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March 13, 2010My Pregnancy Journal
A good friend sent me this article on how a hubby can help out during a pregnancy. There is some really great information for all of you Dad’s or soon to be Dad’s. As my husband always points out- Dad’s pregnant too!!!! Enjoy!
Hubbie Help: Simple Ways A Husband Can Help A Pregnant Wife
Having a pregnant wife can be a stressful time for both the husband and the wife. The wife, though, bears the brunt of pregnancy’s trials. A responsible husband should try his best to ease the burden off his spouse during this high-stress period.
Here are a few simple ways to help your pregnant wife through these troubling times:
1) Look Out For Her Health, Both Mentally And Physically
Your wife’s health is very important. Pregnant women experience many changes, both physically and emotionally as they progress through their pregnancy. These changes can be sometimes not noticeable to the woman herself. Expecting fathers can be a big help by learning about the pregnancy progress and watching out for his partner’s health. This can be done by encouraging her to eat a proper diet and avoiding cigarettes, alcohol and the use of unnecesary drugs.
A proper diet for a pregnant woman is for her to eat a variety of nutritious foods. Sharing in her diet would be helpful in having your pregnant wife maintain it. Focus on eating vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products and meat. This can even go beyond the pregnancy and actually become a habit. Eating healthy is good for your body and your growing children may learn to adopt nutritious eating habits from you.
You should also take note of your wife’s moodswings. Try helping her deal with her temperamental nature during her pregnancy. Be understanding. When she’s depressed, cheer her up. When she’s angry, calm her down. When she’s insecure, have long talks with her to reassure her that you love her and your unborn child. Assisting your wife through these trying times is one of your primary duties as a husband.
2) Physical Activity
Exercise is another way for a husband to help his pregnant spouse. It can be fun and stress relieving. Remember to check with her doctor about an exercise regimen before beginning. Choose exercise that are not too strenuous or dangerous. Taking long walks with her would be an excellent choice; the scenery would relax her and your companionship would do wonders for her your relationship.
Also, helping with the housework is a great way to help your pregnant wife. Try doing the chores that involve heavy lifting or strenuous work. Have her skip any household job that requires the use of aerosols or products with strong fumes, like cleaning the bathroom or painting. Taking care of the family pet should also be your job. Quite a few animal-related sicknesses are a threat to your pregnant wife and unborn child’s safety.
3) Preparing for Child Birth:
Taking childbirth preparation classes can hep you get ready for the big event. It also gives you the opportunity to discuss pregnancy with other pregnant couples in a less stressful environment than a doctor’s office. Meeting other expecting couples also gives you the chance to swap stories and share the joys of the pregnancy.
Childbirth classes operate on the belief that the more you know about the pregnancy process, the less anxious you’d feel and the more you’d feel that you and your wife are in control.
There are three types of childbirth preparation classes. The Lamaze method is probably the most popular: it concentrates on helping to ease the pain of childbirth through breathing exercises and by educating the expecting couple. The Bradley method focuses more on educating the couple and giving the husband a more active part in the birthing process. The Leboyer method’s primary interest is in the unborn child itself; trying to make it more comfortable for the baby both inside and outside the womb.
Whatever method you choose, the classes usually last from five to nine weeks. Check with your doctor or the local hospital on what classes are offered. No matter what method you and your wife choose, they all help your pregnant wife, and yourself, greatly with dealing with the pregnancy.
4) Take Care Of Yourself, Too:
Focusing on your wife is important, but try to take care of yourself, too. If you smoke, stop! Pay attention to your own moods, needs and worries. Talking with your pregnant wife about your concerns can ease some of that worry. Discussion with your wife can help ease the stress and assist you both in weathering the ups and downs of the pregnancy.
22 Weeks!
The baby now weighs almost one pound / 430 grams, measures nearly 11 inches/ just over 27 centimeters long from crown to heel, and is proportioned like a newborn, albeit a thinner version since her baby fat hasn’t yet developed. Although she’s getting heavier every day, her skin still appears wrinkled because she needs to gain more weight. The lips are distinct and the eyes are formed, though the iris (the colored part of the eye) still lacks pigment. The pancreas, essential in the production of hormones, is developing steadily.
Even this early, the first signs of teeth appear in the form of tooth buds beneath the gum line. Before you know it, your baby will be born, and soon after, her first teeth will come through.
You’ve probably gained between 12 and 15 pounds / 5.4 and 6.8 kilograms. Starting now, you’ll begin to put on weight more steadily, averaging about half a pound / 225 grams per week. You may crave certain foods and you may notice an increased (but not bloody) vaginal discharge. Both are a normal part of being pregnant.
Will We Ever Find A Cure For The Common Cold?
From Labour Day weekend to the first signs of spring, Canadians are inundated with advertising reminding us that the cold and flu season has arrived. Invariably the advertisements are coupled with warnings that this season’s influenza will be more severe than last years and flu shots and non-prescription drugs are indicated. This year H1N1 is the fear mongering of choice.
Not surprisingly, a considerable number of Canadians experience the sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, sore throats, cough, fatigue and fever which we have come to associate with a cold or flu.
Over-the-counter cold and flu medicine sales top several million dollars a year. With increasing competition, this past season saw the addition of several “newer”, “faster acting” “extra strength” medicines to the already saturated cold and flu medicine market.
In order to understand how this occurs, one must first understand what a cold or influenza is. Despite advertisers claims, viruses or bacteria are not the cause of colds and flu’s. Rather, these are opportunistic infections that are allowed to arise or take hold in a “run down” internal environment. The symptoms experienced by the person are really attempts by the body to save its own life. This is the reason some people are affected and others are not, even though constantly exposed to the same environment of microbes.
In the fall and spring all of life changes drastically. The leaves fall or bud, grass slows its growth and speeds up again, and animals prepare for a new season. My question is “Are we part of life”? Isn’t it logical that we should change too? Well, we do. The mucous membrane that lines our respiratory system is our interface with the air we breathe. As our environment changes our interface must also change. This means a shedding or menstruation of that lining (runny nose, coughing) in preparation for a new environment. I am not saying this fun! Proper function isn’t always intended to “feel” good
It is seeing ourselves as separate from nature that causes us to believe that we somehow “catch a cold”. Imagine if one tree said to his neighbour “Hey! Look what you gave me, my leaves are falling”. The cold process is a natural and healthy adaptive process in the body, therefore I choose to call this “processing” or “colding” instead of saying I am sick or caught a cold.
The message is simple. Change is constant in life. Symptoms are very often a sign that the body is alive and adapting. By understanding that you are part of nature instead of separate from it, you can begin to trust that what is happening in your body is a natural process that doesn’t need to be attacked. Instead of focusing on what you think is “wrong”, spend your time focusing on working with what is right. Get adequate rest, Eat By Design, water, exercise and maintain a clear nerve system to best help your body carry out the appropriate changes.
The ultimate purpose of a Specific Chiropractic Adjustment is to ALLOW. Not to fix, treat or even heal. Instead to ALLOW the wisdom that runs your body the full capacity to adapt to the inside and outside worlds. To ALLOW you to be what you were DESIGNED to be – 100% YOU.
Start the Journey . . . . . Enjoy the Process . . . . . Tell a Friend . . . . .
Café of Life Chiropractic Studio Richards Family Chiropractic
394 Oxford St E, London, ON, N6A1V7 38 Talbot Street, Blenheim, ON, N0P1A0
www.cafeoflifelondon.com www.cafeoflifelondon.com
519.439.5353 toll free: 1.866.570.1117
Clothing Works
ClothingWorks contributes to the employment success of job seekers in financial need by providing them with job appropriate attire at no cost. Many innovative and exciting events are happening at Clothing Works. In 2009, ClothingWorks received the Pillar Community Collaboration Award and this year ClothingWorks has been selected to be recognized by the Mayor at the City Council meeting scheduled for April 19, 2010 as part of the Featured Community Organization program. This program recognizes the important contributions of non-profit organizations and their volunteer members to the community. Another event not to miss will be the 2010 ClothingWorks Fashion Show. It will take place on Wednesday, October 13.
There are a number of ways to get involved with ClothingWorks:
- Volunteering your time; consulting clients to find the right attire, store merchandizing and assisting with clothing pickups
- Donating new or gently used clothing
- Hosting a Rack n’ Roll
- Financial donation
Please visit ClothingWorks website at clothingwork.ca for further information.
Other Guests:
Dustbunnies Away www.dustbunniesaway.com Kelly Garland www.libido-talk.com Gwenne Hudson Clothing Works 141 Dundas Street, 4th Floor, London ON N6A 1G3 Phone: 519.663.0774 x232 Fax: 519.663.5377 www.clothingworks.ca Noelle Martin- RD www.rdservices.ca info@rdservices.ca Children’s Furniture Gallery 1040 Wharncliffe Road SouthLondon, ON N6L 1H2
(519) 649-2590 www.childnrensfurnituregallery.ca
Marty Menard Elite Personal Training Studio 73 York St. London, Ontario (519) 645-2578 marty@elitepersonaltraining.ca www.elitepersonaltraining.ca/ Katina Kritikos
Ethos the Spa
www.ethosthespa.com
633 Richmond Street 1-800-ETHOSPA London and area (519)438-7327
Dr. Jamie and Joel Richards
Café of Life Chiropractic
www.cafeoflifelondon.com
E-mail: jamie@cafeoflifelondon.com
joel@faceoflifelondon.com
394 Oxford St. East
(519)439-5353
Jeff Robb
Turner Drug Store Ltd.
www.turnerdrugs.com
E-mail: turner@turnerdrugs.com
52 Grand Avenue at Carfrae Crescent,
Tel: 1 (800) 566-8482
London, Ontario
N6K 3V1
519.649.0385
1.877.TAN4FUN (8264386)
EMAIL:
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Next week on the show…. We are discussing post partum depression and how to know when it’s more than the baby blues. References to postpartum depression date back as far as the 4th century BC but despite early awareness, it has not always been recognized as an illness so postpartum depression continues to be under-diagnosed. We will talk about the causes, risk factors and how it’s being treated with Mother Reach next Saturday. Also next week- Harpist Kathleen Gehagen will be in the studio and will perform for us swell. We will discuss your child’s stages of development and what you need to do as parents to accommodate your growing baby! And shopping smarter with these 5 tips from Fisher and Company.
