It was a mixed blessing when our daughter started eating solid foods. On the one hand, it was a joy to see her move on to the next level and share a jar of food with her that we might actually eat too! (Apple sauce, yes! Sweet potatoes and chicken, no thanks.) On the [...]
Tags: baby food, constipation, solid food, stool
Posted in: Baby, Toddlers
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Twins are definitely in the air where celebrities are concerned. Another celebrity has joined the already growing list of those having twins this year. The newest is Tony Dovolani and his wife, Trendalina; the couple already has a two and a half year old daughter, Luana. The 34-year old professional ballroom dancer is partnering with [...]
Tags: dancing with stars, Pregnant, Tony Dovolani
Posted in: Celebrities, Pregnancy
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Obese men have poorer quality semen compared to those men with normal weight. A US study compared the semen quality of 94 men with normal weight and 168 men who are overweight.
The results showed that obese men have low motility sperm and low sperm counts compared to normal weight men. These findings show that the [...]
Tags: obesity, semen quality
Posted in: Current Events, Health
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I haven’t posted in quite a while. Somewhere around Week 11 of my pregnancy, the constant nausea abated and some of my energy returned. However, in a cruel juxtaposition, my ‘nesting instincts’ kicked in around Week 10. For 7 days, I lied around, too exhausted to move, bemoaning the mess around me, concerned we’d never [...]
Tags: first trimester, morning sickness, nesting instincts, Pregnancy, Vitamin B6
Posted in: Pregnancy
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When I was pregnant, I read many baby books on the trials and joys of parenting a newborn. I received many warnings from books, and friends, about the sleepless nights ahead. In the process, I came across the much-debated Ferber Method of sleep-training your baby and the approach of Attachment Parenting.
The first method [...]
Tags: cry it out, ferber method, sleep
Posted in: Parenting
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