Author RSSTwo Simple Mistakes That Can Put Your Baby's Life At Risk
It has never been easy to be a parent, especially for those parents who are having a child for the very first time. There is so much that you need to learn in the beginning, that it is very overwhelming for many people. You can only learn so much from rea...
What Are The Risks For Older Women Who Want To Conceive?
Today many women are having babies at a later age, whether it be because of personal life decisions such as putting their careers first or delaying marriage, the fact remains that the average age that a woman is giving birth today has increased from only ...
When Is The Best Time To Tell People You Are Pregnant?
Whenever people ask me about the most important moment in my life, I always have an easy answer for them: it was the day my wife found out she was pregnant with our daughter. I still remember the anticipation and butterflies I had churning in my stomach, ...
Why Baby Sleeping Patterns Are Not Linear
The most difficult challenge you'll face whenever your baby is first born, is the sleep deprivation that is to follow, as your baby cannot distinguish between night and day. Your baby only cares about one person, and that is himself. It is a basic surviva...
Why You Should Think Twice About Co Sleeping
Before my daughter was born my wife and I had a number of discussions about whether or not we were going to have our newborn sleeping in the bedroom with us. My wife was staunchly against this and I felt like it was something that was extremely important ...
The Ideal Time To Take A Pregnancy Test
Whenever a couple is trying to conceive, it can be a situation that happens quickly, while others have to wait for years to finally have a baby. There can be quite a variety of reasons why some couples get lucky right off the bat,, while others struggle s...
What Does A Midwife Do?
Before my wife and I had our daughter, I had absolutely no idea what a midwife was. I had heard of them before, but had no idea these women played such a pivotal role in helping others have a healthy baby. Now I hold midwives in high regards and never hes...
What Are The Risks For Having Pregnancies Too Close Together?
It is very rare that a woman will get pregnant again a few months after giving birth. This unlikely scenario does not happen very often because of a number of factors.
The biggest reason is because most couples understand that having two babies so clos...
Should You Have Your Unborn Baby Tested For Down Syndrome?
Whenever you are expecting a child, it can be a time of high anxiety for both the mother to be and her partner. I can tell you that when my wife was pregnant, I had a number of fears that kept me up late at night. These sleepless nights are not unusual fo...
Is It Safe For An Obese Woman To Have A Baby?
Many women dream of one day having a baby, but this does not necessarily mean that all women will be able to give birth. There are always going to be women who face complications whenever they are trying to conceive. This of course applies to women who ar...
Understanding The Importance Of Tummy Time
Many new parents today are unaware of the importance of tummy time for their babies, and this is something that I knew very little about as well whenever my daughter was first born. Years ago, parents were told to put their babies to sleep on their stomac...
The Most Difficult Decision For New Parents
Whenever you become a new parent, you have to make a plethora of decisions that you never expected to. Simply reading baby books and speaking with friends and family members who have their own children, cannot prepare you for what it is like to actually h...
When Should You Allow A Baby To Cry?
A crying baby is something that just about every parent has to deal with at one time or another. Babies have no way of communicating with us, except through their screams and tears. Many parents get upset and disgruntled whenever their baby cries, but you...
Are All New Parents Incompetent?
Several months after my daughter was first born I asked my wife how we were doing such a good job of raising a happy and healthy baby, since we were so incompetent. She of course laughed and understood that I was just joking around, because we both had gr...
A Dad's Guide To Childbirth Labor
When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I had plenty of friends and family trying to give me advice and help prepare me for what was to come, but there was simply no way for me to know what the experience w...