- helps you relax your body and control your thoughts. It stimulates your immune system and promotes good physical and mental health for you and your baby
- reduces aches and pains, discomfort, fatigue, swelling and inflammation around the joints. It also improves blood circulation and increases energy, so you can cope beteer with labour and birth.
Company Profile
- Tender Care
- Tender Care Confinement Centre, located at No.51A, Jalan NJM 1/1, Taman Nusa Jaya Mas, Johor Bahru, offers a one-stop venue for post-natal care and confinement services. Jointly managed by four partners, we are enthusiastic mothers who believe that pregnancy and birth-giving are women’s lifetime experience and it should never become a stressful event when one is financially burdened. Therefore, our centre provides a cost saving package for new mothers so that they can recuperate and restore their strength after childbirth without any stress and worry.
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pregnancy. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Benefits of Prenatal Yoga
Why prenatal yoga is good for you
Common Complaints
If you've experienced most of these complaints, don't worry ... it's normal.
Nausea
- aka morning sickness
- try to eat small meals or snacks every 3 hours
Heartburn
- caused by reflux of acid from the stomach
- avoid oily or spicy food
- sitting upright or raise your head slightly when sleep
Leg Cramps
- happens more often at night during 4th to 5th month pregnancy
- rest your legs on pillow so that they are higher when sleep
- do simple stretching exercise
Nausea
- aka morning sickness
- try to eat small meals or snacks every 3 hours
Heartburn
- caused by reflux of acid from the stomach
- avoid oily or spicy food
- sitting upright or raise your head slightly when sleep
Leg Cramps
- happens more often at night during 4th to 5th month pregnancy
- rest your legs on pillow so that they are higher when sleep
- do simple stretching exercise
Health & Nutrition
"Eat Wisely, Not Eat More" That's what my gynae advised me. But somehow rather, I didn't take his words seriously. Now I've regretted...I've put on 20kg even after given birth !!!
During pregnancy, it's very important to have a balanced diet.
Protein
- contain amino acids which are essential for the growth of baby's body cells
- meat, fish, seafood, dairy products such as milk, yoghurt, eggs ; soya products such as soya bean milk, beancurd
Calcium
- required for your baby's teeth and bones
- dairy foods, leafy vegetables, beans, nuts, ikan bilis
Iron
- important for red blood cell formation
- egg yolk, wholemeal bread, liver, kidney, spinach, red meat, chicken, fish
Vitamins
- important for body resistance against diseases
- fruits, vegetables, eggs, cereal
Folic Acid
- important for the supply of nucleic acids needed to divide cells of the embryo
- liver, kidney, wholegrain cereals, nuts, beans, spinach and carrots
During pregnancy, it's very important to have a balanced diet.
Protein
- contain amino acids which are essential for the growth of baby's body cells
- meat, fish, seafood, dairy products such as milk, yoghurt, eggs ; soya products such as soya bean milk, beancurd
Calcium
- required for your baby's teeth and bones
- dairy foods, leafy vegetables, beans, nuts, ikan bilis
Iron
- important for red blood cell formation
- egg yolk, wholemeal bread, liver, kidney, spinach, red meat, chicken, fish
Vitamins
- important for body resistance against diseases
- fruits, vegetables, eggs, cereal
Folic Acid
- important for the supply of nucleic acids needed to divide cells of the embryo
- liver, kidney, wholegrain cereals, nuts, beans, spinach and carrots
Avoid foods that are possible sources of bacteria as they can harm unborn baby which includes salads including coleslaw, raw or under-cooked meat or chicken or eggs, raw seafood such as oyster, sashimi or uncooked sushi, cold pre-cooked foods.
Signs of Pregnancy
Early signs of pregnancy include one or more of the following :
- missed period
- nausea or vomiting
- feeling tired more easily
- craving for certain foods
- disliking certain food that you used to love
- feeling dizzy
- enlarged or tender breasts
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