Over the years there’s been plenty of press for giving birth in water, and for teaching babies to swim, but let’s not forget that water isn’t just good for birthing and babies, it’s great for the expectant mumma too. There’s a reason why exercising in water is recommended for pregnant women. Water provides buoyancy, and cushions all your movements, so even if you’re feeling large and ungainly on dry land, swimming or aqua aerobics are likely to be a...

Pregnant women generally suffer from anxiety and tension. They have endless questions in their mind. Some of the questions they do ask their doctors and some are too personal; these keep hovering in their mind endlessly.

Sleepless nights are common. Queries about their body, especially about the baby trouble them now and then to such an extent that they end up panic-stricken. Putting up with morning sickness and associated pregnancy problems for nine months, and then going...

Surprise Baby Showers for the New Mom-to-Be

Planning a surprise baby shower can be a lot of fun provided that the Mom-to-Be is ‘game’ for surprises. To pull off the surprise baby shower, the hostess will need to enlist the help of others, such as the guest list, ensuring no one who should be invited is omitted, and getting someone to bring the Mom-to-Be to the baby shower party. It is important to remember to include in the personalized surprise baby shower...

As if you don't have enough changes to go through when you're pregnant. The skin, yes, it goes through many different types of changes in itself. For me most were unpleasant. Everyone told me to hang in there because I would soon experience the pregnancy glow, but of course for me, it never came.

These less-than-glamorous pregnancy symptoms such as acne, spider veins, pigmentation and several others are caused by the drastic change in hormone. This definitely doesn't help the...

Hypnosis in childbirth helps the pregnant women in eliminating pain and fear from her mind. Usually, at her last trimester she might get alarmed with concerns of delivery. Hypnosis can be used in many areas from medical, personal therapy to dental anesthesia. Hypnosis is a state in which you are neither asleep nor conscious but can always come out at your will.

Hypnosis and childbirth are related to each other, as during pregnancy it helps in:

Losing the mucus plug is one of the physical changes some women undergo before actual labor begins. As the cervix effaces and dilates, capillaries often rupture and tints the mucus pink or streaks it with blood. The thick mucus has been blocking the opening to the cervix since the early part of pregnancy. As the due date approaches, this plug dislodges, breaks up and passes out of the pregnant woman’s body. When this happens it is clear your body is preparing for labor. Labor can...

When following a pregnancy diet it's important to try to eat a variety of foods. The best diet for pregnant women includes:

Fruit and Vegetables, preferably fresh. Aim for at least five portions a day.

Calcium rich foods- dairy products such as cheese, milk and yoghurt.

Foods rich in proteinare equally important in a pregnancy diet. These include lean meat and chicken, fish, eggs and pulses (beans and lentils). These are also good sources of iron.

Starchy...

If you have read my previous article you would have learned about the fertility window and the three basic fertility signs to monitor.

To recap the three basic fertility signs you need to monitor are:

1.Basal Body Temperature (BBT);
2.cervical position; and
3.cervical secretion changes.

Now that you are aware of the woman's fertile window in her menstrual cycle, we will now determine the frequency of lovemaking which is optimal for conception. The...

Every newly pregnant woman fears about having a miscarriage at some point in her pregnancy. While yes, it's true that miscarriage may happen at different stages, it commonly occurs during her first trimester. Every womans chance of having a miscarriage during her first trimester lies between 10-20%. As the pregnancy progresses, the risks decrease and thechances of miscarriage after seeing heartbeatgoes down to about 3-5%. Having a miscarriage once does not mean that your risks of having...

During pregnancy, many women experience hot flashes, which are sensations of heat in the upper body. During one of these flashes, you will feel your face and chest getting warmer and you start to sweat a lot. Your face may become really flushed and you feel the need for cool air. For some women, pregnancy hot flashes are really intense and they have them for the full term, whereas for others it is just something that happens every now and then and they may only feel mild sensations of...