Children Healthy Care

Now that I’m pregnant I have frequent coughs and colds. What is the cause?
Is there risk involved in taking nonprescription drugs for cough and cold medications during pregnancy?
How I can treat coughs and colds safely?
When should I go to the doctor?
My gynecologist says I need antibiotics, are you hurt my baby?
I have influenza, how I can treat it?
Will it hurt my baby the flu?
Now that I’m pregnant I have frequent coughs and colds. What is the cause?
The immune system decreases slightly during pregnancy to prevent the body rejecting the baby. This may mean that you are more vulnerable to infections such as coughs, colds and flu. You can help boost the immune system through a healthy diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables because they contain vitamins AntioxidantsSuch as vitamin C, which help fight infections. You may want to also take vitamin-mineral supplement specifically formulated for pregnant women, available in pharmacies. Be sure to get plenty of rest and try to suffer the least possible stress .

Is there risk involved in taking nonprescription drugs for cough and cold medications during pregnancy?
It is recommended that you buy OTC medicines for cough and cold medicines without first talking to your gynecologist if they are safe during pregnancy. Many are not because they contain substances whose effects have not been tested during pregnancy could affect development and health of your baby. Some contain caffeine and even spirit . If you need pain medication, please consult your gynecologist or midwife. First of all, you should avoid aspirin because it can affect the developing baby in the first weeks, when pregnancy is advanced, can affect the onset and duration of labor. Ibuprofen, codeine and painkillers that contain a combination of drugs should also be avoided. Try not to take megadoses of vitamin C. It is advisable to take a lot more than 85 milligrams per day during pregnancy. (more…)

Being with child is one of the biggest thrills being experienced by women, but sometimes it is difficult to fully enjoy this short period (they are only 9 months!).

During pregnancy, changes occur in the sleep cycle. The first months of pregnancy women in their sleep have shorter periods of deep sleep phase. During the months following the “moms” they begin to sleep less and have sleep disturbances several times during each night.
During pregnancy women experience many changes in all spectrums of life, and therefore the time to relax and sleep well is unchanged.

Hormonal changes are one of the factors that influence the sleep cycle.
Another factor influencing the sleep cycle, are the emotional or psychological kind. In this sense there are several elements that influence and we can enumerate the logical fears being experienced by all pregnant women, especially when the due date is approaching. (more…)

The basic advice about sex is their own comfort. If your pregnancy is normal courses with no need to modify or discontinue their sexual habits. Intercourse is not dangerous to the fetus during pregnancy normal. The fetus is well protected in its amniotic sac, and all I can share with you is the pleasure in the form of the brain produces endorphins in very nice and can be transmitted to the fetus through the blood. No causal relationship between natural sex and abortion during the first eight months pregnant.

In some women there is an increase in libido during pregnancy: the vagina becomes more flexible and better lubricated, blood flow exacerbates breast tenderness, …Pregnancy induces changes in vascular, muscular and neurological systems. But the explanation is not enough hormone. The common project (the baby’s arrival) can also solidify the relationship, you feel in total meltdown during sex.

If the woman or man did not feel comfortable with sex during pregnancy is important to be tolerant, be aware that each person lives in a pregnancy, with different fears.Many men feel that penetration can hurt the baby. One thing is clear, the dialogue is fundamental: lack of desire, fear of not liking, technical problems due to your physical metamorphosis. Talk about anything that might affect your love life. Pregnancy is not a stage and your life together quickly returns to its normal course.

One of the things that need more care than usual is the position during the act, and the classic will be comfortable as the belly grows. The recommended positions for sex without harm to the pregnant woman or the baby are: (more…)

The sex by women during stages of pregnancy do not cause rupture of the membranes or preterm labor. The pregnant sex is not harmful to the baby because there is no better than the amniotic fluid damper.

Having sex during pregnancy is a taboo that still haunts the top of many women. For parents forums there are dozens of comments on the topic embarrassed sex. The most common questions are up to fewmonths pregnant can make love and sex if the movement can affect the baby. Some pregnant women complain that their husbands “do not touch” during pregnancy fear of harming the fetus. Some parents even sex is dirty and in contradiction with the immaculate baby in the belly of his mother.

The prestigious U.S. journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, published a study of Chiang Peng Tan gynecologist at the University of Malaysia, which destroys all prejuízos and doubts about having sex until the last month of pregnancy.Dr. Chiang concluded that sex, especially during the last month of pregnancy allows the mother to have an easier delivery and spontaneous, since, among other things, stimulates the uterine muscles and exercises.

The Malaysian gynecologist’s scientific work is the result of three years following the sexual activity of 200 married women.The study also argues that sexual relations by women during stages of pregnancy do not cause rupture of the membranes or preterm labor and are not harmful to the child, there is no better than the amniotic fluid damper.

If anyone had doubts, now has the green light of science to be happy with your partner.We recommend a comment in the forum which explains very well the best positions for sex pregnant .

When we are pregnant we are ‘foreign’, our bodies and minds are changing all the time we are aware of our son and sometimes neglect your partner.

The sexual desire can be varied throughout the pregnancy, sometimes we feel like and there are others that we forget the subject. We feel we need more of a relaxing time to be with our partners. So today we wonder if this is normal and if there is something that causes this change.

First clarify that when we refer to sex we mean the desire to have sex or not with our partners. In addition to the libido, there are different factors that influence the desire, most of them appear to trigger hormonal urges (thanks to the pituitary gland can menstruate and ovulate, plus feel sexual desire ). Other causes linked to our psychology, for example, self-esteem, the general welfare …

During pregnancy there will be days you feel like and others not, this is very normal and has happened to us all during this stage, so do not worry, but you should talk to your partner and explain what you feel and what you’re going on, surely you understand, remember that it is useless to do things not feel like it is best to always say what you feel. (more…)

In the first trimester, some women do not want to make love for the common discomforts of this phase. In contrast, others have more sexual desire, especially by changes in genital sensations that cause hormonal changes.

With the fourth month of pregnancy, from 14 weeks, the body is accustomed, and full of hormones, multiply the libido of women.From then until the sixth or seventh month, the woman can have sex they want.Even there they can get aroused more easily and quickly. Increased swelling of the labia and the lubricity of the vagina, therefore, sex can become more pleasurable, sometimes reaching the multi-orgasmic.

The sixth month onwards, with 24 weeks, less sex couples practice some discomfort or concern for. But most continue with their normal sex life. In recent months, the orgasm is more beneficial than ever for maternity and her unborn child.

Benefits
A good sex during pregnancy prepares the body for a vaginal delivery, the vaginal muscles are exercised during sex and to improve muscle tone at birth.Also, with exercise, the baby gets more oxygen, which helps you stay healthier. (more…)

During pregnancy, the obstetrician and midwife are those who are prepared to Work out the questions that you may worry about your pregnancy. But there’s more intimate discomfort, which often do not dare to bring shame. Especially the questions that are related to making love.

You can have sex during pregnancy has not provided any specific complication that advises against. A problem of placenta, vaginal bleeding, and so on.

Uterine contractions caused by orgasm are so soft that it can not be delivered early, only in cases of multiple pregnancy, the doctor advised to avoid relationships in the last quarter.

The sex is harmless for the baby can even benefit you.When intercourse the uterus rises, so the penis will never touch, as well as the mucus plug closes the entrance to the uterus preventing between semen. Our son is protected by the muscular wall of the uterus and amniotic sac. (more…)

Health risks during pregnancy for women who are overweight or obese
Women with high BMI are more likely to suffer high blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy. They are also more likely to experience difficulties during childbirth. Their babies may also have serious health problems.

Gestational hypertension (high blood pressure): Gestational hypertension occurs when the pregnant woman has a sudden increase in blood pressure during the second half of pregnancy. Medical professionals can detect this problem during the regular checks on blood pressure.

If the pregnant woman has high blood pressure medication and may need more frequent checks in the weeks before delivery. Gestational hypertension usually disappears after birth. High blood pressure during pregnancy can be a sign of preeclampsia.

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If you have lactose intolerance means your body can not digest milk sugar called lactose. When this happens your body produces little or no lactose. Lactose is the enzyme that helps digest lactose. Lactose intolerance is common and does not pose serious health risks. However, lactose intolerance very uncomfortable symptoms such as:

* Abdominal bloating
* Abdominal cramps
* Diarrhea
* Bloating or gas

It is important that if you’re pregnant and you have lactose intolerance can learn about how eating foods rich in calcium (like milk, yogurt and cheese) without getting problems. cause pregnant women should consume about 3 cups of dairy a day . To be able to tolerate milk products people with lactose intolerance may:

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