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Foods To Avoid While Pregnant

It’s vital to eat well-balanced meals at any time, but it’s more important when you’re pregnant. Some meals and beverages may raise your and your baby’s risk of injury during pregnancy. When it seems like there are so many foods to avoid during pregnancy, it might be intimidating, but there are still plenty of foods you can consume while pregnant. Some meals must be cooked or prepared in a specific way, while others should be avoided entirely. As your baby’s developing body requires certain nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, therefore you must follow a pregnancy diet chart with the doctor’s guidance. While most meals are acceptable to eat while pregnant, there are several items to avoid. Foods to Avoid While Pregnant Raw Meat: Due to the risk of coliform bacteria, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella infection, uncooked shellfish, rare or undercooked beef, and undercooked poultry should be avoided during pregnancy. At home, whole slices…

PACKING YOUR HOSPITAL BAG FOR DELIVERY!

It is almost time to greet your new baby, and as an expectant mom you are trying to make sure you have everything packed. Is your hospital bag ready for the baby’s day of delivery? You want to be sure it is by the door and ready to go when those contractions hit! How can you be sure you have not missed something? (Pregnancy brain is a real thing, you know!) So what are the items that are obvious, and what are the things that you might get to the hospital and say, “Oh, I wish I had thought to pack that!”? Let’s take a look! Be sure to read to the end to find your free packing list! Clothes When it comes time to deliver your baby, whether it is natural or by C-section, there are certain items you will want to have with you. Some of the most…

How To Take Care of Your Newborn Baby

Coming home, now what? The day has finally arrived to bring your sweet newborn home! You have the nursery decorated and well stocked with diapers, wipes, and more adorable tiny clothes than your baby will likely manage to wear before he or she outgrows them. You have read all the parenting books, made a million and one lists, and checked them all off, and now you are ready to take care of your darling baby. So what exactly do you need to do to take care of a newborn? I mean, they just eat, sleep, potty, repeat right?? While this is the basic description of a newborn’s activities, there is more you can do than just change diapers, feed, and burp them! Constant Care The obvious doctor appointments begin as early as two or three days after you bring your baby home, immunizations if you are choosing to have your…

How to Clean Your Home In Half the Time

Cleaning your home in half the time with kids following you around sounds impossible. And insane! But it’s actually doable. I know it might be quite difficult initially to attempt to clean your house, especially if you’re a new mom. Your newborn would want to cling to you naturally, which can make doing anything difficult. You might find yourself asking how to get anything done with your baby. But what if you have a toddler or worse, toddlers?? Now that can get really challenging! Don’t worry mama, it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed at first. That’s a given. But there is a way to keep your house clean with little kids. And there are also some tricks in saving you more time in cleaning your home, even with your little ones around. So if you’re looking for quick ways and also long-term methods in…

Cute Baby Shower Themes

This is an exciting time! Your due date is getting closer and now it is time to pick a theme for your baby shower! The first question when planning your baby shower theme is whether you are having a boy, a girl, or both, or want to be surprised. Another thing you will want to consider is if you would like your baby shower theme to match your baby’s nursery decor and theme. If you have not decided on a theme for your nursery, it is very easy to carry over the one from your baby shower. Versatile Baby Shower Themes These days, baby showers are more chic and mature than those in the past. While it used to be all baby rattles and bottles, moms-to-be now choose themes such as boho or tea parties with lots of lace and pretty florals. In addition to these, there are…

Top 7 Ways on How to be a Fun Mom to Your Child

Sometimes, it is not easy to find time to have fun with your kids. With the hectic pace of life today and all the housework you need to finish, the time available to spend with our kids is limited. Being a mother is a huge responsibility. As a parent, your job is to create a healthy and happy environment for your kid. One way to do that is to take time to have fun with them. It can help develop trust and respect among your family and instill good values in the child. Here are seven tips on how to be a fun mom to your child: 1. Make Arts and Craft Together Art is one way through which a person can communicate ideas, emotions, and experiences. If you have a child who loves art, you can enroll together in a painting workshop so both of you can learn more…

9 Things First Time Moms Should Know About Newborns

Being a first-time mom can be both exciting and a little bit scary! We have compiled a list of 9 things you will want to know about newborns before you give birth. While this list won’t cover everything, it covers essential key points regarding personal and baby care. Umbilical Cords and Circumcisions Unless your newborn has to stay in the hospital for an extended time after birth, their umbilical cord will still be attached when you bring them home. Caring for the still-attached umbilical cord is very easy. Simply clean around the area with a soft cotton ball wet with rubbing alcohol, and be sure not to cover it with the diaper to avoid pulling on it as your newborn moves around. It will fall off on its own when the time is right (usually anywhere between one and three weeks after birth). If you choose to have your…

Simple Date Ideas For New Parents

As new parents, getting and having quality alone time is hard, and going on an actual date seems impossible. Between feedings, diaper changes, snuggles, and your spouse’s work schedule, time becomes a rare and precious commodity and there is never enough of it. In the early months of your baby’s new life, it’s the simple things that mean the most. Here are a few ideas for simple dates to help keep you and your spouse connected during this hectic season of life. DATE AT HOME Whether you are taking turns getting up in the night or you are the one every time because the baby is nursing, sleep is interrupted, and it can leave you both feeling too tired to connect at the end of the day. If the desire is there, you don’t have to look very far to find time to plan a date. One great…

Healthy Pregnancy Work Out Options

Staying healthy while pregnant is extremely important, for you and your baby. Being pregnant doesn’t mean that you need to stop working out, or that you can’t start. A tailored exercise and workout plan in pregnancy can support a joyful birth. In this blog, we look at pregnancy-safe workout options for expectant mothers. Pregnancy-Related Physical Change Pregnancy involves significant changes to your body. Mamas-to-be will experience weight gain and postural changes as the baby grows. Abdominal and pelvic floor muscles are stretched and weakened across the course of the pregnancy, which can result in back and pelvis pain and issues with urinary leakage. Fluctuation in hormone levels plays an important role in this process, with the hormone relaxing increasing laxity (looseness) of ligaments and hypermobility of joints and impacting circulation. Avoiding the Temptation to Hibernate for 9 Months Reading this, you might feel tempted to retreat to your…

Postpartum Recovery First 3 Months

The day has finally arrived and you are holding your newborn baby for the first time! Everything is a whirlwind from learning to feed your baby to the discharge instructions as you leave the hospital. You get home, get settled in, and the next thing you know, it is the endless cycle of feed, change diaper, sleep, repeat. You know that taking care of yourself is important too but it is SO hard when you are so tired and busy! Believe it or not, every parent goes through some variation of this. The important thing to remember is that while you may be feeling physically fine after a couple weeks, it actually takes months for our bodies to fully recover from giving birth! However, the first 3 months are the time during which you will notice the most significant advances in your postpartum recovery as well as when you can…

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