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How to Relieve Heartburn During Pregnancy?
Among the various very common symptoms during pregnancy, nausea and heartburn, also known as burning in the stomach, are the main ones. As a myth, it is often linked by many people to the amount of hair... Continue ReadingAmong the various very common symptoms during... Continue Reading
Find Out Up to What Age a Woman Can Get Pregnant
Did you know that, since we are in our mother's womb, we already carry with us the entire quantity of eggs that will mature and be released throughout our lives? Yes, it's impressive, isn't it? That is... Continue ReadingDid you know that, since we are in our mother's... Continue Reading
Cephalic Position – The Healthiest for Birth
When the moment of birth arrives, the baby positions itself in various ways in the uterus, with the most common and well-known being the cephalic position1. According to obstetric specialists, this is... Continue ReadingWhen the moment of birth arrives, the baby... Continue Reading
Getting Pregnant Outside the Fertile Period – Understand the Subject
For those trying to conceive, knowing how to calculate the fertile period is important for achieving this dream, but it is also possible to get pregnant outside the fertile window. It is worth clarifying... Continue ReadingFor those trying to conceive, knowing how... Continue Reading
Is My Pregnancy Progressing?
To really be pregnant do you need to have a lot of nausea, vomiting, discomfort, aches all over your body and similar symptoms? THAT'S A LIE! This is what all women expect when they think about pregnancy,... Continue ReadingTo really be pregnant do you need to have... Continue Reading
Birth Positions That Can Be Explored During Vaginal Delivery
Especially by the middle of pregnancy, many women are already thinking about childbirth, some feeling anxious for the moment their baby will arrive and others feeling a mix of anxiety and various insecurities.... Continue ReadingEspecially by the middle of pregnancy, many... Continue Reading
Diarrhea at the End of Pregnancy – Understanding the Symptom
Among the various signs presented by a pregnant woman's body when the baby is close to being born, it is common for women to complain about diarrhea. Both constipation and loose bowels are some of the... Continue ReadingAmong the various signs presented by a pregnant... Continue Reading
What Are Contraction Pains Like During Labor?
A recurring question among first-time mothers is: what are contraction pains like and what are the measures that help identify when the baby is close to being born. This concern often comes up especially... Continue ReadingA recurring question among first-time mothers... Continue Reading
What Is the Best Age and Ideal Time to Have a Child?
Social influences and modern life bring up the question of when is the right time to have a child: age, financial situation, and maturity are just some of the factors every woman should consider if she... Continue ReadingSocial influences and modern life bring... Continue Reading
Introduction of Solid Foods Before 6 Months, Is It Okay?
We mothers all know the importance of breastfeeding and the recommendation that the first six months of life be exclusively breastfed1. But, even knowing the real need and importance of this, many still... Continue ReadingWe mothers all know the importance of breastfeeding... Continue Reading
Does an Ovulation Test Detect Pregnancy?
We see that many women trying to conceive have various questions regarding tests, especially ovulation tests. One of the most frequent questions is whether the ovulation test detects pregnancy. When it... Continue ReadingWe see that many women trying to conceive... Continue Reading
Can Pregnant Women Get a Tattoo?
Pregnant women should not get a tattoo during pregnancy. It is a contraindicated procedure and can bring many risks both for the child's development and the mother's health. According to specialists,... Continue ReadingPregnant women should not get a tattoo during... Continue Reading
Episiotomy – How to Care for Stitches?
A cut in the perineum, or episiotomy, is a procedure performed by some obstetricians to make it easier for the baby to pass during vaginal delivery. Usually, it is a painless process since it is performed... Continue ReadingA cut in the perineum, or episiotomy, is... Continue Reading
Menstruating Twice or More in a Month – Is There Something Wrong With Me?
Every woman expects her monthly period and when it doesn’t come, we wonder what’s going on, right? Pregnancy, hormonal imbalance, or some health problem? But what if it comes more than once? Is it normal to have... Continue ReadingEvery woman expects her monthly period and... Continue Reading
Relationship During Pregnancy – What Does the Baby Feel?
When a woman is expecting her miracle of life, while being intimate with her partner, she might think that the baby is feeling unwell, seeing the penis, or being poked by it. However, what few people... Continue ReadingWhen a woman is expecting her miracle of... Continue Reading
Mother’s Heart – Mother of 3, Now What?
Whenever I say I have 3 children, people are almost always shocked. I've been called all sorts of things... Courageous, crazy, adventurous, clueless, and many other things (some nice, others not so... Continue ReadingWhenever I say I have 3 children,... Continue Reading
Can a Pregnant Woman Drive?
Women have been gaining more freedom and autonomy every day. That old idea of the 'weaker sex' completely dependent on a husband is gone. Along with independence comes the freedom to come and go without... Continue ReadingWomen have been gaining more freedom and... Continue Reading
Silver Nitrate in the Baby’s Eyes – Is It Really Necessary?
Throughout pregnancy, one of women’s biggest concerns is about childbirth. Whether it will be vaginal, humanized, or cesarean, and how it will be or how they’ll feel during that moment. But what most people don’t... Continue ReadingThroughout pregnancy, one of women’s biggest concerns... Continue Reading
Baby Headbands – Why Not to Use Them?
What mother of a little girl can resist the variety of bows, headbands, and ribbons to make their princesses even more beautiful? There are different styles with various prints, colors, and fabrics to... Continue ReadingWhat mother of a little girl can resist... Continue Reading
How to Prevent Pregnancy Without Birth Control?
A woman's life is not easy at all, with so many things to worry about and so many precautions needed. Among the long list of concerns are contraceptive methods, since not everyone adapts well to using... Continue ReadingA woman's life is not easy at all, with... Continue Reading
Intestinal Intussusception – What Is It and What Is the Treatment?
Talking about colic is very common in the world of motherhood. After all, who hasn’t spent a sleepless night with their child crying in pain, when nothing seemed to help? Abdominal colic causes great discomfort,... Continue ReadingTalking about colic is very common in the... Continue Reading
Vasectomy – Surgery, Failures, and Reversal
Methods such as tubal ligation and vasectomy are definitive contraceptive forms. They are different methods with completely different procedures and distinct recovery times. Tubal ligation is nothing... Continue ReadingMethods such as tubal ligation and vasectomy... Continue Reading