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- Budgeting for Breastfeeding - 2010-09-02T05:00:37Z
One of the important reasons that many families list for breastfeeding is that it is free. This is a true statement. But I'm here to offer you some advice. Set some money aside for breastfeeding costs. You might use this money for a lactation consultant, a nursing bra, a breast pump... And yet these costs might come as a budgetary shock if you haven't planned for it. Worst case scenario, you budget the money and don't use it. Then take the money and go get a massage or spend it on yourself in some other pampering way.
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Budgeting for Breastfeeding originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 05:00:37. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- 36 Weeks Pregnant with a Baby Girl - 2010-09-01T09:27:55Z
36 Weeks Pregnant with a Baby Girl
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Photo © A. Nagel 36 Weeks Pregnant with a Baby Girl originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 09:27:55. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- Laboring on Labor Day - 2010-08-31T09:27:47Z
Labor Day is next Monday in the US and I have always thought it was funny to be in labor on Labor Day. I actually came very close two years ago, having my daughter on Labor Day Weekend. But she was born the day before Labor Day, August 31st. It was a lovely water birth, though I hadn't planned on the water birth!
What about it - do you think about laboring on Labor day? Or other special days? Anyone anxious to have a Labor Day baby? Laboring on Labor Day originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 09:27:47. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- Do you enjoy talking to other moms? - 2010-08-30T09:20:40Z
Talking to other pregnant women and mothers was something I didn't quite appreciate when I was pregnant as much as I realize now. It was the groups that I joined and the friendships that I formed with each of my pregnancies that really helped me learn and grow as a parent.
Together as a collective group, all due around the same time, would discuss what was going on with our bodies and our babies. We'd share stories and offer advice. It was a really neat way to share what I knew and to learn from other moms. In the end we each made decisions that were right for us, but we all agreed that we felt supported and stronger because of the relationships. Years later, I'm still active in many of the groups I joined when I was pregnant. And we're still busy supporting each other as our kids grow.
Won't you join one of the due date groups and try it yourself? Do you enjoy talking to other moms? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 09:20:40. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- Baby Shower Diaper Cake - 2010-08-29T09:20:55Z
Okay, I like to consider myself crafty, though I'm very obviously no Martha Stewart. Once I even made my own butterfly cake for a baby shower. So when I saw that I could make my own diaper cake for a baby shower, I quickly plotted how much time I had left until my next shower and started planning. I found that this was a pretty easy thing to do, though I wound up having to make it very quickly, despite my planning, and with the help of three little girls. So just imagine what you could do with some time and no helpers.
So if you're planning a baby shower in the next few weeks, you probably are trying to gather up some baby shower ideas. Are you trying to plan a baby shower? This eight day eCourse on Baby Showers will help you in all aspects of planning from invitations and food, to guests and presents. You will learn a bunch of etiquette tips, baby shower foods recipes, baby shower themes and much, much more! Learn more about this and other eCourses.
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Baby Shower Diaper Cake originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at 09:20:55. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- Pregnancy & Make Up - 2010-08-28T09:45:39Z
I remember walking into work when I was about 13 weeks pregnant with twins. I hadn't told my co-workers about the babies yet, but they knew something was up. Finally one of the nice ladies from the front office came back with a bowl of chicken noodle soup, "Honey, you look awful! Just drained, maybe you need to go home and rest awhile." The problem was that I actually felt better than I looked! I didn't go into work again without putting on some blush.
Beyond that my skin changed with each pregnancy. One pregnancy I'd be oily and full of acne like a teen and the next my skin was dry and itching. I couldn't win. So, what do you do about pregnancy and your skin care? Do you wear the same old make up? Or forget it all together? These tips and tricks for pregnancy make up might be helpful.
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Photo Courtesy of iStockPhoto Pregnancy & Make Up originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 09:45:39. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- Fewer Babies Being Born - 2010-08-27T11:00:19Z
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that the provisional birth data for 2009 shows a 2.6% decrease in the number of births. Â They are estimating that 4,136,000 births occurs in 2009 compared to 4,247,000 births in 2008. Â In 2008 the numbers of babies being born to mothers under 40 is decreasing, though there is still a rise in births to mothers over 40. This may also be the case in the 2009 numbers, but we will need to wait for the final birth data.
So why is the birth rate dropping? Â It's all speculation at this point, but the economic downturn could be playing a part in the lower birth rates. Â The economy started to drop off at the end of 2007 and the CDC said that they need to wait until all the data from 2009 is finished to make this connection stronger. Of course, then there are the weather related baby booms coming this year from all the storms last winter. Â Who knows what 2010 will look like and whether or not it will continue this decrease.
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Births, Marriages, Divorces, Deaths: Provisional Data for 2009
Fewer Babies Being Born originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 11:00:19. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- What to do when you're overdue... - 2010-08-27T07:59:27Z
I'm one of those people who has babies who can't read calendars. While we all know that the concept of a 40 week pregnancy is only a guess, it still doesn't make us not focus on a due date. Here is some information on what happens when your pregnancy extends past that magic number - your due date. From what testing you can expect, to induction of labor and even when to let nature take it's course.
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What to do when you're overdue... originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 07:59:27. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- Thrifty Thursday: Packing for Labor - 2010-08-26T05:00:03Z
Packing for labor and delivery is always a fun task. Sure, you see people in the throes of labor, madly throwing things into a bag at the last minute, and while that happens, my bet is that most people plan way ahead for this one. When I was packing my hospital bag for my first baby, I think I started it around week 36. As I dutifully ran down the check lists of everything I was supposed to bring to the hospital, I realized that the tooth brush would need to be a last minute addition. But what if I forgot it and had to use the nasty hospital fake tooth brushes?
So the obvious solution was to buy a new tooth brush. I'll admit it. I was being cheap. Who wants to shell out like $4 for a new tooth brush for the hospital bag, just in case you forget it? I mean seriously, it was $4 versus the nasty hospital fake tooth brush. I chanced it.
The other day when I was preparing to go on vacation, I was at the dollar store and it suddently hit me - that was the perfect solution! For about $5 you could stock up on every health and beauty product that you would need for the hospital. Seriously, you can buy like six tooth brushes for a dollar. One for you and dad, and a few guests. You could add tooth paste and a brush... We are up to $3. Throw in a two pack of Chapstick and a bag of hair scrunchies and you're all set! Seriously, this is an inexpensive and worry free way to take care of getting that bag packed for the hospital.
What was your must have item for a labor bag?
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Thrifty Thursday: Packing for Labor originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 05:00:03. Permalink | Comment | Email this
- 7 Reasons You Can't Have an Epidural - 2010-08-25T08:29:37Z
When Elizabeth Hasselbeck welcomed her one son, she was asked if she got an epidural for pain relief in labor, she says "I did but I think I'm immune to the epidural, because it didn't work for me. That's a problem." This is why many anesthesiologists recommend taking a childbirth class, even if you're planning on an epidural.
No matter how you feel about epidurals, you still need to have some information about them. I've seen lots of women decide before labor that epidurals were exactly what they wanted only to find out they couldn't have one. Don't get left in that rough spot. The same can be said for women who were positive they did not want an eidural and changed their minds.
Epidurals are the most popular form of medicinal pain relief in labor and birth. But there might be reasons why you can't have an epidural. Find out what you need to know before labor.
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Photo (c) iStockPhoto 7 Reasons You Can't Have an Epidural originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 08:29:37. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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