About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Prince William and Kate: Due Date Announced

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Prince William and Kate: Due Date Announced Feb 6th 2013, 00:00 Since Buckingham Palace confirmed that Kate Middleton was expecting her first baby, everyone has been scurrying to find out when the baby was due. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are both 30 and this will be the first child for both. Their royal baby is due in July of this year. Kate was hospitalized briefly in December for hyperemesis gravidarium, excessive nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. She is now said to be doing better. Prince William is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth and is third in line for the throne. The couple has been the source of pregnancy rumors ever since their wedding in 2011. Now let's just hope she took my advice and told everyone that her due date was later than it actually was to avoid all the end of pregnancy drama so many women face. Have you had trouble with people stalking you at the end of your royal pregnancy? Related: Celebrity Pregnancy Quiz Celebrity Baby Names How to Have a Boy Readers Share: How I Got Pregnant With A Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © WPA Pool/Getty Images Prince William and Kate: Due Date Announced originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at 00:00:07. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Look Forward to Your Period (A Little Bit)

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Look Forward to Your Period (A Little Bit) Feb 4th 2013, 08:30 Look, we all have to have periods. In fact, they are helpful to those trying to conceive. That said, they aren't any fun. First of all, it means you're not pregnant and that just sucks. But then there are all the nasty symptoms that can accompany your menstrual cycle, like bloating, cramping, mood swings, etc.  And well, the bleeding. Before this blog post gets to be a bit too depressing, I wanted to share with you something I'd never heard of before until recently: subscription boxes for your period. There are companies out there who cater to women and their monthly cycles. I've reviewed: Juniper Le Parcel My Cotton Bunny 28 Day Hug Each has a slightly different take on the business, but the basics are: they send you the protection that you need in the form of your chosen methods of feminine hygiene and some treats to make it tolerable. So, if you have to have a period, and when you're extra disappointed that it showed up (a.k.a You're not pregnant this month, BFN!), these might be a bit of sunshine. Have you tried any of these before?  Do you know of any that I missed in my reviews? Related: 5 Reasons to Track Your Menstrual Cycle Don't Ignore Your Biological Clock How do you track your menstrual cycle? Menstrual Cycle Basics Ways to Track Your Menstrual Cycle Apps for Tracking Your Menstrual Cycle Master Charts for Fertility Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © REW Look Forward to Your Period (A Little Bit) originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 08:30:34. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Study Shows Bleeding Not Connected to Cervical Shortening in Preterm Birth

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Study Shows Bleeding Not Connected to Cervical Shortening in Preterm Birth Feb 3rd 2013, 10:32 If you have bleeding in mid-pregnancy, preterm labor must be one of the things that you are concerned about. However, a new study says that while you're still at risk of preterm labor, one tool they can use, measuring the length of your cervix, will not be beneficial. "Pregnancies with vaginal bleeding are at risk for preterm birth but do not appear to undergo progressive cervical shortening. This suggests that women with vaginal bleeding undergo a different mechanism leading to preterm birth." Unfortunately, we're not sure what that means. As for cervical shortening, if you have cervical shortening, you're at a 20% increased risk of preterm birth "for each additional millimeter per week increase in cervical slope. " Your doctor or midwife will talk to you about what this means and how best to treat it. Source: Behrendt, N, Gibbs, RS, Lynch, A, Hart, J, West, N, & Iams, JD. (2013). Rate of Change in Cervical Length in Women With Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 121(2), 260-264. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827d8e1b Study Shows Bleeding Not Connected to Cervical Shortening in Preterm Birth originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 at 10:32:17. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Are Dogs the New Doula in the Delivery Room?

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Are Dogs the New Doula in the Delivery Room? Feb 2nd 2013, 09:15 There has been quite a stir about a mom in England who requested, and was allowed, to bring her certified therapy dog with her to her birth. There are reports that the staff at the hospital were "appalled." I have to raise an eyebrow at that - I mean, I'm not really concerned with how they felt about it. If the hospital cleared it, it's all good. Remove the word dog and fill in birth ball or rice sock. How does that feel now? I'm not advocating that everyone bring a dog in, but if the hospital yes to her request and she wanted it - why are we being so judgey?  I don't think dogs are the new doula. Would you bring your dog? If you had a home birth and had your pets with you - how was that? Related: Preparing Your Pet for Baby Readers Share: Pet Preparation Tips Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy What are your pet preparation tips?   Photo © Fotolia Are Dogs the New Doula in the Delivery Room? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 at 09:15:23. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: A Cool Pregnancy Announcement

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A Cool Pregnancy Announcement Feb 1st 2013, 09:35 I was totally floored the other day as I was meandering around Etsy looking for a mug to give as a Valentine's Day gift. It was an amazing pregnancy announcement via mug. I could immediately imagine giving my husband his morning coffee and impatiently waiting for him to finish it. I could even see him spit of it out as he realized what the bottom of the mug said. I've seen a lot of pregnancy announcements, but this one was just adorable. Certainly you'd have to plan ahead to use it, but it would totally be worth it.  You could even use it on multiple people and still have a nice keepsake to give to baby. Photo © Jennifer Goff of Kungfuclay A Cool Pregnancy Announcement originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, February 1st, 2013 at 09:35:11. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Birth Center Births are a Safe, Cost-Effective Alternatives to Hospitals

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Birth Center Births are a Safe, Cost-Effective Alternatives to Hospitals Jan 31st 2013, 08:00 I'm pleased to share some good news with you: Having your baby with fewer interventions is safer for you and baby in the overwhelmingly majority of births.  This is most likely to happen when you are cared for by a practitioner who believes in that philosophy whole heartedly and even more in a setting where that is the culture, like a birth center. In a new study of birth centers out today you can see some amazing statistics on how having your baby in one of the 79 midwife-led birth centers in one of 33 states. One of the most remarkable findings in the Birth Center II Study was the cesarean rate was only 1 out 16 for participants who planned a birth center birth. This is compared to about 1 out of 4 low risk women in a hospital. (That rate of cesarean jumps to nearly 1 out of 3 for all women.) So what does this mean?  The bottom line is that you can have a safe and healthy birth in a birth center if you're a low risk woman. In the end, not only will you personally experience these good outcomes, but as more women turn to safe care in birth center run by midwives, we will see cesarean rates fall and the costs of birth drop as well. (Just to name a few.) P.S. Just because you go to a hospital that tacked on the words BIRTH CENTER to their wall, doesn't make it a birth center.  I urge you to read this definition of birth center. While the CDC says that only about 0.3% of US moms give birth in birth centers, I think that number is about to go up! Tell us about your birth center experience. Related: How to Choose a Birth Center Readers Share: Why did you choose a birth center? 5 Reasons to Choose a Midwife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © April's Grapevine Photography Source: Stapleton, SR, Osborne, C, & Illuzzi, J. (2013). Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers: Demonstration of a Durable Model. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. Birth Center Births are a Safe, Cost-Effective Alternatives to Hospitals originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 08:00:45. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Baby Name Author Bruce Lansky Starts Blog

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Baby Name Author Bruce Lansky Starts Blog Jan 30th 2013, 16:01 It might date me a bit to say that when I had my first baby, it was pretty much a Bruce Lansky baby name book or nothing. Lansky's tomes of names and meanings soothed my concerned pregnant soul that may baby would indeed one day have a name that: A) my husband and I could agree upon and B) would not send the baby to therapy. I was tickled to hear that he had started a blog about baby names. While he's no long the only great name out there for baby names, his original thought process remains clear and crisp. Don't believe me?  Pop on over and read what he wrote about Uma Thurman's new baby's name: Uma Thurman Gives Her Baby Five Names or his take on another celebrity baby name: Introducing Shakira's Latest Hit Milan Pique Mebarak. So check out the new blog! Or one of his books like 60,000 Baby Names (Compare Prices). Related: Baby Name Drama 4 Baby Naming Controversies How Do You Choose a Last Name for Baby? How to Choose the Right Baby Name Baby Names of the Decade Quiz 5 Unexpected Places to Find Baby Names Baby Names Forum Baby Name Books Baby Name Author Bruce Lansky Starts Blog originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 at 16:01:16. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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