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Friday, August 27, 2010

Healthy, easy and enjoyable pregnancy

Being mom myself, I have realized that I can make my pregnancy easy and comfortable. During these 9 months you need all energy you can get!


1. Pregnancy pillow - at the beginning I used different size pillows but when the pregnancy advance I felt heap pain. It is good to sleep turn to the left because the blood flow is better and more oxygen reaches the baby. When I start putting on weight I got the pregnancy pillow (which I still use). I was angry with myself because I didn’t have that pillow earlier and I let myself suffer with heap pain for a while. I could not get proper sleep and that wasn’t good for both of us.

Todays Mom Cozy Comfort Pregnancy Pillow

Lamaze Cotton Spandex Sleep Bra for Nursing and Maternity
2. Maternity bra – very, very important. I am proud of myself getting those on time. They are soft, comfortable and offered great support. Breast during pregnancy changes rapidly and gets with few numbers bigger. The maternity bra should be used even during trough the night. If you want to keep you shape before pregnancy it is necessary to use them. After delivery you can get nursing bra if you are planning on nursing.




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3. Massage & Bath Oils – If you want to keep your skin without any stretch marks and blemishes use natural oils. Try to spend some time in the bath. It will help you to relax and it will relieve stress, tension and pain!



Yoga for Pregnancy: Ninety-Two Safe, Gentle Stretches Appropriate for Pregnant Women & New Mothers
4. Prenatal Exercises – sign for prenatal yoga classes or palates, aerobics. The truth is that being around another pregnant woman you can get full moral support and understanding. Plus you self-esteem will be tickled with the exercise and happy.




Your Pregnancy Week By Week

5. Pregnancy book – I got one for the 9 months before the baby comes (week by week guide) , and one for the first year of the baby. Those two books save me from getting panicked in the middle of the night and rushing to the Doctors office for no reason. Having read the books over and over again I fell much more secure and in control of the situation. It is true that now a days there is a lot of information online but those books are written by Doctors and it was almost as I had the doctors in home with me.


Your Baby's First Year Week by Week



Those two are great overview books. They give enough information to understand the baby's development over the first year, yet is not overwhelming with detail. Great for new parents. Here you will see the latest techniques for raising a baby. It is easy to read and understand, but should not be construed as a detailed medical guide to caring for a baby.



6. Nutrition - You will give up your own essential nutrients to provide health and growth for her developing baby. Here are top 10 vitamins and minerals for ensuring a healthy pregnancy.

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• Zinc
Zink deficiency - the most common and problematic deficiency during pregnancy. Help for proper growth and developing a healthy immune system for the baby. Be sure to get at least 15 milligrams per day of zinc in your diet, which can be found in high protein foods such as meat and beans.




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• Folic Acid
Getting enough folic acid is critical both before and during pregnancy to help assure proper growth and to prevent birth defects. My Doctor recommended three months before pregnancy occur to start with the folic acid. It is easy to predict the time of pregnancy if it is an IVF. Folic acid have in deep green, leafy vegetables. Women should get at least 400 to 800 micrograms per day. Five minutes before taking Folic Acid drink a glass of OJ. Vitamin C helps for faster absorption.

Nature Made Magnesium Supplement, 250 mg, 200-Count Tablets (Pack of 3)



• Magnesium
Magnesium deficiency increases the possibility of high blood pressure and seizures during pregnancy, a condition known as eclampsia. To prevent this, take 200 milligrams of magnesium daily. Whole grains, green leafy and other vegetables and nuts are good sources of magnesium.


Nature Made Super Vitamin B-Complex with Vitamin C - 300 Tablets



• B Vitamins
Take approximately 25 to 50 milligrams a day of B vitamins and plenty of vitamin B12 for normal nerve function.






Nature Made Fish Oil 1200 MG Mega Size 300 Count Bottle

• Fish Oils
The human brain is made predominantly of DHA, an essential fatty acid found in fish oils. DHA may also decrease the risk of postpartum depression. If you don’t like fish an excellent alternative is to take pills.







Rainbow Light Just Once Food-Based Calcium Tablets, 180-Count Bottles (Pack of 2)



• Calcium
Ideally, pregnant women should ingest 1,500 milligrams of calcium per day plus 400-600 units of vitamin D. It is best to take calcium at night, it helps with sleep. Each cup of milk or yogurt contains 400 milligrams of calcium.



Spring Valley - Iron 65 mg, 200 Tablets - Equivalent to 325 mg Ferrous Sulfate, Twin Pack


• Iron
Approximately 18 to 36 milligrams of iron per day can be helpful. And pregnant women who don't get enough iron are at risk for anemia, fatigue, poor memory and decreased immune function.




• Water
Be sure to drink plenty of water.

• Thyroid
Take a TSH blood test to check your thyroid. TSH has to be less than 3 or you need treatment. Undiagnosed hypothyroidism, may lead to miscarriage, and is associated with learning disabilities when the child is born.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

IVF Implantation Failure Implantation failure

IVF Implantation Failure Implantation failure is the failure of an embryo to implant during an IVF cycle.

Some doctors will call failure of a single in vitro fertilization cycle implantation failure. Others maintain that it is not implantation failure until a couple has failed to achieve pregnancy despite several in vitro fertilization failures. Still others look at the total number of embryos transferred as opposed to the number of treatment attempts.

Implantation failure can be divided into three areas:
  • Problems with the embryos,
  • Problems with the “host uterus” ,
  • Problems in the interaction between the embryo and uterus.
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What is the best time to transfer embryos in an IVF cycle?

Many IVF programs still perform embryo transfers three days after the egg retrieval. This is known as a cleavage stage or day three embryo transfer. After only three days in laboratory culture, the embryos have typically divided into six or eight cells. It is difficult, at this point in embryo development, to accurately predict which embryos have the best developmental potential.

Some embryos which look great on day three stop developing or develop poorly over the next two days. Alternatively, embryos which didn’t appear to be the best on day three will improve and become very high quality embryos by day five.

Several studies in the past few years have determined that blastocyst transfer is a viable method for improving the chance for IVF implantation. The chance for IVF implantation is higher with a day five transfer than a day three transfer.

Assisted Hatching
Before an embryo can implant in the lining of the uterine cavity, it must first break out or “hatch” from the shell that surrounds it. This allows the embryo to come into direct contact with the cells of the uterine lining. This shell around the embryo is called the zona pellucida. It has been thought by some researchers that IVF implantation may fail in some cases because of the inability of the embryo to hatch out of the zona pellucida. Furthermore, some studies seemed to show that if the hatching process was assisted by creating an artificial opening or thinning of the zona pellucida, the chances for IVF implantation could be increased.


Uterine infection
The inside of the uterine cavity is normally considered to be a sterile environment. It has been strongly suspected that infection of the uterine cavity with bacteria may cause an inhospitable environment that would lead to failure of embryos to implant.


Immune factors as a cause for IVF implantation failure
The immune system is designed to protect individuals from infection with microorganisms and to fight off abnormal processes in the body like cancer. On occasion, the immune system can malfunction and cause harm to an individual through a variety of different mechanisms.

A review of some of the areas that have been looked at follows:
  • Anti-phospholipid antibodies (APA)
  • Antinuclear antibodies (ANA)
  • Antibodies to alpha-2 glycoprotein 1
  • Anti-Thyroid Antibodies
  • Natural Killer Cells (NK Cells, CD56 Cells)
  • Thrombophilias
  • Empiric use of anticoagulants for implantation failure

You can get more information using this Forum
PregnancyGroup.org

Friday, January 15, 2010

Ten useful home treatment for cellulite


1. Coffee grinds! Do this every morning and rinse after about 5 minutes of exfoliating with the grinds. After the shower, MASSAGE on a Palmers Cocoa Butter Massage Stretch Mark Cream+ vitamin E + collagen lotion
or oil.

2. Drinking 3 glasses a day of freshly squeezed lemons in 1 cup water and a pinch of cayennewill also melt away the cellulite.

3. Prepare a mixture of rosemaryand fennelessential oil to three teaspoons of carrier oil, such as sweet almond
oil. Rub this mixture on cellulite affected region daily.

4. Eat a low fat, high fiber diet containing plenty of green vegetables and fresh fruits to reduce cellulite problem. Check The Fiber35 Diet: Nature's Weight Loss Secret


5. Eliminate your intake of alcohol, coffee, soda and cigarette smoke to further aid your quest to end cellulite.

6. Massage with Coconut Oil
proves to be very useful in treating cellulite.

7. Prepare a mixture of dried thyme with small amount of grapefruit juice and corn oil and apply to your cellulite affected region.

8. You can also massaging with the oil containing almond oil and rosemary oil. Each oil in equal ratio (1:1) and apply on the cellulite area like hips, buttocks, thighs.

9. Oral Remedy
• Mix 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into an 8 ounce glass of water.
• Optionally add a small amount of honey as a sweetener.
• Drink this once each morning.

10. Topical Remedy
• Mix 3 parts apple cider vinegar with one part of your favorite massage oil.
• Gently knead this solution onto affected skin areas twice daily.
• This massage treatment will help to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Selected Books and Products for fighting with cellulite

Friday, January 1, 2010

Selected Baby Albums and Diary


Baby Diary

With Baby Diary, you can record your baby milestones in an easy way. Using nice tools and menus you can store text, audio and video information about your baby's prenatal development, delivery, first steps or any other categories. You also have the option of adding your own categories. Baby Diary features the ability of audio recording and keeping age counters for each note. You can use this feature in order to interview with your baby and store its first words and sentences.
In addition, you can control the baby growth process by creating charts of its weight, length, and head circumference from birth to 36 months of age. Finally, Baby Diary provides you with easy-to-use interface, which makes it easy to create your own charts of the baby development and web books including photos, notes, age calculations and charts.
Now your baby's childhood memories will always be there for you. You can keep adding new features to it with the free upgrades.


Features:

  • Easy to use drag & drop user interface.
  • Can keep diaries for several babies.
  • Allows creating your own hierarchy of notes categories.
  • For each category has sortable list of notes with drag & drop support.
  • Automatically calculates age in days, months and years for each note.
  • Age counters have special prenatal period handling.
  • Date range filter for notes.
  • Supports different versions of Windows Media Player.
  • Can be configured to use an external video player.
  • Ability of audio recording.
  • Chart dialog with ability to dynamically resize and rescale charts.
  • Ability of printing only needed area of growth chart.
  • Weight, Length, Head circumference charts from 0 to 36 months.
  • Ability of creating your own parameters for creating custom growth charts.
  • Can print the whole diary with all photos,notes,age calculations and growth charts.
  • Backup and restore database functions.
  • Auto backup of database.
  • Mutli-language interface, including English, Malay, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian.


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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Ectopic Pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg attaches itself in a place other than inside the uterus. Most of them occur in a fallopian tube. Sometimes are called tubal pregnancies. The fertilized egg in a tubal pregnancy cannot develop normally and must be treated. An ectopic pregnancy happens in 1 out of 60 pregnancies.

Women who are more at risk for having an ectopic pregnancy include the following:

• Are 35-44 years of age
• Have had a previous ectopic pregnancy
• Have had pelvic or abdominal surgery
• Have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Have had several induced abortions

Ectopic pregnancies are caused by one or more of the following:

• An infection or inflammation of the fallopian tube
• Scar tissue left behind from a previous infection.
• Previous surgery in the pelvic area or on the tubes can cause adhesion.
• An abnormality in the tube's shape can be caused by abnormal growths or a birth defect.

The following symptoms may be used to help recognize an ectopic pregnancy:

• Sharp pain in the pelvis, abdomen or even the shoulder and neck that may come and go and vary in intensity.
• Vaginal bleeding, heavier or lighter than your normal period
• Gastrointestinal symptoms
• Weakness, dizziness, or fainting

How is an ectopic pregnancy diagnosed?

Ectopic pregnancies are diagnosed by your physician, who will probably first perform a pelvic exam to locate pain, tenderness or a mass in the abdomen. Your physician will also use an ultrasound to determine whether the uterus contains a developing fetus.
An hCG level and progesterone that is lower than what would be expected is one reason to suspect an ectopic pregnancy.
Your physician may do a culdocentesis, which is a procedure that involves inserting a needle into the space at the very top of the vagina, behind the uterus and in front of the rectum.

An ectopic pregnancy may be treated in any of the following ways:

• Methotrexate may be given, which allows the body to absorb the pregnancy tissue and may save the fallopian tube.
• If the tube has become stretched or it has ruptured and started bleeding, all or part of the fallopian tube may have to be removed
• Laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia may be performed. This procedure involves a surgeon using a laparoscope to remove the ectopic pregnancy and repair or remove the affected fallopian tube
The chances of having a successful pregnancy after an ectopic pregnancy may be lower than normal but if the fallopian tubes have been left in place, you have approximately a 60% chance of having a successful pregnancy in the future.

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