Leopold’s Maneuvers
Are four specific steps in palpating the uterus through the abdomen, from the fundus all the way down to the pelvic brim, named after the gynecologist Christian Gerhard Leopold.
Leopold’s Maneuvers
For How Long Are Animals Pregnant … Baby Shower Game with Printables
For How Long Are Animals Pregnant … In this game the participants will have to guess how many weeks or months animals are pregnant. The first to finish in 3 minutes or less will win! Enjoy
Continue reading “For How Long Are Animals Pregnant … Baby Shower Game with Printables”What Baby Item Begins With… Baby Shower game with printables
What Baby Item Begins With… In this game the participants will have to write down a baby item with each word of the alphabet. The first to finish in 3 minutes or less will win! Enjoy
Continue reading “What Baby Item Begins With… Baby Shower game with printables”How Do You Know and What To Do When Water Breaks
It is good to know what you can do when your water breaks ahead of time. This will help you feel more calm at the time of action. What happens when you get to the hospital or birth center depends on if your labor has started or not and how far along you are.
Continue reading “How Do You Know and What To Do When Water Breaks”“Waters have Released”
Rupture of the membranes (ROM)
AKA “Waters have released” or “leakage of clear fluid from the vagina”
– Represent the spontaneous rupture of fetal membranes before the onset of labor, despite of gestational age.
“Morning sickness” = Nausea and Vomiting and can occur day or night
Nausea and Vomiting AKA morning sickness
Around 70 – 85% of pregnant women experience nausea and/or vomiting. It frequently occurs in the morning, but it can occur throughout the day. Nausea and vomiting are common complaints during the first trimester of pregnancy, so common, in fact, that they are presumptive signs of pregnancy.
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Heartburn
AKA Pyrosis or regurgitation or acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux
Heartburn is another common pregnancy complaint, even for women who have never had heartburn before. It isn’t your heart that is burning, it’s your stomach! As your baby grows, the occurrence of heartburn increases. By the end of the second trimester and extend through the third trimester the growing uterus moves and displace the stomach and the intestines upward, producing a burning sensation in the stomach near the location of the heart in the chest. Hormones are guilty too, progesterone an important pregnancy hormone, relaxes muscles including the digestive tract and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) allowing gastric acid reflux.
Continue reading “Is that burning sensation bothering you?”Eye contact connection between you and your baby
Just after birth, a baby sees only in black and white, with shades of gray. Around three months old, the baby will be able to see colors more clearly. Newborns cannot see very far, and can focus on things less than 25 cm (9.8 in) on an average of 8 – 15 inches away. This is the distance between him and your face and eyes. Newborns usually fall asleep very quickly or squeeze their eyes tight shut while they nurse. Babies as they grow older (around 4 months or so), they establish a better eye contact with you.
Read moreTiming and duration of your pregnancy
Timing in Pregnancy
Antepartal period
Covers the time of pregnancy from the first day of the last normal menstrual period (LMP) to the start of true labor, which marks the beginning of the intrapartal period.
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It is so beneficial for you, your husband, your baby and even your family to seek advice from good and trusted sources. Trust me, knowing will make you feel more comfortable and happy. Ask as many question you like, your health care provider will try to answer all of them, they have the knowledge and experience to do so. They may not know what to tell, if you don’t ask them!