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What Is an Ultrasound Test? 2007-12-08 09:37:00 There are all kind of tests out there that an expectant mother can have performed to gain information about the health of her growing fetus. Some, like amniocentesis, have been around for over 100 years. Ultrasound
was introduced in the 1960s, though the early tests had limited value. Modern tests are much clearer, some even in 3D showing many kind of motions and how your baby really look like.Today, ultrasound is clear, simple, and inexpensive. Most are even covered by standard insurance plans that covers pregnancy.Also called sonography or just 'a scan', the woman's abdominal area is exposed to harmless ultra-high frequency sound waves. The echoes are then recorded and interpreted by a computer program which then projected onto a screen. The basic principle is similar to those that been used in fishing boats and submarines. Unlike X-rays ultrasound do not produces ionizing radiation, though the sound waves still carry energy. Nevertheless, the procedure is safe and painless. It al
What to Expect During Delivery? 2007-12-08 09:34:00 Once the first stage of labor is passed, the placental sac has broken, the cervix has dilated and contractions are regular and frequent, the second stage of labor - actual delivery - begins. Of course, there's no bright line dividing the first from the second. Where one leaves off and the other begins will vary from woman to woman and birth to birth.There's a wide variation among women in many aspects of the process. The length of time is different for everyone and from child to child. The amount of pain differs. And the post-birth consequences will vary for each individual person and baby. In 75% of women who carry to term, delivery is within 12 hours. Only 2% will be in labor for more than 24 hours.During the active delivery phase contractions are frequent, though there are breaks in between. Here that training you spent so many hours to practice kicks in. Proper breathing technique differs between the resting phase and the contraction and pushing phase. Use both.Drugs are an optio Read more:Delivery
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What's so funny? 2007-12-24 16:03:00 Being a baby, even a simple sound tickles you and make you laugh. Look at this baby laughing his heart out. So pure, so happy... He's just adorable!
Communicating With Your Child 2007-12-24 15:56:00 Few subjects in parenting are as fundamental, or as important, as communication. Humans function so much by language, whether implicit or explicit, that learning how to communicate effectively affects virtually every other sphere of family relations.But developing good strategies for good communication, based on sound ideas, is extremely complicated. Individuals differ so widely in age, temperament and circumstances that outlining a 'one size fits all' approach is guaranteed to fail at the outset.Does that mean that every parent has to start from scratch and simply improvise for 20 years? Fortunately, no. Both cognitive studies and generations of experience have shown that some methods do work better than others.One essential element is suggested in the short list above. Since individuals differ in those ways and so many more, a method that accepts that fundamental fact has a better chance of producing healthy results.An effective communication approach between parent and child will Read more:Communicating
When Your Child is Grieving 2007-12-23 15:31:00 All parents wish they could shelter their child from grief. No one wants a child, with limited experience and understanding, to have to suffer through the loss of a beloved dog or the death of a treasured parent or grandparent.But real life does include the possibility of such things and children grow up healthiest when they're taught to face reality. How they confront facts can be influenced, positively or negatively, by what they observe from their parents, along with their parents words.Feelings of sadness at the loss of an important value is a natural, even healthy, reaction. Degrees and style will both vary, of course. But the extremes of stoical 'stiff upper lip' or severe, long-term depression may signal an unhealthy message to children.Reactions to loss from children will naturally vary with age. Very young children are rarely able to grasp the permanence or even the disvalue of the loss. Children from around 5-10 will look carefully to parents as a mirror for their own feel
Punishing Your Kids 2007-12-21 07:06:00 In parenting circles, the word 'punishment' often brings to mind 'corporeal punishment' - spanking, slapping or other forms of physical action. One can agree that such behavior is counter-productive in rearing a healthy child, while at the same time avoiding the false alternative of excessive permissiveness.In life, both children and adults are 'punished' for bad behavior or failing to obtain a certain standard. Poor performance on a test leads to the punishment of a low score. Poor performance at work leads to lower raises, delayed promotions and other results.Punishment, in the proper sense, is simply one side of the coin of justice. Justice or fairness, entails giving of the deserved, whether good or unpleasant. Children, like adults, have a healthy self-interest in seeing that justice is enacted.As a result, it can be a net positive benefit to children to see that their actions have consequences - even if, temporarily, those consequences are painful. Both nature and social ar
Jessica Alba is Pregnant 2007-12-20 01:27:00 Jessica Alba's rep, Brad Cafarelli has confirmed that our Fantastic Four's babe is indeed pregnant. She and her boyfriend, Cash Warren are expecting their baby around late spring and early summer. No baby bump pictures yet though since it's new.Wow! For some reason, I'd never expected that Jessica Alba will be a mommy anytime soon. But seems like pregnancy is the in thing now a day, huh? Whatever it is, their baby going to be cute because Jessica Alba is very pretty! Read more:Jessica
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How to Handle Sibling Rivalry 2007-12-20 01:25:00 Sibling rivalry - conflict between and among brothers and sisters - can take all the forms that occur among adults: loud arguments, sports competition, physical fights, property destruction, etc. As the list suggests, some forms will require parental intervention, while others may be safely left to the kids to work out for themselves.The first key element in helping brothers and sisters resolve conflicts is to use what is beneficial from adult life, times ten. Children, of all ages above about three or so, are keenly sensitive to issues of justice and fairness.Like adults, some children will engage in bad behavior based on wrong choices. Rarely do they have the awareness or experience of the moral dimension that adults are capable of, but neither are they (over a certain age) completely unaware of the distinction between right and wrong.How the adult helps them clarify those issues will play a large part in how they develop.Kids can engage in as many kinds of conflict as adults. Not ha Read more:Handle
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Fertility Factors 2007-12-20 01:24:00 As many couples know, becoming pregnant is not simply a matter of having intercourse near a selected date. Fewer than two-thirds of couples trying to conceive succeed within six months. Fortunately, 90% of women trying to get pregnant do so within 18 months.There are dozens of factors that affect the odds of conception, some more important than others.Caffeine intake does affect fertility for both men and women. Brewed coffee has between 100-300 mg of caffeine, while cappucino has between 300-400 mg and decaf (not surprisingly) has only 1-8 mg. Those concerned that caffeine might be an issue should limit themselves to no more than two cups per day.Conditions in both men and women are about equally likely to be the reason pregnancy doesn't occur.A small percentage of men have low sperm motility, a condition in which sperm cells don't actively move enough to make the trip up to the egg. Caffeine or excessive alcohol consumption can have some small effect on this, but in general the con Read more:Fertility
Jennifer Lopez Gave Birth to Twins Today! 2008-02-22 11:53:00 I just read the news at Yahoo! and I'm so excited to share it with my readers. Our beloved pop singer, Jennifer Lopez
has gave borth to twins very early today, which is Friday, 22nd November. Her manager has confirmed that the twins, which are a boy and a girl were born just after midnight this morning.It is reported that the baby girl arrived first weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces followed by her 6 pounds baby brother 15 minutes later. Congratulation both Jennifer Lopez
and husband, Marc Anthony! Read more:Today
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D-Day... Delivery Day! 2008-02-19 13:09:00 No need to tell you a lot of details, because new fathers won’t remember them. Besides, trust the fact that the new mother will know everything! The main thing she needs from you is patience, understanding, love, some housework and a safe drive to the hospital. When she thinks she is going to deliver, I suggest you pack her in the car, along with the bag she already has assembled, and make a leisurely, though reasonably fast, dash to the hospital.There are all degrees of contractions and centimeters (she’ll know about these) and she will call her doctor when she feels she is about to go into or is in labor. The time it takes can be from having the baby in your car on the way, to a two-day wait. Most babies,ContractionsI’m told, it take 8 to 10 hours. Some, 20 or 30 hours . . . or lon Read more:Delivery
An Expectant Jessica Alba Out for Breakfast 2008-02-19 12:57:00 Look, it's Jessica
Alba! And she's not in her usual size, though she does look equally gorgeous. This pictures were snapped on Saturday when she's out with Cash Warren for a late breakfast. A bit about our Fantastic Four hottie here, she admits that the thought of breastfeeding is making her paranoid, more than giving birth itself. Well, I think she won't feel the same when she actually have the baby soon! Read more:Breakfast
Milla Jovovich Out and About with Baby Ever 2008-02-18 08:55:00 After so awhile being under the radar, MillaJovovich
is out and about again during Valentine's Day with her drop dead gorgeous daughter, Baby Ever. Milla looking stylish herself carrying her daughter effortlessly, as if she's been a mother for years. Who would've thought our kicked-ass Resident Evil star would be holding a tiny baby like that. Both mommy and baby look so adorable together! Read more:Milla Jovovich
Christina Aguilera shows off her baby Max! 2008-02-14 04:54:00 After waiting anxiously, now we all got to see our beloved singer's beautiful baby. ChristinaAguilera
is head over heels in love with her baby Max. Well, look at him. Who could resist that angelic face? Hello, baby Max! Read more:Christina Aguilera
Don't Forget About the Baby's Room 2008-02-12 10:05:00 Yes, the baby going to be an additional member to the family. Which means, it's going to stay. Which mean, it need a room! Whatever spare room you had - guest bedroom, perhaps your office, workout room, little closed-off den that you padded so you could play TV at night when the world slept, or maybe it was her room, will now be . . . the baby’s room!Assuming you have a moderate-sized home, chances are the new baby’s room will be dreadfully close to the master bedroom so you can hear anything louder than a whimper and tend to the baby. Don’t gripe. You’ll want the baby to have a room of its own. There will be times when you’ll wish it was in a spare room at the neighbor’s house!Will it be a boy or a girl? Oh, you don’t like those new-fangled things, like Ultrasound? You choos
Natural Childbirth Lamaze Classes 2008-02-04 12:23:00 Many new parents consider NaturalChildbirth
and if so, Lamaze classes are a must. The cost is reasonable (maybe fifty bucks for both of you) and they take place either evenings or on weekends. These classes can be fun as well as informative and you’ll learn all sorts of new words and a variety of diseases and complications to expect as well as learning to handle emergency situations.One thing I learned after attending those classes and watching those movies is, “If I had to give birth to a baby, my wife and I would never consummate the marriage!”Women truly are strong and can bear pain better than men . . . better than most men, that is. Let me share with you a few things you’ll learn in these classes.You’ll learn that forceps (doctors say) do not injure the baby. I say look at Read more:Classes
Changes in your wife and how you deal with it. 2008-02-03 15:13:00 Want to show her that you care and make her feel good at the same time? A thoughtful move to explore is massage. Her back is sore, her neck and shoulders might be stiff or tense, and her legs are tired having to lug around this extra weight. She needs to be looked after, coddled, spoiled! Start by warming some type of scented oil or maybe just some moisturizing cream to rub on her a few evenings a week. She’ll appreciate it more than you could ever know. Yes, spoil her during this time because she is going through major change and maximum discomfort.Remember how it was when the two of you first went out? How you were never a minute late to pick her up for a date? How you rushed to open the car door for her and always pulled the seat our for her at restaurants? How you shaved extra close
Making Your Pregnant Wife's Day a Little Easier by Helping Out 2008-01-30 02:14:00 Yes, there are definite changes about to occur in your life that begin the very day your wife announced that you are going to be a father. To start, your household duties will increase. There will be things to be done that she will, now, unable to do. I suggest you make those honey-do’s, things you decide upon. Might as well, because you’ll have to do them anyway. It’s a way to show your wife, other than with gifts and promises, that you are willing to share in these duties you took for granted for so long. Here are some off-the-cuff suggestions:Try to throw your soiled socks, underwear, pants and dirty shirts inside, and not just near, the laundry basket. This also applies to shoes and other garments strewn around the house.Liners do go into those trash cans and someone actually put Read more:Helping
What to Make of Yourself When You Get the News 2008-01-28 15:47:00 God did favor men when He chose the woman to bear children. I know men agree. If not, after witnessing your wife’s ‘discomfort’ which is putting it rather mildly for sleepless nights, dragging around an additional 25 or more pounds that she feels she’ll never lose, not able to fit into any of the clothes she adores, and having 9 months feel like 9 decade you’ll agree. Then, they go into the final phase of actually having the baby… something someone not at all would volunteer to go through.Let’s assume you two and your wife have been wanting to have a child for some time and finally you are blessed with the fact that your wife’s visit to the doctor’s office produces an affirmative answer, or the paper in the home pregnancy test turned blue, you finally got the news you've Read more:Yourself
Why fathers need to know about baby care too? 2008-01-28 09:02:00 It doesn't matter whether you’re a kid of 18 years old, or more on the mature zone like 28 or 30, if you’re a middle-aged dad, the process is still the same. The main point is, you are about to become a parent! Whether the little angel was planned or just happened, being a new father brings forth new responsibility and experiences.Mothers already know much of these baby care stuff but new fathers need to learn some things too. Armed with new knowledge, facts and hints about how to care for your baby, you will find that being a new father is actually enjoyable. It will help avoid many sleepless nights, increase your degree of patience, aid you in readjusting your habits, and help you in learning more about your baby.You should understand that there will be sleepless nights. And, ther
Dilemmas and Issues With Grandparents 2008-01-25 14:54:00 Sometimes being a parent is like being in middle management. You have not only a whole host of issues to deal with in relation to the kids, but grandparents can introduce another set. Grandparents in the parenting mix present all the issues of influence from others, but with the obvious added wrinkle that they have a special relationship to both the parents and the children.So, how does a parent maximize all the good things grandparents bring, while minimizing some of the potential difficulties?Grandparents can offer enormous value by sharing the wisdom of long experience. After all, they have raised children before and most parents will want to believe they did a good job. For such advice to be valuable, however, it has to be delivered at the right time and in the right way.Grandparents w Read more:Issues
Home, Public or Private School, Which School is Ideal For Your Kid? 2008-01-22 12:32:00 Few issues have such a long-term effect on the welfare of a child as the choice of the type of school to attend. The average child will spend about 13 years in school prior to college, often attending one type the entire time.Not surprisingly, emotions run high when discussing the choice. Advocates will stake out a position and cling to it tenaciously, seeking to find flaws in arguments for alternative choices. This, too, isn't surprising since the different camps typically have radically different starting points or outlooks.The choice, and the arguments in favor of it, generally revolve around a difference in basic values. They ask: what is regarded as most important in education? Scholastic achievement? Social skills development? Future college or income opportunities?Naturally, parents Read more:Public
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Teaching Your Child About the Natural and Logical Consequences 2008-01-16 13:45:00 Knowing when to require a child to obey and when to let them take the consequences of an independent choice is always a tough dilemma for parents. One pair of ideas that can help them are the twins: natural consequences and logical consequences.Natural
consequences are the reality-determined effect of some choice a child has made. Burning a hand on a hot stove is the most obvious and extreme example. No intervention on the parent's part is needed to show the child the connection between its ill-chosen action and the bad result.Feeling the effect of failing to stick to a commitment is a better, and typically safer, scenario. A child promises to save money in order to buy a bicycle. But he or she yields to temptation and spends the money instead on worthless junk that quickly breaks, then st Read more:Logical
An Update Regarding Christina's New Born Baby 2008-01-14 13:19:00 The last time, the report was vague about Christina
Aguilera and Jordan Bratman welcomed their very first child. Now that her rep has spoken, we got more news!Anyway, it's a boy! Christina Aguilera's gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday at 10:05 pm. They proudly announced that their son's name is Max Liron Bratman and he weight 6lbs and 2oz. Still no pictures of him just yet though, but we'll wait.Welcome baby Max! Read more:Update
Amanda Peet and Her Baby 2008-01-13 12:22:00 Here is a picture of Amanda
Peet and her 11 months old baby, Frances Pen. This picture was snapped at the LA International Airport on 9th January. You could just see that cuddly little baby and how blue his eyes are, looking so kissable! Read more:Amanda Peet
Pre School Jitters! 2008-01-12 10:00:00 Well, the big day has arrived. Your child is about to spend his or her first day at preschool. Is your child nervous or fearful? Well, that's natural. Here are some suggestions about how to make that first time a little less worrisome.Research, research, research. Parents who want to do the best for themselves and their child (and that includes nearly everyone) will want to do lots of homework long before the child does any.Finding out about quality preschools - which are good, which are to be avoided - is, of course, basic. Recommendations remain one of the best sources, and are usually easy to obtain since most preschools are relatively close to home or work and often used by others in the area.Montessori (when they practice genuine Montessori methods) remain one of the best organization Read more:School
Nicole Richie Gave Birth to a Baby Girl 2008-01-12 09:43:00 Nicole Richie
and her boyfriend Joel Madden welcome their baby girl, Harlow Winter Kate Madden on Friday. The baby is healthy and weight 6lbs and 7oz. No picture just yet, but I promise I'll post it once they've release it.Joel mentioned about getting married with Nicole in the future. Anyway, congratulations both! Read more:Nicole Richie
Christina Aguilera Welcomes Her First Child! 2008-01-12 09:35:00 Life & Style magazine recently has reported that ChristinaAguilera
and her husband welcome their first child. However, there are no detail about the baby what so ever. Probably the couple wishes to have a little privacy enjoying their time together with their new born baby.Whatever it is, our very talented singer is a mommy now! Congratulations Christina! Read more:Christina Aguilera
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Keri Russel and Her Baby 2008-01-10 12:18:00 Keri Russel
l, our beloved Felicity star was photographed recently spending time with her 7 months old baby boy, River. Look at him, looking like an angel! Have you see her picture just after 2 weeks giving birth? She looked so pretty and fit, going out and about with her 2 weeks old baby in a sling doing errands. I bet all moms out there would love to look as pretty as she did!
Being a Step-Parent 2008-01-10 12:14:00 Being a step-parent is somewhat like being in middle management - you get the complaints from 'above' and 'below'. One way out of this dilemma is to step out from the middle and simply be part of 'senior management'. Successful employment of that strategy will require cooperation from the biological parent. But if you don't have that already, that may well be a major source of the difficulty to begin with.Like any change in relationships, adjustments take time. Attempting to force the situation will likely result in frustration to all parties. The biological parent may well be threatened by the need to 'share power' and the child will typically resent being guided by someone not 'officially sanctioned'.Here again, cooperation of the biological parent is key. Honestly communicating frustrat Read more:Parent
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