It was rightly said that parenting is not easy. You start realizing this, once you have your own baby in your hands. Your responsibilities start from that very first day of becoming a mom. Your expectations of managing everything and reality is totally different. Your whole day is spent by just feeding, cleaning pees and poops of your new born baby. It gets really tough for you to manage everything (feeding baby, cooking, laundry, and many more...
Most of the women experience problematic sleep during pregnancy especially in the second or third trimester. It gets difficult to find a comfortable position, as some positions are ok in the first trimester, while these get problematic in second and third trimester. Apart from many other changes, you also need to make changes in your sleeping position as pregnancy proceeds. Let's just discuss these in details: STOMACH SLEEPING POSITION: Many...
Stretch marks are one of the most annoying issues during pregnancy. Those red or white-colored streaks usually appear around the stomach, breasts, thighs and hips during pregnancy because of the over-stretching of the skin. These start appearing after 6th month as you start gaining weight rapidly. Genetics also play a very important role in this (if your mother or any other family member got these stretch marks then you are more likely to get...
LABOR:
Labor is the last stage of pregnancy when you feel contractions (i.e tightening and loosening of the uterus muscles) which help to push your baby out of your uterus, also called as childbirth. When labor starts, your cervix dilates. Sometimes during pregnancy you may feel contractions which are not real. So it gets a bit confusing for many to differentiate between them. As many women have this doubt that "how to know if it's real labor or...
In general, most of the pregnancies go well, while in some cases complications occur. Some complications occur during pregnancy, some happen due to any disease (left untreated) which women had before getting pregnant and some occur during delivery. First of all let's take a look at the health issues or other factors that may increase your risk of complications during pregnancy and these are as follows: Diabetes HIV Cancer Hypertension Obesity...
Let's talk about one of the most frequently asked questions "Is traveling safe during pregnancy?" Well the answer is yes, if your pregnancy is going fine and healthy, then traveling is no more an issue and it's safe to travel. All you need is some precautions and things to consider while traveling. In general, the second trimester is the best time to travel because early pregnancy symptoms fade away and labor has time. In this article, we'll...
MISCARRIAGE: Any factor that causes a loss of the developing baby is called as miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. In most of the cases, around 85% of miscarriages happen before the 20th week i.e. within first 3 months of pregnancy. This is one of the most common early pregnancy complications. After the 20th week, chances of a miscarriage is very less but if it happens then it is called as late miscarriage. Many women miscarry before even...
Breast changes during pregnancy
Breasts go through a lot of changes during pregnancy because your body is preparing for breastfeeding. It is one of the very first signs of pregnancy and will continue till the end. As soon as you conceive, there is a rapid change in your hormone levels i.e. estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin, which is the main cause of breast tenderness or other changes in your breast. Let's look at some of the changes that...
This was our Final PART 3 of our series. PART 1 and PART 2 can be found here.
THIRD TRIMESTER (29th week to 40th week)
Generally, this trimester starts from the 29th week and ends in the 40th week. In this trimester, the baby gains weight rapidly and your body helps the baby to prepare for delivery. Full-term pregnancy ends in 40 weeks i.e. when you enter the 10th month. In some cases, if you pass your due date and don't experience any labor...
This is PART 2 of our series. PART 1 and PART 3 can be found here.
SECOND TRIMESTER (13th week to 28th week) -
The chances of miscarriage is more in the first trimester, which get lower in the second trimester. Starting from 13th week till the 28th week is considered as the second trimester. You'll get great pregnancy experience during this middle trimester, as early pregnancy symptoms and morning sickness is gone, most probably. Your baby is...
