Category: Pregnancy
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How Many Maternity and Nursing Bras Do You Need?
During pregnancy and the post-pregnancy period, women endure a multitude of discomforts and pains. These issues arise due to the numerous changes a woman’s body undergoes in preparation for the baby’s delivery. Various parts of the body, including breasts, experience changes, and maternity and nursing bras serve as essential products for comfort during these transformations.…
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Kombucha for Weight Loss, but can I drink it When I’m Pregnant?
More Malaysians are following the new healthy food trend and started drinking kombucha, kombucha is now available in many supermarkets and organic groceries store. If you never heard of kombucha yet, here’s a quick intro to keep you on board. Fermented drink Kombucha is a drink fermented from SCOBY (bacteria & yeast) mixed with tea.…
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Pregnancy Food: What’s on the No-No List?
During pregnancy, maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for the well-being of both the mother and the developing baby. However, certain foods should be avoided to minimize the risk of potential harm. In this article, we will explore the pregnancy food in the “no-no” list that expectant mothers should avoid during pregnancy to ensure a…
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Hospital Bag: 8 Must-haves for Your Delivery
Chances are, you’ve spent the past several months dreaming of the day when you finally get to meet the tiny human growing inside you. In preparation for your baby’s arrival, you’ve already stocked up on baby clothes, set up the nursery, installed the infant car seat, and perhaps even lined up some helpers to make…
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MEN vs. PREGNANCY
I have been watching the involvement of the partners of my patients in their pregnancies over many years. There are great variations in male engagement with the process. Some men have read everything they can find about pregnancy and attend every antenatal visit while others are seldom seen or express no desire to be “engaged”.…
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A QUICK LESSON ON LABOR DRUGS
To the class of 2017, You’ve heard it all before… there are no university medals, just a cute bundle to behold. So, let’s be smart and understand all there is to know, so we can make informed, educated decisions about our bodies and our babies. This is not a shame game, mums. We need to…
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THREE SIMPLE EXERCISE TO HELP YOU STAY ACTIVE DURING PREGNANCY
Exercising while pregnant might sound like a tough idea, but you can prepare your body for the challenges of pregnancy, delivery, and being a mom by staying active and keeping yourself healthy. You might be wondering, but how active should I be? What are some suitable exercises to do during pregnancy? If you have not been active before, start slow and take…
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Pregnant again: What to expect the second time around
Discovering you are pregnant again is exciting. Although you’ve experienced it once already, you’re probably wondering how your second pregnancy will compare with your first, and second pregnancies can surely feel different. It isn’t that you’re not entirely over-joyed by the notion of being pregnant again, it’s just not a novelty like it was, and…
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14 Signs that You’re Pregnant
Many early pregnancy symptoms can appear similar to your regular premenstrual discomforts. Could you be pregnant, but it’s a bit too early for a home pregnancy test? For me, I took a pregnancy test eight weeks AFTER my gynecologist had confirmed my first pregnancy. I guess I found it hard to believe that this was really happening. I…
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10 Common myths about pregnancy, debunked
Pregnancy is surely an exciting and equally confusing time. You might be getting a lot of advice from people around you, and you’re probably wondering if they are proven facts or some old pregnancy myths. Take a look at some of these most common myths and let’s call out the Fun Police who are unnecessarily…