There are many things you’ll need as you’re getting ready for the birth of your child. Ensuring that you have clothes, diapers, swaddles, and other items is best done earlier on. One of the home projects you’ll have to undertake before the baby is born is to get the nursery ready. And for this room, you might want to start by thinking of how you want it to look. After that, you can look for baby furniture that would go perfectly with your vision. But to make things easier, try looking for nursery furniture sets instead because there are many advantages when you do so, such as the following.
Read MoreStudies have shown that exercising while pregnant has minimal risks and is beneficial to moms-to-be. Exercising while pregnant can lessen backaches, bloating, constipation, and swelling. It can also improve your mood, boost energy levels, improve sleep, hamper excess weight gain and...
Read MoreAfter weeks of research, debate, and deliberation, here’s what I’ve learned to help make your baby naming experience seamless, smart, and regret-free.
Read MoreWe hate to break it to you, but your second pregnancy might not be all “been there done that.” The fact is, you might have to deal with some pregnancy symptoms you didn’t get the first time around.
Read MoreFor generations, couples have been wondering as to why some families end up getting more boys or more girls....
Read MoreIf a pregnant woman wants to visualize what’s going on inside her growing belly, she can pull out her a grainy sonogram image or stare at the plastic models of pregnant bodies on display in her doctor’s office.
Read MorePregnant women and breastfeeding mothers who drink organic milk may be putting their child’s health at risk, scientists claim.
Read MoreEating for two is exciting, but comes with a lot of baggage: weight gain, uncontrollable cravings for ice cream and pickles, and constant concern over whether your growing baby is getting all the nutrients it needs, to name a few.
Read MoreWe are now weeks away from Kate Middleton’s due date, and the anticipation continues to build from royal baby watchers for a baby girl.
Read MoreKate Middleton is known for her naturally good looks, but as her pregnancy winds down, the Duchess of Cambridge has decided to give up a number of beauty products....
Read MoreWeight loss surgery may reduce some of the pregnancy risks associated with obesity, but it could also put women and their infants at greater risk for other problems, according to a new study in Sweden.
Read MoreHere he is: Sasha Piqué Mebarak. Shakira shared this photo of the adorable little nugget Thursday, just one week after his birth. Sasha is the second child for Shakira, 38, and professional soccer player Gerard Piqué, 28. Hopefully he's inherited his father's feet of steel and his mother's hips of honesty.
Read MoreThe less weight a woman gains during pregnancy, the less likely she is to have a boy, an analysis of data on more than 68 million births over 23 years has found. Over all, 51 percent of babies born are boys. But Kristen J. Navara, an found that the amount of pregnancy weight gained....
Read MoreIt's official: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are parents! According to People magazine, the "That '70s Show" co-stars gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday. Ashton and Mila arrived to the hospital alone on Sept. 30 at around 6:00 a.m. and were immediately ushered into a delivery room, sources close to Mila tell TMZ.
Read MorePregnant women should avoid using antibacterial soaps due to increasing fears they damage the health of both mother and baby. Common antibacterial compounds are causing growing concern among environmental health experts, scientists will say today at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. In the latest research to be presented.
Read MoreAre you a mama-to-be getting ready to scrub the house? First read this guide to safer housecleaning when you're preggers. Lots of things change when you’re expecting, including how much housecleaning you should tackle — and what’s safe and what’s not. So before you plug in the vacuum or dig out the dustpan, get the lowdown on the dos and don’ts of cleaning during pregnancy.
Read MoreThat’s what British mom Lyndsey Thomas did during while giving birth last month at Whittington Hospital in London, from experiencing her first contraction to breastfeeding her newborn daughter, using the hashtag “Lyndseygivesbirth".
Read MoreThe study shows a correlation between once bright children who later become underachievers in school, “yet they possess such great abilities and talents” and factors related to birth or pregnancy.
Read MoreHow long did your labor take or should it take? I’ve had three natural births in Rome, as in no epidurals, and the main reason I chose to forgo medication was because I was so worried about this very situation.
Read MoreFor women pregnant with twins, not gaining enough weight in the second trimester may increase the risk of preterm birth, a new study suggests.
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