Having a baby is a life-changing experience. There is so much to learn and know about from newborn care and baby's health and development to simpler but necessary things like bathing your baby and taking care of your baby's cold, and so much more.
How Pre-Pregnancy Weight Affects Stillbirth Risk
Maternal obesity more than doubles the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death.
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Welcome to Toddlerhood: Communication Skills 12 - 24 months
Learn about toddlerhood and the communication milestones from 12 months old through 24 months old.
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Welcome to Toddlerhood: Cognitive Skills 12 - 24 months
As your child approaches her first birthday, her cognitive skills are still very basic. In the second year of life, brain development is rapid, as she begins to interact more with the outside world. As she develops through childhood and into adulthood her cognitive skills will help her: process information, think, learn, read, write, remember, reason, create and focus.
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How to Deal with Pregnancy in Your 30's in 12 Steps
Let our 12 step guide help you deal with pregnancy in your 30's.
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How to Buy Maternity Clothes in 12 Steps
Shopping for maternity clothes during pregnancy is not so easy because it seems your body changes every single day.
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Pregnancy Safety Guide
Everything you need to know about which activities, sports, foods, and exposures are safe during pregnancy.
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Dr. Amos' Pregnancy Book
Read Dr. Amos' eBook about pregnancy, fertility, trying to get pregnant, and the postpartum period. Everything you need to know!
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TOP Getting Pregnant, Fertility and Pregnancy FAQs
Many couples trying to get pregnant have questions which are answered by the BabyMed FAQs.
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Breastfeeding Guide
Learning how to breastfeed will take some preparation, but you can get off to a successful start by learning the basics. This breastfeeding guide will show you how to start a beautiful and bonding experience.
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Your Baby's Development
Learn about feeding, sleeping habits, baby care, safety, and many other topics concerning your baby's development.
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Factors Affecting Low Birthweight After ART
Factors affecting low birthweight after assisted reproduction technology: the difference between transfer of fresh and cryopreserved embryos suggests an adverse effect of oocyte collection
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Clothing and Fetal Safety
Finding the right pregnancy clothes can be a difficult task, especially when you'll need exercise clothes, business clothes, dress clothes, and don't forget jackets and coats!
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Fetal Movement Count Tool
Counting your baby's movements during pregnancy can save your baby's life
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Childcare: What is a Nanny?
In today's culture, a nanny is hired to provide child and home carethat varies widely from one assignment to the next. Some nannies live in the home with parents, while others report to work each day on aregular schedule just as they would any other job.
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Premature Delivery Risk Calculator Quiz
This interactive quiz and premature delivery calculator helps you calculate the tisk of premature birth based on cervical length and fFN fetal fibronectin
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Where Can I Get DNA Paternity Testing?
There are two methods of DNA paternity testing - the doctor initiated paternity test and the home paternity test.
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Weight Gain in Pregnancy - How much?
How much weight should women gain in pregnancy depends on their prepregnancy body mass index the BMI
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How Much Does Paternity Testing Cost?
The cost of the paternity test will vary depending on the state where the test is run and the situation surrounding the paternity test.
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How Accurate is Paternity Testing?
Paternity testing is used to establish the biological paternal parent of a child. The paternity testing, like any other test, is close to 100% accurate but not completely 100%.
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Can Paternity Test be Done In Utero Before the Baby is Born
A paternity test can be done prior to birth of the baby through an invasive procedure like an amniocentesis or CVS chorionic villus sampling but now it can be done from a simple maternal blood test.
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Baby Eye Color Calculator
Our interactive eye color calculator and predictor will calculate the eye colors of your baby
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Difference Between Pregnancy and Fertility Myths
You want to do the best to get pregnant and have a healthy baby. But the more you read, the more you get confused.
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What is Preconception Counseling?
Preconception counseling usually involves meeting with a doctor or another healthcare provider who is experienced in this specialty.
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Frequency of Sex and TTC - Every Day Or Every Other Day
Unless you have IVF or in-vitro fertilization it is necessary to make love and have sex during the 5-6 fertile days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation.
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Before You Get Pregnant
Healthy Pregnancy Starts Before You Conceive. That's why you should see a doctor and take a prenatal supplement plus folic acid before getting pregnant.
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Timing Pregnancy To A Certain Month
Timing your pregnancy in order to have a baby in a specific month is possible but it takes a lot of preparation.
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Infections Carried Through Food
Certain infections which you can get by eating contaminated food during pregnancy can harm the pregnancy and the fetus.
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Food NoNos In Pregnancy
There are certain foods which should not be eaten during pregnancy and when trying to get pregnant. These include certain fish, deli foods, and undercooked meat.
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Hoarseness in Infants Almost Always Requires Treatment
From growling and mumbling to yelling and singing, your baby will be making a wide range of interesting noises. However, a hoarse voice in an infant may be a strong indication of a bigger problem.
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How to Bathe Your Baby Safely2
Bathing a baby is an important activity and one that allows a baby and its parent(s) to spend time together and bond. However it also requires a lot of precautions.
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Postpartum, Postbirth & Baby
Now that your pregnancy is over you likely will have more questions about the postpartum time and the baby. Read on for answers to your postpartum questions!
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Getting Pregnant Faster
Want to get pregnant right now? Here is a plan to help you get pregnant and have the baby of your dreams!
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A Baby's Cry May Indicate a Specific Health Issue
A baby’s cry is one of their only means of communication for at least 10 months, but it can tell you a lot about how they’re feeling and what they want.
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Preventing SIDS: What Latest Research Shows
While the condition is still not well understood, much research has been conducted in recent years in an effort to understand the causes and possible prevention of this heartbreaking illness. Below is a discussion of some of the latest findings.
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How To Help Someone Who Has Lost a Baby
Parents who've lost a child describe it as the lowest form of misery imaginable. Mostbereaved parents just don't know who to turn to for solace or how to ask for help.
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Baby Proofing Your Home
Watching your baby takes her first steps can be the thrill of a lifetime. Baby proofing the house is important as those first steps are the harbinger of big changes in both of your lives.
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Sex and Trying To Conceive TTC Pregnancy Quiz
Take this sex quiz and find out how much you know about sex, pregnancy and trying to conceive
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A Dirty Humidifier Can Cause Asthma in Babies
Humidifiers lessen the painful effects of a dry nose and throat, and they make the winter months more bearable on the tender mucous membranes of a child or an infant.
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Toddlerhood: Vision and Fine Motor Skills
Have you ever cut or burnt your index finger or thumb, on your dominant hand, and had to wear a Band-Aid? If so you’ll know how important fine motor skills are for doing the simplest of tasks, from doing up a button to using scissors, through to typing on your laptop.
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Alcohol, Drug Use, Smoking, and Stress During Pregnancy
Certain stress factor can pose a problem when trying to conceive and during pregnancy.
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It’s Normal for Your Baby to Go through Periods of Voracious Hunger
I’ll be honest—one of my good friends is a panicky new mom. She calls
her baby’s pediatrician whenever she notices even the slightest change
in his behavior or his habits. The doctor is used to it at this point,
and there’s really nothing wrong with being cautious.
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Child Height Calculator: How Tall Will Your Baby Be?
Will your baby be tall? Doting parents often wonder just how tall their little ones will grow to be. According to Dr. Alex Roche, adult height can be predicted using a simple mathematical equation.
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Serious Symptoms In Baby: When To Call Your Pediatrician
How can you tell the difference between what's serious, and requires an immediate call or visit to the hospital or pediatrician's office, and what can wait until your baby's next checkup?
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Social and Emotional Skills for Toddler in the First Year
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Surprising Reason Why Babies’ Noses Are So Stuffy
A runny nose and stuffed-up head signal a cold in almost everybody but newborns are different. Unexpected symptoms such as a stuffy nose with no discharge can be mystifying.
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How To Announce Your Pregnancy In 12 Steps
Announcing your pregnancy is not an easy feat. Read below some suggestions to make it easier.
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Serena Williams With Our Pregnant Pregnancy Calendar
Serena Williams is pregnant with our pregnancy calendar showing a likely due date of September 5, 2017 plus/minus 7-10 days
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How to Increase Fertility: Dr. Amos' 12-Step Program
The Dr. Amos 12 step fertility improvement program will improve your chances of getting pregnant and help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby.
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How to Handle Teething
Teething makes for a cranky baby, and therefore cranky parents. Luckily there are some time tested methods and some new technologies that help the teething process break though. ... read more »
Childhood Cancer Can Increase Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy in childhood cancer survivors could be riskier than previously thought. Chances of premature labor, early delivery and hemorrhage are higher in certain cancer cases.
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