Family Health Articles

Lots of couples have a slight gender preference when it comes to babies, but some are willing to take things a little further and actually take steps to conceive the...

Have you taken the plunge and decided to throw out condoms, or stop taking the birth control pill? You could, of course, just do the deed whenever you and your...

Everyone, including people who have never even seen a newborn, knows that babies tend to have erratic sleep patterns. They will sleep most of the day in the newborn stage...

How long are you planning on using baby bottles for your children, if you use them at all? According to a new study, two year old children who still using...

Should nursing moms refrain from drinking alcohol the whole time they're breastfeeding even if they follow the World Health Organization's recommendation to nurse for two years? Or is it just...

Introducing solid foods to your baby is one of his biggest early milestones. There is a lot of conflicted information around about when to do it, and how to start...

If you sometimes feel like Facebook has taken over the world, you're not alone. At times, communicating through Facebook is just easier and quicker than taking the time to connect...

If you are already "overdue" past your due date and wondering when you will give birth, or when your healthcare provider will start suggesting labor induction, it is tempting to...

Epidural anesthesia is both the most popular and effective pain relief any woman can receive during labor and delivery. Did you know that as many as 50 percent of women...

In a normal pregnancy, a fertilized egg makes its way down from the fallopian tubes to the uterus and implants there. A baby will start developing from that very spot...