December, 2011

Does food poisoning affect your breast milk?

Imagine you just ate a delicious dinner out with your spouse. Then let’s say you wake up in the middle of the night with agonizing pain in your abdominal region. You rush to the bathroom and get to taste that dinner for a second time (not quite so delicious this time). After you have recovered enough to return to bed, baby awakens for his/her midnight snack. You don’t question it right then and just feed your baby to…

When I was breastfeeding my son he had difficulty latching on properly and as a result my milk supply dropped significantly before I realized there was a problem. I had to work really hard to get my supply back up and here are some of the ways that I did that.

Firstly I got a hospital grade electric breast pump from my midwife. This allowed me to drain nearly all of the milk out of my breasts each time I expressed, which prompted my body to produce more….

The birth of a baby is one of the most momentous events for any family. Your little bundle of joy is your whole world. First time moms are especially apprehensive about what to do and what not to do. Every little thing becomes a potential source of debates with self. All moms ask themselves what should he/she eat, how should the baby be bathed, held, burped etc. This is also the time when friends and family will come up with advice and suggestions for you….

One of the most beautiful times in a woman’s life is when she has a life growing inside her. She is the very epitome of life itself. This is the time when everyone pampers her, looks after her and thinks about her comfort first. Even she herself focuses on herself since her well being is the well being of her child. This is also the time when every woman is fraught with questions and worries about decisions that may affect her pregnancy. One such decision is when…

Every mom wants her baby to be healthy and happy. She wants to offer them the best in everything. Especially when it comes to food, she always wants to give them a wholesome food that will provide adequate nourishment for their physical and mental health. Let’s talk in this article all about wholesome baby foods that will keep your baby in pink and hale.

As we all know, mother’s milk is the best food for a baby. For the first six months, mother’s milk is enough…

An extremely widespread question for numerous women who are trying to conceive as well as those who are not wishing to conceive is, “When can you get pregnant?” Obviously, conception is achievable at anytime that you are having sexual intercourse. Though the chance of becoming pregnant when using various forms of birth control is lower, the only time one can be completely sure they will not become pregnant is to practice abstinence. However, if you are asking because you want to get pregnant…

You must have heard people all around you talking about fats, proteins, sugars, carbohydrates and fiber. All these are nutrients which constitute your body and each plays a different role in keeping the body going and fit. An imbalance of any of these nutrients would mean an ill and tired body. Carbohydrates play the role of imparting energy and vitality to the body. The main reason behind this is that they break up inside the body to form sugar, which gives you energy. Carbohydrates break up faster than proteins…

Varicella, or as it is better known to us – Chickenpox, is caused by the Varicella Zoster virus. It is spread by the infected person’s coughing and sneezing. Chickenpox is easily identified as an itchy rash made up of blisters; the fluids secreted by these blisters are also contagious. Chickenpox is contagious from a day or two before the rashes appear until the blisters have crusted over. The blisters last for 4 – 7 days and can easily become infected by bacteria, which is the most common…

Reye syndrome is a very rare and serious condition that affects the nervous system and the liver. This is most likely to occur in young children, but there have been cases in teenagers and adults also. The actual cause of this potentially fatal condition is a mystery. There does seem to be a strong correlation between the use of aspirin and some viral infections that seem to produce the onset of the disease. Due to the rarity of this illness, it seems that we have…

Pregnancy occurs when fertilization of an egg by spermatozoa takes place. Symptoms of pregnancy vary from woman to woman and they manifest at different stages of pregnancy. A woman usually does not have the same symptoms for all her pregnancies as the body’s reaction to each pregnancy differs. Usually, the first obvious and significant symptom of pregnancy is a missed period.

The symptoms of pregnancy in the ensuing weeks can be as follows 1st week to 13th week (the 1st trimester)

The breasts may…