If you have being trying to get pregnant for a while I can understand that you may be getting a little frustrated. At this point you may have read lots of articles which all have valuable information yet you still are not able to get pregnant.
Negative thoughts may be entering your mind and as [...]
We have all seen the lovely oil paintings of a mother nursing a child–none are more popular then the depictions of Madonna and Child, which there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of artist renditions. Maybe we\’ve forgotten, in these modern times of fancy baby bottles, that during the time that Jesus was born, mothers [...]
Some babies books are followed with religious zeal by parents who’ll tell you wide-eyed how the book has changed their lives. On the other hand some health visitors tell mothers to bin the books and go with their natural parenting instincts.
Chances are by now you’ve heard the names Gina Ford, Miriam Stoppard and Sheila Kitzinger. [...]
The idea behind the baby shower is nothing short of genius. Not only does a soon-to-be-mum get to celebrate a new life with her closest girlfriends, but she gets to eat cake. Loads of it. And maybe drink a cheeky half of fizz (let’s face it, the baby’s well and truly cooked by now, so [...]
So you think you may be pregnant! Or maybe you’re hoping to become pregnant soon. Either way, you want to know what to look for in the early weeks of pregnancy so that you can know for sure as soon as possible. We take a look at some of the most common signals that your [...]
Sick of the same old baby shower games? Do something a little different next time you organize a baby shower. We hope one of the ideas below will inspire you to try something different.
Have a Traditional 7-Month Ceremony
The origins of the concept of a Baby Shower come from the traditional 7-month ceremony celebrated [...]
Are you pregnant? You may be pregnant if you have been experiencing some of the 18 pregnancy symptoms below.
Nausea or morning sickness: Morning sickness are the nauseating feelings and vomiting you experience during pregnancy. Most pregnant women experience morning sickness from the first month of pregnancy onwards. Although the name suggests that this is a [...]
Heartburn in pregnancy is caused by a muscular weakness. The muscle involved is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a ring of muscle between your stomach and esophagus. The LES is designed to relax when you swallow food so that the food can enter the stomach. Once the food is in the stomach, the LES is [...]
A Chinese pregnancy calendar is mainly used to find out if you are going to have a girl or a boy child. This calendar was hidden in a royal tomb, but now it is on display in the Beijing Institute of Sciences. However, the child sex predicted by the chart is not 100% accurate. For [...]
The initial progression of pregnancy week by week can be a phase full of trepidation and apprehension. Knowing the basics of pregnancy will help you settle down and monitor your pregnancy as it evolves weekly. That’s how you prepare yourself to experience the incessant mental and physical changes which can be otherwise stressful. To begin [...]