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Your baby’s essential source of nourishment is a reflection of what the mother eats and drinks during pregnancy.  Thus, health experts highly recommend that the pregnant women should include a healthy variety of food and beverages in her diet.  By this, she will be able to provide all the essential nutrients that her baby needs for his/her growth and development. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a mother to be  has to take more folic acid, calcium, protein, and iron because of its below benefits. Folic acid: Folic acid is considered as vitamin B that is essential in preventing neural tube defects which are birth defects in the baby's spinal cord and brain. As food sources, folic acid can be gained from leafy green vegetables, cereals, pastas, bread, beans, and citrus fruits.  Calcium: Calcium is a crucial mineral for building the baby’s bones and teeth. The lack of consuming calcium during pregnancy will make the baby absorb it fr...

Although breastfeeding women were excluded from the initial clinical trials on the Covid-19 vaccine, but still experts recommend that they receive the vaccine. Most health experts advise that nursing women receive the coronavirus vaccine. But still it is better to consult the healthcare provider to know the benefits as well as the risks of taking the vaccine.   In most cases, pregnant and nursing  women are excluded from the vaccine clinical trials because experts don't  understand the risks for babies. These babies can be affected through their mom’s breast milk.  When the breastfeeding women takes the Covid19 vaccine, she will potentially gain protection from either getting the coronavirus or will have less severe symptoms if she got the virus.  By comparing other vaccines on nursing moms, it reflected that the antibodies produced by the vaccinated mom pass through her breast milk and may provide protection for her baby. However, if you’re still confused ...

There are still not enough data and research whether the coronavirus vaccines are safe for pregnant women or not. This is because Covid -19 vaccines have been granted an emergency use authorization before making clinical trials on pregnant women.  Pregnant women were not included in the initial clinical trials; but now the trials on both pregnant and breastfeeding women are ongoing. However, we can mention a small study published on the 25th of March in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  The study found that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy. It also states that the vaccines may provide protection for the babies. This small study that included 131 participants showed that the pregnant women who got the COVID-19 vaccine produced similar antibody levels like others who were not pregnant. On the other hand, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommends that pregnant women shouldn’t take the Covid-19 va...

Usually after taking any vaccine, you might experience some symptoms; so not only from COVID-19 vaccines. However, these symptoms are mild and disappear quickly without using any medication.  Some common COVID-19 vaccine side effects include: Pain and redness at injection arm  Joint ache Fatigue Headache Fever Vomiting  Does the second dosage of the vaccine feel worse? Yes. For some participants, the second dose of coronavirus vaccine is leading to more side effects and to a stronger reaction than the first dose. This was also revealed during the clinical trials. Why some people have side effects from COVID-19 vaccines? After taking the coronavirus vaccine, you might experience some side effects. This is because your immune system is reacting and reviving up. The same thing happens when you get sick. In fact, many of the side effects from any sickness we get, like influenza or corona, are usually caused by the immune system and not by the virus direct action.  W...

The coronavirus vaccines is able to protect you from getting the virus. However, it might lead to some mild side effects after the first or second dose.  These effects are normal and reflects that your body is starting to build protection and immunity against COVID-19.    For some people, these side effects might prohibit them from performing their daily activities, but usually they  disappear after few days.  On the other hand, other participa nts won’t suffer from any side effects . What are the common side effects of COVID-19 vaccine? Pain, swelling or redness on the arm where you got the shot  Fever 🤒    Fatigue 🥵  Headache Muscle or joint pain Chills Nausea  vomiting 🤮  After taking the coronavirus vaccination, the participant will be monitored for 15 minutes to observe whether he/she will have an immediate reaction.  However, most of the side effects appear within the first three days of getting the vaccine and u...

Till now, there are more than 95 million person in the United States of America who have taken the coronavirus vaccine. Other countries are also achieving high percentages of people who have taken at least of dose of the vaccine.  Upon this, there’s a crucial question that comes to our minds.  For how long will the COVID-19 vaccine last? According to health experts, the answer is not yet very clear. This is because vaccines were given an emergency use authorization and experts didn’t have enough time to examine and test their long term effectiveness.  However, researches around this issue are still ongoing thus leading to an educated guess and answer from the experts to this question. According to the Federal Health authorities, there isn’t yet a definitive answer on the extract period the vaccine might last for.  On the other hand, experts states that based on many clinical trials , vaccine-induced protection can last for at least three months. This doesn...

Although all health organizations encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies, there are lots of mommy that prefer formula instead.  They convince themselves with ideas pretending that breastfeeding has certain disadvantages.  Actually most of these pretended disadvantages are myths and misinformation about breastfeeding. In this article, we will cover the popular myths about breastfeeding and objectively examine their credibility. Can’t measure the amount of milk   Although the mother can’t physically see and measure the amount of milk that being breastfed by her baby, but still there are ways to know if the baby is getting enough milk or not. Simply count his/her wet diapers, listen to  the swallowing process while breastfeeding, and check the baby’s weight gain. Leads to a clingy baby? As the baby is always tight to his/her mommy, this myth states that this will lead to a clingy baby. Actually all babies prefer to stay with their mothers because this is their saf...

Although mothers have the freedom to decide whether to breastfeed or not, but due to the endless benefits of breastfeeding; most of the mothers should go with the first choice... breastfeed! Mothers has been granted a pleasure called breastfeeding or nursing for its advantages that not only affects the baby but also his/her mother. Most of the health organizations and professionals encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies from the first moment of birth due to its benefits for both of them.  They recommends that the newborn babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their and not to introduce to them any other type of liquid like formula, water or juice before that age. Mothers are highly advised to frequently breastfeed not only for the sake of their babies but also for the importance of breastfeeding on the mothers themselves. Benefits of breastfeeding for moms: Returns the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size  Reduces the postpartum bleeding  Red...

 Breastfeeding or nursing is the process of feeding the baby from the mother breasts’ milk. This process can be done either directly from the breasts or through pumping the milk and then feeding the baby with a bottle. The World Health Organization ‘WHO’ highly recommends that moms should start breastfeeding their babies from birth. They can stay nursing them months and months as long as the baby is still asking for. As for the newborns, they asks for breastfeeding very often which is usually every 2-3 hours. However, every breastfeeding session can last between 20 to 30 min. In addition, sometimes moms might experience ‘cluster feeding’ which is breastfeeding more frequently. This usually happens with some newborn babies at the beginning of the nursing process. As the baby gets older, he will start breastfeeding less  often. Thus, working moms will be able to pump their milk and store it when their maternity period ends. Breastfeeding might sound hectic especially for working...

  In the previous article, we’ve discussed how to earn money through online surveys.  Simply, you can download online surveys on your mobile or computer and earn money upon filling them. You can either earn cash money or be granted rewards as a result of giving your opinion. Yes, all what you have to do is just giving your opinion in these surveys. There are lots and lots of online surveys like  Junkie,  YouGov,  Pinecone,  LEO,  Swagbucks,  Ipsos,  PaidViewpoint ... but make  sure that the application you download is legitimate and safe.  Tips that the online survey is safe? Privacy Policy  Make sure that the website posts a basic Privacy Policy, thus it will be trusted to conduct quality research and send payments or rewards in return. Clarity Make sure that websites that clearly state the rewards they grand for taking surveys. It should be easy to find all contact information you ask for. Never be asked to pay   Remembe...