From Pregnancy To Parenting

  On Mother’s Day, India Today brings you the stories of mothers who are working as doctors and nurses at the frontline of the battle against Covid-19. RN Meena is the lead nurse in the post-Covid ward at Gleneagles Global Hospital in Chennai. The 30-year-old healthcare worker walks into her patients’ room after sanitizing her hands with a big smile on her face. When she speaks to the patients, the care in her voice is evident. Back home, Meena is the young mother of a seven-month-old baby. She lives with her child, husband, and in-laws. She makes sure to take all precautions at work to ensure she does not get infected and put her loved ones at risk during these difficult times. Working in the Covid ward was a tough decision to make, but she has been part of the team since the first lockdown. “Biggest fear is infecting my baby” Meena’s colleague Shiny R is a senior nurse in the oncology unit of the hospital. The 28-year-old is six months pregnant with her first baby. “This is my pr...

  Announcing Pregnancy There are so many creative ways of telling them about your pregnancy. It can be a simple reveal or personalized. Here are some memorable ways to do it. 1. An onesie with a personalized quote: A photo of the baby mama holding a customized child onesie is a classic with a sweet message. 2. A Sonogram Photo: Another sweet way of announcing the good news is getting clicked with a sonogram photo, or personally inviting the family members at home and them announcing the news with the sonogram. Or hiding it with a stack of photos and letting the family find it as they go through old photos. Also Read:  5 Signs That You Are Ovulating Right Now 3. Dressing up your pet: Dressing up your pet in an onesie with a printed message about soon having a plus one in the family. It is a cute and heart-warming way to announce. 4. Customized mugs or other accessories: Gift them customized mugs or shirts with messages like ‘To the best future dad.’ These are easily found near ...

  (CNN) There’s enough to worry about during pregnancy, even without a pandemic. As the vaccine rollout continues, there’s still concern over its impact on pregnancy. Covid-19 has added an entirely new layer of health anxiety for anyone expecting a child. That’s why one of the biggest questions on many pregnant women’s minds is if the Covid-19 vaccine is safe for them. One drugmaker, Pfizer, will attempt to answer that question with a clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine on pregnant women, the company announced last week. The results are not expected for months. In the meantime, how can pregnant women decide whether they should get the Covid-19 vaccine? What about those trying to become pregnant or those who are nursing? We asked CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen for her advice. Wen is not only an emergency physician and public health expert; she’s also a mother to a 3-year-old son and a 10-month-old baby girl who was born during the pandemic. CNN: Is the coronavirus vaccine a...

  Posted on March 10, 2021 by Amanda As your due date approaches, you might be wondering when to stop working and begin your maternity leave. This decision is based on several considerations, the most important of which are your medical, economic, and personal circumstances. Some people like to keep busy at work nearly till their due date, or they have a financial commitment to work as much as they can. Others consider their due date to be a definite “end date.” Even if you intend to work as long as possible, health issues will make it impossible or dangerous to proceed beyond a certain point. It is a good idea to keep the following factors in mind when making your decision. Related Article:  Freezing Embryos: A Lot Of People Are Turning For This Option Medical Points to Consider You may need to take time off work earlier rather than later if you are pregnant with twins or have complications such as preterm labo...

  Pregnancy causes several changes in your body. In such a situation, constipation is common during pregnancy for many different reasons. Often, it is one of the symptoms of pregnancy for expecting mothers. In some instances, constipation affects baby movement , which is a rare experience, but mostly mothers experience infrequent or uncomfortable bowel movements due to constipation. If you experience these, don’t worry. It is a very common thing during pregnancy and for different reasons. In this article, we will go through some of the causes of constipation during pregnancy, explaining why it can potentially happen to any expecting mother. Also, we will be taking you through specific preventive measures you should take to avoid constipation during pregnancy. Let’s discuss these in detail in the sections below – Must Read:  Frequent urination is a big problem in pregnancy. Why is it so? And how to deal with it? Why does pregnancy constipation happen? Constipatio...

  When a woman gets pregnant, she realises that suddenly everyone around her is full of pieces of advice, sometimes even men. They would make jokes about pregnant pauses, with a theatrical pregnant pause. Yeah, sorry, couldn’t resist that. But if you are the relative of someone who has a bun in the oven, these are the faux pas you must never make: Do not go off on a tangent about your pregnancy – especially in front of first-timers. It is not a preggo-friendly subject to tell a pregnant woman—especially a first-timer—that you could not get your epidural on time and had to feel the whole thing. Specifics of how excruciatingly long and/or traumatic your labor was, are not even marginally beneficial to first-time moms-to-be who are still afraid of what will happen when the baby makes her big entrance. Also, please do not mention how many stitches you got. These all things will terrify her. While you do not have to lie, just simply save the details for after she has giv...

  If you have planned a c-section , you have probably done your research. You understand what a c-section means and the choices for making it more comfortable. Maybe you also went online to watch some videos and curate your playlist. However, people forget that this is still a major operation. Because they get their little one at the end, and as a result, they do not know the small and big things that sometimes happen when you undergo this form of procedure. You may get the shivers. If you have a spinal block , you can experience spasms, which is a common side effect of the drug. It can appear odd, but “it isn’t excessive.” It is more like a “light shiver,” and when the anaesthesia wears off, it should go away. You Could Experience Some Tugging Your caesarean will be painless due to the anaesthesia you will get, but you will always feel something. Anaesthesia is meant to strip away discomfort, sharpness, and pinching, but you will always be a...

It’s common in pregnancy to develop a vertical dark line on the stomach. It mostly shows up in the middle of the pregnancy and is called Linea Nigra. Also, it isn’t only seen in pregnancy stages, all age groups can experience this as per the researcher’s words. In this blog, we’ll discuss everything you should know about this and we’ll also discuss the reasons why it is experienced without a pregnancy.   Linea Nigra It is a brownish dark line on an abdomen appearing vertical in position. Many can experience it to be wider but the ideal length of this is approx 1/4 to 1/2 inches wide. The location of this appears between the pubic area and the belly button. Sometimes, it’s even visible in the upper abdomen Linea Alba is always present as a line running between the abdomen and the pubic area. This is present ever since and gets highlighted during the pregnancy called Linea Nigra, where it appears too obvious and dark. Reasons for its presence, when you are not pr...