What’s safe to eat during pregnancy? Parenting.com’s pregnancy diet and nutrition app, the resource for moms-to-be on what’s safe to eat during pregnancy, has all the info you need. For example, can you eat cheese while pregnant? What about cold cuts, sushi, peanut butter and coffee? Parenting.com’s Can I Eat It? app …
Continue ReadingTop 10 Things They Should Really Warn You About Before You Get Pregnant
These posts highlight the unbelievable and sometimes totally gross and disgusting people realy should have told you BEFORE you get pregnant.You hear about the morning sickness, the wacky cravings, and even the swollen ankles before you get pregnant. But let’s be real, those symptoms are child’s play when it comes to what you’ll really have …
Continue ReadingDental Care and Pregnancy
For years, we’ve been told that a woman may experience dental problems during pregnancy. But popular wisdom has held that any extensive dental care to resolve a problem during pregnancy should be put on hold till after the baby is born to avoid any unanticipated issues with the treatment. Now a study reports that it …
Continue Reading10 Good-for-You Pregnancy Snacks
by Jacqueline Tourville Following a nutritious prenatal diet? Don’t skip snack time! Snacks are a great chance to get in another serving of a fruit, vegetable, or calcium food. you can read more here. Click here for a free information packet and special coupon for MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories! }
Continue ReadingMothers’ Sounds Are Building Block for Babies’ Brains
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA reprinted from the New York Times The sound of a mother’s voice plays a critical role in a baby’s early development, multiple studies have shown. Now, researchers have demonstrated that the brain itself may rely on a mother’s voice and heartbeat to grow. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston studied …
Continue ReadingValentine’s Day foods to get you ‘in the mood’
In general, passion-friendly foods are those that improve blood flow, support the nervous system, increase energy and raise testosterone levels (in both men and women). These are usually foods that are rich in zinc, B vitamins, proteins, amino acids or fatty acids (such as Omega 3). Eggs, steak and fruit and of …
Continue ReadingFor Expecting Dads Only – Sex and Pregnancy
Now that your significant other is pregnant, sex may not be as often as before. While some men love sex with pregnant partners, others, well, not so much. For her part, the first trimester may be one long day of morning sickness. Not a particularly sexy feeling. Other issues might include fatigue and hormone changes. …
Continue Reading6 things to do in the last weeks of pregnancy
by Tsh.. She is the founder of this blog and is currently traveling around the world with her husband and 3 kids. Her latest book is Notes From a Blue Bike, and believes a passport is one of the world’s greatest textbooks. My due date is in just a few days. Yep, I’m in …
Continue Reading9 Pregnancy Milestones No One Tells You About
1. The first day you make it through without puking. While the pregnancy books and articles like to make you think that you magically wake up on the day that you hit 12 weeks, completely cured of morning sickness, it doesn’t exactly work that way. Instead, you may find yourself cursing all the “what …
Continue ReadingThe Truth About Sex After Baby
By Sia Cooper Sex after baby is a highly talked about topic when it comes to the postpartum experience. Doctors say “no sex” until after getting the clear at your 6 week postpartum check up. If you had any complications during the delivery, then that time may even be extended. Regardless of when the …
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