Every mother should have some basic knowledge of the right way of cooking food so that the food value is preserved. Cooking involves many processes like boiling, steaming, frying, roasting, or baking. Boiling and steaming result in comparatively greater loss of nutrients, particularly when the water is thrown away as in the case of rice or vegetables. If root vegetables …

Feeling kicked that your 20-day-old daughter smiled at you? Actually she did not. Her cheek muscles just happened to move for no reason and you happened to be in her line of vision. Don’t be disappointed, it will be this way till your daughter learns to control her movements. In the first two months of her life, her movements will …

Pregnancy hormones bring about changes to almost every part of your body, both externally and internally. An average uterus measures seven centimetres in length, five centimetres in width and is over two centimetres thick. At full term, it can measure as much as 38 centimetres in length, 25 centimetres in width and 20 centimetres from front to back. Its weight …

By this stage in your pregnancy, you will have increased in bra size and have, hopefully, shopped wisely and had a maternity bras correctly fitted for your beautiful pregnancy shape. But if you haven’t – now is definitely the time! A properly fitted bra will not only make you feel better by offering extra support – relieving any chance of …

Burns affect more than what is visible. The heat penetrates into blood vessels below the skin, dilating them, thus making the plasma (the colourless part of the blood) escape. In a minor burn, the escaped plasma gets trapped in a blister. In a burn that removes the skin altogether, plasma bleeds from the raw area. Although only the colourless part …

A lot of children become difficult at some time or the other. And often we hear doting parents say, “He’ll be all right once he’s older.” But, isn’t that untrue? Don’t we know adults who play equally difficult? Obviously, there is no set way to handle your difficult child. But, it might help if you: Know what is ‘normal’ behaviour …

Before a meeting with a child, prepare for it, be ready for it. Bring something to the encounter – an object, a thought, an experience – that shows you were thinking about the child beforehand. This achieves at least three positive self-esteem effects. First, the something you bring provides an object upon which you both can focus, a meeting place …

Although you may get very scared and your child petrified by the sight of blood, it is actually quite useful if is oozing or dripping out of a wound. It washes away a lot of dirt and germs that would be difficult to clean otherwise. Heavy Bleeding Blood flowing incessantly from a wound takes a very long time to reach …

Actress Lara Dutta, who recently gave birth to a baby girl with husband Mahesh Bhupathi, today said that breast feeding has helped her to tone up her body after seven months of motherhood. The 34-year-old former Miss Universe became a proud mother of Saira on Jan 20 and is all set to be back on silver screen with director Bejoy …

Women often complain of breathlessness during the last trimester, though some women experience it throughout their entire terms. It is caused by the enlarging uterus which pushes the abdominal content upwards underneath the ribs. The uterus pushes the diaphragm into the chest which in turn constricts respiratory movement of the chest. When you exhale, your diaphragm cannot descend after a …