Maintaining an active lifestyle during pregnancy can provide many benefits. Regular exercise can help manage weight gain, boost mood, and reduce the risk of pregnancy-related complications such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia. It also prepares your body for labour and helps speed up postnatal recovery. However, it's crucial to understand how your body changes throughout pregnancy and how to modify your routine to suit those changes.
Read MoreAre you a mother who absolutely loves being pregnant and cherishes the joy of bringing new life into the world? Are you passionate about helping others experience the same happiness and fulfillment? If so, becoming a gestational surrogate might be the perfect path for you. Surrogacy is a selfless act that allows intended parents to fulfill their dreams of having a child, while giving you the opportunity to create a profound impact on someone's life. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of becoming a gestational surrogate, providing valuable insights and information to help you embark on this incredible journey.
Read MoreThe process of transitioning towards motherhood can be tricky. Ever since the beginning of pregnancy, you will see complex changes to your body. But since each of us will have our unique biology, not everyone will have the same changes when they get pregnant. If you think that getting pregnant is all about getting that rosy glow, smelling like flowers, and looking pretty for your pre-natal photoshoot: it's not always the same for all women. But before your mood swings start acting up because of what you just read, this doesn't necessarily pertain to all women
Read MoreAs you prepare for motherhood, your body will experience several changes to accommodate the baby inside you. That means you have to make adjustments to your lifestyle, starting with how to improve your overall health. There's an outdated idea that pregnant women shouldn't exercise or shouldn't go on a diet.Make sure you and your baby are healthy throughout your pregnancy. Here are some suggestions on how to improve your lifestyle during this exciting time.
Read MoreBecoming a parent for the very first time can be both exciting and terrifying. While you’ll have nine months to accept this change in your lifestyle and prepare for the arrival of your new baby, giving birth to your child and then taking him or her home might be something that’s causing you a decent amount of anxiety. To help reduce this fear and any nerves you have, it’s important that you start your preparation from the inside out. So to show you how this can be done, here are three tips for mentally preparing for the birth of your first child.
Read MorePregnant women and breastfeeding mothers who drink organic milk may be putting their child’s health at risk, scientists claim.
Read MoreEating for two is exciting, but comes with a lot of baggage: weight gain, uncontrollable cravings for ice cream and pickles, and constant concern over whether your growing baby is getting all the nutrients it needs, to name a few.
Read MoreWomen who take paracetamol during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing ADHD, new research has found. While it is the most common drug taken to relieve pain, a New Zealand researcher said the new findings were 'alarming'.
Read MoreScarlett Johansson is officially a mom! The Lucy star welcomed her first child, a baby girl named Rose, with fiance Romain Dauriac, her rep confirmed to the Associated Press on Thursday, Sept. The AP reports that "mother and daughter are doing well."
Read MoreHaving a co-ed baby shower? Here are some games that will be sure to keep guests entertained and having fun. Like change the baby parenting requires cooperation and team work. What better way to test this team work than with a game of “Change the Baby”! In this game, couples compete against other couples in an effort to clock the best time in changing a cloth diaper on a baby doll.
Read MoreSome women are already overweight when they get pregnant. Others may gain weight too quickly during their pregnancy. Either way, a pregnant woman should not go on a diet or try to lose weight during pregnancy.
Read MoreThe International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society found that obese pregnant women who adhere to an intensive nutritional and exercise program starting in the first trimester gained less weight and had fewer pregnancy complications compared with peers who receive standard prenatal care.
Read MoreInstead of telling women and young children to “eat up to 12 ounces a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury,” the government now suggests they “eat 8 to 12 ounces of a variety of fish each week from choices that are lower in mercury.
Read MoreThat’s what British mom Lyndsey Thomas did during while giving birth last month at Whittington Hospital in London, from experiencing her first contraction to breastfeeding her newborn daughter, using the hashtag “Lyndseygivesbirth".
Read MoreA little less than two years after welcoming daughter Penelope with longtime love Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant again and expecting thier third baby.
Read MoreSara Haley, a personal trainer and mom from Santa Monica, California, hits the gym six days a week — and it turns out that's a problem for her fellow gym members, who, Haley says, routinely harass her because she's 35 weeks pregnant.
Read MoreTaking an antidepressant in late pregnancy could increase a newborn's risk for certain lung problems. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreThat was the moment I felt a bond. Before, I loved her and cared for her, but in that first smile came that pit of the stomach, breathless, gut connection that reassured me that we could do this. That I could do this thing called mothering.
Read MoreTaking a pregnancy test isn’t exactly rocket science, but there are some tricks of the trade.
Read MoreHalle Berry, 47, and her new husband Oliver Martinez welcomed their first child, a son, on Saturday.
