Pregnancy and Diet

Hey Moms-to-be! What are you snacking on this evening? Maybe a glass full of dates smoothie or fruit salad dressed with dates…? Did you hear “Dates”? Now you will wonder, “Can I consume dates during pregnancy?” Can You Eat Dates During Pregnancy? Oh yes! Of course! Since eating balanced and nutritious is your goal while…

I’ll bet you got chocolate ice cream from your partner, but he forgot. That’s it! Your treat of shrieks is getting ready for him.  Women often experience mood swings during pregnancy as a result of hormonal changes. Mood changes are primarily caused by hormonal fluctuations, particularly estrogen and progesterone. Pregnancy mood swings are like trick-or-treat…

[table_of_contents] A woman’s peak reproductive age is between the late teens and late 20s. Mostly, by the age of 30, fertility tends to decline. But, many of you wait until later in life – maybe after making a place in your career creating financial stability, or expecting better health behaviour in pregnancy – to plan…

Repeated bathroom tips in the early and 3rd trimesters may irritate you. Unfortunately, this is an unavoidable symptom. This symptom is also known as urine leakage or urinary incontinence. There are hormonal changes when you’re dealing with leaking of urine during pregnancy. Urinary inconsistency occurs because the baby is growing and occupying much space in…

A would-be-mummy’s diet would include everything nutritious – whether vegetarian, non-vegetarian, naturally sweet fruits, or slightly salty dry fruits, and nuts. Consuming a handful of nuts such as cashews, walnuts, pistachios, and almonds is nutrient-rich and extremely healthy for you and the baby-to-be. How Beneficial Is Eating Almonds During Pregnancy? When it comes to your…

Once you hold your little one after waiting for nine long months, you’d expect your baby to be born and live healthily. A slight change in your baby’s health – maybe skin rashes, diarrhoea, etc., would be irritable for them and you. Your newborn baby’s dehydration is one such problem. Dehydration in babies is when…

Embracing motherhood is a heavenly experience. You are nurturing another life inside of you, which involves many changes. There is swelling, soreness, a moody feeling, etc. As pregnancy progresses in the second and third trimesters, the baby grows and occupies more uterine space. While the baby develops inside the womb, it kicks, stretches, and moves…

In the nine months of your pregnancy, while you nurtured this precious life, you established a magical bond between you and the baby inside you. Just like during your pregnancy days, when your baby’s health is your highest priority when you hold your baby in your arms, you’ll be equally worried about the little one.…

Pregnancy is a teamwork. A couple may have been planning pregnancy for quite a long time, but have remained unsuccessful. The reasons may be genetic or lifestyle, age, and medical disorders.  Genetic or lifestyle disorders can be mended naturally – maybe by eating well, doing the right kind of exercise, and meditation, or sometimes by…

Microchimerism is a small population of cells born from foetal microchimerism (FMc) and maternal microchimerism (MMc). While foetal microchimerism is the presence and persistence of foetal cells in maternal tissues, maternal microchimerism (MMc) is the presence of maternal cells in foetal tissues. Foetal Maternal Microchimerism The fetus’ stem cells can migrate across the placenta to…