Why You Should See Your Practitioner for a Pre-Conceptional Health Visit Before Getting Pregnant? Once you have made the decision to get pregnant, as with any big decision in your life there is planning involved.  A pre-conceptional health visit will enlighten you on the preparations necessary for a smooth pregnancy. The doctor will tell you the best...

Diagnostic Ultrasound In Pregnancy – Is It Necessary? Diagnostic Ultrasound In Pregnancy - Is It Necessary? The journal, Obstetrics and Gynecology, estimated that over half of all pregnant women in 1990 had undergone diagnostic ultrasound, yet research published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that 80 percent of all pregnant women...

Breast Feeding Tips and Guidelines It is important to observe proper breast feeding techniques. These techniques are meant to let you make the most of breastfeeding and contribute to a healthy development for your baby. Breastfeeding has many advantages for both the baby and the mother. There are many substances in breast milk that can’t be found...

Belly – Hands – He Did What ? Belly - Hands - He Did What ? Everyone wants to touch the baby, especially during the pregnancy but no one every asks.  If you haven’t noticed yet, the minute you start to show a tummy everyone else will gladly show you.  The tummy becomes this magnet for hands and everyone wants to handle it. It doesn’t...

Are maternity clothes necessary in order to look good during pregnancy? Maternity Clothes and Pregnancy I remember my mother telling me about the times when she was pregnant. She was wearing nothing more than my father’s jeans and his working shirts throughout her pregnancy. No maternity clothes for her because she was too poor to buy them at that...

Announcing Your Pregnancy Breaking the news of your pregnancy requires thought and planning. Here are some general guidelines and tips to help you through it. Announcing Your Pregnancy When a woman finds out that she is pregnant it becomes difficult to think of something else. This results in the woman being anxious to announce the exciting news with...