Archive for September, 2008

Protect Your Baby and Baby Proof Your Home

Posted at September 30th, 2008 by Emma

Baby proofing your house and protecting your baby from injury is easy. You can do it yourself or you could hire a professional to do it for you. For those who choose to go it alone, here are a few tips to help you.
MAKE A LIST – Before you make a mad dash to the [...]

Sexy Maternity Swimwear

Posted at September 26th, 2008 by Emma

Being pregnant does not mean that a woman has to let go of all sense of style. That used to be easier said that done. Especially a few decades ago when the only items available to pregnant women were ruffled frocks in gooey shades. Now, things have changed and modern pregnant moms have a lot [...]

Positive Pregnancy Signs

Posted at September 23rd, 2008 by Emma

Doctors and mothers alike could never be certain if a woman is pregnant or not until she manifests positive signs of pregnancy. Positive pregnancy signs are those signs that confirm the present of a growing and living fetus in a woman’s womb. Many women wait to get positive signs of pregnancy before they start celebrating [...]

Early Symptoms of Pregnancy

Posted at September 22nd, 2008 by Emma

The symptoms of pregnancy are divided into different categories. These categories are presumptive, probable and positive. Most women experience the presumptive symptoms first. These pregnancy symptoms are also referred to as Early Signs of Pregnancy. Presumptive pregnancy symptoms are as follows.

Missed Periods – A missed period is one of the earliest symptoms of pregnancy. This [...]

Baby Shower Registry

Posted at September 17th, 2008 by Emma

Registering for gifts has now become a gift-giving standard. Brides register for wedding gifts and for their bridal showers. It is therefore, only natural for parents-to-be to apply for a baby shower registry. Not only does it make shopping easier for their baby shower guests. It also ensures that the new parents only get what [...]

Baby Name Trends - Traditional instead of Fashionable

Posted at September 12th, 2008 by Emma

The Hollywood Baby Boom has introduced the world to some of the most unexpected baby names. There’s ‘Shiloh’ and ‘Suri’ for Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. ‘Apple’ was the name of choice for Gwyneth Paltrow and Colplay lead singer Chris Martin’s baby girl. Other unusual celebrity baby names include ‘Coco’ and ‘Knox’. But despite odd [...]

VP Candidate Sarah Palin hid her Pregnancy

Posted at September 11th, 2008 by Emma

Vice Presidential hopeful Governor Sarah Palin recently disclosed that she hid her last pregnancy. Her closest aides were not even aware that she was expecting until the last few weeks of the pregnancy. Governor Palin explains that she kept her status a secret because she herself was struggling with the fact that her baby would [...]

Decreasing Stigma of Teenage Pregnancy

Posted at September 9th, 2008 by Emma

Teen pregnancy cases in the United States have been steadily decreasing since the last decade. This, however, doesn’t mean that teenage girls are no longer getting pregnant, according to reports.
Statistics have shown that over 40 teenage girls out of a thousand end up pregnant each year. However, unlike a decade ago, teenage pregnancies are no [...]