During pregnancy, a lot of hormones has been depleting their normal levels and thyroid hormone production is one of them. Limited percentages of women suffer from thyroid problems during pregnancy . Symptoms between pregnancy and thyroid problems are the same and this is one of the common grounds that thyroid problems and pregnancy share . [...]
Postpartum hypothyroidism is a very common condition involving females immediately after pregnancy that’s brought on by an autoimmune disease known as lymphocytic thyroiditis. It affects around 5% of women soon after giving birth and is suspected to be the fundamental cause of postpartum depression. In lymphocytic thyroiditis, the thyroid glands becomes inflamed caused by the [...]
Contrary to public opinion, being sexually active isn’t the only event that will increase women’s probability of acquiring bacterial vaginosis. Some studies indicate that 20% of women that are pregnant develop bacterial vaginosis once or twice throughout their motherhood. For this reason if you’re considering being pregnant or if you are as of now expecting, [...]
As if it’s not enough that expecting mothers will need to go through inconvenient and occasionally embarrassing pregnancy signs or symptoms, they also have to worry about back pains. Nevertheless, just like the other pregnancy signs and symptoms, back pain is certainly controllable without mothers needing to use pain killers harmful for their baby. Below [...]
One matter that any pregnant woman could be really concerned about is vomiting during pregnancy – also known as the ‘morning sickness’. Many believe that there is a connection between morning sickness and miscarriage and assume that a lack of morning sickness is a bad sign. This matter should also be considered so that women [...]
Many women love to be pregnant and are willing to forego those problems connected with it such as morning sickness. There is one good association between pregnancy and morning sickness; women who are not having morning sickness are more probable of having miscarried or born a child with birth defects. Understanding that morning sickness is [...]
You are not in this alone. You are part of a team: you and your newborn. However, at the beginning, you may not feel that either of you are on the same team. You may not be in sync. This is not unusual. In fact, it is quite normal to feel at bit at odds [...]
A lot of young parents who are juggling career and family life are overwhelmed with a lot of work that they fail to recognize emotional stress in their children. By the time the parents get home, they are either too tired or too stressed to pay much attention to what is going on with their [...]
Pregnancy is an emotional event for many women around the world. Even if the pregnancy is planned some women feel emotional and ambivalent especially during the first few months of conception. First time mothers are especially prone to emotional stress and pregnancy blues simply because they do not know what to expect during this period. [...]
Sleep Apnea in Children Children who are diagnosed with sleep apnea can be hyperactive and aggressive. They can also suffer greatly in their studies. Sometimes they may sleep different than normal. They may also wet the bed. During the daytime hours, some of them will breathe through their mouth instead of breathing through their nose. [...]