What is Prenatal Education System?

Every mother knows that her child’s physical development begins during the crucial prenatal months. Taking a prenatal vitamin to enrich a child’s nutritional environment is the standard-of-care for providing an optimal environment during a child’s earliest physical development. It is widely accepted that a child’s learning ability begins during those very same prenatal months. Educators, scientists, criminologists and physicians alike have long ago acknowledged the vital importance of a healthy and enriched prenatal environment as it pertains to the long term development and learning ability of a child. An age-appropriate prenatal curriculum strengthens a child’s ability to learn during the developmental period when the advantages will be most significant for the child.

In the prenatal months, the brain is at its most receptive stage of learning. The prenatal baby’s hearing is fully developed by the 18th week of pregnancy. Independent studies have demonstrated that, for the duration of the pregnancy, the baby can actually compare and contrast simple sounds. By encouraging this simple ‘auditory exercise’ during this crucial period, these studies have demonstrated that the child may realize significant long-term developmental benefits. Dr. Mark Pitzer, Ph.D. writes, “Research suggests that a child’s intellectual development is influenced equally by their inherited genetic blueprint and the early immediate environment.” This crucial early environment is not just the “0 to 3″ years of age that we hear so much about, but actually the “prenatal to 3″ years of age.

An expectant mother’s uterus is not a ’soundproof booth’. The developing child can certainly hear many of the sounds and noises in his or her mother’s external environment. However, these sounds are fairly fleeting. The one true and consistent sound presented to the child naturally during those months is the mother’s heartbeat. For the duration of pregnancy, this is the natural language heard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a natural, simple, and repetitive sound. Therefore, in order to truly communicate with and encourage early comparative learning during the prenatal months, sounds similar to the mother’s heartbeat are the most developmentally appropriate.

What Are the Benefits of Prenatal Education System?

Parents and researchers alike have observed and measured the benefits associated with the BabyPlus Prenatal Education curriculum. Babies that have enjoyed this prenatal curriculum are born more relaxed and alert. Typically, their eyes and hands are open at birth. These infants are more responsive and interactive and are visibly ready to absorb and appreciate their environment. Parents report that these babies nurse more readily and self-soothe more easily.
Parents also report that, if their care giving skills are consistent, the regular sleep/wake cycle of their baby becomes quite consistent at an early age in the infant’s life. There is also documented scientific evidence that the immune system of an infant who sleeps well and sleeps regularly is actually stronger. Additionally, an obvious side benefit of a well-rested baby is a well-rested parent!

Babies that have benefited from prenatal learning are reported to reach early childhood milestones, such as the ability to point to body parts on command, walk and talk, etc. ahead of their peers. Utilizing such milestone assays as the Clinical and Linguistic Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS test) and the Vineland Social Maturity Scale (school readiness test), these children have shown an increased attention span and measurably improved school readiness. Parents have also reported that BabyPlus children exhibit greater creativity and independence. All of these traits result as a combination of both genetics and an enriching early environment. Strong
thinking children are more successful in school and in life. Prenatal Education System does not create a “genius baby” anymore than a prenatal vitamin creates a “bodybuilder.” The prenatal months of early development are simply the right time to strengthen the foundation for learning.

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Types of Exercise During Pregnancy

During the early stage of pregnancy, around one to three months, the embryo has just taken root in the womb, during this period of time, if you want to exercise, extra care is needed to prevent abortion. If you particular have a history of habitual abortion. You should exercise with caution or simple don’t. At this stage exercise should be light.

During the four to seven month of pregnancy period, pregnant women can do some appropriate strength training, as strengthening muscles and bones are also very beneficial to you. Others exercise such as swimming, walking or even yoga are suitable for pregnant woman. Exercise using light dumbbell are acceptable as long as you don’t over exert your limit. Keeping in mind you are pregnant now. During exercise once must maintain normal breathing and your heart beat should not be more than 130 per minute.

Late in your pregnancy, that is during the eight months of pregnant. There should not be any intense exercise like you’re not allow to do jumping, spins around or any other extensive exercise to avoid premature. You may do light exercise like go for a casual stroll with your husband. Limit your exercise each time to appropriate not more than half an hour.

Here are some main point for you to remember.

1. After you have reach 20 weeks of pregnancy forbid on any intense exercise.

2. Your heart beats should not be too fast which will cause danger to your fetus. Pay attention on the clothing to wear during exercise. Advice to wear loose clothing.

3. Drink plenty of water is needed, once your have the following symptoms like pain, bleeding, dizziness, breathing difficulties, an irregular heartbeat, difficulty walking . Consult your doctor for timely medical treatment.

4. If you’re a high-risk pregnancy, in particular also suffering from high blood pressure, nephritis, anemia and other diseases. Check yourself if you are feeding alright before proceeding with your exercise. Choose the exercise that are simple and are according  to your mean.

Always be safe when doing exercise during pregnancy. If you have any doubt on please do consult a physician first. Remember not to do any heavy weight type of exercise and it was recommended by most specialists that pregnant woman should do exercise during pregnancy at least 3 to 4 times a week, unless you have a medical condition that prevents it. Exercising during pregnancy is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your baby.

Pregnant women can also be suffering from constipation when you are in later stage of pregnancy toward third trimester. The pressure of your fetus can also lead to bowel related problems. Thus loss of appetite and more re-intestinal disorders. In severe cases you may induced self-poisoning. The faeces did not discharged away from your stomach may cause harm to you and your fetues.

How to prevent constipation for Pregnant women?

(1) Release your feces regularly to develop good habits. Always listen to your body. Never put off going to the bathroom when you feel the urge.

(2) Pay attention to what you eat, food such as with high-fiber like cereals, whole-grain breads, fruits and vegetables are your choice of food to eat everyday.

(3) Exercise regularly like conducting some light exercises such as walking or yoga exercise to increased movement to your body. Certain yoga postures, increase of fluid intake, and dietary changes including increased fiber and fruit can increased bowel movements to shorten the time food through the intestine and thus  increase the volume of defecation.

(4) Drink lot of fluid like water. Prune juice is one of the most effective remedy for constipation. It has tons of fiber and moisture.

(5) Take honey
It is believed that the existence of honey having various healing properties as well as mild laxative properties. Honey can treat constipation. It is proven that raw honey can absorbs water in your body. As honey have the tendency to hold on to its water content it can keep the fecal matter moist and soft. When your stool soft so it can easily pass through the digestive system. In another way you can said that the properties of honey act as a lubricant and stimulates the bowels for passage of fecal material.

To prevent constipation during pregnancy and for all stated health benefits, be sure that your daily routine includes some form of exercise mention. This increases the blood flow throughout the body that ready to digest any food your body takes in. Remember to have high in fiber diet to limit constipation.

Abnormal Brain Development that lead to hearing impairment

A researchers from Yale University School of Medicine used diffusion tensor imaging technology to studies two groups of young people’s brains. The results showed that mother smoking during pregnancy or smoking in their adolescence are responsible for signal transmission to the ears of the brain. The researchers believe that this result shows that people in the adolescent stage of the brain are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of nicotine. The study also showed that mothers smoking during pregnancy and being smoking in their youth, more prone to hearing loss.

Let hear Dr. Kathryn J. Shaw talk about smoking and pregnancy.

What are some of the pregnancy complications associated with smoking cigarettes?

Some of the complications associated with cigarette smoking during pregnancy involve the foetal growth. Smoking has been shown to cause foetal growth restriction, meaning those foetuses will be smaller than they should be. Cigarette smoking is also associated with restriction of placental function, and as the placenta is the lifeline or the support for that foetus, cigarette smoking can cause impairment in placental function. Cigarette smoking also is associated with placental abruption, which is where the placenta is prematurely detached from the mother, and therefore that interferes with circulation to the foetus and can cause foetal death.

How will second-hand smoke exposure during pregnancy affect my baby?

Second-hand smoke during pregnancy is very detrimental to the developing fetus, and can result in similar problems as if the mother smoked herself. Those problems would include impairment of fetal growth. The toxic substances that the pregnant woman inhales by being around another smoker can also be detrimental, and can lead to other neurological problems for the fetus.

There are few things expecting mother should pay more attention to during pregnancy. They are

• Nutrition
• Regular Prenatal Care Checkup
• Enough Sleep
• Prenatal Exercise
• Maternity Clothes
• Personal Hygiene
• Changes to your skin
• Maintain Good Mood

Nutrition During Pregnancy

Pregnant women need to balance the food that they eat with a reasonable nutrition. You should eat mixture of food and to be choosy of food. Don’t over eat and don’t avoid eating completely. Base on your physical and weight have a focus diet and stick to it.

Regular Prenatal Care Checkup

Able to keep abreast of the fetus and your own physical condition, pregnant women must conduct a regular prenatal care checkup. From as early pregnancy, expecting mother should check once each month, every two weeks after 28 weeks of pregnancy and once weekly from 36 weeksuntil it time to give birth.

Enough Sleep

You must ensure that there is sufficient sleep time during pregnancy. Every night at least 8-9 hours of sleep. If conditions permit do take a afternoon nap for at least 1-2 hours. After the Second Trimester, while sleeping it is best lying on your side and not lying on your back.

Prenatal Exercise

During pregnancy,  every pregnant women should have an adequate prenatal exercise. Prenatal exercise can help you relax muscles and joints, reduce complication and have a smooth delivery.

Maternity Clothes

Pregnant women should avoid wearing tight pants, jeans and tight stockings. No high heels too. One should wear comfortably.

Personal Hygiene

Pregnant women prone to congestive gums, swelling and other symptoms of pain and bleeding. Therefore should adopt good oral hygiene habits. Brushing should use soft hair brush.

You will sweat more than usual. Frequent bath is necessary to maintain the cleanliness of the body. Make sure the water temperature should not be too high. Take note also that during pregnancy you will expect increase of genital secretions.  Genital secretions should be cleaned with warm water every day and maintain dry to reduce the incidence of vaginitis.

Changes to Your Skin

The skin is likely to become better than before such as have smooth skin. However, some pregnant women may find having dry or oily skin during pregnancy.

Maintain Good Mood

Pregnant women are easily emotional impulse, as far as possible to regulate your emotions and maintain a good mood. This is because the psychological state will be good for the fetus and it will provide a good growth environment. With the understanding and caring for your families, will give her a warm, happy atmosphere, good health and safety during pregnancy. On sexual life, in the first three months and weeks before labor should avoid sexual life. Other than that it’s alright but with appropriate posture, gentle action and with the wife willing. Do consult Doctor before having sex during pregnancy.

Maternity clothes nowadays have change through the years, it is now more fashionable and have many designer maternity who will design maternity clothing for young women for all ages and sizes. The cutting have additional room and nowadays are made out of elastic fabric for your comfort and ease of expansion. Maternity clothes are perfectly adapt to the growing body. That is it is more define and give expecting mother a bodyline fit. It is important to remember that maternity clothes are available for those build with plus size and petite as well as tall.

When to buy maternity clothes?

Well as I mention earlier is about the 4 month during your pregnancy. This is the time you need maternity clothing as your belly start to grow over time. Good designer maternity clothes not just make you look great and often design to be adjustable. Especially the front and side of your belly will stretch with your tummy. You have to make sure all your maternity clothes had at least 10% stretch material in the fabric. I preferred and recommend cotton-based fabric for overall comfort.

If you are looking for maternity clothes for the business wear, we have it all here in Baby-Maternity that will share and list the latest trend and style that will help you and make you feel great for work.

As for bras, it was advisable to get adjustable maternity bras to accommodate your growing breasts or you can buy some cheap and comfortable bras. You have to take care of your comfort and the right size bras to support you throughout your pregnancy. As for nursing bras, wait till the very end of your pregnancy and purchase your nursing clothes together with the nursing bras.

Above all maternity clothes has extensive selection of maternity outfits, including dresses, tops, sportswear, jeans, and jogging suits as well as night gown, pajamas, underwear and maternity swimwear.

The symptoms of thrush is there are white patches on both sides of the mouth and sometimes on the tongue. This disease is not serious and it can be treated easily. Even if you do not have a yeast infection, the baby may also be a thrush.

How can I reduce the chance of getting yeast infection?

You can minimize the chance of getting yeast infection by keeping your genital dry and your vaginal flora in the balance
If you can keep the skin of the perineum dry, vaginal flora in the balance. As yeast grow exuberant in warm, humid environment.

Below these recommendations were not conclusive evidence that can prevent infection, but it easy to grasp, it is worth to try:

• Wear cotton underwear, do not wear pantyhose and tight pants, especially those made of synthetic fiber trousers.

• Immediately take off your wet swimsuits after swimming. Change your underwear after each physical exercise.

• Try sleeping without wearing any underwear at night so air your genital area. If you are accustomed to wear clothes to sleep, wear a nightgown without underwear to allow air to flow in.

• Do not take bubble baths, do not use perfumed soaps, scented laundry detergents and those hygiene sprays. It is not sure that these things causes yeast infections. It is best to avoid using these as it will stimulate the skin of the perineum that cause you to have uncomfortable feeling,

• Gently to wash your perineum with warm water and never douche.

• Wipe your genital area from the the front to the back but not the other way round.

• Eat yogurt that have Lactobacillus acidophilus. In theory yogurt is conducive to maintaining proper bacterial balance and vaginal flora balance. Eating yogurt does not prevent yeast infection but many women believe that it does. Beside, eating yogurt can provide to you high-quality protein and calcium.

During pregnancy, pregnant woman body’s estrogen levels are higher than usual; this will increase more glycogen in your vagina. The tendency of growing yeast is higher due to the increase of glycogen. Researchers believe that estrogen may directly affect the rapid growth of yeast and thus easily attached to the walls of the vagina.

As you may be taking antibiotics, this also play apart of getting yeast especially so when you take it frequently. This is because these drugs can kill other needs in addition to kill the bacteria, they may also affect the normal vaginal you have the protective effect of the growth of bacteria, thus undermining the local micro-ecological vagina, resulting in partial dysbacteriosis .

What are the symptoms of having yeast infection?

If you appear to have symptoms of yeast infection , it will torture you for a long time until you are cured. But sometimes this symptoms will naturally disappear. The symptom of yeast infection includes the following:

- itching, pain, redness and burning sensation on the lips of the vagina and sometimes swelling symptoms appear.

- there is no smell, vaginal discharge is usually white, thick, like cheese like secretions, sometimes green, rubbish-like secretions.

- during sex intercourse you will feel uncomfortable or pain.

- a burning sensation when urinating

What to do if you feel you have yeast infection?

If you feel you contacted yeast infection, you should go to your gynecologist to check it out. Doctors will take some of your vaginal secretion samples, conduct inspections to get a clear diagnosis whether you contacted yeast infection.

There are some woman who thought they have contacted it, treat the infection by getting their own prescription without doctor’s diagnosis as there are anti fungal prescription available outside. It better not to do that because your symptoms may be caused by other reasons, for example, there may be some kind of sexually transmitted diseases, rather than yeast infections.

Research shows that most woman believe that they have a yeast infection and self-treated herself, often can not find the real cause, thus delaying the correct treatment of the time.

If you have been diagnosed with yeast infection, doctors will open for you a number of safe prescription that can be use during pregnancy. During pregnancy, you should not use oral antifungal treatment of vaginal yeast infection. For most yeast infections, the drug, the ointment containing clotrimazole and suppository is more effective that drug that contains nystatin.

Watch Dr. Jay Goldberg on exercise during pregnancy

Transcript

What are recommended exercises during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, I don’t recommend that you change much. You want to keep your heart rate down, below about 15 beats per minute, and you can do so by getting one of those heart rate monitors. Sometimes a safe way to know that you’re exercising too much is if it’s hard for you to converse while you’re exercising. If you’re on the treadmill and you’re huffing and puffing, and someone asks you what time it is and you can’t spit that out, you’re probably pushing it a little too much. I usually say walking, hiking, jogging, using a treadmill or StairMaster, doing pilates or yoga, spinning, swimming; they’re all fine. You can do most anything when you’re pregnant; even run a marathon. Trying to keep your heart rate down is probably the most important thing. Now, that goes for a normal pregnancy. If you have complications at all, such as bleeding or threatening a miscarriage, if you’re later in the pregnancy and your cervix is shortened, or your doctor’s recommended bed rest, then there are going to be other recommendations. Obviously, you’ll cross those bridges when you get there.

What exercise precautions should I take if I’m pregnant?

Typically it’s probably not a good idea when pregnant to do exercises that involve contact. So, examples might be kickboxing or maybe basketball where you may take an incidental elbow to the gut. This is not a recommended exercise or activity that you’d participate in. But most other exercises are really not restricted.
At what point in my pregnancy should I stop exercising?

I don’t recommend you stop exercising in pregnancy unless told so by your doctor. If you’re having an uncomplicated pregnancy, you can go on long walks - treadmill or such, the day after your due date. My wife, as an example, is a big spinner, she would spin throughout her pregnancies to the point where her knees would hit her belly when she was on the spinning bike. She went for a spinning class about 3 days after my older son’s due date.

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What should I write about on pregnancy diary?

Here are the list of things you can record down for future easy reference.

1. Your last menstrual period. Gynecologist can then judged and calculated your expecting delivery date.

2. The beginning and the end of your morning sickness, nausea, vomiting and anorexia to what extent.

3. The first time when you can feel your baby movements. Usually you can feet your baby movement in around the 16-18 weeks of pregnancy.

4. Records and preserved the test result examine by your gynecological.

5. All kinds of pregnancy complications encounter such as vaginal bleeding, lower limb swelling, dizziness, confusion, visual impairment, with the exception of timely treatment, should be recorded in the pregnancy diary.

6. Are you exposed to any radioactive material?

7. Your fetal movement situation. Generally your baby will move more than four times per hour. If less than 4 time, there a possibility that your fetal having hypoxia. Do consult your gynecological immediately.

8. When and what type illness during pregnancy. In particular if it is a virus infection, you should record down in more detailed.

9. As pregnant woman cannot take any type of medication. If you are under medication during pregnancy. Please include the drug name, dosage and the date you take. Consult your gynecological immediately of the medication.

10. Record down any sex activity during pregnancy. It is best to consult your doctor before having sex as it may cause abortion or may cause premature baby.

11. The date of prenatal care, abnormal fetal position, the fetal heart rate, blood pressure, weight, and so on.

Beside writing down important pregnancy related things mention above, expecting mother can also write about their experiences of their childbearing. Or write about your changing bodies, your fears of labor, childbirth, and parenting.