Life is going to get a little bit weird when your best friend gets pregnant. Joli* takes you on a journey on how to keep your friendship strong during and after the pregnancy. Editor If you haven’t been rubbing elbows with a lot of pregnant ladies and have none of your own children, having a [...]
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Sex After Having A Baby
“Would it be OK to have sex now?,” a friend asked me in a late-night text message when she was two weeks postpartum. Most new moms would be horrified at the thought. The first time after having a baby can, after all, be as terrifying as the first time was — and for some moms [...]
Driving While Pregnant
For first time mums-to-be, navigating all the information and advice and keeping your bump safe while trying to maintain your life and do all the things you need to do – well, it can be exhausting. It’s important to look after yourself and your unborn baby, but you can’t wrap yourself up in cotton [...]
Why Antenatal Classes for expectant mothers?
First time mothers to be receive a wealth of support, helpful information and guidance when implementing antenatal classes. The widely popular classes focus on an expectant mothers third trimester as well as what new mothers may expect and experience during the stages of pregnancy, during the labor process and after the arrival of your baby. [...]
7 Fertility Questions You Were Afraid to Ask
So, you’re trying to get pregnant but you’re having a bit of trouble. You’ve gone two or three months trying, yet you keep getting negative pregnancy tests and your period keeps coming back. Let’s face it: you’ve got lots of questions about fertility. Many of them you can simply discuss with your girlfriends or your [...]
Pregnancy folklore that you can leave in the past
Pregnancy can be unnerving, especially for first time moms. Apart from the worries about having to go through a series of physical and hormonal changes, almost all expectant mothers are burdened with having to face a barrage of do’s and don’ts from well-meaning relatives and friends. The problem here is that much of this information [...]
Surrogacy: Proxy mother can be used when you can’t get pregnant
When a man and woman have tried every conceivable way to achieve a pregnancy and failed, their only and perhaps best option may be to use a surrogate. A surrogate mother is one who carries a fetus for another person. There are various kinds of surrogacy including the traditional method in which the proxy is [...]
Top 5 Strange Tips on How To Fall Pregnant
Tip 1 – Enjoy the s.e.x you are having Research suggests that women who have an o.rgasm during s.e.x are more likely to conceive. The reason for this is that the cervix will dip and move during the o.rgasm, this means that the cervix will dip down into the pool of sperm inside the v.agina, [...]
Expecting the first child in a family
Greetings mothers! I thought it will be nice to share with you my experience with expecting our first child. I have been blessed immensely with the care and attention that I’m getting since becoming pregnant some eight months ago. From the Almighty giving me good health to a husband who encourages me to not to let [...]
Diet during pregnancy key to baby eating habits. True or False?
A decade-long study by French scientists on the corelation between soon to be mothers and their kids’ diet has stated that “women who had varied diet during pregnancy may be less likely to have a child who is fussy eater.” This in simple term means that if the mother likes ice cream, then her child [...]
4 Invaluable Apps for Expectant Mothers
Are you an expectant mother? Congratulations! Tell your friends, and make sure to send them all save the date cards so no one misses the most important day of your lives. But, until that wonderful day arrives, how are you expected to ensure your pregnancy is as safe, comfortable, and enjoyable as it deserves to [...]
Why you should avoid coffee during pregnancy?
To put it short and simple the findings of several studies, these are the reasons why prgenant women should avoid coffee. Caffeine in coffee can result in miscarriage; It can result in low birth weight; When caffeine crosses the placenta to the unborn child it can create chemical imbalances; If you must drink, have light [...]
Renting a womb in India at just $60 a month
Will this bring in foreigners to cities like Bangalore where at least 75 women have rented out their womb to childless couples? The Times of India report seems to glorify surrogacy over ethics. In a country like India where there are millions of poor women who cannot afford to even earn two square meals a [...]
How to get pregnant fast
These are some of general tips on how to get pregnant fast and easy. Have sex as many as 3 times a week during fertile period. make use of fertility kit monitor or an ovulation prediction kit that will help you know the ovulation period. If you do not have regular menstrual cycle never rely [...]
What are the chances of prenancy after 30
[amazon_link id="0738210072" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth[/amazon_link] Most women dream of getting married before 25 and having kids with the next five years. However, with career taking the upper hand women these days delayed starting a family and as such by the time they reach 35 they [...]
Pregnancy Simulator: “Mommy Tummy”
Technology is getting more interesting with new gadgets being invented every day. The latest in the field of pregnancy is the pregnancy simulation instrument developed by a the Kanagawa Institute of Technology. The system made its debut in the Tokyo Game Show 2011. The simple process involves a pregnant woman wearing a jacket containing rubber balloons, [...]
Tips to help you get pregnant
It is every married woman dreams to get pregnant and raise a child but sometimes due to work and other biological factors, couples are not able to conceive a child. I’ll be mentioning here few simple tips to get you started. Please note, these are just my personal suggestions and it may not work for [...]
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