Your pillow is fluffed just so and the covers are pulled up to your chin. Your favorite novel is sitting on the nightstand where you left it after reading yourself into a sleep-ready stupor. Your head is almost on the pillow when your newborn's earsplitting wail pierces the dark night. As you plod down…
Read moreIf television and movies were our only means of learning about childbirth, we would all be convinced that a woman’s labour begins when her water breaks, usually while she’s standing in line at the grocery store and surrounded by strangers who gasp as her amniotic fluid splashes on the floor. Fortunately,…
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2008-03-11 05:22:04
Having a baby is a beautiful thing, but sometimes that sweet little baby leaves a lasting reminder: stretch marks. Most pregnant women do everything possible to avoid those angry red lines that can appear on your tummy, breasts, buttocks, hips, or thighs. But can you really do anything to prevent them?… Read more
2008-02-03 12:47:08
Birth plans: Taking a new look. Do they really work? Birth plans are written with great promise, but how often do they really deliver on that promise? Perhaps what you want is not routine for the doctor and hospital you've chosen. Sometimes a doctor or a nurse will go out of her way to accommodate you,… Read more
When trying to conceive think about their due month and consider their age when starting school and where they will fit in to sporting teams. March to May either make them one of the oldest or one of the youngest at school but October to December make them young in their sporting events giving them…Read more
Ensure you master breastfeeding lying down. It makes it so much easier during the night time feedsRead more
