Pregnancy and Family Planning
The Importance of DHA During Pregnancy
- By Sunnie Southern
- Published 02/27/2008
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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What is DHA?
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is an important omega-3 fatty acid. There are many kinds of essential fatty acids; DHA is one kind of fatty acid that has been shown to have a very important role in brain, eye, and heart health.
What are Braxton-Hicks Contractions?
- By Justin Virgo
- Published 01/24/2008
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Braxton-Hicks contractions are usually painless contractions of the uterus. Some women report painful sensations or more often, uncomfortable tightening of the abdominal wall...
Got Stress? Relax...
- By Asha Ramakrishna
- Published 01/9/2008
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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The Fetal and Neonatal Stress Research Group has found that stress and anxiety can negatively impact the fetus and may have long term effects, including hyperactivity.
What are we to do?
How can we transform and support the healthy development of the baby and still honor the gift of the emotion at hand? How do we teach our children to embrace their feelings and still look for the deeper truth hidden?
Pregnancy and Are You Getting Enough Vitamins and Nutrients?
- By Sunnie Southern
- Published 01/7/2008
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Are you getting enough vitamins and nutrients in your pre-natal vitamin? Or, have you ever wondered what exactly all of those vitamins and nutrients do to help keep you and your growing baby healthy? Here are the answers to those questions.
Naming Your Baby: 5 Helpful Tips for Personalising Your Baby Naming Ceremony
- By Helen Rankin
- Published 08/22/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning , Infants and Toddlers
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Baby naming ceremonies, in one form or another, have a history practically as old as man. What is new are the original ideas new parents keep coming up with for the traditional baby naming ceremony.
Pregnancy - Exercise After Pregnancy
- By Kaushik Das
- Published 08/4/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Generally most women can begin a formal exercise program within 6 weeks of giving birth, though this time frame might be slightly longer for some women, including those recovering from a C-section. Most women recovering from a C-section will be able to exercise after there incision has healed and their doctor has cleared them for exercise.
How To Make A Beach Baby Nursery
- By Debby Banning
- Published 07/1/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Your new bundle of joy will soon arrive and you want a peaceful beautiful place for your baby. I can not think of a more serene place for a baby than the beach. Since most of us cannot afford to live on the beach, we can bring the beach to the nursery.Lets get started with the nursery makeover.
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction - SPD
- By Alice Peters
- Published 06/30/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, often referred to as SPD for short, is a pain in the ar*e. Well actually it is a pain in the groin, hips, back, stomach and ar*e. It is caused during pregnancy by the production in the body of the hormone Relaxin which softens the ligaments in your pelvis in order to make your baby's passage through your pelvis as easy as possible. Although it is unsure why, some women produce too much of this hormone. This causes the ligaments to soften too much which allows for increased movement in the pelvis. This can lead to a great deal of pain and discomfort.
What to Look for in a Baby Bottle
- By Ivanovich Cuxev
- Published 06/28/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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If you choose to bottle feed your baby, and then you may be overwhelmed by the different types available.
Getting the best out of a pregnancy calendar
- By Bod Build
- Published 06/28/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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There are a wealth of pregnancy calendars, due date calculators and pregnancy due date charts on the web to help you estimate your due date. These tools will help you to estimate your date, they will not give you a 100% accurate date. Your baby will come when it is ready
To Posh to Push
- By Alice Peters
- Published 06/23/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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There has always been a feeling in the media that pregnant celebrities often opt for elective caesarean sections rather than a natural delivery to avoid the pain of childbirth. The likes of Victoria Beckham and more recently Jordan have been dubbed "Too posh to push", choosing to book themselves into a private clinic for a section and a tummy tuck whilst they are there.
Eating Whilst Pregnant - A Guide Through the Minefield
- By Keith Withers
- Published 06/22/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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When you are pregnant there is lots of advice on what you should and shouldn't be eating. This guide is designed to help you sift out the facts from the old wives tales.
It is important to eat a balanced diet whilst pregnant to make sure your baby gets all the nutrients it needs. It should also give you the energy you require to care for your growing baby.
Using A Pregnancy Calendar
- By Bod Build
- Published 06/21/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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A pregnancy calendar is a simple 42 week guids through your pregnancy. Find out how to best use it.
Smoking and Pregnancy
- By Hans Hasselfors
- Published 06/16/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Smoking is much dangerous for a pregnant woman than any other person. Smoking affects your unborn child. If you are going to plan your family or are already pregnant, then you need to concentrate on facts related to smoking.
Morning Sickness : Causes and Cures
- By Nicholas Hunt
- Published 06/12/2007
- Pregnancy and Family Planning
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Morning sickness is a feature of most women's pregnancies. What causes it, and what can you do to get through it?