Kegels are exercises you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. Those are the muscles that support your urethra, bladder, uterus, and rectum. Kegels also improve circulation to your rectal and vaginal area, helping to avoid hemorrhoids and speeding healing after an episiotomy or tear during childbirth.
This is how you do it:
Lie on your [...]
This is the fatty substance on baby’s skin, which is still present at birth. Vernix forms around week 20 of the pregnancy.
This is the dark line from your pubic bone to your belly button and is caused by hormones. It will disappear after birth.
Yes, jaundice is the name for the yellow skin in newborn babies. It can occur when a baby’s immature liver can’t process bilirubin. Bilirubin is produced when red blood cells break down. Mild cases of jaundice go away by themselves. If the jaundice has not disappeared within 10 days, your baby may need a special [...]
Upon birth, the baby’s nervous system is still very sensitive to cool or even normal temperatures. This can cause your baby’s fingers and toes to turn blue-ish. This condition usually lasts for a few days after birth. You can take your baby to a warmer environment or wrap her or him with a cloth. The [...]
This is a white and cheesy coating that protects your baby in your tummy from the drying effects of the amniotic fluid. Upon birth a nurse will wipe off the vernix. As a result, your babys skin may peel a little. This is perfectly normal and can last for a couple of weeks after birth.
Generally this will be about four to six weeks postpartum for a vaginal birth and six to eight weeks for a surgical birth. Again, talk to your doctor about returning to exercise. There are also special exercises, like kegeling, that can be started immediately after the birth.
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Kegels are exercises you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. Those are the muscles that support your urethra, bladder, uterus, and rectum. Kegels also improve circulation to your rectal and vaginal area, helping to avoid hemorrhoids and speeding healing after an episiotomy or tear during childbirth.
This is how you do it:
Lie on your [...]
Different people with navel piercings make different decisions regarding the ring during pregnancy. Some choose to remove it at their doctor’s request, often without a medical reason. Ask your doctor what is right for you. Some choose to leave it until their bellies got larger and then remove it. A few are forced to remove [...]
There’s probably little chance of adverse effects in this degree of excess weight, but women who are overweight do have some increased risk of developing preeclampsia (a condition characterized by high blood pressure) or gestational diabetes. Since these conditions can increase the risk of complications for mother and baby, ideally it would be best to [...]
