Collaborative Post¦ It might seem like taboos are slowly breaking bit by bit, for better or for worse, but there are still a few things that the majority of us aren’t as willing to talk about publicly. A lot of people do not like to talk about anything related to their health. A greater proportion still doesn’t like to talk about sex or their reproductive organs. Combine both of those and you have our reproductive health, a topic that can scare many a person away. But here are a few examples of both how we should talk about it, and why we should talk about it.
Health
8 ways to soothe wisdom tooth pain in pregnancy
Collaborative Post¦ I recently wrote about the agony I went through with wisdom tooth pain a few weeks ago. Being in the late second trimester/early third trimester of pregnancy, there wasn’t a great deal I could do to help it! Of course, if I’d had a good dentist, it wouldn’t have troubled me for as long as it did. Fortunately, I found a good one and paid to have it removed. However, for some people it’s not an option to have a wisdom tooth out during pregnancy. Indeed, dentists often prefer to wait until after your baby is born. As such, that leaves you with a lot of pain in the meantime. Here are some things you can do to help relieve it.
Five Things You Should Do When You Find Out You’re Pregnant
Collaborative Post¦ So you’ve found out you’re expecting a baby, congratulations! You’re probably already starting to think about everything that you need to get sorted before they arrive. So, let’s have a look at some of the things you may want to think about:
Is vegan pregnancy a healthy option?
Guest Post By Louise Palmer Masterton, Stem & Glory¦ Having experienced first-hand advice from family and so-called ‘experts’ on the subject of veganism, I found that throw vegan pregnancy into the mix, and suddenly it becomes about moral choices. Veganism is ok it seems when it’s our own choice, but can be questioned when we’re dealing with an unborn child. The idea that we’re omnivorous and therefore a vegan diet cannot be safe in pregnancy is a fairly widely held view.
Personally, my experience with being vegan during pregnancy is that it was completely normal. I had no morning sickness, no cravings, no complications, no deficiencies and delivered both my children safely at home. For both pregnancies, I did take a pregnancy multivitamin, and the recommended folic acid. I said to myself when I first became pregnant that if I craved something in pregnancy, then I would eat it. Fortunately, I didn’t have any cravings.
Writing this article got me wondering if my experience was an isolated one, or if in fact many vegan women experience completely problem free pregnancies like I did.
I spoke to seven women who had been vegan through pregnancy (sometimes multiple pregnancies), and here is what they told me:
10 reasons to take a spa break in the UK
Collaborative Post¦ I think it would be fair to say that this has been a tough year for everyone. We could all do with a bit of escapism! With that in mind, a spa break in the UK would be a fantastic way for you to relax and unwind, losing all those tensions. Whether you go alone, with a partner or friends, there are lots of benefits to taking a spa break. Let’s take a look at some of them.