Pregnancy

Disclaimer:  This post was written while sleep deprived in the early morning hours.  It was not meant to be whiny, fussy or down-to-earth honest…but it might have turned out that way. Today’s post is most likely useless to anyone and everyone, but maybe it will justify why there will not be some sort of creative […]

Has your husband ever wondered, “what is morning sickness exactly?  And what does it feel like?’  Well today’s guest writer Jesse, has never actually experienced morning sickness, but has made a humorous attempt through a temporary experience to try and describe it for all your husbands.  What do you think ladies?  Is this a close […]

Morning sickness is an awful thing to go through, and I must admit I was quite unprepared for it when I became pregnant with our first.  After my first pregnancy I felt like we might have to adopt the rest of our kids, with how sick I was and I desperately looked for a cure. […]

Baby’s arrival is just around the corner, and the stage is all set. All that remains is labor, delivery and post birth recovery then….Then what?  Having a baby only changes or rearranges everything right down to furniture placement and showering habits.

While the exact causes of roughly a third of all fertility problems are still a medical mystery, there is much modern medicine understands and is able to do about known reproductive dysfunctions.

Being pregnant with multiples differs dramatically from being pregnant with one child.

A lot can be done to lessen the discomforts of pregnancy, making life much more manageable while you are pregnant.

Games for Neutral Baby Shower Themes There are many reasons you might choose neutral baby shower themes.  Mom and Dad don’t know the baby’s gender, or the idea of a totally frilly, princess of a girl or a masculine and macho boy is just too much for mom to handle or this is not mom’s […]

The New Co-ed Baby Showers Dads nowadays do everything from diaper changes and midnight feedings to Lamaze coaching and cord cutting; so why are co-ed baby showers still such a rarity? Old Sensibilities In the good ole days of yesteryear pregnancy, labor, birth and baby care were distinctly woman’s work.  Dad was out in the […]

Baby Girl Shower Themes – Choosing Yours Hosting a shower for the soon to be mother of a baby girl? Take any baby girl shower themes over the top!  Little girls are really something special. (thank heaven for them, right?)  Whatever angle of the baby girl theme you are highlighting, make use of these tips […]

Picking a Baby Boy Shower Theme When throwing a party for mom to be and her little bundle of joy, every hostess wants to select a baby boy shower theme that is perfection for the bouncing bundle about to arrive; but getting the theme right is not always easy. To help you select from the […]

Baby Shower Planning – Getting Your Timeline on Track Ever heard that it’s all about timing?  It’s especially true when speaking of a baby shower planning timeline.  This event is a right of passage. The shower is a portion of the whole pregnancy and childbirth experience, which places no small burden on the shoulders of […]

20 Baby Shower Themes Looking for baby shower themes? Look no farther. If the extensive list below doesn’t hold the right shower for you, it is certain to spark the ideas that will get you there on your own! Cowboy Cowboy baby shower themes work well for boys and girls. Just adjust the colors of […]

6 Simple Rules for Baby Showers Who wrote the book on baby showers etiquette?  Some say the rules might be a bit out of step with modern society.   Some of the old baby showers rules of etiquette have long since been laid by the roadside, but what has taken their place? Welcome to a […]

Baby Shower Basics for the Hostess Planning a Baby Shower? Nothing is worse than feeling scattered, penniless and stressed for time as the party goes from concept to reality.  It doesn’t have to be that way.   If you ask yourself the right questions first, the rest will fall right in to place. Don’t Break the […]

Top 10 Signs of Miscarriage Discussing miscarriage is not a pleasant topic at any time, but knowing the signs can possibly help to prevent one as well as provide comfort in the case of unpreventable pregnancy loss. Cramping There are many abdominal sensations, including cramping, that are perfectly normal in pregnancy. Strong cramps that have […]

If you are having a baby one of the many things weighing on your mind may be the prospect of breastfeeding. Should you do it? Will it hurt? Will your breasts ever be the same? How exactly does a breast pump work?

It doesn’t matter if this is your first pregnancy or your fourth those first fetal movements are one of the highlights of the nine month gestational period. It is thrilling to feel the baby as her feet and hands kick, flap and turn cartwheels inside the womb.

Fertility charts and ovulation calendars are the stuff of Hollywood sitcom puns or the real life nightmare of those coping with infertility problems. Yet couples having difficulties conceiving are not the only people who stand to benefit from the use of a simple fertility chart.

Feeding a baby is really fun! Just think about it; at what other stage of life is such a ready form of excitement and entertainment available at every meal.

Life after Miscarriage Nothing is quite as joyous as finding out that wanted baby is on the way. This initial joy evaporates into a pain that is unlike anything else when things don’t go as planned. A miscarriage steals away the hopes and dreams of expectant parents just when their happiness is at its zenith. […]

New parents are consumed with concerns for their children: which are the best diapers, what kind of schooling will be necessary, what is the best choices for feeding baby?

Sooner or later all parents experience their baby’s transformation from a happy, easy going bundle of toothless grins into a teething baby: otherwise known as a crabby, sleepless, food refusing, runny nosed cranky-pants.