Now that your significant other is pregnant, sex may not be as often as before. While some men love sex with pregnant partners, others, well, not so much. For her part, the first trimester may be one long day of morning sickness. Not a particularly sexy feeling. Other issues might include fatigue and hormone changes. …
Continue ReadingThe best Baby Shower Gift List
When you have a baby shower, you can count on getting lots and lots of baby gifts. And that’s a good thing because as small as babies are, the list of essential gear for babies is quite large! That’s why making a baby-shower registry is important — it gives your family and friends an …
Continue Reading9 Pregnancy Milestones No One Tells You About
1. The first day you make it through without puking. While the pregnancy books and articles like to make you think that you magically wake up on the day that you hit 12 weeks, completely cured of morning sickness, it doesn’t exactly work that way. Instead, you may find yourself cursing all the “what …
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Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases depend on Be The Match Foundation to raise funds to help make bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants possible. When you give to Be The Match Foundation, we put your funds to work to: Grow our Be The Match Registry® Provide financial assistance to help patients throughout …
Continue ReadingNutrition for Pregnancy and Beyond
Moms-to-be already know how important nutrition is to the health of their developing child, but experts say expecting parents should also pay close attention to the food itself. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 6 Americans are stricken by food poisoning every year, with 128,000 Americans going to the hospital …
Continue ReadingThe Future of Cord Blood Research
You may have heard that the stem cells in your baby’s umbilical-cord blood can save lives, but if you’re like most people, you have only a vague notion of how stem cells work — or which diseases they can treat. Right now, certain cancers, blood disorders, and immune disorders, among other conditions, are being …
Continue ReadingSelecting a Pediatrician
According to the folks over at What to Expect, somewhere around the 32nd week of pregnancy is the right time to start the search for an appropriate pediatrician. FIrst of all make sure your choice is a provider under your insurance or else all of those trips to the doctors office must be paid out of …
Continue ReadingGreen pregnancy: Protect your baby from outside toxins
Having a “green pregnancy” isn’t about morning sickness. During the nine months of pregnancy, more women are paying attention to what’s going on outside of the womb, in an effort to protect the health of their baby inside the womb. Every day there seem to be more and more ways to protect yourself and your …
Continue ReadingNesting. Fact or fiction?
Are you nesting yet? Nesting is different with everyone. Some of us go nuts cleaning and scrubbing and others are obsessed with putting together baby paraphernalia. Still others are just sitting on the couch because their bodies just wont give in! Where do you fit in? Read here for some interesting and funny stories. Just as …
Continue ReadingMusic for Prenatal Development
Do you play music for your baby? Do you listen to music while pregnant, or perhaps place headphones on your belly? You’re not alone, and new studies are showing how important this is for your child’s development and their ability to share an even greater emotional attachment with mom and dad. Music Research Psychobiologist …
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