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Fertility and pregnancy
You are on a strange and wonderful journey - and you're going to need some good advice! Read on for helpful tips covering what to expect during pregnancy, infertility issues, adoption advice, prenatal yoga and much more! |
Recent Articles
Ten questions to ask your doula-to-be
So, you’re sold on hiring a doula. You’ve done your research, and you know that studies show doulas reduce laboring times, the need for pain meds and complications. Doulas cut the rate of postpartum depression. Your friends rave about using doula services. You’ve found two or three to interview. (Yo
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Fertility Treatment Options for Women: High Tech, High Stakes
Seeing Halle Berry and Julia Roberts types gracing myriad magazine covers sends us the (gratefully received) message that we can still be glamorous and vibrant at age 40 and beyond. But the truth is, when it comes to our eggs, 40 is not the new 30. Fertility studies report that a woman’s chances of
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Male Nesting: How Expecting Fathers Prepare During Pregnancy
We all know women “nest” while waiting for their baby to arrive. Nearly everyone has a story about an expectant mom going a bit crazy preparing for baby — obsessively washing and rewashing mountains of tiny socks, dismantling doorknobs to bleach the interior parts or, in my case, deciding the future
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Pregnancy Nutrition: What Foods to Eat When Pregnant and What to Avoid
If you’re an expectant or nursing mom, chances are everyone has been eager to offer advice about what you shouldn’t eat or drink. Some of these suggestions seem to conflict with each other; others, you’re certain, date back from your grandmother’s era. So how do you make the right choices? Here are
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The Baby Chase: New Trends in Infertility Treatments
More couples than ever are looking to medicine and cutting-edge technology to help them conceive. Today, more than 1 percent of the babies born in the United States are conceived using the latest fertility treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dubbed “assist
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15 Eco-Friendly Baby Shower Gifts Featured on Etsy
Give a Gnome a Home Choose to give baby one of these lovable gnome dolls from the Tadpole Creations Etsy shop at your next baby shower, and you’ll be sure to get the award for the most-talked-about gift! Affordable and baby-friendly, these gnomes are fabricated with organic or reclaimed fabric and
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C-Sections: What expectant moms should know
You may think you don’t need to know about cesarean sections, or “C-sections.” That’s what I thought, too. But after several days of labor with a Pitocin and a failed epidural, my cervix was only partially dilated and my contractions were causing trauma to my baby. Suddenly, I was having a C-section
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Seattle’s ‘Gayby Boom’: Different Paths to Parenthood
David Robison always knew he wanted to have kids, so he set out to find a partner who wanted the same thing. After years of searching, of dating and dreaming, he finally found his perfect match — someone who wanted children, too; a stable home, a family to come home to. Six years ago, at a ceremony
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