Eating healthy isn’t always easy! Of course there will be days you do not eat optimally, we are all human after all and life happens. Try your best to have a great diet 80-90% of the time and be gentle on yourself the other times. The core of a healthy diet includes the following: fresh […]
Eating healthy can be difficult during pregnancy! It can be hard to control what you eat when you have pregnancy cravings or are suffering from morning sickness. Read this post for tips to satisfy your pregnancy cravings. Important information about non-food craving during pregnancy can be found here.
Here are some strategies to help maintain a healthy diet during your pregnancy:
An optimally healthy women will usually feel well for most of her pregnancy and therefore have a greater chance of enjoying the experience and looking forward to her baby’s birth with joy.
– Dr. Aviva Romm, MD, MW
A true allergic reaction generally follows the same symptom picture no matter if from food or from something in the environment. Signs to watch for include red patches or welts on the skin, swelling or itchy lips or eyes, runny nose, fatigue, and difficulty breathing.
When starting new foods with your infant or child, monitoring for food allergies is important.
It’s important to drink plenty of water each day when you’re pregnant. I usually suggest at least 2 cups more than when not pregnant. This can seem like a lot when you are already running to the bathroom every hour with a full bladder! Remember that tea counts – see the posts linked here for […]
While nothing beats a well-balanced diet, there are a few supplements that may help provide the extra nutrients needed for growing a healthy baby.
To say that childbirth isn’t easy understates it. So is saying that the after-effects aren’t sexy. A girlfriend once described the feeling after delivering her 10-pound baby as being like her insides were hanging out, which probably wasn’t too far from the truth!
Even without experiencing perineal tearing, the swelling and bruising caused by childbirth can range from uncomfortable to excruciatingly painful. It can take weeks, months, or even years to heal physically and emotionally from the trauma.
Here are our top five tips for postpartum comfort and perineal healing.
Who knew the tiny space between the vagina and the anus could cause so many problems! This tissue, known as the perineum, can become strained during vaginal childbirth and is at risk of spontaneous or surgical tearing.Who knew the tiny space between the vagina and the anus could cause so many problems! This tissue, known as the perineum, can become strained during vaginal childbirth and is at risk of spontaneous or surgical tearing.
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