42 Weeks Pregnant - Being The Parent

The toder

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The Physical & Emotional you

If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.

Your baby at week 21

If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.

Somethings

If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.
If you think your belly button is flat and just in tune with the rest of the shrink-to-fitn, do not worry.

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Tongue Sores During Pregnancy – Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

Pregnancy is a crucial time for both the mother and the baby. Many of the mothers face some serious complications during the three trimesters of their pregnancy. In this article, we are going to discuss one of those complications. Some pregnant women tend to have tongue sores that cause a painful experience in their mouths. A sore or painful tongue may be quite distressing for an expecting mother. However, it is more often than not a solid reason for concern. Usually, tongue sores during pregnancy used to go away on their own or need minimal treatment. Let’s discuss in detail the real causes, symptoms, and some preventive measures and treatments to heal these tongue sores completely. Causes Of Tongue Sores During Pregnancy: Tongue sores can be highly painful. There are a large number of reasons behind the cause of these severe tongue sores in pregnant women. Some of these causes are mentioned as follows: Stress: Pregnancy can be somehow a stressful situation for some ladies. Any kind of stress can be harmful to the mother as well as for the baby. Tongue sores can be a result of the excessive stress you take on your mind. For....

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How Does Perineal Massage Help You Avoid An Episiotomy?

Bringing a baby in the world is the biggest bliss and the most amazing mystery. It is not as simple and smooth as it seems. Not far we have been with miscarriages, growth, development, that we might hear about a perineal massage that aids in delivery. First of all it is tough to imagine how such a big baby almost the size of a huge watermelon can come out of the body unless it breaks, and to top it all, a perineal massage which aids in delivery and helps in avoiding an Episiotomy, which is nothing but a surgical cut done between the vagina and anus. To answer all these, how’s and why, let us study them under following heads one by one. What Is The Perineum? Perineum is a soft skin present in between the vagina and the anus. This skin here is very delicate and predisposed to tearing since it is close from where the baby leaves the vaginal canal. The pressure on the perineum often leads to tearing of skin for the delivery of the baby and is common for the first time mommies who have....

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5 Different Phases Of Fetal Lung Development

Do you wish to understand how your unborn child’s lungs develop? During fetal growth, the development of lungs is a complex procedure that takes place throughout gestation and ends just before birth. Continue reading to understand the important aspects and stages of lung development in the fetus. What Is Fetal Lung Development? Fetal Lung development begins at around four weeks of gestational age, during the embryonic phase. During the very early stage of development, your baby will be very tiny and will only be a small bundle of undifferentiated cells. Around the fourth week of gestation, a differentiation phase separates cells into a few unique layers, one layer forms the organs. Lungs develop from these segregated cells What Are The Stages Of Fetal Lung Development? Fetal lung development can be divided into five phases. Let us know them in detail: 1. Embryonic phase: During this phase, the cells or tissues that will take the form of the larynx and the trachea from the layer differentiated to form organs of the foregut. The lung bud develops from the trachea. Two little buds are formed from....

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Colors For Baby Nursery

Choosing the best color option can be a tedious task, especially when it’s for your baby and why not? After all it’s your little bundle of joy for whom you will decorating a special place called a “Baby nursery” with all the little things that you might need, be it a changing table, a cozy cot, a diaper stand, drawers and what not. Selecting the best shade and tone of color can have a great impact on the mind and soul. Be it adults or babies, color has always seemed to have a huge impact on our psychology, the way we interpret them and how they derive a certain emotion or feeling in us. This is why; today we shall discuss the importance of colors and their impact on your baby while decorating your baby nursery. Color Psychology For Baby Nursery Colors have been seen to have a great impact on human body and mind. They induce emotions and feelings in us. Some color can make you feel happy while others will simply make you feel dull. This is color psychology. It plays a significant role in your baby’s behavior and overall lifestyle. Warm colors: These colors have the tendency to stimulate the mind and often....

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Shopping For A Baby’s Crib

Shopping time!! Baby shopping is an enthralling experience – with colours and cute things driving you all gaga!! However, the trick is to buy what is necessary and avoid being overindulgent as babies outgrow everything very fast. A crib is an essential part of a baby’s nursery, many babies end up spending a lot of time in the cribs. It can be really confusing for the expecting parents to buy a crib for their baby from a number of available styles and varieties in the market. The best solution to this problem is to decide what kind of features you are looking for and what is your budget. Once you have decided upon these two aspects, there are other important points which need to be considered while purchasing a crib: Safety Standards: Highly important aspect of a crib for any parents is its safety standards. A crib should be structurally sound and the distance between slats should not be more than 2 3/8 inches. There must be no cut....

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Membrane Sweep: When And How Is It Done?

The ninth month of pregnancy is a long and enduring one. One starts counting the days left for the due date and even starts keeping a check on labor signs, a couple of times, false labor happens as well. Due to the increased weight on the belly, it becomes quite a task for the pregnant woman to be able to move smoothly on the bed and sit or stand as well. In case you have passed the due date, and still, no labor signs are spotted, the doctors can advise adopting a method to trigger the pain. Amongst many available, membrane sweep is one that is very easy and chosen by many. It is, of course, relevant to understand what precisely a membrane sweep is? When should it be done, and how? Expectations after the procedure, conditions under which it should not be done, benefits and limitations, as well as the success rate. Let us start and get to know about it all. What Is Membrane Sweep? Membrane sweep, even referred to as cervical sweeping or membrane stripping automatically dilates the cervix, which discharges a hormone that enhances the inception of the natural labor process. It is an effective method but at the same time, could be discomforting....

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Vaginal Dryness During Pregnancy – Causes & Treatment

Pregnancy is the time when your body will face several changes – good and bad! Some of the most common effects of pregnancy are extream tiredness, morning sickness, excess growth of facial hair, skin issues, swellings in several parts of the body, and even changes in your taste and smell. What you would have enjoyed eating before may become unbearable for you now. Some smells may even cause you to feel nauseated. All these are caused by the hormonal changes that occur in our body during pregnancy. Nevertheless, one change that you may not be aware of or that no one would have warned you about is the vaginal dryness. Thanks to the highly fluctuating hormones in your body. The vaginal dryness will lead to itching and rashes in your groin area. Vaginal dryness also brings about discomfort and pain during intercourse. However, vaginal dryness is not a common occurrence during pregnancy. While some expecting women face excess vaginal discharge, some others will have an extremely low supply of it, leading to vaginal dryness. In this blog, we tell you in detail about Vaginal discharge and if you....

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How to Choose a Pediatrician

If you are about to have a baby or are already a mother, one of the biggest decisions that you have to take would be which pediatrician to choose for your child. You need to search and then come to a conclusion and must know what is the role of these doctors and how can they keep your child healthy. Who is a pediatrician? Pediatricians are special doctors who are exclusively meant to take care of the health of children upto 15 years. They can diagnose the physical and mental health of children starting from minor issues with health to severe diseases that can be fatal for growing babies. Pediatricians are given special education that help them, to acquire special skills to be a healthcare provider for your kid. Most of them complete a 3 year residency program in their subject which is pediatrics, and also get board certification that ensure the patients about their proficiency. What are the roles of a pediatrician Pediatricians have a major role to play in your child’s life on a regular basis. They are specialized in taking care....

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The toder

The Physical & Emotional you

Your baby at week 21

Somethings

Article of Relevence

Tongue Sores During Pregnancy – Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

How Does Perineal Massage Help You Avoid An Episiotomy?

5 Different Phases Of Fetal Lung Development

Colors For Baby Nursery

Shopping For A Baby’s Crib

Membrane Sweep: When And How Is It Done?

Vaginal Dryness During Pregnancy – Causes & Treatment

How to Choose a Pediatrician

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