Do you want your baby handed to you immediately after the birth or should he be cleaned first? In recent years most babies were wiped down with a towel immediately after birth before mum or dad got a chance to hold them. Nowadays choice is the keyword! It’s your decision.
Research shows that the greasy film covering your baby, vernix, is a wonderful source of moisture for your baby’s delicate skin. And if you don’t wipe it off, it is reabsorbed. So your baby will be less likely to develop dry skin patches. Pre-term babies have much more of this protective layer than full-term babies. Read the rest of this entry »
Trying to conceive is a difficult process for many people. The reason is that there are many factors involved in conception. You cannot tell if you or your partner is infertile unless you visit a doctor. There are a number of medical tests that your doctor can perform to detect infertility. There are also methods and products that the doctor can prescribe to help in conceiving a child.
One procedure a doctor can perform is to test the cervical mucus. Cervical mucus plays an essential role in conception, as it enables the sperm to make it all the way to the egg. The sperm are unable to do this if there is little or no cervical mucus present. Another factor involving cervical mucus is that it could be too acidic. It is necessary for the mucus to be alkaline. If it is acidic, it will kill the sperm before they reach the egg. Read the rest of this entry »
The Bradley method of childbirth was developed in the 1940’s by Dr. Robert A. Bradley, an American Obstetrician. It is based on the philosophy of ‘natural childbirth’ (drug free) and was pioneering in the involvement of fathers during the birthing process. The Lamaze technique was also established in the 1940’s by Dr. Fernand Lamaze, a French Obstetrician. Lamaze was influenced by Soviet Read the rest of this entry »
Determining when their family is the good size-or how to make certain it stays that size-is a personal decision that a lot of women may find easier to make in the years to come.
For women who have chose that they don’t want any longer children and feel ready for a permanent kind of birth prevention, “getting your tubes tied,” or tubal ligation, is no more the only option.
A new office-based process known as the Essure procedure is rapidly replacing the old operation and is covered by most insurance programs.
On the procedure, a tiny, soft spring, called a micro-insert, is identified into each fallopian tube. The body’s natural reaction causes tissue to rise into the micro-inserts, block sperm from contacting the egg. This tissue growing acquires about three months and another birth prevention must be applied on this time. Read the rest of this entry »
Whether you just discovered you are pregnant or you have known for a few months, announcing your pregnancy to family and friends can be a lot of fun. Some may prefer to hold until a sure time on their pregnancy, while others prefer to call everybody immediately after discovering themselves.
Telling The Father
Get a romantic dinner for two with candle lights, it may be your last time for a while, between morning sickness and raising your little one. Serve up baby carrots, baby back ribbands anything else you are able to imagine as baby. At the end, pour apple juice instead of wine and hand him a present. Inside you are able to have a tiny baby bib that says, “I heart My Daddy”
or a pair of baby booties. Read the rest of this entry »
A mother taking illegal drugs during pregnancy increases her risk for anemia, blood and heart infections, skin infections, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. She also is at greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Most drugs cross the placenta – the organ that provides nourishment to the baby. Some can cause direct toxic, or poisonous effets and create a child who is born with a drug addiction. Read the rest of this entry »
Do you want your baby handed to you immediately after the birth or should he be cleaned first? In recent years most babies were wiped down with a towel immediately after birth before mum or dad got a chance to hold them. Nowadays choice is the keyword! It’s your decision.
