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Pregnancy & Childbirth
30th April 2006
A brand new baby is always a joyful addition to your family. Preparing for a baby shower should be fun and exciting. Be as creative as you want - make it simple or extravagant. Experiment with different themes and you can create a wonderful baby shower.
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30th April 2006
Choosing a name for your baby is the most crucial decision you have to consider. It is very exciting and quite difficult at the same time. During the pregnancy, you will spend many hours trying to decide on the baby's name. You have to choose and select f...
25th April 2006
When couples attend Pink Kit classes, they often ask, "Why should we be preparing for birth? We've made our birth plan and chosen our care provider." What is important is that the women is driving the car, not just taking a journey by car, which can imply...
25th April 2006
Athletic women come in all sizes and enjoy different sports or fitness programs. Athletic women enjoy being toned and fit. Through personal fitness, many women have developed determination, commitment to their task, and an ability to hit the wall and go b...
25th April 2006
Baby showers are very popular as the one tradition that
almost all mothers-to-be are happy to have. Since a baby
shower is a social event certain points of etiquette should
be observed. They may vary depending on your country but the
following...
24th April 2006
Becoming a first-time grandparent is exciting. An event many people look forward to with great anticipation in later life. The first snapshot that reaches your anxious hands, the first time holding your grandchild's tiny, sweet-smelling body in your arms....
20th April 2006
It's very important to watch what you eat. You are eating for two—which doesn't mean that you eat more (so say goodbye to that second slice of cake), but that you eat smart. You are your baby's only source of nutrients, and you need the proper balance of ...
18th April 2006
Traditionally in China, when once people got married, they would immediately get ready for having a baby. That is why symbolic things such as dolls or lotus seeds would be put on the beds of the newly weds on their wedding day so as to bring in the meanin...
16th April 2006
Over the past two decades or so, doctors have gotten more and more concerned about women being overweight while they are pregnant. We are weighed each month and scrutinized if we gain too much. Doctors will watch us more closely if we were overweight to b...
14th April 2006
Speaking about health before pregnancy, we mean way of life, nutrition, physical activity, habits, and also possible chronic diseases, such as heightened blood pressure or diabetes. If you have such diseases, then you just have to visit a doctor beforehan...
13th April 2006
Now that you're pregnant, you owe it to both yourself and your baby to eat a healthy pregnancy diet. Yeah right, you say, who has the time OR the energy for that?
From my experience as a health and nu...
13th April 2006
A mother-to-be should be the happiest woman on the earth, but sometimes the extra weight gain can put a damper on the way a pregnant woman feels. Choosing the right maternity clothing can go a long way toward alleviating the unattractive feeling a woma...
08th April 2006
Infertility is an unfortunate, often stressful reality for many suffering couples in the U.K. today. Approximately one in seven couples in the country struggle with infertility. Many couples decide to either keep trying to conceive a baby naturally, or th...
05th April 2006
In Chinese medicine food is considered to be a basic source of energy. Different food has different energetic qualities. For example, spicy piquant food is more male by its nature (Yang source), whereas sweet food is more feminine (Yin source). Some kinds...
04th April 2006
The Pediatrician's Role in Adoption
Mardie Caldwell COAP
Daniel and Megan felt drawn to the little dark-haired child they had seen in the orphanage half way around the world, but they felt they had more questions than answers. "Where do we start?" M...
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