Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Dear Friends!

You know that living healthy should start even before you were born. Your mom must eat healthy food and maintain her body and good eating habits.

Concerning this matter, don’t miss the report you’ll find below. It’s about complications that can occur if overweight women get pregnant. These, surely, will be dangerous for both mother and baby.

Now what about your kid? Does he often sneezes, coughs, and has itchy red skins? He probably has allergy. Find out about common clues showing that your child has allergy in the article below.

Food, cow’s milk, egg, dust, fur, and pollen are some food and elements than can cause allergy to certain kids. Make sure about which kind of allergy your child has by doing an allergy test. Go to a doctor!

Have a wonderful day,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

Weight Loss Protects Mom and Child, Doctors Say

by Roni Rabin

Overweight women tend to develop complications during pregnancy, which include miscarriage and stillbirth. Of course you really don’t want it to happen to you or your family.

So, before they get pregnant, they should control their weight, unless they want to risk both themselves and their babies.

Read the news here:

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6 Common Clues of Allergy

by Adwina Jackson

Your child has an allergy? What are the indications and how should you treat it?

Generally, allergy is defined as an abnormal or hypersensitive reaction from body’s immune system. Allergy can also happen to your child.

This hypersensitivity occurs when there’s a certain element, which triggers allergy, comes into your child’s body. The element is called allergen. You should know that when immune system works normal, this
allergen won’t cause danger to the body.

Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Allergies and Asthma, here are some common clues that could lead you to suspect your child may have an allergy:

1. Repeated or chronic cold-like symptoms - that last more than a week or two, or develop at about the same time every year. These could include a runny nose, nasal stuffiness, sneezing and throat clearing.

2. Nose rubbing, sniffling, snorting, sneezing and itchy, runny eyes.

3. Itching or tingling sensations in the mouth and throat. Itchiness is not usually a complaint with a cold, but it is the hallmark of an allergy problem.

4. Coughing, wheezing, difficulty breathing, and other respiratory symptoms.

5. Patches of bumps or itchy, red skin that "weeps" or oozes clear fluid, and forms a crust.

6. Development of hives, intensely itchy skin eruptions that usually last for a few hours and move from one part of the body to another.

Food allergies are often found in babies. However, there are also babies who are allergic to dust, pollen, and furry animals.

How should you treat it?

The most effective treatment for allergy is to keep your child away from the allergens. For example, if she’s allergic to fish, you must not feed her with fish and substitute it with other protein-rich foods.

But, if you’re not certain about what your child is allergic to or he still shows allergic symptoms, consult it with your pediatrician.

Dear women, pay attention to your weight, especially when you’re planning to get pregnant. Hypertension and diabetes may threaten you besides miscarriage and stillbirth if you’re overweight.

Change your eating habits! A preconception visit is very recommended to get nutrition and exercise counseling.

Next, dealing with kids who have allergy may be difficult. The best way to handle it is to keep the kids away from the allergens. Consult your pediatrician for more knowledge! 

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Friends, Welcome To Our Newsletter
 

Dear Friends!

Have you brought your children to have vaccinations? Based on the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), childhood immunizations are
responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once
common in this country.

These diseases include polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping
chough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib).

However, there are still arguments about the safety of vaccination toward
children. One example is the debate over vaccines and autism, which you can
read from the report below.

For you who are expecting a baby, you’ll find here a short article that
will help you indicate if you’re really pregnant. Don’t forget to go to your
obgyn doctor for better pregnancy treatment!

With love,

Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com

The Debate over Vaccines and Autism

There have been many debates over the use of vaccines and autism in
children. Some parents consider that the rising rate of autism is blamed on
vaccines. On the other hand, many health officials insist there’s no
connection between the two.

The use of preservatives in vaccines is believed by many parents as the
cause of autism. According to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
preservatives may be defined as compounds that kill or prevent growth of
microorganisms, particularly bacteria and fungi.

Thimerosal, which contains mercury, has been one of the most widely used
preservatives in vaccines. This is the subject debated.

Being careful about your children’s health is absolutely important. But,
it will be better if you get lots of information about this matter.

Check out the report about the debate and the additional (informative)
you can see later on from this link:

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First Sign of Pregnancy

by Adwina Jackson

Are you trying hard to get pregnant but have no idea what the first sign
of pregnancy is?

Well, every woman may have different pregnancy signs. Read more to make
sure if you’re really pregnant.

You feel so uneasy for the last few days. Tired, backache, and nausea
have annoyed your activity.

You don’t suspect anything happens until you realize that you have a
missed period. You’re probably pregnant!

Yes, a missed period is the first sign that you might be pregnant!
However, it usually happens to women who have regular menstrual cycle. Do
you have this regular cycle?

To ensure that you’re really pregnant, it’s time for you to do a home
pregnancy test. This test measures the levels of hormone hCG (human
chorionic gonadotropin). This hormone occurs in pregnant women’s blood and
urine around 10 days after the conception.

Of course there are still more signs to indicate your pregnancy:

1. A positive home pregnancy test

2. Morning sickness

3. Swollen breasts

4. Food cravings

5. Darkened areolas

Vaccination is an act of love. Even though there are debates over
vaccines and autism, still you need to protect your children from many
infectious diseases. Check out again your children’s immunization schedule.

If you miss one, go to your family doctor and catch it up immediately.
Search for immunization schedule and make sure if your children already have
the vaccines.

For women who are planning to get pregnant, it’s best to make a
preliminary blood test. It’s due to some diseases, like toxoplasmosis and
rubella, which might occur before the pregnancy. Certain medication should
be taken if there are diseases in order to save the fetus.

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