Planning

Making Your Money Work For You: 8 Financial Tips For New Families

Posted July 28, 2010 - 21:00 by Rhonda Franz

Family Planning, Planning, Home Life, Finances, Education, Shopping, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption, New Parents

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Don't put off developing good financial habits until the kids are a few years from college, and you're wondering about retirement. Starting putting your money to work now.

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Infant Mortality: Dads Matter

Posted June 21, 2010 - 04:57 by Fred Lee

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth

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New research indicates that a father’s presence before their baby is born can reduce certain health problems in the child’s first year of life and increase their chance for survival.

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Predicting Your Baby's Gender: Don’t Count On the Chinese Lunar Calendar

Posted May 31, 2010 - 07:09 by Fred Lee

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving

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According to a recent study, the reliability of the Chinese lunar calendar is no better at predicting your baby's sex than flipping a coin.

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What is Embryo Adoption?

Posted May 26, 2010 - 09:14 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Adoption

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Is it possible to experience adoption and pregnancy at the same time? Yes! Do you want to? This can be another big question in the “fertility challenged” couples journey to family. Exciting elements, concerns and resources for more information are highlighted here.

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Trouble Getting Knocked Up? Cut the Coke.

Posted April 5, 2010 - 20:00 by Fred Lee

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Health, Nutrition

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Excessive consumption of cola may have an adverse effect on male fertility.

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Maybe, Baby: How Old Is Too Old?

Posted March 17, 2010 - 10:47 by Lain Ehmann

Planning

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We've been thinking about having another baby. Problem: Are we too old?

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Adopting From Haiti

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:39 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Are you feeling a tug on your heart to help the many children left without a family in Haiti after the devastating earthquake? Adopting a child from Haiti may not be an option right now, but don’t let that stop your adoption or humanitarian efforts.

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Notes For Your Underbelly: Great Online Pregnancy Resources

Posted February 2, 2010 - 09:37 by Rhonda Franz

Planning, Family Planning, Conceiving, Health, Pregnancy, Birth, Vaccines, New Parents, Adoption, Breastfeeding, Healthcare

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The World Wide Web has some fantastic resources for pregnant women. These sites have some of the best pregnancy tools and resources available.

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Designer Babies: A Matter of Choice?

Posted January 10, 2010 - 22:43 by Lela Davidson

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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There is a big difference between testing for life threatening genetic disorders and screening out embryos that may grow into kids with crooked teeth. Experts believe the next decade will bring a huge demand in embryonic screening. At some point, we're going to have to decide how far we go down the path of genetically selecting our children. Otherwise, someone else will.

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Prenatal Care And Doctor Wars: Standing Up For Yourself And Your Child

Posted December 17, 2009 - 19:39 by Rhonda Franz

Planning, Pregnancy, Birth, New Parents, Healthcare

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Sometimes the doctor just isn't a good fit. Before deciding on a physician to provide you and your unborn child with prenatal care, take some steps to help you find the right provider for you and your family.

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Ladies; Will You Ask Your Guy To Get The Male Contraceptive Injection?

Posted June 9, 2009 - 15:45 by Paul Michael

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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Broadly speaking, our society has put the burden of contraception on the ladies. But with the male contraceptive injection testing at almost 99% effective, women may well be asking the guys to shoulder more responsibility.

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The Nadya Suleman Story – The Opinion Of An Average Joe.

Posted March 23, 2009 - 14:38 by Paul Michael

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Finances, Pregnancy, Birth

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Unless you’ve been on Jupiter for the last few months, you’ll know the story of Nadya Suleman. Already a mother of six children, Nadya gave birth to octuplets in late January, a result of some very questionable in vitro fertilization practices. And the whole thing is winding me up.

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Adoption: Inducing Lactation So That Breastfeeding Is an Option

Posted January 31, 2009 - 08:13 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption, New Parents, Breastfeeding

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Are you preparing to welcome a sweet baby into your home through adoption? Is, "can I breastfeed" one of the many questions that has come up? I was joyfully surprised to learn that there are many ways to answer this question that I once thought was never an option.

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How to Celebrate those Christmas Babies

Posted December 11, 2008 - 10:31 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Planning, Shopping, Etiquette, Culture

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Are you having a baby in December? Are you a Christmas Baby? There's many ways we wind up skimping on our Christmas babies that make them feel put out by the holiday. Here's a quick list of things to remind family and friends and we parents to do and not to do with our December offspring.

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Dealing with Pregnant Loved Ones in the Midst of Your Infertility Battle

Posted November 19, 2008 - 12:38 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption

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Something is in the water, but apparently, you are not drinking it! Is another loved one pregnant while you stay "stuck" in the fertility challenged stage? These are five steps that help me when I get the call that once again, the "mommy club" has a new member, and I am still not invited.

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Adoption Ed. Class: Attachment Disorder, Adopted Child Development, Birth-Mother Relationships, and Adoption Resources

Posted October 26, 2008 - 13:39 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Adoption Education….more than educational? Here is a review of our adoption education & how it not only educated us, but encouraged us and changed our perspective on many adoption elements. Oh...and don't forget the "must have" resources that were presented to us.

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Preparing your (4 legged) baby……for baby!

Posted September 7, 2008 - 12:53 by Lori Kerrigan

Safety, Planning, Pregnancy, Birth, Adoption, New Parents

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It's time! A new addition is being added to your family tree, but what about the current baby in your life...the four legged canine kind? To make the transition easier on all members of the family, take a look at this list of getting your "baby" ready for baby!

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Adoption: What To Do After The Home Study Approval

Posted August 6, 2008 - 09:57 by Lori Kerrigan

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

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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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Relaxing Won’t Get You Pregnant…or Will It?

Posted June 6, 2008 - 08:35 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Conceiving

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Relax and you will get pregnant. Is it a myth or truth?

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Adoption Options

Posted June 4, 2008 - 10:10 by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Are you overwhelmed by the many options available when it comes to adopting? Here are four adoption options that stood out the most to us.

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