http://blogs.babiesonline.com News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:30:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I absolutely love the holiday season and all of the decorations that come out in December, but come January 1st, I am always very eager to put these seasonal items away for another year and to get my house in a less cluttered state. Last January, I became pregnant and went on ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/baby/with-the-new-year-comes-organization/ Congratulations to my favorite celebrity couple!  Mom Jennifer, and Dad Ben, both 36, are surely ecstatic at the arrival of their newest family member.  A spokesperson has announced that Mommy and baby are doing well. Violet Anne, who is 3 years old, is now a big sister to the darling who ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/celebrities/ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-welcome-2nd-daughter/ When I had my daughter last October, it was the first time I'd been around a baby in nearly two decades. While I did a lot of research on pregnancy and childbirth my nine months of pregnancy, for some reason I was so caught up in the adventure of "having" a ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/baby/six-must-read-parenting-books/ Can you trust your pregnancy test?  Have you ever gotten a false positive or a false negative result? I usually get "false negatives" when I test. I know that pregnancy tests claim to yield accurate results as soon as the day of a missed period, but I haven't really found that ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-test-woes/ Although our society has become more open-minded to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs), the social stigma still remains and many adolescents are rejected even by their own family based on their sexual orientation. In a recent report published in the journal pediatrics, researchers at the San Francisco State University ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/gay-youth-family-rejection-and-health-problems/ My 12-week old daughter absolutely hates having her feet exposed. Even in the hospital, if one little foot worked itself free of the swaddling, she would cry and cry. She spent the first eight weeks of her life clad in blanket sleepers so I wouldn't have to worry about an ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/baby/stray-strings-a-cautionary-tale/ I'm so jealous of the French. Their politicians are just so much more exciting than ours. I adore president-elect Barak Obama but I can't imagine he's going to be embroiled in any kind of scandal that seems to be a requirement of any French cabinet minister - or President. First ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/current-events/what-do-you-do-if-you-are-a-cabinet-minister-and-have-a-baby/ In years gone by women who were pregnant could only pray that they would give birth to a healthy child. As soon as a baby was born all everyone wanted to know was if the newborn was ok. However medical science has made it possible for pregnant women to know ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/screening-test-may-lead-to-birth-defects/ I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter and 3 month old son.  Life is slightly crazier now than it was a few short months ago.  Before my son was born, going out to get the groceries or even going outside for a walk to the park was simple and ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/baby/getting-ready-with-two/ A new documentary titled Orgasmic Birth made the rounds of worldwide film festivals in 2008 and now the concept is getting mainstream coverage in a report on ABC's 20/20 news show. The same show also featured segments on breastfeeding and the trend of home births with little or no medical ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/orgasmic-birth/ One of the things about being a new mom that totally caught me by surprise was the complete lack of time to myself.  I guess I figured I would be able to steal away occasionally to gather my thoughts or to catch a little break, but I soon discovered that ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/5-quick-breaks-for-new-parents/ Before I had children, I worked as a therapist in a nursing home which was about a 45 minute drive from my house.  I drove in it all:  snow, sleet, and freezing rain! Then I had children. I remember the first time I ever skidded on ice with my children in the ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/travel/driving-in-wintery-conditions-with-your-baby/ Most Americans know John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston—both famous actors. So we can all join in our thoughts and prayers for his family at this time. Son Jett, 16, died suddenly Friday while the family was on vacation. Authorities believe he had a seizure, then fell and hit his ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/news/more-on-jett-travoltas-tragic-death/ Chatting with some mom friends the other day, someone brought up the topic of information you would never, ever divulge to anyone else. And the top of the list of "questions I will never answer" was weight. I had to reveal my weight to rent a snowboard the other day, so ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/body-image-afftects-weight-gained-during-pregnancy/ Before I had my daughter, I never imagined I'd allow her to nurse as much as she wanted—sometimes using me as a pacifier. I was staunchly against co-sleeping, and couldn't imagine holding her nearly every waking hour. I'll be honest; my perception of "attachment parenting" was that it's a new age-y ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/baby/accidental-attachment-parenting/ When we decided to build our house in a new neighborhood, I was naturally excited. I was thrilled to bust out of our two-bedroom townhouse and finally have some space. It was fun to pick out bathroom tile, cabinets and countertops. It was great to finally have a backyard for ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/toddlers/living-in-a-neighborhood-the-pros-and-cons/ Can you imagine? A pregnant British woman got off her London Underground subway train and all of a sudden, her water broke and she went into labor on the platform. Paramedics were called, who decided that there wasn't enough time to get her to hospital. And 35 minutes later she ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/news/baby-born-on-the-tube-mom-gives-birth-to-baby-in-london-subway-station/ Folks, here is another amazing New Year Baby story. Six years ago, I, my sister-in-law, and another friend, were pregnant in the same year and delivered within four months of each other. I'm sure this happens lots of times but it was fun for us. But what is the likelihood that ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/pregnancy/pregnant-twin-sisters-deliver-on-the-same-day/ There is a commercial on TV for our cable provider that irritates me to no end.  It starts with a toddler watching a favorite character on  a television show, then the toddler moves into the car and watches the same character on a screen in the car, then the toddler goes into ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/electronics-overload/ Tarrance Kyle Griffin Jr. was born last year. He's healthy and well, and probably happy that his little brother was born this year—a New Year's baby. The funny thing is, they're twins! Little Tarrance was born at 11:51 p.m. on New Year's Eve, while his brother Tariq didn't emerge for ... http://blogs.babiesonline.com/twins/detroit-twins-born-on-different-days-months-years/