What To Expect From A Twin Pregnancy

Think about this for a second. Normally when you wish for a child it is just for one baby right? Now imagine that wish coming true and being doubled? You end up with twins! It has been shown over the last few years that twin pregnancies have increased. Here are some answers to questions that you may have regarding your own set that is to come!

How Do Twins Come To Be?

There are two kinds of twins that one can have. There are identical twins and fraternal twins. With identical twins the egg is fertilized, and will split into two cells. Each cell carried identical DNA, and so both children will look exactly the same way except for some differences in things like height and birth marks. Fraternal twins are not identical at all. With fraternal twins two eggs are fertilized by two different sperm at the same time, so that they can have different physical characteristics, along with the possibility of being the opposite sex as well.

What Are The Early Signs Of Twin Pregnancy?

Extreme fatigue and a huge case of morning sickness are often early signs of twin pregnancy. Morning sickness is something that is quite common with all pregnant mums out there, but those with twins, and multiples often experience it more than usual. It is also common for pregnant mums to experience exhaustion. Mums who are expecting twins are said to experience it at a much higher level. Twins are hereditary, and therefore here is something to think about it. If you are feeling nauseous quite often, more exhausted than usual, and if twins run in the family, you could be giving birth to more than one at the end of this pregnancy!

Twin Pregnancy Facts and Tips:

Twins mean double the trouble, so be prepared! That means more weight will probably be gained by you compared to a mum with a single pregnancy. Due to the extra weight, a twin pregnancy can often be very uncomfortable, and things such as severe headaches, back pain, and exhaustion are to be expected. So get that sleep, and rest whenever you can because it is needed! A pregnancy massage can also go quite the long way as well! You may also have to prepare yourself for having a c-section since when one has multiples it is often the most common way to give birth to them. Because twin pregnancy is considered to be a high risk pregnancy, you may need to consult with your obstetrician very often compared to one who has a regular pregnancy.

Think of twin pregnancy in this way. Having two children at one time is an amazing thing for anyone to go through. However the pregnancy can be a tough road to go down so make sure to take care of yourself during the ride!

- See more at: http://www.mumzone.com.au/what-to-expect-from-a-twin-pregnancy-abcs-of-multiple-birth/

Working During Pregnancy: Tips to Make You Feel Better

Because of the financial impact of bringing a baby into the world more women are now choosing to work until the last trimester of their pregnancy. Money reasons aside many women are now place equal importance on their careers to that of having and raising a family. They believe that they can do the roles of mother, wife, and job woman. There are women out there who work right up until they deliver the baby into the world. This is quite different from the tradition of women leaving after they immediately find out about the pregnancy. This was said to be the reason for the idea that women should not advance high in the work force compared to their male counter parts.

The fact is that it is very possible for a woman to work through pregnancy. She just has to remind herself about keeping healthy. However this can be a bit of a challenge since pregnancy has its own share of hardships and pain. For example think of morning sickness. Nausea can threaten a woman at any time during the day but it has mislead many women to believe at only occurring at a certain time of day. It can particularly strike during the first trimester but it can continue to any point during the pregnancy.

Woman can also tire easily and become uncomfortable whole pregnant. Their bodies are coping with something that is very different and job stress can aggregate pregnancy stress. Conditions in the work field can aggravate a pregnant woman and be dangerous for mom and child. These can include shift changes, physical task, long commutes, standing, and lifting of heavy objects. All in all it can be a stressful thing.

Therefore if a woman wants to work during pregnancy changes will need to be made. These changes are to ensure the health of both mother and child throughout the time period. Therefore here are some pregnancy tips that a pregnant woman can follow who is working. Everyone wants to have a happy mom and more importantly a healthy one.

1) Avoid things that can trigger nausea and make sure to get lots of fluid.

Have a nice supply of crackers, water, ginger ale, and candy on hand to help ease nausea attacks. It can also be good to have ginger tea as well. It can all go a long way after all.

2) Pregnant women can get tired quite easily.

The energy levels will fluctuate during the day and therefore sleep will be much needed. Women should be able to get short and frequent breaks during the day for their pregnancy. Therefore you might have to make some changes to the work schedule in order to compensate for certain things. You might also have to hold back on activities inside and outside the home as well when it comes down to chores. Make sure you have a comfortable chair on standby along with pillows to support the back and a nice area to rest those feet.

3) Exercise has been known to work wonders during pregnancy.

It does good for health of mom and baby. It has a positive effect on things like mood, sleep, and helps ease the aches and pains. It goes a long way in preparing your body for childbirth by building on muscle and endurance. Exercise can also help a woman get back into shape once the baby is born. Constipation, fatigue, and circulation problems can be dealt with as well through exercise. Certain exercises that a pregnant woman can do include swimming yoga, walking, and simple aerobics. Kegel exercises can help out as well. These work out the pelvic floor area which includes the bladder and uterus. Both areas go under a lot of strain during pregnancy.

4) Bending and lifting can be a hassle during pregnancy as well.

Your back can be spared when you stick to proper form. Bend at your knees and keep all loads close to your body. Lift with your legs as well. If you can try to avoid twisting your body at any time. If a load is simply too heavy ask for help.

- See more at: http://www.mumzone.com.au/working-during-pregnancy-tips-to-make-you-feel-better/

Raising Bilingual Children: Is It Too Late To Start Now?

‘I spoke nothing but french to my one year old for seven weeks now, and all of the new words he has now is in french. It seems that he also understand me completely!’. Two months into her campaign in raising her children to speak both french and english, Sheila had noticed a dramatic difference in the progress of her two children. Her oldest one, 3 and half years old. Is resistance. She found it a lot trickier to get through her. Even though she only talked in french, her daughter always replies back in English. It did seem like she understands about 70% of what Sheila was talking about, but frankly Sheila was worried that for her 3 year old, she’s too late to become a fluent bilingual.

Another example would be two different families. Agnese started with the child very fluent in her mother’s Italian tongue language, but as soon as the child enters school, she starts to forget, and is now scared to use the second language in fear of using it wrong. The second scenario, was Sienna tried to use both language from birth, the child was so confuse that she was not able to speak for a very long time. As soon as her parents started using English, she blossomed. Afterward, then only the family started inserting the second language, and she was able to have two languages. Both scenarios, children are not fluent in their second language and prefers English, they are able to understand and speak in the second language enough to communicate, but are too afraid to use the minority language especially when they are around people who speak it fluently.

Nowadays, in a culture where we feel that if our offspring do not attend to a ballet lesson or violin when they’re two or three, they’ll be too late, we do sometimes feel scared of missing the boat. However, although there is no doubt that their optimal moment to start learning languages is at birth, it is also possible to achieve fluency later in life. In fact most bilingual people started with one language first. Later in life, the more language interaction that you provide them, the more dramatic the progress will be, and the more easier for the child to learn.

Even older children are still kids, they are generally chatty, and unhampered by self-consciousness. Transitioning into multilingualism requires motivation, and is a very big challenge for the family. English is usually the easier language, mostly because most of the TV programs, shows, games are in English, therefore they are used and is exposed to English no matter what their first language is. The biggest challenge is to teach your children a different language rather than English, especially if you live in an English speaking countries such as Australia.

Below are several tried-and-true tips for parents who are up for the challenge!

You know that ‘why’ question whenever you tell them to do anything from bedtime to tidying up their own bedroom? Expect to get the same reaction when you try to introduce this new language program. ‘Why do I have to say it in Vietnamese if I already know how to say it in English?’ This is a fair question, and you’ll need to answer with the necessity, in flattery or come up with a fun answer.

Some possible answers are:

‘Because all your cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents are speaking Vietnamese’, ‘Because you did it so well yesterday!’, ‘So you can teach your baby sister when she’s a big girl like you!’, ‘So we can have our own secret language!’, ‘So you can understand this book/game/show’, and the list goes on.
The next step after the explanation and when your child had agreed to learn the second language, speak only in the minority language yourself. Translate it, whenever you get that confused and glazed look. Be reasonable, accept replies in the primary language when you first start out.

• When you feel that your child knows a particular word, but is struggling to remember, help provide the first syllable to jog his memory.
• Don’t dampen their enthusiasm by making the second language an inflexible rule or something that becomes a nightmare for them.
• Say ‘Yes’ whenever your child answers in the community language, but then repeat the sentence in the minority language.
• Try to find the balance between the rules you set up and the reality. For example, when you’re child is just asking for a snack or a glass of milk, remind them to ask it in the minority language, but if you’re child is too excited to tell you what happened at today’s excursion to the zoo, just listen, and repeat and ask them back in the minority language. That way, you still provide them with more vocabulary knowledge, but in a positive fun way.
• Last but not least, as always, praise them. Endlessly. Even when you’re the one who is providing them with translations, or if they just made tons of grammatical errors in the shortest sentence. The fact is that children under three, would not understand it even if you try to correct them. The best way would just be to repeat the words correctly (this process is called modelling). Alternatively, you can also make a joke and say ‘Oopsy! That came out wrong’, laugh and then provide them with the correct way of saying it. Try to make it playful rather than corrective.

A lot of parents have asked, ‘Now that the child have the vocabulary to understand the second language, how do we stay firm?’. Sticking to the language strategy is essential, if you don’t, you’re back to square one, which is the primary community language that you started with.

Let’s look at it this way. Think of all the things that no matter how much you’re child whines, begs and throw tantrums at but you will never ever let them do? Things like not brushing their teeth, crossing the road by themselves, and not using a seat belt? By you not negotiating about the use of the minority language, just as you don’t negotiate about the things above, your children will get the picture eventually. Give it at least 6 months, you’ll see that your persistence will be richly rewarded.

Sheila, says that she now see that all her trouble has is well worth it, and has stopped worrying when things are too late. Agnese, and Sienna had also started to enforce using the minority language back into their household, and are seeing better result. Instead of looking on how she should’ve done things, she now look at the great achievements her little family had done so far!

- See more at: http://www.mumzone.com.au/raising-bilingual-children-is-it-too-late-to-start-now

The Why and How of the Birds and the Bees Discussion

When children are picking up subtle clues and is sensing that the topic makes their parents uncomfortable, they will avoid the subject, and this could lead to parents actually loosing that precious discussion window. Sometimes, parents are also concern that talking about sexual information, will heighten their children’s interest to experiment. However, many studies have actually shown, that information and education about sex does not encourage the activity, in fact it will help the raising children to make better decisions in regards to their sexuality. Especially, when they feel that the subject is not a taboo at home.

When we make our children feel good about their sexuality from the beginning, we’re actually making it easier for them to ask questions throughout their lives. Taking sometime out to talk to your children to make sure that they have the right kind of sexual information, is very important, and here are some of the reasons why:

Pregnancy and AIDS

Nowadays, the rise of HIV infections is adding the urgency of proper sex education.

Sexual Abuse Prevention and Protection

Sexual predators are everywhere. Statistics says that most of them are not strangers, instead they are more often people that your children know and trust. The more a child feels confident about themselves, understand about their rights of their body and how to seek help, the better you are at protecting them against the unimaginable.

NSPCC comes up with ‘The Underwear Rule’, an easy to understand way to teach children about sex abuse without mentioning the scary word of SEX. They also have a simple guide for parents, as well a child friendly guide for your children. Below is another important source. This is video that may help your children to have a better understanding on sexual abuse.

As important as it is, this topic can get awkward and might not be something you’ll talk about in an instant. Especially, if you have a curious one. Below are some of the keypoints that you’ll want to remember when talking about sex:

An Ongoing Process

 

It would be best to answer the questions naturally in an age-appropriate fashion, step by step. You know your child’s personality, maturity and interest best, it would be best to address their need for a sex education in accordance to that. If your children have a great interest in science, and you think is mature enough to handle, you can try to explain sex from the science angle. My daughter loves science, since she was three she knows the details in full, all apart from where the sperm comes from. It started from hours and hours and weeks after weeks of seeing videos of dinosaurs egg hatching, then on to any kind of eggs, then to any kind of animals giving birds, and then on to animals in the womb, and then on to human sperm to fetus skipping the birth and then on to the big baby. It all comes naturally, based on her appetite for knowledge. She even had a pregnancy app on her iPad so she can know the stages of the fetus growth each month. She knows all that, but she keeps on asking where the wiggly (sperm) thing comes from. I told her it’s from the dad to give to mum, and we leave it at that.

Be a Good Role Model

Children learn from what they see you do and say. Model the lesson through your own behaviour.

Know Your Facts

Children asks a lot of questions, and most of the time, ‘dumb’ the answer just does not cut it. It will only lead you to further problems in the future. I prefer to state the facts, I dumbed out the ‘words’ I use, but the information is correct, even if it means that I have to take some time to research the correct answer first.

Give Facts

Because children can’t always distinguish between facts and beliefs, try to not let your personal judgement influence the facts that you tell them. You can impart your personal belief, but start by saying that it is your opinion.

Encourage Your Child

 

Better informed curious children tend to be self-confident children in general because they can overcome peer pressure easier. Teach them self confidence by giving them lots of praises when they achieve even the smallest thing. .

Listen Carefully

Don’t overkill. Answer their questions without going into the unnecessary details. When it comes to your children’s sexual activity, never jump into conclusions, they might overheard it at the playground instead of experimenting it themselves.

Positive Feeling

Try to create a positive feeling about the topic. Young people who feel positive about their sexuality are more likely to protect themselves against unintended pregnancies, sexual abuse and STDs.

Be Patient

Try to not pass judgemental comments, criticise or nag when your children ask you questions that is embarrassing, or upsetting. They will stop asking.

Assurance

 

Build their self esteem by assuring your children constantly of how proud you are of them and how much they are loved. Stress that it is normal for everyone to be different and that no question is strange. A child is vulnerable, and can easily be carried away by external source. Impart them with proper understanding about sexuality, and be open to them to keep your child safe.

- See more at: http://www.mumzone.com.au/the-birds-and-the-bees-discussion/

Thursday 27 November 2014

Some Reasons That A Baby May Cry - Raising Children Guide

Crying is a natural thing for babies, the first thing they do when they were born is cry. With that first cry, they experience air in his lungs for the first time. In fact, crying is a sign for a healthy baby, and it is a normal physiological event. That being said, it does upset parents, family members, and carers while raising children especially when they’re unable to settle them back.

 

The cause of crying may vary from just any simple reason to life threatening conditions. Therefore, a baby’s cry should not be ignored. To help you, here are some of the common causes:

Common Reasons for Baby Crying:

1. Hungry: One of the most common symptom. The baby will become settled when he/she is given food or nursed.
2. Tired: Another common symptom. Watch out for signs such as rubbing their eyes and yawning. When a baby is tired, they may simply just cry. This might also happen when you’re travelling/visiting somewhere else other than home. Uncomfortable surrounding and different climate will make them feel tired. Getting them used to sleeping in their comfy pram, bringing their favourite blanket, etc, will help them associate those things to sleeping outside of their crib.
3. Hot or Cold Conditions: Too cold or too hot will make a baby become restless and start to cry. When it’s too hot, watch out for signs like sweating (especially in the armpit area). Baby will generally only need another layer than what you’re wearing to make them feel comfortable.
4. Hard Stools: Especially true with babies who just started solids because for the first time in their life, they will have a harder stool and will need sometime to adjust to that. But in general, a harder stool can be rather painfull and can make them hesitate to pass it through.
5. A Wet Diaper: A very common symptom. When their diaper is wet, it is rather uncomfortable, and when a baby experience discomfort, they will cry to let you know.
6. Habitual cry: Sometimes there are babies who cry just because they are used to it. This can drive parents crazy and a lot of the time it will result in them seeking a professional help.
7. Tight Clothing: Tight clothing, especially on warm days can be a major discomfort for children. Those tight elastics in a dress can produce soreness.
8. Being Lonely: Sometimes a baby cries when they feel lonely, especially when they’re used to being around people and is unable to entertain themselves, or maybe when a favourite toy falls out of their reach area, and they simply just need some help.
9. Darkness: When a baby woke up in the dark, the darkness can make them feel uncomfortable. On the other hand, a strong light can also irritate them. A dim light can solve this problem.
10. General Body aches Flu and other infectious disease may cause body aches and can result in crying.
11. Mosquito: They can bite and disturb a baby’s sleep and cause them to cry.
12. Nappy rash: A rash can be caused by a nappy that is too tight, have been left on wet for too long, or also a sign of allergic reaction to the material in the nappy. A rash causes soreness and can be a major discomfort. Put barrier creams all over the baby’s nappy area, change them more often, and if symptom persist, change the brand of the nappy.
13. Phlegm in the throat: It can make them difficult to breath and will result in crying.
14. Nasal blocking: When their nasal is blocked. They are unable to breath, hard to nurse, and hard to sleep. Try sparing the nose with a baby’s saline nasal spray and gently suction the mucus out. There are kits available in your local chemist for this.
15. Colic: A lot of the time, people blame continuous baby’s cry on colic. This is subjected to a debate, because the exact cause for colic is unknown and diagnosis is also difficult to confirm. Colic may be associated with distention of the abdomen and rumbling. Babies often feel better, when they are lying on their abdomen. Some children, however, may not let you even touch their abdomen. When symptom persist, please consult your healthcare provider.
16. Reactions to certain food: Usually, signs of allergies are breathlessness, redness/rashes, gastric symptoms and continuous cry.
17. Earache: In wet climates, ear infections are very common. The infection is usually spread from the throat. It can result in the rupture of the ear drum, which will cause a discharge of pus. It also usually gets worse during the night while lying down. A child will become very restless, cry and may not allow you to touch their ear.
18. Infections: All infections will generally cause some kind of pain and irritation that can make a baby cry. It can be anywhere in the body, and will cause fever, redness and swelling.
19. Gastro esophageal reflex: If a baby cries with spilling of food, and the symptom continues after every feeding, it is likely that it is due to gastro esophageal reflex. This is the result of the failure of the lower part of an esophagus to close after food that causes regurgitation from the stomach. It is difficult to diagnose, and can be confirmed by giving anti reflex medicines.
20. Detrition: Often associated with diarrhea and gastric troubles, detrition will cause restless and crying in children.

Although they are only some of the reasons why a baby cry, hopefully they can help you diagnose your baby’s reason to cry. If crying persists, please consult your healthcare provider immediately. Visit Mumzone.com.au for more raising children and parenting tips.

Monday 17 November 2014

Week By Week Pregnancy Guide - All About Pregnancy

Every parent’s one of the most joyous moments is bringing a new life into this world. Along with this happiness you would also want your maternity period running smoothly. So knowing about the different stages of pregnancy and changes related to them can be a great help to you. So you can always opt to follow week by week maternity guide to check on if everything is going right or not.

With the help of pregnancy week by week guide you shall be able to foresee the future body related changes with the week by week development of baby inside your body. The normal pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks and these 40 weeks are divided into three trimesters which covers all the body changes the mother will face along with the new born development inside her. Also it is not that the trimesters are equally divided, they are distributed as per the growth and development of the baby.

It is during the first trimester of the pregnancy period that the mother starts experiences great changes because of the new life growing within her. This starts with feeling of nausea, morning sickness and suffering from backaches. Perhaps all this is not common for all the ladies, there are few who does not suffer from any of these. During such phase it is advisable to visit your family doctor or gynecologist for a medical checkup or required blood test.



By twelfth week you shall start hearing the heartbeat of your baby. Well that’s one amazing feeling for any to-be-mother. All this will take place in initial 3 months.

Then if you are lucky one you would stop facing or at least might have reduced on the morning sickness. The second trimester will be covering third to sixth month. You mostly might have got used to the swollen tummy by this time. Here the bay will grow at a faster pace and you can also feel it kicking inside you. This period you can get stretch marks so make sure you apply lots of lotion on the required areas of your body. You can by this time start decorating your room with baby furniture and buy new cloths.

The third trimester which will cover twenty ninth to fortieth week, this is your final stage of maternity. This period the baby will start growing in height and gaining weight. Here the actual development of the baby’s internal system like respiratory system will take place. It is by the thirty seventh week that the baby will become fully ready to come out in this world. During this phase the mother will start facing breathing problem and start heavy breathing, real contractions, more backaches which at times can get severe.

To find out more details on week by week pregnancy you can check mumzone.com.au , it has described each week and step very clearly and distinctly. Hope you enjoy reading and have a safe maternity.

Make Your Baby Personality By Baby Names

Also trying to be too creative and innovative you do have to keep a watch that you do not overdo it with clever spellings or may be difficult pronunciation. It might end up backfiring you. Your child will all time be constantly explaining and spelling his name to teach pronunciation to everyone. It then does not mean that you should give a common easy identity, but just do not over smarten your skills.

Be careful about the names you choose for your little one because that given title will affect your child’s life forever. Choosing your child’s name is just about like choosing an identity for him or her. Any person can associate one’s own personality with their forename. So, we request that all the parents should definitely take some time to select the perfect identity for their son or daughter. You can read on for some information on how you can provide your little one with the best baby name.

First thing is to get out of the myth that it is a family tradition to ‘carry on’ the particular title like David or John or anything. Choosing the right baby forename has no relevance with what your elder relatives consider to be the best baby name. Once you entitle your new born he will then be stuck with that forename for all his/her life. That off course means that it will not be wise to settle just for any baby forename that suits your grandpa’s or uncle’s taste.

It’s you who can decide what your child’s future will be like for your child with your given particular name? You surely would not want your child to be stuck with a forename that will cause him/her future ridicule or embarrassment. So always do some research specially about the meaning of your considered names for your baby. I agree that giving a title to your baby is challenging and exciting but filled with emotions. Don’t consider your shortlisted prospective baby names only because you heard it on some TV show or in any movie and you found it cute. Also don’t consider few names just because those are the names of your favorite tall handsome actor or beautiful young actress. Do not settle for a name until you find a perfect satisfaction at heart.

While choosing boy names keep in mind to sound it masculine while similarly selecting girl names you can keep it delicate. It differs from person to person.

Take an instant to consider your shortlisted baby names initials to make sure they do not stand for something funny, double meaner or ridiculous. Alex Sam Stuart? Can you see in your mind’s eye the mortifying situations you possibly will put your kid into when they are growing up?

To avoid confusion and common family names, you can consider checking your family tree. So take enough time while choosing your baby identity. Do your research of baby names meanings, initials, your family traditions and pronunciations and spellings.

Today’s much loved names might or might not be around tomorrow. While there are few names which proved it in the test of time, others have come and moved out like leg warmers. There is always an easy way to find out if your chosen name has staying power, simply reviewing the name meaning and origin using mumzone.com.au

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Must Take Care While Feel Morning Sickness During Pregnancy

Usually most pregnant women in their first trimester experiences morning sickness. Possible few causes include fluctuations in blood pressure, high levels of hormones and changes in carbohydrate metabolism. Hyper emesis gravid arum is also another term for severe morning sickness. It may result in weight loss and dehydration and can require to be hospitalized.

For most women, it will begin around the pregnancy fourth week and can resolves by the 12th to 14th week. Nevertheless, one in five women tends to endure morning sickness into their second trimester, and few unfortunate ones will experience nausea and vomiting for the complete pregnancy duration. In most of the cases, it will not harm the unborn child or the woman.  

Few Symptoms of Morning Sickness may include:

• Nausea
• Appetite loss
• Vomiting
• Depression and anxiety and such other psychological effect

Possible causes of morning sickness:

The causes of morning sickness have still remained a mystery, but it is assumed to be a combination of metabolic and physical factors, which includes:

• Increase in hormones.
• Blood pressure fluctuation.
• Metabolism alteration of carbohydrates.
• The huge chemical and physical changes due to pregnancy.

Some women will majorly be concerned that the vomiting action may threaten their unborn baby. Vomiting might cause straining in the abdominal muscles and aching and soreness. But all this will not harm your fetus or baby. Some research shows that morning sickness is a sign of reduced risks of miscarriage. You can keep in mind the following tips:

• Do not take drugs which are prescribed to you without the doctor’s awareness of your pregnancy.
• Don’t eat anything that could make you nauseous, also avoid high-carbohydrate meals.
• Instead of eating heavy meals, eat small meals at regular intervals.
• Keep on drinking maximum that you could manage. If not water every time, you could sometimes sip lemonade, fruit juice, tea, ginger or green tea, clear soup and such other liquid are helpful.
• Follow your doctor’s advice on Vitamin B6 supplement.
• You can consider acupressure on the wrist.
• Wear loose clothes will make you feel comfortable and also not restrict the abdomen.
• Take rest whenever it is possible.
• Never keep your stomach empty.
• To avoid slow digestion do not lay down exactly after eating.
• Help yourself with a walk to get fresh air.
• You can grate some ginger and add it in hot boiled water and make a ginger tea.
• After eating you can keep a peppermint in mouth so avoid the nauseated feeling.

Always seek medical advice if it is getting severe or if you start losing weight quickly. The prescribed drugs will not affect your developing baby. You can also surf internet and visit mumzone.com.au to find out more information regarding Week By Week pregnancy Tips.  

Are You Looking for Unique Name for Your Baby?

Are you searching for a name for your baby? Selecting a name in these days can be a great deal for many of the parents and the decision is often a tough one. Parents should usually take many of characteristics into consideration before finalizing name for their beloved child and if you are reading this right now, then there are chances that you are in the similar tight spot that all modern parent will find them self in.

Naming your child is going to be a twofold task because it can be both exciting as well as challenging at the same time. This work can become easy if you use the name dictionary.

Meaningfulness is one important quality that I insist every baby name should possess. Also in many cultures there is a belief that the baby name meaning can have a very crucial impact on your child’s life.

Enchanting sounding titles can often be one criterion kept in mind by parents when they are choosing name for their newborn. You would not want to discover that later on the name of your child becomes the fun teasing chance. Your best should be to give the name meaning that would match the personality of your child.

The baby name meaning will be different in all languages, so you can check baby name meaning in different language, the same word could be meaning something good in one language while bad in some other language.

So clearly allocate sufficient time to research the massive amount of sources to find the right selection. You can also wait until after your child is born to become better familiar with her/him so then there will be no anxiety and you can give the name meaning according to your newborn’s attribute. This is the reason why few parents like to place importance that the baby's personality is privileged as the first main concern. Thus it should be every parent’s first priority.

One of the characteristics while selecting a name should be origin. All baby name meaning will differ in different origin.

You can select the title having historical, religious, spiritual and such other virtues too.

Some guardians would also go for name on the famous personality or their favorite actor/actress or may be sometimes even based on god’s name.

Parents now-a- days will search baby names that are unique, with an extraordinary meaning, fascinating to pronounce. If you need a good and more inspiration, you can always check out mumzone.com.au for baby name meanings. This is all because your cute little one deserves The Best Name.

Friday 7 November 2014

The Cost of Raising Children

You feed them, clothe them, read them bedtime stories each night, and spend pretty much every waking hour thinking and worrying about your little angels… But just how much are your children actually costing you?

A new American report on the cost of raising children estimates that the average middle income, two-parent family spends in excess of $US300,000 ($AUD299,300) per child during the years from birth to 17 – an all-time high since the calculation was first made in 1960, and enough to buy a brand new Ferrari! And as any parent of children in their late teens knows, the expenses don’t just automatically stop when your child turns 18.

The latest figures show a 3.5% increase on 2010’s figures, and a whopping 22% increase on the first recorded figures from 1960. The cost of housing a child is still the largest expense, and takes up 30% of the overall spend, while the cost of childcare has risen dramatically over recent years to become the second largest expense, using 18% of the total budget. This is due mainly to more two-income families, with many mothers working outside the home in full or part-time employment.

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Top Spanish Baby Boys Names with Meaning

Spanish is one of the fastest growing languages in the world in terms of use, and Spanish baby boys names have been influencing us as parents more and more. We offer Spanish names that you find every day, along with more exotic and traditional options that can offer the flair you are looking for in a name. When you find the name you like, you will be able to see the baby name meanings and origins so that you can make the choice that is right for you and your family.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Abran	Variant of Abram meaning Exalted father.	Spanish
Adan	Variation of Adam From the red earth.	Spanish
Adriano	Dark: Variant of Adrian. From Adria.: (The Adriatic sea region.)	Spanish
Agustin	Majestic dignity: grandeur.	Spanish
Alano	Handsome	Spanish
Alanzo	Form of Alphonse: see Alfonso.	Spanish
Alarico	Rules all	Spanish
Alba	A place name.	Spanish
Alberto	Noble: bright.	Spanish
Alejandro	Defends mankind. Spanish form of Alexander.	Spanish
Alfonso	Spanish form of Alphonse. Eager for war.	Spanish
Alfredo	Spanish form of Alfred - counsels the elves	Spanish
Alonso	Eager for battle: Form of Alphonse: see Alfonso.	Spanish
Alonzo	Eager for battle	Spanish
Aluino	Noble friend	Spanish
Alvar	Truth-speaker or guardian.	Spanish
Alvino	White: fair.	Spanish
Amadeo	Loves God	Spanish
Ambrosio	Divine	Spanish
Amoldo	The eagle rules.	Spanish
Anastasio	Resurrected	Spanish
Anbessa	A Saracen governor of Spain	Spanish
Andreo	Manly: brave. Variant of English Andrew.	Spanish
Andres	Manly: brave. Variant of English Andrew.	Spanish
Angel	Angel	Spanish
Angelino	Messenger. Biblical name for spirit messengers God sends men.	Spanish
Anibal	Grace of God	Spanish
Bartoli	Ploughman	Spanish
Bartolo	Ploughman	Spanish
Bartolome	Ploughman	Spanish
Basilio	Noble	Spanish
Beinvenido	Welcome	Spanish
Beltran	Bright raven	Spanish
Bemabe	Son of comfort.	Spanish
Bembe	Spanish form of Barnaby - prophet	Spanish
Benedicto	Blessed	Spanish
Berrnardo	Strong as a bear.	Spanish
Berto	Intelligent	Spanish
Blanco	Blond	Spanish
Blas	Stutters	Spanish
Bonifacio	Benefactor	Spanish
Bonifaco	Benefactor	Spanish
Buinton	Born fifth	Spanish
Calvino	Bald	Spanish
Carlomagno	Charles the Great	Spanish
Carlos	Manly	Spanish
Casimiro	Peaceful	Spanish
Cedro	Abbreviation of Isadoro strong gift.	Spanish
Cesar	Long haired	Spanish
Cesario	Variant of Caesar.	Spanish
Cesaro	Long haired	Spanish
Chan	Nickname for John.	Spanish
Chano	Abbreviations for names ending in -ano and -rio. Chan: (Chinese) family name.	Spanish
Charro	Nickname for a cowboy particularly in Argentina.	Spanish
Desiderio	Desired	Spanish
Diego	Supplanter	Spanish
Dino	Abbreviation of names ending like Bernardino.	Spanish
Domenico	Variant of the Latin Dominic of the lord.	Spanish
Domingo	Born on Sunday	Spanish
Donatello	Gift from God.	Spanish
Donato	Abbreviation of Donatello gift from God.	Spanish
Donzel	Abbreviation of Donatello gift from God.	Spanish
Duardo	Prosperous guardian. Variant of Edward.	Spanish
Duarte	Prosperous guardian. Variant of Edward.	Spanish
Edgardo	Fortunate and powerful.	Spanish
Edmundo	Wealthy protector	Spanish
Eduardo	Prosperous guardian.	Spanish
Edwardo	Prosperous guardian.	Spanish
Efrain	Doubly fruitful. Form of Hebrew Ephraim	Spanish
Elia	My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.	Spanish
Elias	My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.	Spanish
Eliazar	God has helped.	Spanish
Elija	My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.	Spanish
Eloy	Renowned warrior	Spanish
Elvio	Blond	Spanish
Emanuel	With us is God. Variant of Hebrew name Immanuel. A biblical name-title applied to the Messiah.	Spanish
Emesto	Serious	Spanish
Emilio	Flattering	Spanish
Eneas	Praised	Spanish
Enrique	Rules his household. Variant of Henry.	Spanish
Edgardo	Fortunate and powerful.	Spanish
Edmundo	Wealthy protector	Spanish
Eduardo	Prosperous guardian.	Spanish
Edwardo	Prosperous guardian.	Spanish
Efrain	Doubly fruitful. Form of Hebrew Ephraim	Spanish
Elia	My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.	Spanish
Elias	My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.	Spanish
Eliazar	God has helped.	Spanish
Elija	My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.	Spanish
Eloy	Renowned warrior	Spanish
Elvio	Blond	Spanish
Emanuel	With us is God. Variant of Hebrew name Immanuel. A biblical name-title applied to the Messiah.	Spanish
Emesto	Serious	Spanish
Emilio	Flattering	Spanish
Eneas	Praised	Spanish
Enrique	Rules his household. Variant of Henry.	Spanish
Jacinto	Hyacinth	Spanish
Jacobo	Supplanter.	Spanish
Jago	Supplanter	Spanish
Jaime	Supplanter	Spanish
Jairo	Variant of the Hebrew Jairus Jehovah enlightens.	Spanish
Javier	Bright. Variant of Xavier.	Spanish
Javiero	Born in January	Spanish
Jax	Masculine form of the Greek name Hyacinth alas.	Spanish
Jeraldo	Variant of Gerald Rules by the spear.	Spanish
Jerardo	Variant of Gerard Rules by the spear.	Spanish
Jeremias	Jehovah exalts.	Spanish

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Sunday 19 October 2014

Baby Birthstones - Gems & Birth Months

Find your baby’s birthstone with our list of Modern, Traditional, and Mystical Birthstones for each month.

Itching to know what characteristics or personality traits your little one might grow up with? Their birthstone may just give you some clues.

Whether you believe in birthstones or not, the power of these gems, (and their cosmic connection to the months they represent), have been talked about for centuries. They are said to bring good luck to those born in their month, as well as impart a bevy of other energy and health benefits.

Gems have long been thought to pass on some of their positive properties to those born in their assigned month – and are even believed to pass on mystical properties in some instances! Positive benefits are meant to be amplified by wearing jewellery containing the birthstone.

Originally linked to astrological signs, the meanings of each birthstone have shifted over the years – as the church sought to downplay the connection to astrology, these gems are now commonly associated with the twelve different months of the calendar year, rather than star signs.

Read on to learn about your bub’s birthstone and its characteristics – and discover your own!

Month	Traditional	Modern	Mystical
January	Garnet	Garnet	Emerald
February	Amethyst	Amethyst	Bloodstone
March	Bloodstone	Aquamarine	Jade
April	Diamond	Diamond	Opal
May	Emerald	Emerald	Sapphire
June	Alexandrite	Pearl	Moonstone
July	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby
August	Sardonyx	Peridot, Jade	Diamond
September	Sapphire	Sapphire	Agate
October	Tourmaline	Opal	Jasper
November	Topaz	Yellow	Citrine Pearl
December	Zircon	Blue Topaz, Turquoise	Onyx

Get free baby stuff plus more FREE tips only at mumzone.com.au!

Visit us for week by week pregnancy tips, parenting advice for raising children and baby names with meanings.

Monday 13 October 2014

The Whole Nine Months: Low Carb Diets and Pregnancy

When you are pregnant it is important to watch what you eat. You are eating for two. That does not mean you need to eat more, it just means that you need to eat smart! You are the baby’s only source of nutrients, and all the good stuff that it needs in order to grow in you. Therefore, you are going to need to follow a diet filled with vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fiber in the right mix.

Most prenatal dietitians today, are strongly against mums who want to follow a strict no carb diet. If you do not have a good amount of carbs, your body will produce something called ketones. The ketones can put your baby at risk for brain damage as it grows.

You may be curious about low-carb diets then. Low carb diets do have the risk of mental retraction for the child along with worsening the discomforts you can experience during the pregnancy. Low-carb diets can lower the levels of dietary fiber which can worsen constipation since many pregnant women need iron supplements. Prenatal dietitians also recommend taking lots of fruit because of its vitamin content. However, most of the ingredients you find in a shake are banned by diets such as Atkins and South Beach because of the sugars.



You shouldn’t go on a low-carb diet, or follow a restrictive or weight-loss diet, while you’re pregnant. This is because we can’t be sure that diets are safe for you or your baby.

Going on a low-carb diet while you’re pregnant may affect your baby’s weight, and how she develops. It may also prevent you both from getting the nutrients you need to stay healthy. Drastically reducing or increasing the amount you eat may even increase the likelihood of your baby having weight problems as she grows up.

Low-carb diets, such as the Atkins, South Beach and Dukan diets, may increase the levels of toxic chemicals (ketones) in your blood. These acids remain when your body burns its own fat. The same applies to any other diets that cut out food groups.

Low-carb diets tend to be high in fat, and may also restrict the amount of fruit, vegetables and fibre you eat. You may deny yourself and your baby important vitamins and minerals, such as folic acid and calcium. It’s also unlikely that you’ll be able to sustain these diets in the long term.

Fans of low-carb diets say that carbohydrate-rich foods are fattening. But gram for gram, carbohydrates contain less than half the calories of fat. Low-carb diets also tend to be high in protein, which can cause side-effects such as tiredness and bad breath, as well as increasing your risk of getting kidney stones.

Read more here about week by week pregnancy guide and The Whole Nine Months: Low Carb Diets

Sunday 5 October 2014

Most Popular Baby Names Worldwide

Looking for unique baby names? Why not take some global inspiration, and check out the best names from Mumzone nations around the world. Maybe some pretty girls' names might catch on in the UK, such as the Brazilian and Spanish Mariana, French Clara, German Lena, Indian Aanya or Russian Anastasia. Or UK parents might go for a striking boys' names that will stand out in the playground, such as Canadian Logan, French and Brazilian Gabriel, Russian Artem, or Aussie and US Jackson. Some names cross borders and languages. Girls' names Sophie, Sophia and Sofia feature in the top 10 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Russia, Spain, US, as well as the UK. Also Lily (or Lilly), Emma, Emily and Isabella are all popular throughout the world. For the boys, Lucas (or Lukas) is hugely popular in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and the US.

Australia

Girls' names Lily Ruby Charlotte Chloe - tied with Sophie Olivia Isabella Mia Emily Ava

Boys' names Jack Cooper Oliver Noah Thomas Lucas Lachlan William Jackson Charlie

Brazil

Girls' names Júlia Sophia Isabella Maria Eduarda Giovanna Beatriz Manuela Rafaela Mariana Gabriela

Boys' names Gabriel Davi Miguel Arthur Matheus Lucas Guilherme Pedro Gustavo Felipe

Canada

Girls' names Olivia Emma Sophia Ava Chloe Abigail Emily Lily Madison Charlotte

Boys' names Liam Ethan Jacob Logan Owen Noah Alexander Nathan Benjamin Lucas

France

Girls' names Emma Léa Clara Chloé Inès Jade Manon Sarah Lola Camille

Boys' names Lucas Enzo Nathan Mathis Louis Raphaël Gabriel Yanis Hugo Thomas

Germany

Girls' names Mia Lea Emma Emily Hannah Lena Lilly Sarah Laura Leonie

Boys' names Lukas Jonas Maximilian Ben Felix Luca Leon Niklas Louis Paul

India

Girls' names Ananya Sara Aditi Riya Jiya Saanvi Khushi Anika Aanya Anushka

Boys' names Aarav Aryan Krishna Arnav Sai Aarush Ishaan Neel Om Vihaan

 

Russia

Girls' names Maria Anastasia Daria Elizaveta Anna Sofia Ksenia Eva Polina Ekaterina

Boy's names Alexandr Maxim Ivan Artem Dmitriy Egor Nikita Matvey Arseny Timofey

Spain

Girls' names Sofía Valentina Isabella Camila Valeria Mariana Gabriela Sara Daniella Maria Jose

Boys' names Santiago Sebastián Matías Nicholas Samuel Alejandro Matthew Diego Benjamin Daniel

US

Girls' names Sophia Isabella Olivia Emma Chloe Ava Lily Madison Addison Abigail

Boys' names Aiden Jacob Jackson Ethan Jayden Noah Logan Caden Lucas Liam

Still stuck for a name? Read our article for ideas or try our baby name finder where you can search by origin or meaning as well as alphabetically. Also see the most popular baby names in the UK.

Saturday 4 October 2014

Week 1 - Week By Week Pregnancy

Week By Week Pregnancy Guide and Tips

 

Visit Mumzone.com.au to read Week By Week Pregnancy Guide and Tips during pregnancy.

 

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• Guide about Morning Sickness During Pregnancy, Causes and Cures

• Parenting tips for raising children

• Baby boys and girls names with meaning for all origins.

   

Week 1 - Week By Week Pregnancy

 

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Monday 22 September 2014

Parenting & Child-Rearing Methods for Raising Children

Parenting styles and patterns will range on child-rearing methods, way of life, and habits. Becoming a parent is a very big task that will entail a lot of focus and energy. As being a mother or father now you perform a very crucial role in the life of your children, especially in starting of their development periods. Caring for your child is often a full time task that requires dedication, perseverance, focus, tenderness and a certain amount of know-how.

There are majorly three types of parenting style: stern, lenient or somewhere in between. While raising children one should never forget that any valuable focus-building method should be applied on a habitual regularly basis, It will show effect if you be persistent for a prolonged period of time. Being a parent you will also have to educate your child to learn his mistakes from errors and how to rectify it. While the raising process you have to find out common grounds to get closer to your kids and you can also take help of teachers for this. Off course as a Mom and Dad, you always will try and do what is finest for your children.

Few studies show that kids from single-parent household are usually considerably less successful in discipline and school than children from two-parent families. Kids who are from divided homes tend to have typically lot more behavior issues, troubles with peers, complications in school and self-pessimism and negativity. Offspring of respected parents will be self-sufficient, socially dependable, and can study and work well in school. It is also acknowledged that kids with non-authoritative mom or dad will have reduced his/her self-esteem and will have achieved lower than kids with authoritative parents. Also the parents who hold indifferent permissive opinions will hold the poorest profile compared to other parents. Every child has a different style of learning; if the parents find out the perfect one for their kid from all the varieties then they are able to select perfect set of school, activities etc. thus generating the greatest results for kids by way of schooling, learning, and developing with a proper solid foundation.

Good quality parenting skills can decrease unfavorable behavior of your kids by developing discrete guidelines and pushing to set unique boundaries. Learning, adapting and applying good parenting styles will help filling different emotions like compassion, integrity, self-sufficiency, discipline, kindness, will power, tolerance, cooperation, and cheerfulness in your children. Along with all this Good parenting will also help protect your children from acquire anxiety, nervousness, depressive disorders, eating disorders, unsociable tendencies, and alcohol abuse etc. Raising a child with good character will be originated through the proper mixture of discipline in school and proper parenting methods. A good parent or guardian should be someone who by no means wills to surrender. All parents will love and safeguard their child and will ensures them that they will continually stand by their side whenever required. Today the best option which can aid and help and answer all your questions about raising children is internet. The internet will give you many methods out there which will help you making things less complicated.



With the proper parenting style and each others support raising child can become a dynamic and interesting part of your lifestyle.

You must realize that raising child costs money, so if parents’ financial position is not that good, then it would be a reckless behavior and irresponsible too to bring a child, better option would be to wait for making the financial condition strong and plan the child accordingly.

People will like to have many luxuries like: cars, exotic vacations, and new house, these are all nice to have, off course only if you can afford these things. Your children will also ask for the same luxuries from you so perfect family and financial sync should take place. Because nothing except air is free.

You can groom your child perfectly with proper care and bring in him qualities such as Leadership, Structure, Cause and Consequence, Discipline, Ownership, High Marks, Sense of Values, Right Rewards, Appropriate Praise and Respecting elders.

So find the right blend and raise your child perfectly and nurture perfect quality in them. You can also visit mumzone.com.au to find more guidance about raising children.

Thursday 18 September 2014

Causes & Treatment Of Morning Sickness In Pregnancy

Causes and Cures of Morning Sickness in Pregnancy

 

Visit Mumzone.com.au to read causes and cures of morning sickness during pregnancy. 

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• Week by week pregnancy guide

• Parenting tips for raising children 

• Baby boys and girls names with meaning for all origins.

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Monday 15 September 2014

Popular Australian Baby Boys and Girls Names With Meaning

Choosing a best baby name to be proud of is the most essential gift you can give a child. The right name can contribute to personal and professional success of your baby in future. Mumzone has more than 20,000 unique Australian baby boys and girls names and meanings to choose from plus a lot more, so take a good look around! If you still can't decide on a name.

Our list can provide inspiration, or the chance to check that the baby name you've chosen isn't everyone else's favorite too. Then take a look at our slideshow of cute Mumzone babies who have the most popular baby names of the year.

Unique Baby Names with Meaning & Origins

 

No	Name	Meaning	Sex	Origin
1	Ashlan	Ash Meadow	Male	Australian
2	Dainan	Kind Hearted.	Male	Australian
3	Desanka	Servant Dervor	Female	Australian
4	Eithan	Strong & Proud	Male	Australian
5	Macala	A Different Way Of Spelling Makayla	Female	Australian
6	Tiarni	Generous One.	Female	Australian
7	Zali	Special	Female	Australian
8	Aaina	Mirror	Female	Australian
9	Aaden	Fire	Male	Australian
10	Charlotte	Free Man	Female	Australian
11	Ava	Bird	Female	Australian
12	Chloe	Green Shoot On A Plant Or Flower, Blooming	Female	Australian
13	Emily	Rival	Female	Australian
14	Olivia	Olive Tree	Female	Australian
15	Zoe	Life	Female	Australian
16	Sophie	Wisdom	Female	Australian
17	Isabella	Devoted To God	Female	Australian
18	Oliver	Olive Tree	Male	Australian
19	Jack	God Is Gracious	Male	Australian
20	Charlie	Free Man	Male	Australian
21	Alexander	To Defend	Male	Australian
22	Isaac	“He Laughs" Or "Laughter"	Male	Australian
23	Thomas	Twin	Male	Australian
24	Riley	Meadow	Male	Australian
25	Kai	Rejoice	Male	Australian
26	Lincoln	Settlement	Male	Australian
27	Leo	Lion	Male	Australian
29	Zach	God Remembers	Male	Australian
30	Ryan	King	Male	Australian
31	Henry	Power, Ruler	Male	Australian
32	Jacob	Supplanter, Heel	Male	Australian
33	Joshua	God Is Salvation	Male	Australian
34	Hayden	Valley	Male	Australian
35	Jayden	Thankful	Male	Australian
36	Blake	White, Pale	Male	Australian
37	Alice	Noble, Light	Female	Australian
38	Georgia	Farmer, Earth Worker	Female	Australian
39	Maya	Dream, Illusion	Female	Australian
40	Audrey	Noble, Strength	Female	Australian

Monday 8 September 2014

What Should I Expect When I am 12 Weeks Pregnant?

12 weeks pregnant marks the end of your first trimester. All the undesired symptoms like morning sickness would have eased up and will soon be a distant memory of the past.



You will some physical changes in you when you’re 12 weeks pregnant.

• Dark line running down from your navel to the pubic area because of hormonal changes.
• Changes in your skin. Increased pigmentation and brown spots on forehead and cheeks.
• Increase blood circulation which will cause your skin to look brighter.
• The feeling to urinate frequently will have stopped by this week. Your uterus will be lifting up out of your pelvis giving your bladder some room.

Emotional changes in you

• No more feeling sick and queasy all day. Morning sickness is almost gone.
• You will be happy that you reached this week reducing chances of miscarriage.
• You might get too sentimental and weepy.

Increased sexual feelings
How’s my baby growing?

• Your baby’s approximately around 5 to 6.5 centimeters long this week.
• Baby hair start to grow and head slows down in growth.
• The nails on all 20 fingers and toes become visible.
• The brain continues to develop as it makes hormones of its own, and the nerve cells multiply rapidly.
• As the brain and muscles develop together, natural movements such as bending of the arms, clenching and opening the fists, and twisting of the wrists and elbows become more frequent.

Read some helpful tips for 12 weeks pregnant here…

Wednesday 3 September 2014

Causes and Cures of Morning Sickness During Pregnancy

Of course, just because morning sickness is common—and likely to last “only” a few months - doesn’t mean it’s not a challenge. Even a mild case of nausea can wear you down, and bouts of round-the-clock nausea and vomiting can leave you exhausted and miserable. Talk with your caregiver about your symptoms and the possibilities for relief.

 

 

What Causes Morning Sickness During Pregnancy?

No one knows for sure what causes nausea during pregnancy, but it’s probably some combination of the many physical changes taking place in your body. Some possible causes include:

• Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone rises rapidly during early pregnancy. No one knows how hCG contributes to nausea, but it’s a prime suspect because the timing is right: Nausea tends to peak around the same time as levels of hCG. What’s more, conditions in which women have higher levels of hCG, such as carrying multiples, are associated with higher rates of nausea and vomiting.
• Estrogen. This hormone, which also rises rapidly in early pregnancy, is another suspect. (It’s possible that other hormones play a role as well.)
• An enhanced sense of smell and sensitivity to odors.
• A sensitive stomach.
• Stress.

 Dealing With Morning Sickness

 

Suggestions for coping with morning sickness include:

• Don’t take drugs of any kind, unless your doctor knows you are pregnant and has prescribed specific medications.
• Eat a few dry crackers or plain sweet biscuits before getting out of bed in the morning.
• Don’t eat anything that you suspect will make you nauseous. In general high-carbohydrate meals are well tolerated.
• Eat small meals regularly, as an empty stomach tends to trigger nausea.
• It may help to avoid cooking or preparing foods.
• Drink as much as you can manage. Sometimes sips of flat lemonade, diluted fruit juice, cordial, weak tea, ginger tea, clear soup or beef extract drinks are helpful. If none of these are bearable, try sucking on ice cubes.
• Vitamin B6 supplements can be useful, but doses above 200 mg per day can actually be harmful. Follow your doctor’s advice.
• Consider acupressure or acupuncture on the wrist.
• Wear loose clothes that don’t constrict your abdomen.
• Moving around may aggravate morning sickness. Rest whenever possible.

 When you are in a morning sickness period do not worry about what you may be eating. Getting energy is more important than a diet at this moment. If that bar of chocolate is what makes you feel better go for it! You can go back to healthy foods and exercise as soon as you start feeling better.