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Eating Corn Flakes during Pregnancy
Are corn flakes good during pregnancy? There is no right answer. There are both good and bad effects of eating corn flakes during pregnancy.
Why to Eat Corn Flakes during Pregnancy?
Cornflakes help you feel fresh throughout the day. This is because corn flakes are rich in complex carbohydrates and provide energy.
Cornflakes are also rich in riboflavin, thiamine, iron, dietary fibre and niacin that makes it a wholesome food.
Benefits of Eating Cornflakes in Pregnancy
Cornflakes are said to be rich in dietary fibre, and these fibres are considered to be good for pregnancy. Here are some advantages of eating cornflakes during pregnancy.
Dietary fibre helps in reducing the blood pressure and control the issues of constipation.
One average bowl of corn flakes contains about 25 grams of fibre. You can control most of the issues related to pregnancy when you consume a meal rich in dietary fibre.
Consuming one bowl of corn flakes daily can help in reducing the risks of preeclampsia that is triggered by high blood pressure. It can cause severe issues for your developing foetus if not taken care of.
When you consume a bowl of cornflakes for breakfast, your stomach gets filled with dietary fibre, and it satisfies your hunger as well.
Consuming corn flakes also helps in controlling weight during pregnancy.
Adverse Effects of Eating Corn Flakes when Pregnant
Eating excess of corn flakes can cause some problems for pregnancy. Here is a list of some negative effects of eating corn flakes during pregnancy:
The corn flakes which are commercially available are rich in fat, salt and sugar which are unhealthy for pregnancy when eaten in excess.
Cornflakes may result in issues like flatulence, intestinal gas, abdominal pain and bloated feeling. The capability of your body to absorb zinc, iron and minerals decreases when you eat corn flakes in excess.
Cornflakes with grains are usually acidic in nature, hence causing an acidic state in the tissues and blood.
Compared to sprouts, fruits and vegetables, it is harder to eat grains in corn flakes.
The conditions may exacerbate further if you eat corn flakes if you have irritable bowel syndrome.
Tips to Keep in Mind
If you love to eat corn flakes for breakfast, include them in your diet. Just make sure that you eat them in moderation.
Avoid eating corn flakes that contain artificial sweeteners or artificially flavoured corns.
You can add natural sweeteners such as strawberries or honey to enhance the taste of your meal.
Feel free to consult a nutritionist before you make any changes to your diet plan. Also, discuss your food habits and cravings.
Always add warm milk to the cornflakes because dry corn flakes might make you feel nauseated.
Try to have corn flakes only for breakfast and not during other meals.
Eating cornflakes will do you no harm in pregnancy if you eat it in moderation. Cornflakes without any artificial ingredient can actually be healthy for pregnancy. But don’t forget to follow the tips if you are going to add corn flakes to your diet.
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Teaching Your Toddler to Use Scissors
As an introduction to cutting, get home toddler safety scissors. The dull edges of this scissor will minimize the risk of cuts to your little user. Hand hold your child through the process till she starts working with scissors independently.
Cutting with a scissor requires certain finger separation skills, which children master only by the age of six. Of course, it's good to start early , as it helps in building motor skills. Here’s our take on teaching children to hold and use scissors.
Tricks for Teaching a 3-Year-Old to Use Scissors
1. Finding The Right Scissors
Invest in beginner scissors, which are spring loaded.It's easy to manipulate the pair by using her whole hand and not just the fingers. It doesn’t matter at what age toddlers start using scissors, once they are comfortable with these adaptive scissors they can be introduced to other types of advanced scissors soon. Here, it's essential to consider whether your child is right handed or left handed. Make sure to get a pair specifically designed for their needs.
2. Hold it Right
It's important for a child cutting with scissors to get the right grip. Show your kids how you hold the scissors correctly and encourage them to copy you. They might not get it right the first few times. Explain how the thumb needs to be put into the smaller hole, and the index and middle finger into the bigger hole. Ask her to open and close the scissors. This is essential for building the necessary strength and coordination to work with this cutting instrument.
3. Cut Lines and Shapes
Draw thick lines on a paper and teach your child to cut along the line. This will teach her better scissor control. Once you feel your child is comfortable cutting along the lines on paper, start introducing shapes. Draw circles, squares, triangles etc., and show how to cut them neatly. Remember to get thick paper for such beginner cutting activities. Continue to practice cutting with scissors for kids and watch your child master this skill soon.
4. Go Snip Snip!
Once your child has a fair understanding of how to operate a scissor, teach her how to make fringes. These are formed when you continuously snip, without cutting the paper into half. Fringe cutting helps in improved hand-eye coordination, motor skills, and bilateral coordination in children. Therein, lies the biggest benefits of scissor cutting skills in toddlers.
5. Safety Rules
While organising cutting activities for toddlers remember to teach them about the safety rules of working with a scissor. Tell her that she can use scissors only during craft hours for cutting paper and not at any other time. Encourage her to use scissors, only when there is an adult around. Don’t forget to tell her that she is not supposed to run or chase anyone with scissors in hand.
So, if you've been wondering how to teach a child to use scissors, there you go! Don’t worry, if she’s a messy cutter to begin with, just help her develop fine motor skills and keep broadening her creative horizon. Read more
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The art of sleep teaching our kids!!! (Not a joke!! I'm serious!!) 😂😂😂😂
My son was born on September 5th 2019.Me being a new mom was very challenging to make him sleep during the nights. He sleeps well in the morning and is awake as an owl in the night.He keeps screaming and shouting the whole night non stop. It made me worry a lot. I had countless sleepless nights. Then I had an idea. The best was to make your baby sleep is,while feeding him in the morning, make sure it's underneath bright light,with usual sounds of the mixie or your phone. The kid should learn it's day,so we need to show the difference. At night while feeding keep it slow, calm, pin drop silenceand under sim light. We need to start doing it and our babies will get to learn what is day and night within days. He is 4 months now,and is sleeping very well in the night. So the main aim is to not try to dampen all the sounds in the morning thinking he might wake up for the sounds. Kids grow up and tend to habitat themselves to the surrounding.But we must make sure it's pin drop silence in the night or else it's a nightmare for moms.
Just taught him the difference between the sun and the moon and there he goes, a calm obedient child.
People will say numerous things.Sone will say it's a routine that babies cry the whole night and it's normal. They say that we have no other go but to have sleepless nights. But that's not the truth. It's only the way we train them to sleep natters. People told me that I would definitely have sleepless nights for atleast 6 months. But here I go, I'm sleeping very well for the past two months. My son is sleeping very well too. He gets up once in s while for his feeds. It's not true that you need to keep waking your baby for his feeds frequently in the night. That order is only till two months of age. Babies tend to sleep through the night from 4 months onwards. Do not wake them up frequently by force. They need to get up on their own and they will if they are hungry. The babies are learning to sleep through the night. So there's no point on waking them up and disturbing them. And that doesn't mean making them go sleepless in the mornings. They need to take atleast three naps in the day time when they are four months or older. My baby sleeps about five hours in the morning totally and 8 hours in the night. He is four months old. So this is the usual way to make our babies sleep. Read more
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Being a Mom Is Not a Cup of Tea. It Requires a Lot of Patience
Becoming a mom brings lots of joy but also lots of responsibility, anxiety and many problems but you have to handle it with patience. I Know it's easy to say but tough to follow.
I still remember when my little boy was born I was on cloud nine but sooner realised that it's not easy to handle a small human being who can not speak and who can not do a single thing without you. And some time he lets you leave scratching your head that exactly what he wants trust me it's really confusing.
I must say these 10 months had been a learn on work kind of situation for me where I had came across a lots of time when I lose my patience. Sometime I even yelled on my baby and trust me it has broken my heart later on. There are some points on the basis of my on tried and tested method to help us being patient.
1. Try to Understand Why Baby is Crying
I know it's tough to understand a person who can't speak but remember ladies you are a mom and mom's has this ablity when she can understand her baby so try to figure out what your baby wants he is not always hungry may be he just wants to play with you and you are busy with something so pay attention.
2. Sleep When You Baby Sleeps
Yes you heard right sleep when baby sleeps leave all the chores, dirty dishes, messy house leave it just take rest baby's between 1 to 3 months will wake several time during night so you sleep will get disturbed and you will become cranky so complete your sleep to become a more patient mom.
3. Play With Your Baby
Trust me there is no other joy in the world like seeing your baby smile it will give to the strength to fight anything and anyone to play with him and make him happy and I can assure you you will be a much happy mumma.
4. Spend Time With Your Better Half
Ya that's true it's tested. A kiss in the morning and some pretty words can give a boostof energy. Don't forget your husband when your baby comes I know it's tough to manage the time but atleast you both can spend some time together when baby is sleeping or busy with something or ask him to feed you when you are feeding you baby and trust me it's a awesome feeling and this love will give you the power to handle anything. Don't you remember LOVE IS THE STRONGEST POWER.
So these where my some tried and tested tips to become cool during rough situation. I hope this may help you.
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Q. #asktheexpert
why are my vomitings not stopping even in 5th month of my pregnancy. and constant headaches.
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
2 hours ago
A. this is seen in some people which my continue in second trimester also. 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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Trying To Conceive
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Q. is it normal to have 2 dominant follicles in Right ovary? Today is my D8 and the size of both the follicles are 20x18mm and 19x18 mm Is it normal.
and left ovary follicles 12x18mm.and ET size 7.89
pls advice
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
2 hours ago
A. if it is induced one then there can be chances. 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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Guardian of 0 children
2 hours ago
Q. what should I eat for a healthy baby in my 3rd month of pregnancy.kindly suggest a healthy diet routine
POOJA KOTHARI
Mom of a 7 yr 1 m old boy
1 hour ago
A. Whole grains — like brown rice, millet, oatmeal, bulgur, and whole-wheat bread. Proteins — like lean meats and chicken, eggs, seafood, beans and lentils, nuts and seeds, and tofu. Low-fat or fat-free dairy — like milk, yogurt, cheese, lactose-free dairy, and fortified soy beverages (soy milk) or soy yogurt.
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Guardian of 0 children
1 hour ago
Q. in which month of pregnancy we should start excercising for normal delivery
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
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A. no exercises vigorously only moderate walking 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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Guardian of 0 children
1 hour ago
Q. #asktheexpert
I am 28 weeks pregnant and feeling breathlessness and Always tired ... is this normal ?
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
1 hour ago
A. this cannot be normal always better to see the doctor once. 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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Q. My 4 year baby have always complaint of abdomen pain.
Dr Vandan H Kumar
Paediatrician
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A. if the child is having abdominal pain give syrup colicaid or syrup cyclopam 5 ml to the child for now
then you have to meet the doctor to find the cause of abdominal pain because it can be either due to gas or due to worms or some other abdominal pathology or gastroenteritis, constipation, digestive issues.
in the meantime it is advisable to give only easily digestible food to the child and water andx buttermilk curd rice and dal.
can give poha upma daliya and fruits.
avoid milk products , packet foods and fried items and heavy diet.
you can continue anti-colicx medicines and your doctor may add antacids for the child for few days it will help in decreasing the gas as well as bloating.
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