About Pregnancy & Childbirth: What NOT to Tell the Kids About Pregnancy

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What NOT to Tell the Kids About Pregnancy Apr 24th 2013, 10:07 When you're having a baby it is very common to have people want to take part in your pregnancy. This includes strangers touching your belly and more advice than you could ever want. But there is another part of it, the questions that kids ask and the things that we inadvertently say... Sometimes I hear parents not being very kind with their words about pregnancy, labor, birth and babies, sometimes it's just frustration. (Hey, I've been that mom with hyperemesis and a toddler!) But most of the time, I think it's just us simply not thinking about how the child will take the information and retain it.  So here are: 6 Things You Shouldn't Say to a Kid About Pregnancy What would you add?  Tell us in the comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Katrina Wittkamp/Getty Images What NOT to Tell the Kids About Pregnancy originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 10:07:29. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: How an Experienced Mom Packs for Labor

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How an Experienced Mom Packs for Labor Apr 23rd 2013, 12:06 So I have a dear friend who is expecting her third baby any day now.  I was talking to her today and I wanted to remind her to pack something I'd given her on Saturday. (In fairness, she asked me to remind her so that she wouldn't forget it!)  She said, "Don't worry!  It's in the pile of stuff for the labor bag."  This really made me chuckle. The funny thing is, this is exactly what happens when you've been through this before. There are no check lists typically involved. You don't pack at week 34 or even week 36.  You simply have a pile of stuff that should probably get shoved into a bag at some point in early to active labor, lest one of you forget it. It's just the product of having a baby before. If you're a second or more time mom, is this how you pack?  Share your secrets in the comments. More on Hospital Bags: Packing Your Hospital Bag 5 Things You Shouldn't Pack for Labor How to Pack a Hospital Bag Dad's Hospital Bag Packing a Hospital Bag for a Planned Cesarean Birth Packing a Bag for Your Kids Photo © Fotolia How an Experienced Mom Packs for Labor originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 at 12:06:43. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Adorable Baby Hats

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Adorable Baby Hats Apr 21st 2013, 10:23 I love baby hats. (Not quite as much as I love baby blankets, but that's another discussion.) A dear friend of mine is pregnant with her third baby and was due yesterday.  She's the queen of gender neutral baby clothes and also has a thing for baby hats.  So she showed me this adorable hat she purchased from Willow's Garden on Etsy. While you might looks at it and think it's not gender neutral - there's a trick!  The bow comes off!  I thought that was the perfect idea for my friend.  If you get a chance go look around the neat things here for your newborn. Whether you use it for newborn photos or just fun stuff, I had a blast.  I think my favorite is the baby mermaid!  What's your favorite? Do you have an item you've found and love from places like Etsy?  Drop us a line and tell us what it is, why you love it and where you found it! pregnancy@aboutguide.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adorable Baby Hats originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, April 21st, 2013 at 10:23:39. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Choosing a Birth Center Birth

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Choosing a Birth Center Birth Apr 20th 2013, 09:25 Having your baby at a birth center is something many moms chose to do. This is a nice step between a hospital and a home birth. When I say birth center, I usually think of what is specifically known as a free standing birth center, a facility to have a baby, but outside of a hospital.  This provides the most autonomy for the practitioners (doctors or midwives) as well as the moms and their families. There are a few true birth centers that are within the walls of a hospital. Though many find it is really hard to have birth center in this manner, because the hospital mindset is so pervasive. It is possible but simply harder. The problem for me comes in the marketing departments of hospitals who choose to call their standard labor and delivery floors - birth centers. This has fooled more than one mother into believing that she was going to have a different mindset for her care. Don't be fooled. If your hospital calls itself a birth center, ask if they are accredited by the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC). Think of this as consumer protection from false advertising. Does your hospital do this? Do you have access to a real birth center? Related: How to Choose a Birth Center Readers Share: Why did you choose a birth center? 5 Reasons to Choose a Midwife Photo © April's Grapevine Photography Choosing a Birth Center Birth originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at 09:25:54. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Pregnancy Symptoms That Come and Go

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Pregnancy Symptoms That Come and Go Apr 19th 2013, 10:07 I got an email from a worried mom this week. She's pregnant. (Yay!) Though she was concerned over what she calls pregnancy symptoms that "come and go." While there are many ways to interpret this, I know that many pregnant women obsess over the state of their pregnancy symptoms. Have you ever caught your self asking any of these questions? Do I have pregnancy symptoms? Do I have enough pregnancy symptoms? Do I have too many pregnancy symptoms? Do I have the symptoms today that I had yesterday? Is this a pregnancy symptom? Think about this in terms of breast tenderness.  Yes, it's a sign of pregnancy when your breasts hurt.  But then you wind up spot checking during the day; you surreptitiously bring your arms up to your breasts and press slightly. If you wince in pain, you think, "Yes!" Though if you're not in pain you either: A) Worry B) Press Harder to Double Check or C) All of the Above. After a few checks of this nature, you begin to worry if your breasts are in pain, namely because you think perhaps it's not a pregnancy symptom, but rather, something you caused by all that pressing. Have I adequately addressed some of the crazy mental gymnastics pregnant women do?  What's your crazy line of thinking in regard to signs and symptoms of pregnancy? P.S. It can be perfectly natural to have a cycle of pregnancy symptoms that are not constantly present. It's also normal to have no symptoms. You want to worry when you had symptoms and they completely disappear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © iStockPhoto Pregnancy Symptoms That Come and Go originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, April 19th, 2013 at 10:07:33. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: No Fewer than Eight Prenatal Visits Might be the Ideal

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No Fewer than Eight Prenatal Visits Might be the Ideal Apr 16th 2013, 10:29 Prenatal care. We talk a lot about prenatal care and not a lot about what it means and how it is implemented. In fact, we've spent a lot of time arguing about how much prenatal care is enough prenatal care. Certainly routine visits to a practitioner can be tiresome in the fact that you have to take time away from work or your regular schedule. In the early months of pregnancy, you may not notice as much because it's only once a month. As you progress through to later months, the visits get more frequent. This is when it can really take a bite out of your life. While most moms don't have qualms with doing what's right for their baby, it is still troublesome in terms of employment, time management and just life. The truth is, we had little evidence that prenatal care, in those numbers, were really what the ideal was for pregnancy. But today some data was released looking at many women and the best number of prenatal visits. Ideally the number should be at least eight according to this data. They found that if the number dropped below four, there was an increased risk of fetal demise between 32-36 weeks. We still don't know why this works out, but the theory is that in the third trimester, there are more silent diseases like preeclampsia that can sneak up. Being seen more frequently gives you a chance to be screened or ask questions that might trigger some care that helps prevent tragedy. While there is still not an ideal maximum, it's best if that's worked out between a woman and her practitioner. How many prenatal visits will you have by the end of your pregnancy? Related:: 1st Trimester Prenatal Care 2nd Trimester Prenatal Care 3rd Trimester Prenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sources: Joshua P Vogel, Habib Abu Ndema, João Paulo Souza, Metin A Gülmezoglu, Therese Dowswell, Guillermo Carroli, Hassan S Baaqeel, Pisake Lumbiganon, Gilda Piaggio, Olufemi T Oladapo. Antenatal care packages with reduced visits and perinatal mortality: a secondary analysis of the WHO Antenatal Care Trial. Reproductive Health, 2013; 10 (1): 19 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-19 G Justus Hofmeyr, Ellen D Hodnett. Antenatal care packages with reduced visits and perinatal mortality: a secondary analysis of the WHO antenatal care trial - Comentary: routine antenatal visits for healthy pregnant women do make a difference. Reproductive Health, 2013; 10 (1): 20 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-20 Photo © Fotolia No Fewer than Eight Prenatal Visits Might be the Ideal originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 at 10:29:46. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Old Fashioned Baby Names

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Old Fashioned Baby Names Apr 15th 2013, 06:59 I am really fascinated by what people choose to name their babies. I'll ask just about anyone. I even ask people what the middle names are for their babies, and I do mean everyone. One thing that fascinates me particularly is baby names form years past and how what we think sounds great changes. I'm thinking of my grandma who would have been 90 today. Her name was Carolyn. She had no middle name. Her maiden name was Rose, so she just used that once she was married. Her husband was Chester. They had a lot of siblings with a variety of names from Paul to Florence, Katherine to Louis. Obviously not all of these names rank very highly in many of the most popular baby name charts. But they were fairly common names for when they were born. Here is a really fast quiz to see how well you know your top baby names from decades past. Here's the "cheat sheet" for the most popular names from 1900-2000. How well do you score? Related: What's Your Baby naming Style? Baby Name Books Baby Name Drama Photo © Grapevine Photography Old Fashioned Baby Names originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Monday, April 15th, 2013 at 06:59:38. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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