Menstrual Calendar by Marie Zenack
Charting the signs of our menstrual cycle is a good way to keep in touch with our bodies, our feelings, and our health. It is also a good way to predict our days of menstruation in advance, even if menstrual cycles are irregular, and to know the most fertile times if we are hoping to conceive.
Pregnancy Symptoms by Aurel Radulescu
Pregnancy is defined as ‘the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus’. Let us see some of the common symptoms of pregnancies among women.
Emotional Changes during Pregnancy by Belinda Johnson
Emotional Changes during Pregnancy
Finding out that you are pregnant is usually a very emotional experience – you are either delighted, or terrified, or somewhere in between. However you felt when hearing that you were pregnant, the chances are that you were not surprised to be a bit emotional about it. Such things are to be “expected”. What does surprise many women -and their partners- on the other hand is the ongoing emotional changes which may occur during the course of the pregnancy. This is perfectly normal, but understanding what to expect, and why, will help both you and your partner get the most enjoyment out of this amazing experience.
Truth Behind A Pregnant Woman’s Food Craving and How to Control It by Elysiana Canlas
Cravings are feelings desiring food combinations which women either do not normally eat or may even stomach under usual eating conditions. In a survey conducted recently, expectant mothers usually crave for “something sweet” like an ice cream (40%), most often called the “middle-of-the-night” urges. Coming in second is the salty snacks (33%). They also go for spicy foods (17%) and lastly, the lip-puckering sour foods like tarts and citrus fruits (10%).
Pregnancy Tip: A good diet may save your baby’s life! by Yvonne Lapp Cryns
There is reason to believe that the fetus competes with her mother for available nutrients. If they are not available in sufficient quantity, the baby may have long-term consequences. Pregnant women who have deficient diets may cause miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight, brain damage, psychological problems or weak immune systems in their babies. Good nutrition can diminish these problems. Laboratory animals who were fed a diet lacking in magnesium, B6, choline and protein developed a toxemia-like condition. In toxemia, the mother experiences excessive swelling, headaches, high blood pressure and proteinuria and they baby may be of low birth weight or even die.
Hubbie Help: Simple Ways That A Husband Can Help A Pregnant Wife by Elysiana Canlas
Having a pregnant wife can be a stressful time for both the husband and the wife. The wife, though, bears the brunt of pregnancy’s trials. A responsible husband should try his best to ease the burden off his spouse during this high-stress period.
5 Absolute Signs of Pregnancy by Elysiana Canlas
Pregnancy is probably the most glorious phenomenon that can ever happen in a woman. It can also be the most problematic. A woman’s body undergoes drastic changes to accommodate the needs of the developing fetus. Some of these manifest themselves in the earliest stages of pregnancy and are very endemic to pregnancy. Here is a list of the tell-tale signs that a pregnancy is right at its onset:
Tips for Pregnant Professionals by Elysiana Canlas
Women have been known to be resilient to the changes of society and economy. It is no wonder that more and more career-oriented women, who have been an essential part of the workforce, have not let the condition of their pregnancy get in the way of keeping their jobs. The key here is to strike a balance in managing the resulting effects in the changes in her body with the necessity to manage her time at the work place. Moreover, most companies now recognize the need to provide support in terms of maternal benefits to these working moms.
Pregnancy Facts: Coping with the First Trimester by Elysiana Canlas
The first 0-12 weeks of a woman’s pregnancy is called the first trimester. It is during this period that a woman’s body experiences drastic changes during pregnancy. Discomforts and others may or may not be experienced by a pregnant woman during this time, to help you cope with it here are a list of the most common changes and discomforts and how to effectively deal with them.
An Introduction To In Vitro Fertilization by Michael Russell
In vitro fertilization or IVF is a technological advancement in the medical arena in response to the alarming rate of infertility in developed countries. The concept was pioneered by Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards, a Cambridge physiologist, late in the 1960s and about ten years later, the first IVF baby was delivered in the UK.