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Can You Get a Facial While Pregnant?
Pregnancy brings about a lot of changes to a mother’s body, both internally and externally. While pregnancy is a blissful experience, the hormonal changes and changes in the lifestyle can at times take a toll on the mother. The stress due to these changes can sometimes be visible on the face in the form of dark circles, rashes, flaky skin, oily or extremely dry skin.
Under such circumstances, it may seem a good idea to get a facial done and regain the glow in your skin.
Is Facial Safe While Pregnant?
A basic facial which is done without the use of any harsh chemicals or heat therapy is considered to be safe for pregnant women. It will act as a stress buster and will refresh you.
It is important to understand that the skin absorbs everything that is applied to it, including chemicals. These chemicals can enter your bloodstream and ultimately, your baby’s blood as well. Therefore, application of chemicals onto the face should be avoided.
So, can you get a facial while pregnant? The answer is yes, provided, there is no use of harsh chemicals, no laser therapies or prolonged involved.
Why Is a Facial Good in Pregnancy?
A facial will break the monotony of your pregnancy and give you some alone time. This session of pampering will rejuvenate your face skin and also relax you. The heat rashes, dark circles, an oily or dry skin will tone down after a session of mild, chemical-free facial, thereby uplifting your mood and giving you the much-deserved confidence.
Best Pregnancy Facials
Following are facials which are considered to be safe during pregnancy. However, it is best to consult your doctor before going for one.
Oxygen facial :
This facial regulates and improves circulation of blood. It also helps in reducing wrinkles on the face.
Deep cleansing facial :
This facial is especially beneficial if you are suffering from the problem of pimple breakout. A deep cleansing facial involves gentle massage, extraction, and exfoliation, all of which are safe during pregnancy.
Hydrating facials :
This good help if your skin is dry as a hydrating facial will moisturize your skin.
What Should You Avoid?
While it is safe to get a facial done, ensure that you avoid the following face therapies as they can adversely affect you and your baby’s health:
Extraction of blackheads and tightening pores
Chemical peels and chemical masks
Electric currents
Plastic surgery
Long massage sessions
Heat or steam treatments
Even before going for an organic or herbal facial option, ensure that there is no ingredient in it which can cause allergy. Some moisturizers can contain soy-based components which can cause skin irritation.
Tips to Have a Safe Facial
While facials and pregnancy can go hand in hand, the following are tips to ensure a safe facial.
Inform about your pregnancy at the time of making an appointment and ask them if they have trained staff to handle pregnant women.
Inform the staff attending you about your condition and ask them to be cautious.
Consult your doctor about getting a facial and visit only a reliable, clean and hygienic salon.
Verify the products being used and the ingredients they are made up of.
Understand the types of treatment and assess if they can have any negative impact.
Ensure that there is no use of chemicals, application of electric current or intensive message.
Do not hesitate to stop the session if you experience any irritation or find that your instructions are not being adhered to.
Avoid using skin-lightening agents or products which contain salicylic acids. Avoid harsh bleaching agents or hair removal creams.
Getting pampered with a refreshing facial might excite a lot of pregnant women. It is better to be extra cautious and clear about the effects and side effects of getting a facial done before going for one and avoid if there is any contingency attached to it.
With a little care and precaution, you can enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenate facial during pregnancy.
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Sleep and Feeding Schedule For Your Four Months Old
No, this is not a military-esquire schedule for your little soldier. However, having a schedule for your baby's daily needs and activities has been proven to comfort your baby. Read on if you have a baby about to turn four months old and would like to follow a schedule.
A 'schedule' may sound a little too rigid for a little baby, so let's use the world rhythm or groove. Basically, this means training your baby to follow a routine of your choice, based on your baby's needs and wants. Babies are born depending entirely on you for guidance on how to live life. When you feed your baby and approximately the same time every day, your baby's body will adjust to the timing and hunger pangs roughly begin at that time. In this way, a schedule builds a secure place of familiarity for your baby, and that is a comfort.
Additionally, having a rough routine can help mommies relax a bit more than when there is no plan. While it is important not to force your baby into following a time-based schedule, the point of scheduling is to respond to the baby’s existing cues and forming a schedule out of it, making it easier for you to anticipate what may come next and be prepared.
If your baby is within the three to four months bracket, here's some insight on what your baby needs before you chalk out a schedule.
Three to four month old babies need approximately six to seven ounces of breast/formula milk per feed. Keep in mind that the amount shouldn't exceed 32 oucnes in a day. It is ok to start semi solids like mashed potato at the four month phase.
Babies at this age still sleep a lot(approximately 15 hours a day). This includes night-time sleeping, naps and in-between sleep.
Babies are also learning rapidly and will spend time playing and interacting with people around. This is the time of moto skill development and muscle building.
Now that the important considerations are out of the way, here are some sample schedules for three to four month babies, submitted by a few mothers that will help you plan your baby's schedule too!
This is a Schedule of a Stay-at-Home Breastfeeding Mommy of a Four Month Old Baby
5 a.m.: Baby wakes up, and soiled diaper is changed. This is followed by breast-feeding and a nap.
7 a.m.: Wakes up for a feed again and sleeps once again.
9 a.m.: Baby wakes up, is bathed and changed and fed.
11 a.m.: Baby is fed once again, sits in his bouncer or cot and then diaper is changed.
Noon: Tummy time and play time.
1 p.m.: Diaper is changed again and baby takes a nap.
2 p.m.: Baby wakes up and is fed.
3 p.m.: Baby sits on mother’s lap while she watches TV or surfs net and then his diaper is changed again.
4 p.m.: Father plays with baby.
5 p.m.: Baby is fed and put to sleep.
6 p.m.: Diaper is changed and baby is introduced to light activity.
7 p.m.: Baby is nursed again.
7:30 p.m.: Tummy time.
8 p.m.: Diaper is changed and baby is made to wear night-clothes
9 p.m.: Baby is nursed again.
10 p.m.: Diaper is changed and baby goes to sleep.
This is a schedule of a working mother of a formula-fed four month old baby
5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.: Baby wakes up, is fed an ounce of formula milk with a bottle. Some tummy time and play time with mommy while she gets ready for work
6:30 a.m.: Left at daycare where he eats, has tummy time, naps and plays with other babies present there throughout the day
4:30 p.m.: Baby is picked up from daycare
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Baby is fed again and plays. Sits in his activity cot and has tummy time
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Bath time and light activity time follows
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Mother and father read to the baby and talk to baby. Baby eats semi-solid food
7:30 to 8 p.m.: Falls asleep by 8 p.m.
11 p.m.: Wakes up to feed once again and sleeps after that
These schedules are just to aid you in in figuring out what works best for baby and you and are not rigid instructions. You will learn as you go just how to schedule a plan that is comfortable for your baby and makes parenting easier for you.Good luck! We're sure you are getting this motherhood thing on point! Read more
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Gajak
This Sankranti, we bring to you the mouth-watering recipe of Gajak, a famous North Indian specialty dish. This confection is widely appreciated for its great taste and rich aroma. To make this dish richer, you can add dry fruits to it. Healthy-to-eat and super luscious, make Gajak your go-to option and bring in some warmth to your body this winter season.
Serves
Preparation Time
Cooking Time
4 People
25-30 Minutes
15-20 Minutes
Ingredients
1 cup sesame seeds
3/4 cup soft and sticky jaggery
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp oil to grease pan
1/4 tsp powdered cardamom
Method
Step 1
Take a pastry tray or a simple steel plate, grease it with oil and keep it aside.
Step 2
In a heavy bottom pan, roast sesame seeds until they become light brown and keep aside.
Step 3
In a separate pan, take jaggery and heat it on a low flame.
Step 4
After the jaggery melts, add ghee, cardamom powder, and stir it gently, so that all the ingredients mix together properly.
Step 5
Now, slowly add the roasted sesame seeds and mix gently.
Step 6
Pour the mixture onto the greased tray and allow it to cool. Spread it evenly.
Step 7
With a knife, make indentations for square or other shapes, as desired.
Step 8
Cool it completely before you can break it into pieces.
Nutritional Information
Calories
173 K cal
Proteins
36 g
Fat
46 g
Carbohydrates
23 g
Cholesterol
5 mg
Sodium
125 mg
Potassium
216 mg
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How and Why to Include Green Vegetables in Babies' Food
I am Madhu, mother of a 2.10 years old baby and a doctor and an ophthalmologist by profession. As a doctor, I meet parents of young kids everyday complaining about the dietary habits of their children. 95-96% of these parents say their children don't eat vegetables and they believe it's their kids' problem.
And this is exactly where I differ. I believe it's the parents' duty to instil right dietary habits in their children. I can tell from my experience that a mother should start giving vegetables from 6 months of age. Mix them in khichadi. Make your khichadi more colourful by putting beans, cauliflower, carrots, capsicum, etc. These colourful veggies will make the khichadi more palatable visually. Start giving vegetables in the same way that you cook for yourself with roti or paranthas in soft form and make sure your child sees them and also tell them about what they are eating, familiarise them with vegetables. Show them that you too are eating vegetables and tell them they are yum. Do inform them about vegetables in a more fun way. Try to give vegetables in different ways. its not necessary that they eat a bowl full of vegetables in one go. The important thing is that they eat them. Don't sugarcoat vegetables or make them look like toffees as they wont help you in the long run.
If they start seeing veggies on a daily basis in their food from a very young age, then they wont have problems in older age. But yes, cook vegetables in a less spicy and oily way, but pack them with lots of yum flavour. This has worked in my case and touch wood, my son eats every possible vegetable. Remember that green leafy vegetables are one of the most essential food for our eyes. They are packed with vitamins which play an essential role in keeping our eyesight perfect. And don't use mobiles while feeding your child.
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Why Sorting Marks a Key Milestone For Your Child
Children are such eager leaners that it makes sense to teach them important skills while they are young. These skills can be used later in life too. Sorting is an important developmental milestone. Sorting is your child's first introduction into the world of mathematics. A child will only be able to sort correctly when he has a sense of shape, size, colour, etc.
1. Sorting Should Be Introduced At An Early Age
There is no ideal age prescribed to introduce sorting activities, however the earlier it is started the better. Generally, it can be introduced to your child at the age of 6 months. At this stage, the sorting activity can be as simple as placing 2 apples and 2 oranges in front of your baby. Firstly, just observe the reaction of your baby. Through his natural instinctive aptitude for sorting, your child will start observing it very carefully. Then you can ask him to hand the apple over to you or place the apple on a piece of newspaper. It is not important at all to sort out things correctly at this stage, however it is very important to introduce the concept to trigger your child's brain in that area.
2. Ways To Start Introducing Your Child To Sorting
Firstly, it is important to start sorting in a simplistic manner. You can start sorting with two different objects, then three, then four and so on. It is also important to first demonstrate each type of sorting activity. The moment you are introducing anything that might be difficult for your little one to understand, demonstrate it. Demonstration builds the confidence of the child that it is possible to accomplish the task.
When you introduce the concept, start with big items like fruits or balls of different colours. Later, you can move to other items like beads of different colours, shapes and sizes. This way you can tackle two birds with stone by introducing colours and shapes too. You can also introduce coins, teach your child various denominations of money and then teach them to sort it. However, see the pace your child is comfortable with. Too much activity and learning can put a child off.
3. Add Fun To the Sorting Activity
By preparing colourful ice cubes with food colouring you can teach your child to sort out. Holding the ice in hand, seeing it melt, identifying a colours and placing them in different glasses can be a fun way for your child to learn.
Teaching various animal types and categorizing them is an added complexity when your child grows. It’s fun and challenging at the same time.
Categorisation of blocks is in itself a fun activity through which you can tach you little one more than just sorting.
For very young children, sorting also helps in development of fine motor skills. When the child picks the object and places it in an assigned box, it helps in movement and also contributes to strengthening of fingers and wrist muscles. It also help strengthening the visual capacity as the child needs to identify the right colour, shape and size of the object in order to place it in an appropriate box. Read more
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A. Yes it is the what part is that your child is kicking if you feel that there is a movement of your child whether it is a cake or slight movement also you know that your child is doing fine so there is no problem in that if the movement is less it’s completely alright
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A. Nasal blockage is very common, specially in small children because of the narrow nasal cavity. Any kind of saline drops like nasal clear will be helpful in dissolving the stuffy secretions, which can be taken out by vnasal aspirator gently also steam inhalation will be helpful also, try to avoid keeping the child directly under the fan.
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Q. 22 week pregnant,baby konse month me or din me kitni baar move kartaa he ,pls bataye abhi sirf 2, 3 baar hi hota he
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A. hi
yes it's enough
and the frequency and timing may vary as we all are different
but yes, the frequency of feeling baby movements will increase now
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my RT 18x16mm and LT 10x16mm ET 6.59
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A. You can check with an ovulation kit if it is positive then you can certainly go ahead with the conception because ovulation kit is going to give you 100% clarity whether you are ovulating or not with that you can try practising if you can conceive the same time
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A. absolutely no problem to have green tea ok. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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A. A lot of times normal delivery is actually seen in these cases also if the doctor is quick and the child cooperate then yes normal delivery is very much possible but some doctors don’t take a chance with the health of your child and so they normally suggest C-section so let’s see what’s your situation by the end when you are into your labour
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