you would always be the birth mother or parents; however the kin you choose would wholly be ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’. Open adoption doesn’t translate to co-parenting. There’s going to be solely 1 pair of parents & you should be game for totally foregoing that part. Birth parents oftentimes are coming into a part of the beloved aunty – a rather significant family relative though not mother or father. For those not keen on giving up this position in your child’s life it is better to not be making any adoption plans. The most crucial aspect is that open adoption would not  [...]

To feed children a healthful diet hovers largely around balance. In regards to whole- grains (a vital vitamin, mineral & fiber source), the United States Department of Agriculture recommendation is three to seven oz. of grains food everyday, dependent on the kid’s sex & age. Incorporating whole-grain into child-chummy meals is simpler than one thought. One could easily be sneaking in oat, whole-wheat, whole-grain cereals & several super-star foods of the grain category into their dietetic intake with an array of kid friendly recipes outlined herewith that the entire kin would relish. Kid Friendly Recipes That are Sure-Shot Hit Whole Wheat Banana Muffin Your children would be able to get additional fiber into their dietetic intake by the inclusion of fresh or dry form of bananas.  [...]

Your kid is now no longer a child. He or she has already entered into adolescence. Every kid would sooner or later be entering this phase in his/her life, but, are you worried because you have a teenager with special needs? Are you facing difficulties selecting a school for your teen? Well, we will assist you in solving this problem if you continue to read this article. Listed below are certain ways to select a school for such teens with special needs. Foremost priority should be given to a school that is specially made to cater to teenagers with special needs. By the time your child enters adolescence, you’ll have a fair idea of his/ her struggles with cognitive, medical, or behavioural skills. Hence, it is important to look for a school that has experience in dealing with such disablements.  [...]