About Pregnancy & Childbirth: 5 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Due Date

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5 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Due Date Dec 6th 2012, 09:28 Once you are pregnant, you are given a due date. That due date can be calculated in many ways. It might also seem like the date isn't so important, because babies come when they want, right? While this certainly should be the case for most pregnancies, a good number of times the due date you're given really does matter and to change it willy nilly can have some disastrous effects on your baby's health. Did your due date change in pregnancy? Related: 5 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Due Date Readers Share: Did your due date change? Due Date Calculator What's a Due Date? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Dreams Time 5 Questions to Ask Before Changing Your Due Date originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, December 6th, 2012 at 09:28:16. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: To Pee or Not to Pee

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To Pee or Not to Pee Dec 5th 2012, 10:30 I heard a podcast about a cartoon Christoph Niemann had drawn about how you wake up in the middle of the night and realize that you have to pee, but refuse to get up and go to the bathroom, hoping that the feeling will go away.  It really hit home for me.  I can remember being hugely pregnant with twins and feeling that I would do anything to both simultaneously move nothing and yet empty my bladder. Or perhaps you fall into the other category - the pay as you go variety.  Have you ever, obviously jokingly, offer someone else money to go to the bathroom for you?  I also remember jokingly offering my husband cash in exchange for him going to the bathroom for me.  He never took me up on the offer, much to my chagrin. Do you ever feel that way? Related: Frequent Urination in Pregnancy 10 Common Early Pregnancy Symptoms Late Pregnancy Discomforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Dreamstime To Pee or Not to Pee originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at 10:30:49. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Mother-In-Law Hurt by Not Being at Birth

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Mother-In-Law Hurt by Not Being at Birth Dec 4th 2012, 14:00 I've written a lot about mother-in-laws and others not being invited to birth. There is also a spot for others to share their stories over the years, so have been very supportive of mother-in-laws, while others haven't. (I might add that some were also anti-grandma in general.)  Then I got a response from a mother-in-law: "I've had a very hard day today. My DIL had a planned C-sec. Her and my son said we want you and her mom there only in the waiting room. I said great happy to be there for their first. A half hour before I was to arrive at hosp. son called and said there were delays, her mom said to me I will call you after the birth. Yes I'm hurt and my son doesn't understand why. Her mom of course was there. We all get along great, should I feel left out and hurt? They sent me a pic over my phone." What advice do you have for her? Can you see yourself in this situation? Related: 5 Ways to Tell Your Mother-In-Law She's Not Invited to the Birth Mother-In-Law Begged Us to Change Baby's Name 10 Tips for Grandmas About Birth     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Fotolia   Mother-In-Law Hurt by Not Being at Birth originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 14:00:38. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Kate Middleton is Pregnant

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Kate Middleton is Pregnant Dec 3rd 2012, 11:35 Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Kate Middleton is expecting her first baby. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are both 30 and this will be the first child for both. 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © WPA Pool/Getty Images Kate Middleton is Pregnant originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 11:35:14. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Cool Packs for Post-Birth Pain

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Cool Packs for Post-Birth Pain Dec 2nd 2012, 11:21 After you have a baby, your bottom can be quite sore. There are a lot of treatments that people talk about as feeling good and helping to relieve the pain, but none as often touted as using cool packs to relieve the swelling and pain associated with having a baby. In fact, one of the first things that happens after you have a baby is you get a cool pack placed on your bottom and a pair of mesh panties. That said, I was a bit surprised to read that these cool packs may not be as helpful at relieving pain post-birth as I would have thought. Now certainly, there is not harm in doing it. But my bigger concern is what is helpful? The other options available are: topical creams and sprays, oral medications, sitz baths and a few others. What worked for you after you had your baby? Related: Postpartum Pain After an Epidural After a Cesarean Birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source: East CE, Begg L, Henshall NE, Marchant PR, Wallace K. Local cooling for relieving pain from perineal trauma sustained during childbirth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD006304. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006304.pub3 Cool Packs for Post-Birth Pain originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 at 11:21:46. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: What to Give a Sibling When a New Baby is Born

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What to Give a Sibling When a New Baby is Born Nov 30th 2012, 09:11 When you have a baby, you often don't think about the new baby as a gift giving event for most part, but it's a great way to celebrate the older child as becoming an older brother or sister. The problem is, there are good presents to give, and not so great presents to give. Here is a quick list of what you shouldn't give: Noisy toys (drum, toy guitar, electronic toy with no shut off, etc.) Things that take parental supervision Things that are hazardous to the new baby That may sound like its about everything possible, though the truth is there are several things you can give that are not only fun for the child, but are safe for the new baby.  Here's my list of gifts to give a new sibling. What would you add? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Fotolia What to Give a Sibling When a New Baby is Born originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, November 30th, 2012 at 09:11:59. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Sleep Positioners Implicated in Infant Deaths

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Sleep Positioners Implicated in Infant Deaths Nov 29th 2012, 10:10 The CDC is reporting on infant deaths from the infant sleep positioners. These are typically foam inserts for the cribs of infants used to ensure that they don't roll over. They can be purchased or handed down. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) also has a short video on how these can be dangerous. Remember, nothing in the crib but your baby. No toys. No bumpers. And no sleep positioners. Related: Before You Buy a Crib Baby Safety Quiz New Infant Swing Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © Steven Puetzer/Getty Images Sleep Positioners Implicated in Infant Deaths originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 10:10:25. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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