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Fitting Into Your Pre-pregnancy Clothes

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

This is one of the first things on many womenโ€™s minds after giving birth. One thing to remember is everyone is different and donโ€™t compare yourself to celebrities who usually have expert chefs and trainers. I know it isnโ€™t what you want to hear but be patient and remember it is in your control.

If you gained a normal 25-35 pounds and are willing to eat healthy and exercise regularly you can count on fitting back into your pre-pregnancy clothes within 6 months. After giving birth youโ€™ll lose between 8-15 pounds depending on the size of your baby. Keep in mind that your hips will spread and you may feel wider but it doesnโ€™t mean you have more weight on you. Usually, you will lose half of the weight you gained during pregnancy within the first six weeks following. A good rule of thumb is 2 pounds a week after that. However, the last 5 pounds is what usually gets us. Try not to weigh yourself, it can take a while to start losing weight and you donโ€™t want to get discouraged.

Eating healthy and cutting back on your portion size is essential to your weight loss and overall energy level. Eat several small meals throughout the day. I know this is hard since you probably stretched your stomach during pregnancy. Keep in mind that after a week or so your stomach will shrink. Try serving yourself on a salad plate to help moderate how much youโ€™re consuming. Never miss a meal. Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and have several healthy snacks in between. This keeps your metabolism high, allowing you to burn more body fat throughout the day.

Donโ€™t forget your water. Be sure to drink your 8 cups. Proper hydration helps your muscles and metabolism work at their best and drinking plenty of water also helps you feel full. An added bonus is beautifully hydrated skin.

Exercise is crucial, it not only helps with your weight loss but also gives you energy, relieves stress and gives you self confidence. It would be best if you could start a routine. Get up before the baby or exercise while he is taking a nap or gone down for the night. Whatever you prefer try to pick something you can stick to. Once you start doing it, it will become habit. Think of exercising as your time. You deserve it.

If itโ€™s to hard to find time, try to incorporate exercise into playing with your baby or even take him for a walk. Every little bit helps.

Remember itโ€™s hard work but isnโ€™t your baby worth it?

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Son Loses Position on Marriage

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Son loses position on marriage

In some of the societies a son is the most important person in the family. All parents want a son and here in India people often kill a daughter before her actual birth because they would not like that a person from their house should go to the house of another and then suffer their. They are also not liking that they have to arrange dowry when is an unending problems here in Indian society. Most of the girls are either killed by the people in the house of their in laws or they are compelled to commit suicide. So the parents desire that they should have sons and sons only.

It must be accepted that the parents take more care of son and they shall try to give better education, training and better adjustment at work to the son with a hope that he shall be maintaining the house after the parents become old or are stopping earning for the family. They know that the son shall live in the house and they also know that the daughter shall not live with the parents, but shall have to shift to the house of her in laws after her marriage. Therefore, all their efforts are towards the proper growth of their son.

In most of the societies sons get the properties and assets of their parents and if there is some law that the daughters shall also take some share, such a share is not given to them and it is on record that the parents write off the share of daughter with the remarks that they had already spent much on the marriage of daughter and therefore, she is not entitled to any further share in the properties and assets of the parents. In rare cases the sisters go to Courts to get their share and in this regard too, the brother is better placed in the family and in the society.

The son is loved by all in the house because he shall be their protector and provider. But this honour and respect is short lived because when he marries, he has to spare most of his time towards his wife and the other people in the house shall not tolerate all these happenings and changes in the house. The sisters shall be fearing that they are losing their brother. Similarly the mother is not tolerating all these departures on the part of their sons and they shall start commenting upon him and shall not be showering all love and affection on him. The boy who was the center of all love and affection in the house become a stranger today and it becomes very difficult for him to please both the parties. If he goes toward his wife, the other members are not happy and when he goes towards his parents and other members of the house, then his wife says that for what purpose he had brought her to this house. Very rare people could adjust in such circumstances.

We have noted that parents of daughter shall like that they find a house where there is no mother in law and if their are daughters those are married or shall be married soon and shall go away from the house. They know that their daughter shall not get due love, regard, respect in the house where there is a mother in law and there are sisters of the boy because all these ladies are the persons who shall be creating troubles for the daughter. And when the bride is in difficulties, her husband who is the son of this house shall also suffer.

The people in the house would not like that they are ignored and therefore, they shall be having supervision whether the wife of the son is provided the same items or her items are growing in number. They shall make it sure that the son should not be allowed to sit all alone with his wife and they should not be allowed to visit others known to them. They would see that the bride is not provided with things which were not in the family prior to marriage of the son. They shall see that the son is not developing good relations with the bride and at times they shall be creating complaints and they shall be the first to make all these complaints when the son returns from work. The son shall be facing difficulties in deciding the complaints because most of the complaints are baseless, but the son is not in a position to decide the complaint in favour of his wife.

In countries like India, the son faces so many difficulties, but still they live and ultimately the son has to shift from this house because he knows that his relations with his wife should be strong because she is his life partner and shall be with him throughout in his life. The people complain that the sons of today are not good and obedient to the family, but they never come to realize that they themselves had created all the situations under which the son had to shift and go out of the joint family.

The son is the sufferer of all these situations and therefore, time has come when the people in the house must realize that they should allow the son to develop good relations with his wife who has joined him as his life partner and they should be allowed to learn the art of running a house. The other members of the house must keep the son a member of the house and should not create situations in which the son runs away from the joint family. It is possible only when they accept the bride as their daughter and give her due place in the house as and equal member of the house. The parents themselves had been in such situations when they married, therefore, it is their first duty to make it sure that their son is not facing difficulties and especially the father must see that his wife and the mother of the son takes the bride as her daughter and more than daughter. And it is possible because there is nothing impossible in this world and when such relations are most necessary to keep the son happy, the parents and other members in the house must bear all these new situations and accept these situations as normal items of day to day life on this earth. The son should be allowed to remain as the most important person in the house in spite of his marriage and the changed circumstances because all the daughters shall go out and he is the only person who shall be looking after the old parents. The family shall continue because of the presence of the son. The parents shall be known and remain in existence because of the presence of the son. No one should create troubles for him and if he is developing good relations with his wife, they all should help in this process.

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All That Goes in the Pregnancy Labor Bag

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Learn all about packing for your pregnancy labor bag here. When you go through various pregnancy related books and magazines, you see how much emphasis they lay on packing your bag in advance.

Why Is Packing A Pregnancy Labor Bag Important?

Your hospital will not supply you with many things. In case your stay is longer than the usual 1-2 days after delivery, you will need many of your own necessities.

Many women fear that lack of preparation and to not have their dear things with them when they are going through pregnancy labor can make all plans go kaput. They are right! So pack your bag well before the full term. You can ask the hospital staff what they provide before you make your own list. You will need to make 2 lists- one for yourself and one for that little bundle of joy that is about to enter into your life.

Making It Easy For You

Here is a general but exhaustive checklist for you to go through. You can add to it according to your requirements-

  • Toiletries โ€“ toothbrush, paste, shampoo, etc.

  • Makeup โ€“ You might feel you wouldnโ€™t need it but you might when people drop in to meet you and your baby.

  • Your pregnancy period reference books or pamphlets.

  • Your home pillow also goes in your bag if you are the type who cannot sleep comfortably without your pillow. You can use a printed or colored case to distinguish it from the hospital ones.

  • Your i-pod or CD-player along with music that you like.

  • Your digicam or camcorder with accessories and batteries to capture many magical moments.

  • Pad and pen to note things down or to make lists of things to do when you reach home.

  • Lists of people to call after the birth.

  • Lip balm- must for the dry air conditioned air of the hospital.

  • Your own clothes- Pack the โ€˜Comfyโ€™ pregnancy ones as it will be months before you will get back to your pre-pregnancy shape.

  • Babyโ€™s stuff- Ask your doctor to give you a comprehensive list.

  • Warm clothes for yourself for post pregnancy chills.

  • Snacks- Pack nutritious stuff like granola bars, juices etc.

  • Special clothes for yourself and baby for homecoming are a must in your labor bag.

  • Extra large bag of super absorbent sanitary pads for post delivery bleeding.

    • Keep your packed pregnancy labor bag right next to your door as once the baby decides on arriving, there will be no time to search for it.

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    Effective Sport Dog Training

    Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

    To effectively train your sport or hunting dogs, try to teach them the guidelines that are provided in this article. It is really important to learn the correct way for a simple but valuable sport dog training command!

    Training your very hyperactive sport or hunting dog is not an easy task. Understanding dog attitude is like solving a mathematical problem. Sometimes itโ€™s hard but you always have to look for effective solutions to solve it. And when it comes to dog training, one good solution is to purchase a sport dog training collar. This device will help you a lot in finding ways to better solve your training problems. Whether youโ€™re in the hunting field or in various sports related areas, training your very energetic dog is so easy when using sport hunter dog training collars.

    Isnโ€™t it amazing how various techniques for teaching one of the most basic hunting dog commands can be so useful? Dog trainers may work hard trying to command their sport or hunting dogs with the word โ€œcome,โ€ or โ€œhere.โ€ Itโ€™s just the most common technique for trainers however, it will take them so much time to completely train these agitated dogs.

    So for a more effective way, try giving them commands while using remote dog trainer. Nowadays, most hunters are learning the advantages of teaching this command while their sport dogs wear our electric dog training collars.

    Each dog trainers and hunters has their own goal, regardless of whether heโ€™s going to train a pointing or a hunting dog. The first thing to remember is to develop a dog having the confidence to obey the command of the trainer.

    Whatever happens, take note that the dog you are training shouldnโ€™t hesitate to give all of his 100 percent to obey your commands. You can easily increase your dogsโ€™ interest during the training using our remarkable electronic dog collar training. Using this device will also run the risk of raising a dog that will leave your side for fear of being warned.

    Practically speaking, there are kinds of hunting or sport dogs whose genetic makeup gives them the energy to just run around no matter what the circumstances which are also hard to train. But enthusiasm of every dog can be seen when they were still young so itโ€™s best for you to place training dog collars on their neck and train them while they were still young.

    For the first training days of a dogโ€™s life, try to give him the commands that you usually give him. And then place the remote training collar on his neck and make sure that it wonโ€™t be too narrow to hold your dogs breathe.

    When you think that your dog eventually manage to move unconsciously with his electronic dog collar, then it is the right time for you to continue training your hunting or sport dog in the field. With the use of our sport dog training collars, you can easily and confidently command your dog with so much ease. You can perform the training in the same field where you are hunting or have been doing other drills.

    After doing the same task everyday and when you notice that your dog already understands all your commands, we can guarantee that it will really be effective. Your sport dog will immediately learn the basic and eventually become professional dogs after a couple of weeks. This is due to the stimulation that he receives from the collar. But always remember that you must use the lowest stimulation first so that your dog will not be surprised with the pulse and will accurately respond to it.

    Just follow these steps and I am sure that you will end up raising a hard-running dog but will instantly obey you and that you can call back to when there is an emergency or whenever it is necessary.

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    How to Detect Pregnancy โ€“ Common Symptoms

    Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

    Most women have definite symptoms that point to a pregnancy very early in the cycle. But there are others who have no clue as they do not seem to experience any of the symptoms associated with pregnancy. It is also a fact that some signs of a pregnancy can be mistaken for those of other illnesses. So what are the common symptoms?

    The most common symptom and one that is easily recognizable, is missing a period. However, its important to remember that conditions like stress, recent illness, sudden weight loss / gain and getting off the Pill can also cause you to miss a period. Another cause could …http://www.sitagita.com/view.asp?id=9280

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    Exercise During Pregnancy

    Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

    Exercise during pregnancy is important because it promotes muscle tone, increases strength and builds endurance which will not only help you to carry the weight you gain during pregnancy but also prepare you for the physical challenge of labor. It also makes it easier to get back into shape after your baby is born. Exercise leads to a better appearance and posture, which can ultimately improve your mood and self-image. Lastly, it can even help you sleep better.

    The best forms of exercise for pregnant women

    The exercises you can do during pregnancy depend on your health and how active you were before becoming pregnant. If you exercised before pregnancy, there is no reason you cannot continue, within reason. If you were not active before pregnancy, this is not the time to start a

    strenuous exercise program.

    Before you begin any exercise program, discuss it with your healthcare provider. If you experience any problems, such as bleeding, premature labor, dizziness, severe abdominal pain, or feeling unusually tired, contact your healthcare provider immediately.

    Walking

    One of the best cardiovascular exercises for pregnant women, walking keeps you fit without jarring your knees and ankles and is safe throughout your pregnancy.

    Jogging

    Going for a jog is the quickest and most efficient way to work your heart and your body.

    Swimming

    Healthcare providers and fitness experts hail swimming as the best and safest exercise for pregnant women. Swimming provides good cardiovascular benefits, and allows expectant women to feel weightless despite the extra pounds of pregnancy.

    Yoga and Stretches

    Yoga and stretching can help maintain muscle tone and keep you flexible with little if any impact on your joints. But you may have to augment a yoga regimen by walking a few times a week to give your heart a workout.

    Weight Training

    If weight training is already part of your exercise routine, there’s no reason to stop, although you will need to avoid using heavy weights and assuming certain positions. If you take the necessary precautions and have good technique, weight training is a great way to tone and strengthen your muscles.

    Dance

    You can get your heart pumping by dancing to your favorite tunes in the comfort and privacy of your living room, but steer clear of dance movements that call for you to leap, jump, or twirl. If you sign up for a class, you can lose yourself in music, stay fit, and meet others.

    Kegal

    With the proper kegal exercise, you can strengthen the vaginal muscles and allow for

    smoother pregnancy. To find the correct muscles to target, pretend that you are trying to stop urinating. Squeeze those muscles for a few seconds and then relax. Repeat this every few seconds. It’s as simple as that. Nobody even has to know that you’re doing them. Just make sure you breathe while doing the kegal exercises.

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    Occurrence & Remedy of Ectopic Pregnancy

    Monday, July 14th, 2008

    Ectopic Pregnancy is a rare kind of pregnancy, which occurs in a very little percentage of women. It is not a normal pregnancy and hence is either naturally miscarried or has to be clinically aborted. The term โ€˜Ectopicโ€™ literally means a part of the body, found in an atypical place in the body. Therefore, it is a kind of pregnancy, which develops in an organ other than the uterus.

    Occurrence Of Ectopic Pregnancy

    In a normal pregnancy, when fertilization of egg takes place inside a womanโ€™s body, the fertilized egg travels down the fallopian tube and embeds itself in the uterus. But in this casey, the ovum (the fertilized egg) is planted at some other place outside the uterus. It usually implants inside the fallopian tube and seldom in other parts such as the pelvic region, the cervix or somewhere in the abdomen. But none of these parts is able to nurture and develop a fetus as the uterus. So, after a while, the woman experiences discomfort or her body signals to her that something is not quite right. She may not feel anything abnormal until it is detected in an ultrasound.

    Symptoms

    Initially symptoms are just like a normal pregnancy. But gradually, certain ectopic pregnancy symptoms start developing. As the ovum grows bigger, the woman will feel severe discomfort or pain in the abdomen. She could also suffer from pain in the shoulder, which aggravates as she breathes. These preliminary signs could be followed by certain definite symptoms like abnormal bleeding or spotting; dizziness; low blood pressure and high pulse rate; nausea and unconsciousness.

    Who Is At Risk?

    There is no definite reason, which leads to it but certain factors can put a woman at a higher risk of having it. The risk group consists of women who:

  • have a history of same pregnancy
  • have fallopian tubes damaged due to an infection or a surgery
  • have Endometriosis
  • have adopted in-vitro fertilization for conception
  • use contraceptive pills containing only progesterone
  • use contraceptive coils

    Detection & Treatment

    An ectopic pregnancy goes unnoticed until an internal medical examination, appearance of any symptoms or an ultrasound scanning. As mentioned above, it can miscarry by itself but a doctor will need to intervene to completely remove it surgically. With progress in medical techniques and procedures, it is now much easier and less painful to rid the women of such a pregnancy. Keyhole surgery and laparoscopy are two such techniques.

    Life After Ectopic Pregnancy

    Experiencing ectopic pregnancy once does not have any negative impact on future pregnancies. In most of the cases, it is not the end of the world for you. You can surely conceive again and have a healthy baby. However, it is always better to wait for a few months before attempting to conceive again.

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    How to Deal With Heartburn During Pregnancy

    Monday, July 14th, 2008

    Heartburn is described as a burning feeling that stretches from the bottom of the breast bone up to the lower throat. It is commonly caused by overeating or the consumption of a food that does not agree with the body.

    Heartburn is often a common condition among many pregnant women, caused by the hormonal and physical body changes. Heartburn among pregnant women usually begins somewhere during the first trimester and typically worsens during the second and third trimesters.

    Just like acid reflux, heartburn during pregnancy is caused by stomach acids sneaking out of the stomach past the valve that is supposed to keep it there.

    The stomach fluids rise up the esophagus causing pain and discomfort. Unlike acid reflux, the valve is not simply faulty; it has been relaxed by hormones produced due to the pregnancy. The particular hormone is called progesterone and it also relaxes the muscles of the uterus. During digestion your esophagus and intestines make wavelike contractions.

    The progesterone slows those contractions, which results in sluggish digestion. Then later during the pregnancy, as the baby gets bigger, the abdominal cavity gets crowded and pushes the stomach acids back up into the esophagus. This condition usually continues until the baby is born.

    Although there is nothing that can be done to cure the condition, it is possible to ease the symptoms. The following tips are good things to add to your lifestyle even beyond pregnancy because they promote good health and help prevent other non pregnancy related digestive issues.

    Donโ€™t eat late at night or close to bedtime.

    Avoid greasy or spicy foods, as well as anything with chocolate, peppermint, tomato sauce, caffeine, carbonation, and citrus.

    Wear loose clothes.

    Eat smaller meals.

    Donโ€™t lay flat after eating. Three hours should pass before going to bed.

    Elevate the head and upper body at bedtime.

    Stay away from tobacco and alcohol.

    Most of the time pregnant women can ease their symptoms through simple diet and lifestyle changes.

    If something more is needed, heartburn medication with aluminum, calcium, or magnesium are usually safe and effective. Magnesium based antacids should be avoided during the last trimester of pregnancy due to its potential to interfere with uterine contractions during labor.

    Antacids with sodium bicarbonate should be completely avoided because as it results in the potential of too much fluid in both the mother and the fetus. To be safe, however, a doctor should always be consulted before taking heart burn medicine or any other medication during pregnancy.

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    Aches and Pains During Pregnancy

    Monday, July 14th, 2008

    Pregnancy is the most beautiful phase in a girl’s life. But with the happiness the mother also carries aches and pains during pregnancy.

    During pregnancy period the mother undergoes with both mental stress and physical strain.

    So the following discussion is on the aches and pains during pregnancy, and the ways to face those and a few tips to reduce them.

    Belly button tenderness is a problem that may sound frivolous, but the expanding uterus can be the cause of this particular syndrome, and can become the most painful during the 20th week of pregnancy.

    The vaginal secretions increases during pregnancy leads to increased secretion of leukorrhea (the odorless clear/white discharge) and as a result the vaginal secretion increases.

    The increased amount of the discharge is not something to feel scary about, until, the color of the discharge changes to greenish-yellow and or spreads a foul smell.

    Doctor’s advice is needed immediately if experiencing soreness or pain in the vaginal area.

    Palms of hands and soles of feet develop a reddish color due to the hormonal changes. This syndrome is called “palmer erythyma”. Palmer erythyma disappears after conceiving without any treatment.

    Developing skin tags during pregnancy is a common issue. Skin tags are generally developed where skin gets rubbed against skin or cloth, viz. folds of the neck; bra line.

    “Phylogenic granulomas” is another common and harmless syndrome seen during pregnancy. These are nothing but non-cancerous tiny tumor growths in the gum. These tumors vanish on its own after conceiving.

    “Carpel tunnel syndrome” is again another common syndrome during pregnancy, which results a pinched nerve in the wrist. This syndrome generally disappears after conceiving, but, few women require a surgery to rectify this problem.

    Elevating the affected hand or putting a plastic splint at night could be the ways of comforting while having this syndrome.

    Ligaments in your hips get stretched and cartilage softens up due to the hormonal changes during pregnancy. This may lead to “hip soreness”. There is no real treatment for this particular complaint. But changing of positions frequently while sleeping, can be the way to avoid hip soreness.

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    Weight Loss After Pregnancy – Weight Changes After Pregnancy

    Sunday, July 13th, 2008

    If you’re like most new moms, you’re eager to hang your maternity clothes in the back of the closet. Your favorite jeans won’t fit when you leave the hospital, but there’s good news. There’s no secret to weight loss after pregnancy. Success hinges on a healthy diet, regular exercise โ€” and plenty of patience.

    Weight gain in pregnancy is healthy and natural, but many women crave to return to their pre-pregnancy bodies. Always pair breastfeeding with other forms of post partum weight loss. Most women will lose anywhere from 10-14 pounds within the first 2 weeks of delivery. This weight may be attributed primarily to the loss of excess fluid in the body, the baby’s weight, the placenta and amniotic fluid. Some women will hang on to the last few pounds they have to lose until they stop breastfeeding. Eat smaller portions. Don’t skip meals or limit your intake of fruits and vegetables. Do not fret about weight loss or regaining your figure. If you focus on eating healthily, your body will respond by losing any excess weight.

    Try not to be tempted by empty-calorie-foods like ice-cream. Most women will be back to their pre pregnancy weight within nine months of delivering IF they follow a regular exercise program and eat healthily after delivery. Weight loss will simply not be satisfactory if exercise is lacking. This is true for many reasons; including that exercise helps keep the body’s metabolism from decreasing excessively while dieting. Weight loss while dieting is easier with exercise and very difficult without it.

    Some women will hang on to the last few pounds they have to lose until they stop breastfeeding. Donโ€™t try starving yourself or skipping meals. Just cut back on the portions. Continue to avoid fish that are high in methyl mercury in your weight loss plan.

    Most women gain at least 7 pounds of fat during pregnancy. A nutritious diet is more important than weight loss for the first six weeks. Pregnancy is a magical and mysterious time of life and many women worry about how to achieve weight loss after they give birth. Continue to avoid fish that are high in methyl mercury in your weight loss plan. Other foods, such as sushi, raw milk products, and deli meats, are less risky these days, but you should still take reasonable precautions to avoid food-borne illnesses. Avoid Temptation- Buy healthy foods at the grocery store and donโ€™t keep junk food in the house. Eat smaller portions – Donโ€™t try starving yourself or skipping meals. It is best to speak to your Registered Dietitian or healthcare provider to customize a healthy meal plan for any weight loss programs. Generally, try eating plenty of high-fiber fruits & vegetables as well as whole grains. Most women will be back to their pre pregnancy weight within nine months of delivering IF they follow a regular exercise program and eat healthily after delivery. That said some women will lose their pregnancy weight in as little as six to twelve weeks!

    All you need are small changes here and there to become healthier and reach a desirable weight. Give yourself time and love, you’ll make it to your goal.

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