Labour pain management: Regional Anesthesia
When it comes to labour pain, women generally experience and tolerate it differently from one another. For some women, focusing on their breathing and relaxation techniques is all they need to get through labour and childbirth while others may need…
The ABCs of D
Vitamin D helps with bone growth and development. Nicknamed the sunshine vitamin, children get most of their vitamin D from sunlight. This vitamin can also be obtained in decent quantities from foods such as milk and cheese. Since babies and…
Gold Standard Nutrition: Why Breast Milk Is Incomparable
Breast milk is truly, nature’s gift for every child. It is specially designed to cater for all a baby’s nutritional needs in the first six months of life. For maximum benefits, breastfeeding should be initiated soon after the birth of…
Baby Top to Toe Care
A newborn baby has the most vulnerable skin and delicate hair imaginable. Hence, when it comes to taking care of a baby, particularly at bathtimes, it has to be done gently and mindfully as newborn skin and scalp are still…
Postnatal Care & Supplements
Most of the time, attention to pregnancy care is focused on the nine months of pregnancy. Postnatal care is important as well! The postnatal period lasts six to eight weeks, beginning right after the baby is born. During this time,…
Healthy Pregnancy Supplements For Your Baby & You
Every pregnant mum wants the best for her unborn baby. While nothing beats the nutrients obtained from fresh food, it’s next to impossible for many modern mums to rely fully on their everyday diets for all the important nutrients they…
Ways To Slim Down After Childbirth
Almost all new mums will feel the urge to lose all or some of the weight gained during pregnancy, for it’s natural to yearn for one’s pre-pregnancy body back. There are many aspects of postnatal slimming and many ways to…
Look Good and Feel Great Pregnancy Exercises and Massages
It may turn out to be quite challenging to keep physically fit these days, especially for working women who spend much of their time in their offices. When you’re pregnant, a sedentary lifestyle can bring about sluggishness. It can also…
Minimizing Stretch Marks During and After Childbirth
Stretch marks are not harmful. They don’t cause medical problems and there’s certainly no need to see your GP to seek treatment for them. Over time, your skin will shrink and the stretch marks will fade into light-colored scars. However,…
Natural Birthing Do’s and Don’ts
Women have been giving birth without medical interventions during the days of our ancestors and most of them lived to tell the tale. While there is nothing wrong with giving birth in a hospital setting with routine interventions, many women…
