Caring for a newborn and boredom
You waited for your baby with anticipation during the nine months of pregnancy, and may have been trying to conceive for a good while before that. Now, your sweet baby...
Quit smoking: Tips for a healthy pregnancy
Are you pregnant and trying to beat smoking? Congratulations! Smoking cigarettes is never a healthy habit, but it is particularly harmful to unborn babies. The consequences of smoking through pregnancy...
Weight loss and trying to conceive
Are you trying to conceive and hoping to go on a weight loss diet? Or have you been trying for a baby for a while now, and are losing weight...
When you don't get along with your baby's pediatrician
Many people still have a high dose of respect for medical doctors. The "doctor knows best" attitude still prevails in many cultures. If you have a pediatrician you don't get...
How to soothe teething pain in infants
Has your previously mellow and happy baby turned to throwing an all-nighter and crying throughout the day, too? The chances are that you are dealing with teething, if your baby...
A critical look at natural gender selection methods
Did you know that only 17 percent of couples who are trying to get pregnant do not have a preference for their baby's gender? If you too, for whatever reason...
Pregnant - get married now, or wait until the baby arrives?
So you are expecting a baby and are planning to get married to your partner at some point in the future. It's just that you two are having a hard...
How to choose your baby's pediatrician?
A baby's pediatrician can play quite an essential role, particularly in the first year of life. It is important that you choose a pediatrician you feel comfortable with one you...
Food sources of folic acid (folate)
Folic acid is the synthetic version of folate, an essential B vitamin that has been scientifically shown to reduce the chances of birth defects during pregnancy. Doctors recommend that all...
"Safe birth kits" for developing countries
Childbirth attracts a lot of medical attention in developed countries, where most women have regular prenatal care and access to various choices regarding their labor and delivery. If anything goes...