Pregnancy Category

A future mother often doesn’t understand what exactly she wants. You do your best, but sometimes it’s difficult to please

Pregnancy and your dreams

In: Pregnancy

We have been always striving to lift the veil of secrecy from our dreams. During many centuries dreams were treated exceptionally as a sign from above, a signal to action, prediction. In 19th century psychoanalysis appeared and began developing and, in many aspects, attitude to dreams changed due to it

Pregnancy and nervous system

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It’s not a secret for anyone that pregnancy is not only a period of happy expectation, but also time of abrasion testing for your organism. If you have predisposition to some diseases, then you have all chances to know about it right now, during pregnancy

Infections or diseases transmitted from one person to another during sexual contact are called sexually transmitted diseases. These infections may become a reason of sterility, and also can bring harm to developing fetus. Probability of infection with such diseases is determined by a type of contraceptives you use. Contraceptives reduce risk of infection

The most beautiful mother

In: Pregnancy

Many future moms are absolutely sure that pregnancy can decorate them by itself, bit some fear for their attraction. And they are right, as you need to take even more care of yourself in such important moment. This is connected with the fact that pregnancy leads to reconstruction of whole organism, and thus, influences also appearance of a woman: features become callous, skin condition changes: normal skin can become dry or fatty, and to the contrary

Women, drinking 8 and more cups of coffee per day during pregnancy, run high risks, as Danish scientists affirm. Drinking such quantity of coffee per day increases risk of miscarriage and death of fetus twice. As researchers from Aarhus Universitet consider, habitual coffee-addicted women should quit this habit during pregnancy, as even in case of drinking from 4 to 7 cups of coffee per day, risk of fetus death is 33%

You’re sure you’re pregnant, and this was not among your plans. Now you feel fear, confusion and offence and are absolutely unaware of what to do further. It’s very hard to turn out to face unplanned pregnancy. You deserve to know all facts before you make a decision. Law gives you right to be informed about such important decision. Let’s learn about a new life that is developing inside of you and the abortion itself in more details. Remember, there’re always positive ways in this situation

Diet to become pregnant

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In Chinese medicine food is considered to be a basic source of energy. Different food has different energetic qualities. For example, spicy piquant food is more male by its nature (Yang source), whereas sweet food is more feminine (Yin source). Some kinds of products help to maintain blood mixture; others help to remove excess liquid off body or lower blood pressure. Different tastes - sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, salty and scented - affect human organism in different ways

Pregnancy after 35 years

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For last 15 years number of women who gave birth for the first time in the age between 30 and 39 years increased more than twice. For the same period number of women over 40, giving birth for the first time, increased 50%. 10 years ago a woman’s biological clock began ringing discomposedly, when she was 30. Today the first ring sounds somewhere in 35 or even after 40

Late childbirth

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From medical point of view, a woman is physically ready for childbirth during 20 and 25 years, this is the best period. However, emotional readiness comes much later, in about 10 years. It’s quite natural to think about giving birth to a child only after you enjoy your freedom quite enough, gain life experience and reach something in life

Incomplete pregnancy

In: Pregnancy

As a rule, a future mother imagines her baby’s birth in all details. And of course, after complete 9 months. Any violation of assumed march of events involves panic and can even cause depression. This is quite understandable, taking into account the fact that some future mothers find themselves in a labour ward right after their working place, and others - literally in the first days of a maternity leave.

Twins probability

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Giving birth to twins (and sometimes to triplets) is a dream of many women, regardless of the fact that plural pregnancy proceeds more difficult and requires a special vigilance. But all troubles are overcome due to some certain aureole of heroism and a wish to take all pains at one go. It’s interesting, that for the last 20 years, statistics of giving birth to twins, triplets and more increased significantly. Deliveries of 0,5 - 2% of women finish with birth of twins, triplets, more seldom four and five babies. Do you have a chance? This depends on several factors:

Beauty during pregnancy

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It is considered that a woman becomes especially beautiful while pregnancy. Sweet, smooth, feminine, inspired. She fulfils her missing - child-bearing. And it’s important for this little non-born creature to feel comfortable near mother’s heart, it’s also very important for a mother to be in a good and placid mood. How one can feel comfortable, when a whole organism is re-forming roughly?

Painless delivery

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As is well known, Adam didn’t feel pain, when Eve was born of his rib. God dipped the first man into salutary sleep - this was the first delivery anesthetization. And women were bequeathed “to give birth in the throes”, what they have been doing till now

Now a lot of women think that it’s better to give birth at home, or that a husband should be present during the process of delivery. Experts and people who passed the tests give their view on this topic here