Filed in archive Baby Gear
by ruth on August 31, 2008
According to Wikipedia, a baby shower is a party in which parents or expectant parents receive gifts for their newborn or expected child. It is a tradition, if one may call it that, popular in the...
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So, contrary to rumors, Ashles simpson is NOT concerned, moreso depressed, with her increasing pregnancy weight gain. In her MySpace blog, she says: 1. My doctor says I am right on target with my...
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Filed in archive Baby Gear
by ruth on August 28, 2008
Many hospitals no longer make footprints of newborns as a keepsake, so if you want a remembrance of your baby's first days, make sure you bring your own print making kit in your hospital bag. Make...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Katherine Gallia A lot of women who have navel piercings opt to remove their belly button rings for the duration of their pregnancy. But does one really have to? It all...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 634130 A recent study indicates that mothers who experience extreme stress during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children who develop schizophrenia....
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Suprijono SuharjotoHere's one reason you should keep an eye on your own Vitamin D intake: Research shows that low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may...
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Filed in archive Is it Safe...?
by ruth on August 25, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Frank Oppermann Don't do this, don't do that. Avoid this, skip that. The list of things that are supposed to be unsafe for pregnant women gets longer and longer....
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Arne Trautmann The short answer: it depends. It depends on the freshness and source of the fish used. The American Pregnancy Association says that mercury levels may...
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Filed in archive Medical Issues
by ruth on August 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tim OsborneIf you're applying that cocoa butter on your tummy and thighs to prevent stretch marks, forget it. A newly conducted study indicates that it doesn't...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Nikolay Suslov While many new mothers start out breastfeeding, a lot quit and switch to formula-feeding their babies after a few weeks. While there are many factors that...
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A couple in Eqypt - already having 3 girls as kids - turned to IVF (in-vitro fertilization) in hoping to try for a boy. Instead the woman gave birth to septulets: four boys and three girls. The babies...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Courtney Weittenhiller If there is one really difficult thing to do while pregnant is finding the comfortable sleeping positions. Especially towards the third trimester....
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Aldo Murillo Many women revel in a full, gorgeous looking mane of hair during pregnancy, but sometime after birth are dismayed to experience a period of hair loss. If...
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Filed in archive Childbirth
by ruth on August 06, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5348752 I tried to go medication-free with my first-born and but with my second pregnancy, I decided that I wanted to have an epidural way before the delivery...
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