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Top 100 Baby Names in Canada
Girls' Names 1 Ava ...
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Losing the Baby Weight
I’ve never been a “little girl.” I was a chunky kid and I grew into a chubby teenager. By the time I graduated from university, I was downright fat, tipping the scales at about 200 pounds. I...
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Top 15 signs you might be pregnant
Not sure if you're pregnant? We've rounded up some of the most common pregnancy symptoms to see if it's time to pee on that stick 1. Swollen and tender breastsSoreness or tingling in breasts is one of...
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Myths of Breastfeeding
Many women do not produce enough milk. Not true! The vast majority of women produce more than enough milk. Indeed, an overabundance of milk is common. Most babies that gain too slowly, or lose...
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The Baby Name Wizard
Rules of Thumb for Choosing a Baby Name From Aaliyah to Zvi, the range of name choices is dazzling. If you're a sleepless parent-to-be, it can look like a vast landscape with no roadmap. To make sure you keep...
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Sick of Morning Sickness
According to Motherisk, a clinical research and teaching program at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, some 80 per cent of all pregnant women suffer from 'morning sickness' from the first seven to 12 weeks...
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The Importance of Skin-to-Skin Contact
There are now a multitude of studies that show that mothers and babies should be together, skin to skin (baby naked, not wrapped in a blanket) immediately after birth, as well as later. The baby is happier, the...
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Choosing Prenatal Classes
Why Take Lessons For Something So Natural? Isn't birth something we should all do naturally? Well, of course. The problem is that unless we have observed it as part of the natural life cycle, we have...
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Baby Items You Really Don't Need
For many parents, the arrival of a new baby means lots of joy, happiness and anticipation. It also means spending money on baby items. Companies selling baby items know this and use marketing strategies aimed...
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Food for thought - and for two!
(NC)-A balanced diet is a key ingredient in a healthy pregnancy and, more importantly, for a healthy baby. When you become pregnant your dietary needs and wants will likely change a bit, and it's important to know...
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Breastfeeding- Starting Out Right
Breastfeeding is the natural and normal way of feeding infants and young children, and human milk is the milk made specifically for human infants. A good start helps to ensure breastfeeding is a happy...
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5 Tips From a Pregnant Gal
What better way to learn the ABCs of pregnancy than from a pregnant gal herself. Here are some things that I think every pregnant woman needs to know. Take...
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Detecting a pregnancy early may benefit baby's health
(NC)-Confirming a pregnancy as soon as possible isn't just about satisfying that overwhelming urge to know, powerful as that may be. It's also...
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Gestational Diabetes
One of the most common complications of pregnancy, gestational diabetes normally occurs during the second trimester, when the placenta begins producing hormones. One of these hormones may block the action of...
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Breastfeeding in Public
Breastfeeding is best for baby. Breastfed babies are healthier and have fewer allergies and illnesses. Breastmilk is also easily digested, convenient and free! Not only is breastfeeding beneficial to baby...

