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Baby Gear – Must Have Items for New Parents
Part of the fun of being an expectant parent is the chance to buy stuff for the baby. Purchase the right items to make caring for a baby much easier.
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Freebies and Almost Freebies for New and Expectant Parents
Lists freebies and "almost freebies" for new and expectant parents.
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Preparing For Labor: Touring The Hospital Or Birthing Center
Taking a tour of your birthing center or hospital is an important part of preparing for your impending labor and delivery.
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Pregnancy and Prenatal Development on the Web
Discusses resources available on the web to guide new parents and assist them in learning about, and preparing for, their new baby.
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Arriving At The Hospital: What Happens Next?
Many expectant mothers have visions of spontaneously going into labor and rushing into the hospital moments before delivering. However, many find that this scene plays out a lot differently than they had imagined.
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Should You Consider A Home Birth?
The popularity of home births is growing, and with good reason. A home birth offers expectant parents a familiar and warm place to experience the miracle of birth.
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Childbirth Class 101
With such a wide variety of options, it is important for expectant parents to research the different classes available to them, in order to find one to meet their needs.
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A New Parent's Guide to Baby Registries
Registering for gifts has benefits for the parent(s)-to-be as well as the baby shower guests.
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Baby on a Budget
When that second blue line appears the planning begins - but what do parents really need for a new baby? And how can they avoid spending more than they can afford?
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Creating a Baby Gift Registry
Expectant parents should consider the number of shower guests before registering for their newborn and choose products in a variety of categories and price ranges.
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Diapering Decisions
Answers to your diapering questions
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Review of the Target Baby Gift Registry
Target's baby gift registry is convenient, yet has some limitations. For first-time parents, here's a link to a newborn necessities checklist. Learn what to register for.
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Baby Registry Tips
A knowledgeable friend and practical selections make all the difference in creating a baby gift registry.
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Freebies for New Parents
There's no doubt about it, babies are expensive. So expectant moms and dads should take advantage of the wealth of freebies available to them. A look at the best.
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Newborn Necessities
Newborn babies can be expensive to care for, but a cost-conscious expectant parent can cut expenses by distinguishing newborn essentials from infant care conveniences.
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Preventing Pet Allergies in Children
While it may be tempting to keep infants and toddlers away from animals, early exposure to pets may help prevent children from developing allergies down the road.
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Creating Parent Profiles for Adoption Life Books
Parent profiles present information about potential adoptive families to birthparents who have chosen to place their child for adoption.
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Eye Color Genetics
Recent work points to the OCA2 gene as the key gene in deciding between brown and other color eyes. The green eye gene has not yet been found.
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How to Design a Baby Nursery
It's hard to wait for the arrival of a new baby, but one thing that keeps parents busy during those exciting months is decorating the nursery.
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Tips on Writing Adoptive Parent Profiles
Developing a well-written, interesting parent profile to present to birthparents is essential for those pursuing private adoption.
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How to Make a Diaper Cake
A diaper cake is a terrific shower gift for the parents-to-be. You can use cloth or disposable diapers.
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Is doula care for you?
A Doula "is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth." Learn what to expect from a doula and how a doula can help a woman have a safe and satisfying birth.
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Birthing From Within: Extraordinary Childbirth Preparation
Coping with pain, exhaustion, and the unknown in labor, is the foremost concern of most parents. "Birthing From Within" is a life-changing, practical, and spiritual approach to childbirth preparation that is changing birth consciousness around the world. Learn more in this informative article about this revolutionary method of getting yourself ready for birth and parenting.
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Fathers and Daughters
Expectant fathers prepare for the arrival of their daughters differently than do mothers. Setting the stage now for developing those bonds is crucial.
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How to Adopt a Foreign Child to Your Family
Expectant parents often look forwards to their first or next child, but some look for them in the far corners of the world. Consider adopting internationally.
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Making a Small Nursery Feel Big
Tips for making your newborn's room feel bigger than it actually is.
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New 4D Implantation Techniques
Using 3D and 4D technology to assist in the IVF process.
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New Blood Test Detects Down Syndrome
In only 2-3 years, this new test could be available to expectant mothers that would detect the baby's DNA with a simple blood test.
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Prenatal Testing
More and more women today are becoming educated about the options they have with regard to prenatal testing. Here are answers to all of your questions.
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Save the Children
One in six children lives in poverty in America. Save the Children provides many programs to help with literacy, nutrition, emergency relief and more.
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Saving Ultrasound Images
The growing popularity of keepsake videos of the baby has raised questions from experts about the safety of ultrasound used for non-diagnostic purposes.
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The Truth about Vacuum Deliveries
Complications occur more often with vacuum assisted deliveries. Using midwives, doulas and a variety of pushing positions can reduce the rate of vacuum extractions.
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Top Baby Names and Websites
Finding the right baby name is now easier with a list of the top baby names and best baby name websites to help you find the perfect name for your baby.
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Baby Gear to Leave Off the Gift Registry
In order to get the baby gear that is most needed, it is better for parents to avoid registering for certain products. Stream line the baby gift registry for necessities.
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Baby Nursery Décor on a Budget
How can a parent decorate a baby nursery without spending too much? Here are some ideas to help parents save money.
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Baby Shower Gift Ideas
For baby shower gift ideas, look at the expectant mother's baby gift registry. Consider purchasing newborn necessities or buy a personalized baby present.
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Easing the Transition to Parenthood
How to create a "post-partum plan" to ease the adjustments when your baby arrives.
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Guidelines for Labor Induction
Not all care providers or childbirth experts agree on the reasons for labor induction. New guidelines established by ACOG may help but are controversial.
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How Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging Works
Ultrasound imaging is a safe noninvasive technique for making diagnostic medical images of the human body. What physics makes this technique work?
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Newborn Baby Checklist for First-Time Parents
Learn about two newborn essentials, important things to do before infant's arrival. Add finding a pediatrician & setting up the infant's room to pre-birth baby checklist.
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Obstetric Ultrasound
Ultrasound can be used throughout a pregnancy to monitor fetal development and to assess the progression of the pregnancy.
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Possible Signs of Labor
There are several possible that labor may be on its way including more frequent Braxton-Hicks contractions as well as more back pain. How do you know if labor is coming?
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Reasons to Take Childbirth Classes
There is a belief that childbirth classes are a waste of time unless a mother is planning for natural childbirth. Find out why all expectant parents need classes.
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Review – The Mother of All Pregnancy Books
This resource-packed handbook provides comprehensive, down-to-earth information in a unique format and covers everything from pre-conception to life after delivery.
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Shopping for Discount Baby Strollers
Shopping for a discount stroller? Here's how to make smart, safe picks when buying bargain baby strollers, jogging strollers, travel strollers, or double baby strollers.
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Things to Do Before a Newborn Baby Arrives
Want to know what to do before a baby is born? Learn important infant checklist items to handle before a newborn arrives. Read about essential tasks & baby necessities.
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What is a Transvaginal Ultrasound?
If you are having pelvic pain or other issues, your gynecologist might send you to have a transvaginal ultrasound. What exactly is this test and what does it reveal?
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Where there's a will...
A discussion of some of the less pleasant tasks you face as an expectant father.
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Baby Rooms and Nurseries
Getting ready for the Baby can be fun and inexpensive!
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Best Books for Pregnancy
Are you looking for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting books? Here are some of the best pregnancy-related books for parents available online.
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