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- Making Homemade Baby Wipes - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2011 from Diba TilleryWanna save money? Making homemade baby wipes takes just a few minutes of work and save loads of money. Here's the money saving recipe: Take 1 roll of premium paper towels and cut in half (width wise) using a sharp knife. Cheap, thin paper towels will rip easily. I recommend making your cloth ...
Views: 1236(3 votes) - Pregnancy Money Saving Tips - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2011 from Diba TilleryDid you know that you can begin saving money BEFORE your baby even arrives? Review our tips and start saving today! 1. Here's some food for thought, did you know that announcing your baby's gender to friends and family sets you up for receiving tons of blue or pink baby clothes. Wouldn't you ...
Views: 1175(2 votes) - Weight Loss After Pregnancy - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Fra GunnIt is to be expected after pregnancy that your body will have some left-over fat, and while most new mothers want to get rid of unwanted fat and cellulite as soon as possible, this can be easier said than done. A newborn baby ends up taking so much time and attention that the last thing you ...
Views: 1106(2 votes) - Pregnancy Diet Plan - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from tim jamesPregnancy is a wonderful time in a woman's life. She has successfully conceived and is now on the road to creating a beautiful human being that will be a wonderful addition to the family. One of the best ways of ensuring that everything goes according to plan is to learn about the proper foods ...
Views: 907(1 vote) - Aromatherapy in Pregnancy - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2021 from Wendy MackayPeople get very concerned about the use of aromatherapy and essential oils during pregnancy. Some, including some aromatherapists, even advise not to use any essential oils at all. I personally think that is a bit extreme, and also a great pity, as many essential oils can be quite useful in ...
Views: 2688(4 votes) - Green Living and Prenatal Care: 10 Things You Need to Know To Ensure Your Baby Arrives Healthy Despite the Toxic World Around Us - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Boris LevitskyNutritional expert Dr. Carolyn Dean talks about how you can apply green living to protect your unborn child and have a smooth delivery and a healthy child. Having a baby in this toxic world of ours is especially challenging. There is a way to ensure your baby's health and your own health ...
Views: 952(1 vote) - Fertility Acupuncture and how it can help getting pregnant - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2012 from Scott CansdellSo what is it about Acupuncture that has this amazing power? After all…it’s just a few stainless steel needles with nothing on them or in them, how could they possible make any difference? Acupuncture is the art of understanding the nature of disease or weakness within someone’s body, seeing ...
Views: 1757(3 votes) - How to Deal with Panic and Anxiety During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Andrew HunterYour pregnancy should be a great time of happiness as you await your new bundle of joy. But, sometimes a pregnancy can be riddled with unexplained fear, depression and even panic and anxiety. Anxiety is not rare. However, most panic episodes are not pregnancy panic attacks. Though there is ...
Views: 2115(2 votes) - How to Lose Weight After Pregnancy - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2009 from Andrew HunterCongratulations on being a new mom! Hopefully motherhood is amazing and wonderful for you. Other than the new bundle of joy in your life, I bet your wondering how you're going to get your body back into the shape it was before your pregnancy. As a new mother, I'm quite positive that you would ...
Views: 1795(2 votes) - Stretch Marks and Pregnancy Skin Care - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Fiona McCollStretch Marks and Pregnancy Skin Care are of concern to most women. More and more, particularly expectant mothers are looking for a natural Stretch Mark treatment and prevention products and natural pregnancy skin care products. Stretch marks can be red, purple, brown or silver lines. ...
Views: 1418(1 vote) - Breast Or Bottle? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2011 from Diba TilleryChoosing to breast feed or bottle feed (or to use a combination of both) is a personal decision which every mom and soon-to-be mom must face. There are numerous advantages and disadvantages to both. The method of feeding chosen should be one that incorporates personal views, health, emotional ...
Views: 1226(2 votes) - Protecting Our Babies From Toxic Chemicals - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2011 from Diba TilleryRecent media attention concerning chemicals in baby products has caused much concern and alarm. The No More Toxic Tub report from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a non-profit agency whose goal is to bring attention to harmful chemicals in our skin care products, informs us that many of the baby ...
Views: 1075(2 votes) - Sleeping Tips For Baby - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2011 from Diba TilleryFeeling exhausted and having trouble putting your little one to sleep? Try these tips we collected from other mommies. Remember, there are many ways to accomplish the same desired result. Apply the tips provided here and mold them to the result that best suits you, your baby and your family's ...
Views: 933(2 votes) - Inside the Well-baby Nursery - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2011 from Diba TilleryAfter your baby is born and you have had time to bond and nurse your baby, your little angel will be taken to the well-baby nursery. Once in the nursery, your baby will stay there until he/she is warm enough (and stable enough) to get a bath, warm up after the bath, and then maintain a normal ...
Views: 889(2 votes) - Learn the Benefits of Acupuncture and Fertility in Advanced Maternal Age and Get Pregnant Fast! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Anna DaviesIf you are over the 30's or 40's you have a very good chance of conceiving provided you learn and implement acupuncture and fertility in advanced maternal age. Acupuncture and fertility are proved to be a successful combination for many women. The background to acupuncture is the Eastern ...
Views: 1072(2 votes) - Feeling Good in Maternity Clothes - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Reeva JacksonPregnancy clothes are not given much thought until the day finally comes usually during the second trimester when regular clothes start to get tight and uncomfortable. It is natural for women to enjoy this phase as which woman does not like shopping for new clothes! Congratulations on your ...
Views: 956 - Conception Secrets - What Are My Chances of Getting Pregnant During Ovulation? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Anna DaviesMany women around the globe ask themselves daily: "What are my chances of getting pregnant during ovulation"? Put simply, the real answer is: "as good as it gets". But hold your horses here for the moment. Do you feel that getting pregnant is that simple and easy, or that you are just ...
Views: 1097(2 votes) - Pregnancy Skin Care – How To Care For Potential Skin Problems - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Marilynn SyrettPregnancy is an important phase of womanhood. It is a time of excitement and change. However, while some women experience the 'pregnancy glow', others have to deal with skin problems like acne melasma and stretch marks. Here are some skin care tips that will help you understand the skin ...
Views: 1617 - Symptoms of Ovulation - Learn About Common Signs and Symptoms of Ovulation - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Anna DaviesFor how long have you been trying to get pregnant but somehow you feel overwhelmed by the whole experience? Today, most of ovulation tests are based on expensive mechanical gadgets that can reveal ovulation time. There are, however, other more natural tests which can precisely locate fertile ...
Views: 897(2 votes) - Raw Food Diet - Can it Be Another Unexplained Cause of Infertility - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Kyle NortonI. What is raw food diet? The raw food diet is defined as a type of diet of which at least 75% of the daily diet must be unprocessed and uncooked foods or foods can not be heating above 115 degree of Fahrenheit or 40 °C , including fresh fruit and vegetables and raw meats. It believes that the ...
Views: 7558(3 votes) - Baby Care Tips Every Parent Should Know! - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Reeva JacksonBaby Care Tips Every Parent Should Know! New parents face many problems and issues that they are expected to understand and deal with immediately. Unfortunately, newborns do not come with an instruction book so here are a few topics that you may need to know about. When you are giving ...
Views: 937(1 vote) - Morning Sickness Solutions in Pregnancy - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Reeva JacksonFor a majority of pregnant women, the toughest part about the first phase of pregnancy is bouts with morning sickness. Morning sickness refers to those symptoms that pregnant women experience such as vomiting and nausea. The symptoms affect approximately 75 percent of pregnant women. Since ...
Views: 922(1 vote) - Mothers to Be, Better Get Your Vitamin D! - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Kerri KnoxWhen we speak of disease and health, we often think that people who are healthy are 'lucky' and people who are unhealthy as 'unlucky'. But the debate is beginning to tip towards the fact that environmental factors influence genetics more than we can ever imagine, and luck of the genes has less ...
Views: 1656(1 vote) - Why do Pregnant Women Lose Teeth? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Linda KingAn old wives tale of for every child a mother has, she loses a tooth always puzzled me. The thought was that the developing baby pulled calcium from the teeth and therefore rotted. I was in disbelief but wondered why cavities did seem to form on pregnant women. Then I went through it and spoke ...
Views: 2789 - If You Wanna Get Pregnant, Don't Eat Canned Food - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Bette DowdellWhat in the world, you might ask, does eating canned food have to do with getting pregnant? Well, it’s a risk. As is drinking anything that comes in a can. You see, to prevent corrosion, companies coat the inside of food and beverage cans with the plastic Bisphenol A (BPA), which, despite ...
Views: 1855 - Smoking during Pregnancy - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Kamen LozeIt is a proven fact that cigarette smoking can increase the risk of a wide variety of pregnancy complications including premature rupture of membranes, vaginal bleeding and premature placental detachment just as a few examples. One of the effects of smoking during pregnancy is smoking interferes ...
Views: 857(1 vote) - Natural Pregnancy - Strategies to Help You fall Pregnant - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Vicki MitchellA natural pregnancy is when an embryo is conceived free of fertility drugs, medical intervention or IVF. To fall pregnant naturally lots of chemical and physical transformations happen inside you. For both partners backing up yourself naturally and in a holistic manner can mean falling ...
Views: 2201 - Low Vitamin C Impairs Early Brain Development - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Byron RichardsResearchers have found that low vitamin C in early life results in 30 per cent less hippocampal neurons and markedly worse spatial memory (animal study). The researchers demonstrated the vital importance of proper vitamin C levels, showing that even a slight lack can cause significant brain ...
Views: 958(4 votes) - You Stroll Girl!—Great News for Stroller Moms - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Helene ByrneACE, the American Council on Exercise, has released surprising results from a new study that measured the health benefits of fitness walking with your baby in a stroller. Research concludes that the intensity of the activity is almost double than previously assumed and meets current health ...
Views: 1396 - Postpartum Belly-Buster Exercise - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Helene ByrneMost new moms assume that they should do lots of crunches to firm up their mummy-tummies, when in fact, these types of exercises can do more harm than good in the initial postpartum period. The problem with exercises like crunches and oblique curls, is that they primarily work the external ...
Views: 5247 - Breast milk....can I nurse my baby? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Sharon LaMotheAll Intended Parents dream of the best for their baby to be which is why they care so much about what their surrogate does during the pregnancy. What she eats, where she works, where she travels, what she's exposed to and how she is handling the pregnancy. It's natural to want to continue the ...
Views: 1454(2 votes) - Surrogacy and Postpartum Depression - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Sharon LaMotheThe Third Party- Surrogacy and Postpartum Depression Intended Parents have several concerns before, during and after they have a baby through surrogacy. Some, but not all, have a great relationship with their surrogate and worry how she is going to react once the baby is born. Is she going to ...
Views: 3084(2 votes) - Unhealty and an Immature Marriage - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Reeva JacksonMarriage, or any true relationship for that matter, is much more complicated than we first figured when we first married. Most couples get married without knowing anything about marriage except the example that their parents set. And, truth to tell, our parents never sat us down and explained ...
Views: 3028(1 vote) - My VBAC at Home on the Farm After Two C-Sections - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Betty SaenzI am a very “natural” person. I love to eat healthy, exercise, enjoy fresh air and develop healthy habits. So naturally, I wanted a home birth. I read everything I could get my hands on about the subject. I ate well and exercised. My first pregnancy in the early 1980’s proceeded along fine ...
Views: 2616(2 votes) - Pregnancy and Hemorrhoids – Kegel Exercises - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Mitchell RimlandPregnancy and Hemorrhoids is a common problem amongst women. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to developing hemorrhoids due to the consistent pressure that is exerted by the fetus upon the pelvic region. The continual straining that occurs during bowel movements as a result of this ...
Views: 1197(1 vote) - Exploring Religious Aspects of Infertility Treatments - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Mindy BerksonJust because society is capable of doing something does it mean we should? When you view this question in regards to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) this question becomes extremely personal due to its religious connotations. It is estimated that 7.3 million women are affected by ...
Views: 1213(2 votes) - Pregnancy - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Mariana ConveryPregnancy, what a joy it is. Once a woman finds out that she’s pregnant, emotions start to explode; happiness, joy, love, amazement, and many other wonderful emotions that are too numerous to mention here. But pregnancy can also stir up many negative and fearful emotions such as anxiety, fear; ...
Views: 1164(3 votes) - Signs of Twins - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Mariana ConverySo you think you might be having twins. Chances are you could be right. A woman truly has a certain amount of intuition, especially when they’re pregnant. I felt exactly the same way last year when I got pregnant, I just knew I was having twins. I even had dreams about twins. Well, I am now ...
Views: 3426(2 votes) - Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Revisited - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Cindy PaivaFor the first time in 20 years, the Institute of Medicine updated the guidelines on how much weight gain is acceptable during pregnancy. While I’m glad the medical profession is making the effort to address the growing challenge of obesity during pregnancy, I think we need to do more to reach ...
Views: 884(1 vote) - Pregnant with Twins - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Mariana ConveryFinding out you’re pregnant with twins can be a very exciting moment. You can’t help but feel just a little extra special from other moms to be. What an exciting moment! Then reality starts to kick in. Doctor visits become a little less joyous and a little more scary as nurses and ...
Views: 1512(1 vote) - Octuplets: An Infertility Doctor's Perspective on the Impact for Fertility Patients - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne must consider the media frenzy that surrounded the Octuplet case as the previous day, there was tragedy at Kaiser Permanente, the medical system that provided the care for the Octuplets. A working family was fired under circumstances that led to a murder/suicide of this entire family with ...
Views: 752 - Overcome Male Infertility -- Types of Structure Problem in Conventional Perspective - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Kyle Nortonconventional medicine plays an important role and most of the time it is the first treatment for a couple who for what ever reason cam not conceive after 1 year of unprotected sexual intercourse or can not carry the pregnancy to full term. With the advance of medical technology, infertility are ...
Views: 1517(1 vote) - Skin Care During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from Marilynn SyrettPregnancy is a time for pure bliss. However, it does have its share of petty annoyances like morning sickness and skin problems. The skin develops acne and you are helpless because you cannot even use strong acne treatments and powerful ingredients to correct the situation. However, what you can ...
Views: 2089(1 vote) - Overcome Female Infertility -- Types of Structure Problem In Conventional Treatment - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Kyle NortonConventional medicine plays an important role in treating all kinds of disease and most of the time is the first treatment for a couple who for what ever reason cam not conceive after 1 year of unprotected sexual intercourse or can not carry the pregnancy to full term. With the advance of ...
Views: 2112 - Birth Control for Menopausal Women - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedSTEP 1. COLLECT INFORMATION Birth control, never simple or easy, is complicated incredibly by the erratic ovulations and unpatterned menses of the premenopausal and menopausal years. Remember your high school chums who unexpectedly had a little baby brother or sister? The biological ...
Views: 2538(2 votes) - The Truth About Common Fertility Myths - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Megan WinegarInfertility is the general term for being unable to conceive after a year of unprotected sex. According to the CDC, it's a problem for 2.1 million couples in the United States today. There are three classifications of infertility: Primary infertility, the condition of a couple who have never ...
Views: 1271 - How to Plan a Celebration for a Mom-to-Be - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Fran SwiftNew mom parties are the best way to show appreciation, love, and friendship to any expectant mother. With all of her family and friends around her, she can know that everything is ready for the impending arrival. It's even better when the mom-to-be is given many of the things that she needs to ...
Views: 882 - What is the Difference Between an Artificial Insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany people wonder about the basic differences between these two common Infertility treatments and when they’re utilized. An Intrauterine Insemination (IUI, also known as Artificial insemination) is a procedure where the semen from the ejaculate is washed to place a concentration of the best ...
Views: 1444 - Tips to Avoid Stretch Marks During Pregnancy - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from John OntonIf you are pregnant, then it’s very good news for you and congratulations! Being a new mother is truly a joyful experience, but "Mother Nature" says you have to wait nine months until you get there. During this nine month journey, you have to face many problems like nausea, fatigue, and ...
Views: 1088 - Pregnancy Stretch Marks – How To Get Rid Of Them? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Marilynn SyrettPregnancy is a beautiful experience in a woman's life. Its a time of joy and celebration of womanhood and you get lots of compliments and gifts. However, along with all this you also get those unsightly stretch marks. Along with your protruding belly, you can also develop red and brown color ...
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