There is a period after delivery when every mother feels a little too overwhelmed, excited, and anxious. Many attribute this change of emotions to the baby blues, but no, this is what the doctors call postpartum depression. Mostly triggered by the fear of the unknown, postpartum depression is a mood disorder that affects 1 in […]
Answer: A few drops of blood are normal before or after the cord falls off. A small amount of bleeding can also occur when the cord catches on something i.e diaper rubbing against the belly button. During the healing process, it’s typical to see a little blood near the stump. Much like a scab, the […]
After the unfathomable amount of pain and almost an hour-long excruciating labor turmoil, a mother smiles holding her baby in her arms as soon as the normal delivery successfully passes. Every woman’s perception of birthing a child is usually conditioned with delivering a baby normally through the vaginal delivery method. No matter how many books […]
You will never understand why parents see the umbilical cord clamp as a souvenir until you have your own baby. The cord joins the baby to the placenta making it an emotional attachment to the carrier; this goes way deeper than simply being an incubation period reminder. Normally after a child is born, the umbilical […]
Gestation or pregnancy as it’s commonly known comes with so many misconceptions. Many tend to believe it’s a moment to glow and bubble but on the contrary, it isn’t a walk in the park. Can be normal in many but complicated in others, even at that normal doesn’t mean easy. Pregnancy is exiting, stressing, exhausting […]
Despite the downside that some pregnancies present, it is always a wondrous miracle to achieve and be able to carry and be with your bundle of joy. The sleepless nights, cringe-worthy morning (or all day) sickness, hyperemesis gravidarum, enforced bed rest et al somewhat seems worth it.
I owe my best life experiences to my late dad and to date I cherish every moment we got to spent together. Life has become too pricey that we associate happiness with money which we should let go. In my case it wasn’t about how many gifts he bought or where he took me to […]