Optimum Nutrition – Trimester 1 (The first trimester is 0-13 weeks gestation) Nutrition plays a key role even before you conceive. Optimum nutrition aids in your chances of conception and to have a healthy pregnancy. Pre-conception nutrition reduces the incidence of congenital malformation, pre-term birth, and intra-uterine growth retardation. Optimum nutrition will ensure that your body would have a good store…
Optimum Nutrition – Trimester 2 After the first trimester, energy requirements increase in the second trimester. Now you only need extra 300 calories per day. The quality of food you eat is critical for your baby’s growth and development. Furthermore making nutritious food choices will ensure a desired weight outcome. A variety of factors influence weight gain in pregnancy, however on…
Optimum Nutrition – Trimester 3 (The third trimester is 28-40 weeks gestation) In the third and final trimester of your pregnancy, as your baby reaches full term you have to watch your nutrition even more closely. The foods you will eat now will impact your baby’s health long after she is born. Along with this you also have to prepare your…
Common Breastfeeding issues Breastfeeding has several benefits both to the baby and the mother. Your baby will have fewer ear infections, respiratory illnesses and bouts of diarrhea. Breast milk contains antibodies, which help your baby to fight off viruses and bacteria. It lowers the risk of several chronic illnesses like diabetes, obesity and some types of cancers. For the mother,…
7 MYTHS ABOUT THE POSTNATAL PERIOD The postnatal period still has a “fame” that doesn’t match reality. Although much more is talked about it today, a lot still needs to be demystified. In evidence, the pressure society in general places on new mothers and families, which is almost a “mystery”: if all women who become mothers go through the postnatal…
Early Signs of Pregnancy Finally the day you have been waiting for is here! You have discovered you are pregnant and probably excited and anxious at the same time, wondering what is happening inside your body. Apart from the missed period, there are some early pregnancy symptoms you should be aware of. You may feel some or all of these…
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Rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure.
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