Birth

Adoption: What To Do After The Home Study Approval

Posted 2 weeks 1 day ago by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, New Parents, Adoption

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Are you adopting? Have you finally completed the home study approval? Are you unsure of what to do in this time of waiting? It's time to celebrate and prepare!

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Cytotec: Take this Pill and Have Your Baby in the Morning

Posted 8 weeks 6 days ago by Karen Putz

Birth

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What's an ulcer pill doing at a homebirth?

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Yet Another Project For The Pregnant Woman: How To Write Your Child A Song

Posted 9 weeks 4 min ago by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Pregnancy, Birth, Conflict Resolution

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Ah, late pregnancy, a time for preparing crib sheets and stocking up on diaper wipes, doing kegels and finalizing names. And for me, also a time to go out and find my child a song. Here are ideas for how to create a personal lyric for your unborn (or already born, for that matter), and some reasons why it might be nice for them. Bonus: It’s nice for you, too.

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Please Stop Giving Advice.

Posted 9 weeks 18 hours ago by Corina Fiore

Safety, Discipline, Home Life, Education, Pregnancy, Social Skills, Birth, No Children Zone, Etiquette, New Parents, Conflict Resolution, Work Balance, Culture, Relationships

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The picture represents how I feel about unsolicited or absolute advice: angry and annoyed. I often ignore advice, shake my head in agreement, and move on my way. I wasn't always that way, and I was reminded of the havoc unsolicited advice can reap on a family when reading a message board this week.

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When Baby "Fails" the Newborn Hearing Screening

Posted 12 weeks 21 hours ago by Karen Putz

Birth

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What to do when your baby doesn't pass the Newborn Hearing Screening

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Failed or Cancelled IUI/ IVF, Pregnancy/Child Loss? What do you do?

Posted 14 weeks 20 hours ago by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption

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What do you do when the IUI/ IVF does not work or is cancelled? How do you get through a child or pregnancy loss? It had me defeated, but other women endured. Here are their stories.

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Waiting to Find Out the Sex: Selfish, Fun or Both?

Posted 16 weeks 2 days ago by Sonja Stewart

Planning, Pregnancy, Birth, New Parents, Relationships

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What are you having? A baby. Why it's ok to keep the gender a mystery, even if it means a clash with your mother-in-law.

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THE CHOICE BETWEEN FEEDING HER BABY BREAST MILK OR FORMULA IS MOM’S ALONE

Posted 17 weeks 3 hours ago by Katherine Turner

Pregnancy, Birth, New Parents, Conflict Resolution, Breastfeeding, Culture, Nutrition

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Dear Mammary Militia: Thanks for the personal interest in informing all of us about the benefits of breastfeeding like we haven’t been made aware in our prenatal visits, books and articles, or in conversations with people who actually know us, like family and friends. Now mind your own business.

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Gender Selection

Posted 17 weeks 10 hours ago by Fred Lee

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth

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That banana on top of your bowl of cereal just might hold the key to whether you have a baby boy or girl.

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The Childbirth Resort: Hospital and Birth Center Differences

Posted 31 weeks 3 days ago by Julie Rains

Birth

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What’s the advantage of giving birth at a freestanding birth center rather than a community hospital? For me, it was a hot tub, Gatorade, and SWAT-team avoidance.

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The Circumcision Decision

Posted 36 weeks 23 hours ago by Linsey Knerl

Birth, Culture, Healthcare

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Not one to be taken lightly, the decision to circumcise (or not) is always an afterthought in the care plan for a newborn. Depending on the area of the country or world that you live in, the view can be drastically different. While my goal is not to sway you one way or the other, it is important to know that there are two sides to the great debate and several factors to take into consideration.

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