As my due date fast approaches next month, I have roughly a zillion things running through my head. Making sure I bring the baby‘s going-home outfit to the hospital? Check. Drafting the email alerting everyone to the big news? Check. Making sure I have my smartphone handy so I can live tweet my birth? Umm, [...]
Read More..Make room for Mason! The Social Security Administration released its list of top baby names today, and the most surprising thing about this year’s top 10 is that the name of Kourtney Kardashian‘s little cutie — Mason — is the only new addition to the top 10. Mason jumped from the number 12 spot in 2010 [...]
Read More..Your toddler is growing more capable — and curious — everyday, so keep her entertained with one of these 11 fun-filled, imaginative activities. Source:http://www.ivillage.com/rss/0,,643958,00.xml
Read More..An Indiana couple took a disturbing road trip when they strapped four kids to the hood of their car in a liquor store parking lot and drove away. Read on for more about this and other bigtime parenting scandals. Source:http://www.ivillage.com/rss/0,,643958,00.xml
Read More..Just in time for Mother’s Day, TIME magazine has poked a stick at the delicate state of motherhood in America. The current magazine cover features a slender blond mom breastfeeding her 3-year-old child. Next to the cover image is the question: "Are You Mom Enough?" Source:http://www.ivillage.com/rss/0,,643958,00.xml
Read More..From Snooki’s "surprising" parenting skills to a peak inside Jessica Simpson’s new nursery for baby Maxwell, plus the gift moms really want this Mother’s Day, don’t miss these great parenting links from around the web!Source:http://www.ivillage.com/rss/0,,643958,00.xml
Read More..Editor’s Choice Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 09 May 2012 – 11:00 PDT Current Article Ratings: The study is the first to evaluate the economic value of the impact of women’s weight loss strategies on fertility treatment.
Read More..Dr. Sung Y. Chae, left, director of the program, moderates a discussion for pregnant women and their families
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Read More..Age, Obesity Both Affect Risks, but Losing Weight Before Conceiving May Help, Experts Say By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD May 9, 2012 — Pregnancy after 40 does carry more risks, but being at a healthy weight before getting pregnant seems to modify those risks, new research suggests. “If you are healthy, over 40, and not obese, your risks of pregnancy complications are certainly less than an obese 40-year-old,” says researcher John R.
Read More..When I discovered I was pregnant with our second child, I pulled out the storage bin containing the maternity clothes from my first pregnancy and was instantly depressed. After nine months of wearing a Diane von Furstenberg maternity wrap dress and Lilly Pulitzer maternity shift in heavy rotation and I mean heavy in every sense I couldn’t face another pregnancy in these same few outfits. But at $300 for designer maternity dresses I would wear another half a year at most, I wasn’t prepared to splurge on an entirely new pregnancy wardrobe.
Read More..Jessica Simpson‘s nursery for baby Maxwell Drew was featured in this week’s issue of People. In true celebrity style she hired a designer — Rachel Ashwell of Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture — but the couple apparently had a clear vision of their own in mind, too. Yes, that’s right, the couple, meaning even fiancé [...]
Read More..At nearly 36 weeks pregnant with my second child, I admit I walked into a screening of What to Expect When You’re Expecting a little cocky. After already experiencing the highs and lows associated with two very different pregnancies, I was ready to roll my eyes at the newbie preggos depicted on-screen by actresses including [...]
Read More..Recent research, like the kind summed up in a 2010 New York piece called "Why Parents Hate Parenting," has suggested that having kids is a pretty straight path to misery. In fact, one study concluded that marital satisfaction and happiness in general plummeted after birthing a baby and didn’t buoy until the kiddo moved out. [...]
Read More..Few things can make a parent feel as helpless as when your toddler wakes up in the middle of the night sobbing in pain from an earache. Ear infections are the number one reason kids visit their pediatrician and the number one reason kids are prescribed antibiotics. But if you understand the signs and symptoms [...]
Read More..Updated: 2012-05-09T13:29:26Z JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House has endorsed legislation barring local governments from regulating the speech and advertising of centers that counsel women on alternatives to abortion. | The Associated Press
Read More..Published: 2:10PM Wednesday May 09, 2012 Source: Fairfax Source: photos.com A woman who became pregnant after being sterilised has been told to seek ACC rather than trying to sue the surgeon who “tied her tubes”.
Read More..New research from the University of Sydney, Australia, has found that weight loss intervention in obese women undergoing fertility treatment substantially improves pregnancy rates. The study is being presented today at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France (the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Obesity). According to lead author, Dr Kyra Sim of The Boden Institute at the University of Sydney, the study is the first randomised controlled trial that brings together the results of weight loss strategies in women on fertility treatment with the economics of such strategies.
Read More..Augusta, GA — May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month. Nationally, the teen pregnancy rate is down, but Georgia still ranks among the highest. In Richmond County, child bearing teens cost tax payers $10.2 million a year
Read More..CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– For more than a decade, cancer, pregnancy and back disorders have been the top causes of disability claims for Unum (NYSE: UNM – News), the leading provider of disability benefits. That trend continued in 2011, but new research reveals that most employees think injuries cause the most missed work, pointing to a fundamental misunderstanding of what events are most likely to lead to disability. The kinds of circumstances that affect nearly all of us, whether directly or indirectly, are the most common causes of absence from work, said Diane Garofalo, senior vice president of the Benefits Center at Unum.
Read More..The lovely (and child-free) Cameron Diaz plays a mom in the new movie What to Expect When You’re Expecting and recently she was on the TODAY Show advising dads to shield their eyes when their babies are being born. "I have been in the room with…all three of my sister’s births. The first was a [...]
Read More..In honor of Mother’s Day, iVillage and Celebrity Baby Scoop talked to celeb moms to hear about their greatest joys, stories and mom moments. From the world’s most famous "momager" Kris Jenner, to new mom Jewel, to soon-to-be mom-of-four Tori Spelling, read on to get inspired. Source:http://www.ivillage.com/rss/0,,643958,00.xml
Read More..Got a budding ballerina or stellar swimmer? It’s easy to want to sign your kid up for a class the second that she shows a particular interest or skill in an activity, but it’s important to understand what’s age appropriate. From dance and drama to swimming and soccer, here’s what your child will learn in [...]
Read More..How are you in the sack? Ever wonder what your partners would say about you if they were the type to kiss and tell? Take a look at these signs. Recognize any of them? Eek. Don’t worry, we’ve got help! Source:http://www.ivillage.com/rss/0,,643958,00.xml
Read More..When I imagined being pregnant, I never thought it would involve excessive sneezing, watery and itchy eyes and a sometimes-stuffy, sometimes-drippy nose? But I have been completely flattened by seasonal allergies lately. Experts say this year will be one of the worst allergy seasons ever and so far I believe it. The trouble with allergies [...]
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