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Preventing Morning Sickness

What You Can Do To Prevent Morning Sickness If you have found out that you are pregnant, you may have at least one concern associated with your pregnancy. That concern may be morning sickness or nausea. Undoubtedly, you would like to prevent morning si... Read >

What Can Cause Morning Sickness?

Pregnancy & Nausea One aspect of pregnancy that is far from enjoyable dreaded morning sickness. While there are so many aspects of being pregnant that absolutely are wonderful, having morning sickness is not on that list. With that understood, there ar... Read >

Your Baby is Turning One Year Old

What to Expect Now that Your Baby is Turning One Year Old? As ypur beautiful little baby starts to approach his developmental milestones, many parents worry about whether he is doing things at the right time, or in the right order. New parents espec... Read >

Baby's First Feeds

The Right Circumstances For First Feeds Baby's First FeedsIf a baby's sucking reflexes are respected and used in his very first feeding experiences he will quickly learn the lesson that "sucking = milk = comfort". But it helps him to learn and it helps... Read >

How To Get Some Sleep With A Newborn Baby?

Anyone with a new baby knows how precious and lovely your little bundle of joy is. But for at least the first few months they just sleep whenever and wherever they want. This means that you, as new parents can get incredibly little sleep ' probably when y... Read >

Baby First Medical Check Up

Some time in the first 24 hours after her birth, your baby will get a thorough medical check. This should be done in front of both of you so that the doctor can not only assure herself that all is well but demonstrate and explain that it is. If you are no... Read >

First Baby Feed: Breast or Bottle?

Breast or Bottle Feeding? Newborn babies don't need much food in the first three or four days of life. Breast-fed babies get minute quantities of creamy colostrum. Some bottle-fed babies are given sugar-water first in hospital; others are given formula... Read >

Young Children's Growth & Emotional Development

Understand your child's developmental milestones. Each year for the under-six child represents more dramatic growth than at any period of his life ' with its characteristic emotional disturbance that represents a crisis of inner growth. If you know that c... Read >

Water Birth

Over the last few decades, the use of water during labour has gained steadily in popularity. Dr. Michel Odent was one of the first obstetricians in the West to offer labouring mothers the use of a shallow birth pool in which to relax when their contractio... Read >

Home Birth - Advantages & The Disadvantages

If you are giving birth at home, pre-labour will shift imperceptibly into full labour, without changes in location or attendants. You will remain in familiar surroundings with no need to travel while in labour. Once notified your midwife will come t... Read >

Advantages of Bottle Feeding

Almost every mother can make, and almost every baby can take, breast milk. "Almost" is accurate but still leaves a few who cannot. If your baby cannot have your milk because medication that is vital for you would be damaging to him; or if he especially ne... Read >

The Choices in Childbirth - Part One Modern Birth

Over the past few decades, women have been taking greater control of their own health. In many cases, members of the medical profession have responded enthusiastically to the changing desires and needs of women, and the "choices" in childbirth have never ... Read >

Child Birth - Choosing a Hospital

Considerations you need to take when choosing a Hospital Information about the hospitals in your area is available from your doctor, antenatal clinic, social worker, friends and acquaintances. However, the only way to find out what a hospital can offer... Read >

What to Do When Your Teenager is Stood Up

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go: It can happen ... to both your son and your daughter alike ... Your child gets ready for a 'big date' and ends up being 'stood up.' The other teen who your child has scheduled a date ends up not showing or cutting ... Read >

Pre-Labour - Braxton Hicks & Others

Pre Labour: What You Need to Know... Medical definitions of labour divide it into three separate stages. During the first stage, the cervix opens out fully to allow the baby to pass through; in the second stage the baby is born; in the third stage the ... Read >