Healthy Weight Gain
Healthy Weight Gain No pregnant woman looks forward to gaining more weight than necessary during pregnancy, so let’s talk about the numbers right away. A woman who is at a healthy weight at the onset of pregnancy...
Lactation Lingo
Learning something new often entails deciphering a brand-new language. If you take up cooking, you’ll need to become familiar with words like sauté and chiffonade. If scrapbooking’s your thing, it’s phrases like,...
Breastfeeding hurts. Help me!
I’m not a "real" breastfeeding expert. But I nursed my little one for over two and a half years, and I can tell you that when breastfeeding was painful, 100 per cent of the time it was because of a poor...
Postnatal Yoga: The non-traditional way
I am so tired but I must do it. I drag the board over to place in front of the TV. I walk the four steps over to turn the console and TV on. Grabbing the remote, I aim and click to set up the Wii Fit. My newest baby...
The Most Popular Names in 2009
Name Your Tune, the leading personalized children's music compilation and their customers have spoken: The names Aiden and Madeline for boys and girls were the most popular names chosen by parents in 2009, while Jacob...
Expectations and Roles for New Parents
Bringing home a new baby can be one of the most exciting times in a couple’s relationship. After months of waiting the baby arrives and all of a sudden a new little life is part of your world. The weeks and months...
Preparing to Push!
Exercise your pelvic floor muscles to prepare for childbirth The pelvic floor is a small group of muscles and connective tissue that run from the pubic bone to the tailbone that function to support the internal...
Learning Play: What you'll notice
Most toddlers say a handful of words by their first birthday, and continue adding a few here and there on a daily basis. Neuroscientists have figured out that 50 is the magic number: Once your toddler has mastered...
Bringing Home Baby: Now What?
Despite your best intentions, and even better laid plans, you are not going to be able to do it. It’s been attempted valiantly by millions of strong, dedicated women all over the world for generations. You new moms...
Vous êtes enceinte. Maintenant...
Vous êtes enceinte, et vous n’avez rien à porter! Félicitations! Vous êtes enceinte. De trois mois, plus exactement. Vous ne pouvez plus boutonner vos jeans et tous vos t-shirts sont soudainement trop...
Too Posh to Push?
Last year I had my sixth child by way of a sixth c-section. There isn’t a “zipper in the abdomen” joke I haven’t heard. I’ve also heard a lot of surprise that a woman would be “allowed” to have so many...
Varicose Veins
Many women first develop unsightly varicose veins, or find that they get worse, during pregnancy. As your uterus grows, it puts pressure on the large vein on the right side of your body, which in turn increases pressure...
