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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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Food for thought - and for two!
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 what...
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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
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 important...
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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...
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Both Sides Now
I don't remember when the thought of Doulas happened for me. It may have been just before the birth of our third baby. We considered having a friend with us for the birth to attend to both of our needs. To say...
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25 Reasons to Choose Breastfeeding
Human milk is designed for human babies. Many chemicals, additives, types of sugars, artificial vitamins & minerals must be added to cow's milk to make it tolerable for the human infant . . . but still it is...
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Getting Started with Breastfeeding
SOME IMPORTANT REASONS TO BREASTFEED Babies who are not breastfed have a increased risk of: respiratory infections and ear infections gastrointestinal infections, diarrhea, or constipation ...
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