pregnancy
Growing your family, one baby bump at a time. All about the ups and downs of nature's 9 month miracle.
Newborn Checklist: Everything You Need Before Your Baby Arrives
When you’re expecting, it’s easy to forget about your shopping tasks and simply enjoy the time you have for yourself and your baby bump. But, once the baby arrives, it will need a lot of stuff. And you can bet that everything’s going to be really hectic. You most definitely won’t feel like shopping after giving birth. In that respect, it’s really important that you take the time to get all of the baby essentials in time. And if you need some help with what you need to buy, just consult the following checklist.
By Marie Nieves6 years ago in Families
What Your Infertile Friends Want You to Know
I married my husband back in 2010. For eight years of our marriage, we had no plans of starting a family, no means to support a child; at the time, we were living with family and the idea of bringing a baby into an already unstable situation would not be the wisest of ideas. We needed a place of our own, we needed to make sure we could provide for a little one. I wasn’t worried about being a mother. I had nieces and nephews that called me Aunt and that was good enough for me.
By Christina Scanlon6 years ago in Families
Why You Could Be Getting Your Due Date 8 Days Wrong
What’s in the picture above? It’s a due date wheel. When you book in for your first pregnancy appointment, they use this wheel to line up your LMP (last menstrual period) to calculate the EDD, the estimated date of delivery—better known as your due date.
By Natalie Lennard6 years ago in Families
There's Something that Should Happen in Every Birth, that You've Probably Never Heard Of
Today, most births take place in hospital—at least in the modern Western world. Only 50 years ago, most births took place at home, but now it’s typical to pack your bag for hospital and deliver your baby on a maternity ward.
By Natalie Lennard6 years ago in Families
Fears of a Father
You either expected to become a parent, or you did not. In either case, parenthood is upon you. For better or worse, you are entering a realm of uncertainty where you hope for the best and pray, regardless of religious preference, to avoid anything wrong that can happen.
By Felix Martinez6 years ago in Families
Single Parent (Pt. 2)
My first appointment with my OBGYN, I heard her heart beat, so exciting, I'm excited. I lived with my brother and his then girlfriend and my niece, who was just recently born, throughout my pregnancy and for about a year after Jessica was born. I did have a girl, but more about that later.
By Nicole Cormier6 years ago in Families
The Four Radical Things the Queen Did in Her Last Birth. Top Story - July 2019.
Royal homebirth has been in the press a lot lately. Both Kate Middleton and Megan Markle considered having their babies at home, and just their suggestion was poignant—Royal homebirth hasn't been the norm for decades.
By Natalie Lennard6 years ago in Families
The Family Way
It's uncommonly early on a cold December morning and I'm sitting in a blue faux leather chair in the delivery suite of our local hospital, holding my youngest daughter's clammy hand as she huffs and puffs her way through an intense nine hour labour. We've been here since five o'clock last night, and so far have seen one staff changeover and drunk a considerable amount of insipid tea, yet we're assured that it won't be much longer.
By J M Hunter6 years ago in Families
The First Trimester of Pregnancy
When you are pregnant so many people will give you advice and ask you inappropriate questions. Men, women, kids, etc. Suggestions do help, especially if it is your first child, like mine, but those who said it in a certain way were the ones who really made an impact. So if you’re reading this and trying to figure out how to talk to a pregnant women start with something like, “This helped me...” or “My wife used this or ate this to help her, try it, it might help you.” Instead of things like, “This is going to happen...” or “You need to do this because of this...” I had many cousins try saying that I will be like this or like this and then I had many who said this helped me and some of things they suggested did and it was so great to get advice from women who have had this experience.
By Rich Burton6 years ago in Families
What One Woman Said to this Doctor that Changed Childbirth Forever
On a rainy night in 1911, an English doctor is called to a woman in a slum in London. He parks his bicycle outside and enters to find a woman in labour. The room is lit by one candle, with the window broken, rain pouring in, and the bed with no proper covering. She's covered in sacks, accompanied by a neighbour, jug and basin.
By Natalie Lennard6 years ago in Families
3 Tips for Choosing a New OB-GYN
If you’re moving to a new city, pregnant, or just need an annual checkup for your women’s health matters, you’re looking for a special type of doctor. Choosing an OB-GYN is an important health care decision for a woman. You need a practitioner who can both meet your present and future needs as your body changes.
By Casey Chesterfield6 years ago in Families
