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Monday, May 21, 2012

Postpartum Care

Things to Consider Before Hiring a Confinement Nanny Published July 4, 2010 GMT +8
Things to Consider Before Hiring a Confinement Nanny

What is a confinement nanny? Can a new mother survive without one? I didn’t hire a confinement nanny when I had my son. I was blessed that...


Important Diet Tips For Breastfeeding Moms Published October 29, 2009 GMT +8
Important Diet Tips For Breastfeeding Moms

The diet of a breastfeeding mother has to provide adequate nutrition for the baby and also herself. A nursing mother requires at least 500 additional...


Postpartum Care For Swollen Ankles and Feet Published October 26, 2009 GMT +8
Postpartum Care For Swollen Ankles and Feet

Abnormal buildup of fluid in the ankles, feet or legs is called peripheral edema and is quite common among new mothers. If you are suffering...


Husbands and PPD Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Husbands and PPD

He’s feeling it too! There seems to be a strange link between husbands and postpartum depression (PPD). One, at times, can...


Postpartum Haemorrhage Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Postpartum Haemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage is severe bleeding (more than 500 ml of blood loss) after the delivery of the baby. About 4 percent of women...


Postnatal Complications Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Postnatal Complications

Postnatal complications can arise from a delivery. Here are some common postnatal complications: Hashimoto Hypothyroid Postpartum...


Postpartum Stress Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Postpartum Stress

Beat the stress Postpartum stress. Another branch of the stress tree. As if the stress of having a baby isn’t enough, there’s...


Postpartum Back Pain Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Postpartum Back Pain

Back pain Postpartum back pain is less common than pregnancy back pain. However, regardless of whether you have suffered back...


Postnatal Hair Loss Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Postnatal Hair Loss

Postnatal hair loss is extremely common. Around 50% of women experience this at some point after they have given birth which would be any time...


Postpartum Sexual Problems Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Postpartum Sexual Problems

Sex after delivery : chaos? Postpartum sexual problems may arise after the delivery of the baby. It is not uncommon and can be...