Planning for your baby’s birth can be one of the most exciting—and overwhelming—times in your life. You probably have a ton of questions and maybe even a vision about how you would like labor and delivery to go. But making assumptions that your care provider understands your wishes, can only set you up for disappointment and frustration.
Babies begin developing in utero, with the ability to hear sounds that are happening outside of the womb. Playing music to a baby in utero is an activity thought to help to stimulate the baby's developing brain. Using soft music, mothers can allow their baby to listen through headphones and feel as the baby kicks more or becomes calm and still.
You've survived 9 months of pregnancy. You've made it through the excitement of labor and delivery, and now you're ready to head home and begin life with your baby. Once home, though, you frantically realize you have no idea what you're doing!
Baby shower games at your baby shower can be one of the most memorable experiences during the pre-baby events that will take place for the days to come. Part of making the experience successful is by thoughtful party planning and having fun baby shower games!
Just as a much-needed vacation was getting under way last summer, Jennifer West woke to a painful period: cramps, back pain, achy all over. Miserable, she was ready to stay right where she was until her discomfort passed. But lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, wasn't helping. In fact, her back felt a little worse like that. Her side, maybe? No luck. She sighed. So much for vacation.
Some pregnancy guidebooks read like one very long and sometimes confusing list of dos and don'ts. To help you make sense of it all, here are the answers to your top 50 questions.
Most experts would say there's no one right time to start a family. But there are both advantages and disadvantages to giving birth at different ages: In your 20s, for instance, you'll have more energy to run after and care for your child but fewer financial resources and less personal life experience on which to draw; in your late 30s and 40s you may be more established financially but have a to
After reviewing your medical histories, your doctor will want to do a complete workup of you and your partner. Below are the most common procedures applied during your visits.
I have spent the last two years making films in the US, Australia and the UK about becoming a dad. I've learned a lot about the dynamics of men and women as they progress through conception, pregnancy and birth and I've decided that my new mission is to help women, help their men be better pregnancy and birth partners and ultimately better dads.
Something you may not have expected when you became pregnant was to experience pain well before your delivery date. But a certain amount of discomfort during pregnancy is normal, as the body attempts to adjust to weight increase, changes in balance and swelling in joints. When you’re pregnant, your center of gravity changes, making every muscle in your body work differently.
