Parenting Advices

Belly Button Tenderness

Pressure from your expanding uterus can cause your belly button to become very tender.

Increased Vaginal Secretions

Pregnancy can trigger an increase in the amount of  an odorless clear or white mucousy discharge.

Palmar Erythema

It occurs when the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet develop a reddish hue.

Skin Tags

These are tiny polyps that occur anywhere where skin rubs up against skin or clothing.

Pyogenic Granulomas

Tiny nodules might appear on your gums when you’re brushing your teeth one morning. They are harmless, non-cancerous growths.

Eye Changes

High levels of estrogen can also led to “dry eye”, which is characterized by dryness and burning, blurred vision and sensitivity to light.

A Controversial Choice?

To an ordinary person, there may be nothing particularly controversial about being able to pick when you can give birth, and how. However, elective C-sections are one of the most widely debated topics in obstetrics/gynecology circles all over the world.

Who really needs C-sections?

Only a small percentage of all pregnancies requires C-section, and these are usually pregnancies facing certain risks: structural problems in the mother’s reproductive system, or the possibility of a breech delivery (the baby is like to come out legs or bottom first).

The elective C-sections are done even without a proper medical indication. In fact, the obstetrical and gynecological society does not recognize elective C-section as an indication for Cesarean section.

That’s one reason why it’s hard to say exactly how many such procedures are performed. One rough estimate pegs it at 20 out 100 C-sections. Most o the time what happens is the elective C-section is hidden under some vague indication, like non-reassuring fetal heart rate, or something that would be medically acceptable.

What puts ob/gynes in a ickle is that while they need to inform a woman that elective C-section is not a primary consideration for any form of birth, a woman’s right to determine what’s best for her body and her child deserves respect. So why would women want to skip the whole process of labor, heaving and pushing, and waiting for the baby to come naturally out to the world?
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Carrying a baby in your tummy for nine months, however exciting it may be, does make a mess of your moods. Pregnancy is a delicate time for a woman’s emotional state. On top of all the physical changes, the woman has to deal with emotions set on a roller coaster ride. Here are 9 ways to feel good about yourself despite the frenzied hormones of pregnancy:

1. Flaunt your Radiance.

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