Preparing for Baby

Wed, Sep 15 2010

Checklist: Getting Ready to Get Pregnant

If you want to get pregnant, there are a number of things you must do before you start trying. Item number one: Go skydiving. Because there’s no way they’ll let you jump out of that plane...

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Thu, Jul 15 2010

Things No One Told You About Having a Baby

Also in: Features, You and Your Baby

There are a lot of things you DO know about having a baby. You will be tired. You will struggle to loose your baby weight. You will change lots of diapers and walk around with spit-up on your shoulder....

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Thu, Jul 1 2010

Transforming Baby’s Nursery: Focus on Walls

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An easy and fun way to decorate your nursery is to focus on the walls. You don’t need a large budget to transform your baby’s room in any style you fancy, whether you want a fun, vibrant playroom,...

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Wed, Jun 23 2010

What You Can Do to Prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Also in: Features, Health and Fitness, You and Your Baby

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a scary thing for parents of babies to think about. The name itself points to the reason it’s so frighting– for some time it’s been a great...

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Mon, May 31 2010

The War on Drop-Side Cribs

Also in: Features, You and Your Baby

A parent’s worse nightmare might be putting the baby down for a nap, and returning to find him… dead. This happened to the parents of 6-month-old Bobby Cirigliano, in 2004. But we’re...

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Mon, Apr 12 2010

Save Thousands on your New Baby

Also in: Features, Pregnancy, You and Your Baby

If you haven’t already realized it, babies can be expensive little bundles of joy! Sandy Jones and Marcie Jones, authors of Great Expectations: Best Baby Gear, estimate that your new baby can cost...

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Sun, Dec 27 2009

Induced Lactation: Breastfeeding your Adopted Baby

Also in: Features, You and Your Baby

The special closeness fostered by breastfeeding is indeed possible between a mother and her adopted infant. Whether you have been pregnant before or not does not affect your ability to produce milk (except...

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Thu, Dec 24 2009

To Circumcise or Not to Circumcise

Also in: Features, Health and Fitness, New Baby, Pregnancy

If you have a little boy on the way, you have probably thought about whether to have the foreskin on your son’s penis removed, or leave it intact. With both “pros” and “cons” to consider, some...

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Thu, Dec 24 2009

Setting up an Eco-Friendly Nursery

Also in: Features, Health and Fitness, You and Your Baby

There are lots of great ways you can create a safe, healthy and non-toxic haven for your precious little baby. Most baby products are completely safe, but it’s worth being aware that some choices...

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Mon, Nov 9 2009

Is it twins??

Also in: Features, First Trimester, Pregnancy

You know that you’re pregnant, but do you have a funny feeling there are two babies in there? Depending whether this is you first pregnancy or not, your expectations of what is a ‘normal’...

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