If you are pregnant, you have probably heard of cord blood banking and been asked if you are banking your baby’s cord blood. For many parents, this leads to the questions: What is cord blood? , Why would I want to save it? Cord blood is the blood that flows through the umbilical cord, providing …
Continue ReadingWhat Is an Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant?
An umbilical cord blood transplant is a procedure used to treat various forms of blood disease, such as leukemia, certain types of anemia, and other forms of cancer. The umbilical cord contains stem cells, which can develop into healthy blood cells. Cord blood for an umbilical cord blood transplant can be used from the patient’s own umbilical cord, if it …
Continue ReadingBack Pain during Pregnancy
Back Pain During Pregnancy — What It Is Backache — with soreness, stiffness, and pain — is one of the most common pregnancy symptoms. And, unfortunately, backache often starts early on in your pregnancy and persists (or worsens) until you give birth (when Pregnancy Backache is replaced by Postpartum Back Pain). Back Pain During Pregnancy — What …
Continue ReadingCord Blood Banking And Autism
Cord Blood Banking Should we bank our new baby’s umbilical cord blood as a possible treatment for autism? Our first child was recently diagnosed with ASD. This is a question we’ve received a lot at Autism Speaks. The inquiries have increased with the recent launch of a clinical trial studying the effectiveness of cord blood …
Continue ReadingGirlfriends….ideas and support during pregnancy are a blessing
Needless to say, having friends around who’ve gone through pregnancy can help us navigate the potholes along the way. Web MD has a ‘Pregnancy Exchange” where women ‘talk’ to each other about a variety of topics, come up with creative solutions to dilemmas, and generally help each other get through the rough spots. Take a …
Continue ReadingEating Well to Fight Postpartum Fatigue
We’ve all been there… feeling like a walking zombie, whether its day or night, the fatigue of having a newborn can be trying. Remember your body has also been through a trauma, and is recovering slowly. If you learn to eat well and graze during the day on healthy foods you will notice that you have more energy during the day. …
Continue ReadingPregnancy Weight Gain
What’s the right amount to gain during pregnancy? The answers are different if you are overweight or underweight and varies from woman to woman. A patient who begins a pregnancy with weight issues should have a total weight gain of 15 to 25 pounds, but your ob/gyn can guide you along with each prenatal visit. …
Continue ReadingColic Survival Guide
You bring your newborn home and for weeks you marvel at your “perfect” baby who does little more than sleep, eat, poop, and cry once in a while. Then one evening a few weeks later, like Mount Vesuvius, she erupts with ear-shattering wails of volcanic proportions, complete with clenched fists and an angry red face. …
Continue ReadingBaby Shower Guide – 10 easy steps
Here is an informative guide for the perfect baby shower. Our friends over at Firsttimepregnancy.com have put together a great list of ideas from guest lists to invitations to entertainment!!! Read here for more…..
Continue ReadingStay-at-Home Dad Survival Guide
Its not only Moms who need a survival guide. Recently, growing numbers of men are deciding to stay at home with the kids and let their wives deal with rush hour traffic and casual Fridays. After having made the decision there are of course many issues to deal with. This article points to some of …
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