While pregnancy may be synonymous with quite a number of discomforts, inside and out, ask any new mom and you’ll soon learn that many of these don’t exactly disappear once the baby is out! In fact, as some moms report, they may even get worse, and stay that way for some time.
Pregnant moms are vulnerable to a host of health issues, especially if they aren’t careful about taking care of themselves. Anything can go wrong, from developing gestational diabetes to food poisoning, and even having an accident that may result in a miscarriage.
Husband: Errr…Darling, we’ve all the 5Cs, but I feel we have another C missing!
Wife: Let’s go through the directory and make an appointment with a doctor… Continue reading
A couple of decades ago, this would not have been such a dilemma, but today, with the number of brands in the market, and each offering a variety of different features, parents may find themselves overwhelmed trying to pick out the ideal diaper for their baby’s needs.
As parents, I’m sure you’ve all been there before, having to contend with an unhappy child due to various possible reasons. In most cases, these incidents don’t last and the child is his usual self again. There are cases however when parents find that their child is almost always unhappy, easily agitated, and cross all the time.
With the understanding that competing with other moms on whose child will be potty trained first is out of the question, this article reveals some helpful solutions to the commonest issues when it comes to potty training your little one. Continue reading
It may seem like some moms simply can’t breastfeed their baby due to not having enough milk. This is universally untrue, for even in the poorest countries on earth, new moms have still managed to nurse their babies, even when food is scarce, or while eating a considerably unhealthy diet.
Since the news about the development of the COVID-19 vaccine has been the front-page splashed, it has prompted abundant questions on its safety during pregnancy and lactation. Prior observational data has demonstrated that while the chances for these severe health effects are low, pregnant women with COVID-19 have an increased risk of severe illness including ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and death compared to non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Continue reading
We’ve heard this many times before, that a baby needs plenty of sleep to help him grow and thrive. Getting a baby to go to sleep, however, isn’t always a walk in the park (although sometimes, a walk in the park with a stroller might help!) Parents have been known to resort to all sorts of tricks to get their little one to doze off and stay asleep for as long as required. Exactly how much sleep does a baby need for his age and development, and how can parents help their little bundle get the sleep they need? Continue reading
No one saw this coming, so no one was fully prepared for it. The Covid-19 pandemic caught us all off-guard and it has affected millions worldwide in many ways. We are still in the midst of it as far as case counts are concerned, and despite a loosening of the Movement Control Order and a bit more freedom now to go about our daily lives, it doesn’t look like the pandemic itself will be fully apprehended anytime soon.
