Angela Ines Malvar was not expecting. With multiple pregnancy tests coming back negative, she and her husband were unsure what to think. Expecting the worst, her ultrasound revealed a shocking surprise!
Pregnancy
5 ways to bond with baby in your womb
Research has shown that around 16 to 18 weeks of pregnancy, babies can begin to hear, and at 26 weeks they can react to the sounds they hear. Also at around 18 weeks, babies can begin to feel when their mother moves around, and at 26 weeks they react when the belly is rubbed. Both of these senses can be used by parents to their advantage as ways to begin bonding with their babies while in the womb.
Pregnancy Mystified: Sofia
Sofia Genato Schoonmaker is the celebrity baby photographer behind some of the most cherished baby and family photos of Manila’s influencers and elite. For thirteen years she has captured precious moments, smiles, and milestones for so many, always dreaming that she would be able to capture these for her own child one day. “I always wanted to be a mom,” shares Sofia. “Working with kids for the last decade, it’s been a dream of mine since forever.” When the timing for pregnancy came, however, Sofia faced the challenge that many moms have–being older.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED (A Preemie Parent’s Bouts with Ambiguous Loss)
In a 2003 study that explored “ambiguous loss”, American researchers Tamara Golish and Kimberly Powell affirmed how “parents of premature babies underwent various grief emotions as they mourned the loss of a full-term pregnancy and feared for their child’s life and health. However, they were often unable to allow themselves to feel their grief and were unsure how to communicate it because their baby was still alive.” In an environment where more devastating loss easily happens to other families, it seemed almost disrespectful to even acknowledge pain points here and there, and yet they were real, looming menacingly.
What are Postpartum Hives?
Hives often occur when a person’s immune system is experiencing an imbalance. These raised red bumps on the skin are often a signal that the body is under stress or under attack. Either way, they signal that rest is needed.
Pregnancy Mystified: Flor
Anencephaly is a rare, irreversible congenital condition wherein a part of the baby’s skull and brain do not form during the first trimester of pregnancy. It is a neural tube defect (NTD) that results from the neural tube not closing in the first three or so weeks after conception (neural tubes normally close between Day 23 to 26 following conception). Approximately 1 in every 1,000 pregnancies is diagnosed with anencephaly, often leading to miscarriage.
4 Reasons to Consider a Water Birth
Water births have been around for centuries, with the first recorded waterbirth in Europe documented in 1805. Mostly developed in France, water births are now more popular, and many hospitals around the world have installed birthing tubs to give women the option.
Pregnancy Mystified: Pammela
Pammela Senora-Eijansantos lives the beach life in La Union. The former nurse is quietly and happily living with her husband and her two children. Six years ago it was a life she could only dream of having, pregnancy and childbearing being complicated by her having Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (also known Hughes Syndrome) commonly referred to as APAS.
