Advice

Among the tips of our "survival guide" for pregnant women in summer, we could not miss the one to take advantage of the sea, the beach and the pool as our allies to be cooler. And the thing is that nothing appeals more, with the heat, than to immerse yourself in refreshing waters. But you have to take into account certain precautions for pregnant women on the beach and in the pool.

On days as hot as this, it is very difficult for me not to remember the day my first daughter was born: a sub-Saharan heat wave was just crossing the peninsula that the press reported as "historical". She was born by an emergency cesarean section, so I found myself with a premature baby, newborn, with an abdomen full of staples on days when it was over 40 degrees and nights when the temperature became unbearable, so, In our experience, these are the things that I recommend you keep in mind if your baby is born in summer.

During pregnancy, it is common to feel certain discomforts that are usually common to most women, such as fatigue, nausea, heartburn or constipation. But there are also other lesser known annoyances that it is necessary to talk about, as they often cause concern or concern in the pregnant woman.

When the baby is born, there are so many contradictory advice that parents receive from relatives, friends and even strangers, that we can become confused to the point of losing confidence in our ability to care for them.

As parents we always do our best to give the best to our children. We know that their training in the first years of life depends on us, so we try to educate them to be good people with a good heart. It is certainly not an easy job, but we do it with a lot of love.

From the moment we become pregnant, mothers usually put the concept of "guilt" in our emotional backpack, as if guilt and motherhood were an inseparable pairing.

Perineal massage is a very simple technique that aims to increase the elasticity of the perineum muscles, in order to minimize the risk of tearing during childbirth. What is sought with this massage is to reduce muscular resistance and promote blood circulation in the area, in addition to increasing knowledge of one's own body (if it is you who is performing the massage) or strengthening the bond as a couple (if it is your partner who does it to you).

A report by the Mapfre Foundation and the Spanish Association of Primary Care Pediatrics entitled "Accidents of the Spanish child population", indicates that 9.1 percent of children under 12 years of age stay home alone at some point and these, 5 percent are less than four years old. Even babies less than one year old are left home alone.