“Everything Changes”

Posted on May 14th, 2008

Everything changes. Thus echo the words spoken to me more times than I care to count during my wife’s first pregnancy. Enjoy your sleep. Get ready to give up your adult fun. Say goodbye to the relationship you have with your wife. These were just some of the tidbits of wisdom that [...]

Dads In The Delivery Room

Posted on May 12th, 2008

Last month, an obstetrician in the UK wrote an article detailing with why men should never be in the delivery room. The piece was written in response to a survey that said fathers should be allowed to spend the night in the hospital when their baby is born. In the article, the doctor, [...]

Having a Baby Later in Life With Your “New” Husband

Posted on May 1st, 2008

I left my abusive, psychotic, ex spouse on October 6, 2001 with my 4 children and the clothes on our backs. Our exit was quite dramatic, and the drama continues even today, almost 7 years later.
As I began to heal and rebuild my life, I never would have thought that one day I’d be [...]

Chinese Gender Charts–Do They Work?

Posted on April 21st, 2008

During each of my many pregnancies, I spent a great time checking out gender prediction methods. Actually, more than not, many people were happy to offer their tried and true methods of prediction to me, especially when they found out I was pregnant again after having 4 girls.
Would our next child be male or [...]

Cranial Osteopathy for Many Baby Problems

Posted on January 24th, 2008

Giving birth is a complex process and whilst it can be difficult for the mother it is usually much more traumatic for the baby. The child is pushed about as it comes down the birth canal and this can result in certain bones and other tissues being not quite in the correct place afterwards. Generally [...]

Stella McCartney Welcomes New Baby Boy

Posted on January 11th, 2008

Fashion Desginer Stella McCartney, and husband, artist and furniture designer Alasdhair Willis, are parents for the third time.
Baby boy Beckett Robert Lee was born on Tuesday. Beckett joins big sister Bailey Linda Olwyn, who only just turned one, and big brother Miller Alasdhair James, who is almost three.
Stella delivered Beckett at a London hospital on [...]

CNN’s Nancy Grace Returns To TV After Giving Birth To Twins

Posted on January 7th, 2008

CNN presenter Nancy Grace returns to our screens tonight after the birth of her twins. 47-year-old Nancy delivered Lucy Elizabeth and John David on November 4th, 2007.
CNN released a video of mom and babies today.
Nancy looks incredibly chic and well after a fraught pregnancy, delivery and post-partum period. She suffered many complications during the pregnancy, [...]

And I thought having an 8 lb., 12 oz. kid was a lot…

Posted on January 6th, 2008

An Indonesian woman had a 15-pound, 2-ounce baby right before the New Year, according to French news service AFP. That’s not even the heaviest baby of 2007: A Russian woman had a 17-pound baby last fall. They’re both petite according to the Guinness Book of Records, which says the heaviest newborn ever weighed in 23 [...]

Gabrielle Reece and Laird Hamilton Welcome New Year babies

Posted on January 5th, 2008

Gabrielle Reece, 37 and Laird Hamilton, 43, welcomed a baby boy born on January 1st, 2008, ringing in the New Year for the couple. The boy, born in Hawaii, was named Brody Jo and weighed in at 8lbs 2 oz. This is the second baby for the couple, who has an older daughter Reece Viola, 4. Hamilton, also has a daughter Izabella, 12 from an earlier marriage [...]

Happy New Year … times two

Posted on January 5th, 2008

A Pennsylvania woman has been making a habit of ringing in the New Year not with Champagne, but with a baby. For the second year in a row, Becky Armstrong has given birth on January 1. She’s also had the first babies born of the new year at Gettysburg Hospital, according to AP. Forget about the New Year’s birth dates, what’s probably the most amazing feat is that she’s had two kids within the space of a year. Whew, I have a feeling she’ll need a lot of Champagne by the time 2009 rolls around.