Many parents are led to to believe that routine iron supplementation is required for breastfed babies once they reach 6 months of age. Some studies, however, advocate that iron supplementation is unnecessary, unless signs of iron-deficiency anemia are present.
Iron plays an important role in the development of a baby’s brain and a lack of iron [...]
Even our elderly folks like our mothers, grandmothers and other old aunties know that eating fish will benefits us. When I was pregnant, my mom bought me expensive white fishes like the pomfret, cod fish, salmon, threadfin and other types of fishes and made sure I ate them. Usually, she steamed them for me.
Well, the [...]
During pregnancy, a woman may feel bloated and feel like there is a lot of gas in the tummy. This is due to the softening of our body ligaments and etc to make way for the baby’s growth. To expel those gas from the stomach, one soothing food we can take is ginger.
You [...]
Heredity is one of the major factors in determining whether a child has an allergy. Tendency of a child towards allergy could be while being breastfed, during the mother’s pregnancy and while being introduced to foods. One can find out how allergies may be the cause of a child’s health problems.
Preventive measures during pregnancy:
Breastfeeding - [...]
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