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Very few of us have a ton of money to spend before the baby’s arrival, and being pregnant means having cute baby items and splurges in your face at every turn. But, having a baby doesn’t have to break the bank. You can be frugal and still fulfill all of your baby’s needs. Here are…
That burning or tingling sensation in the vaginal area may be driving you crazy with the urge to itch down there, but the cause behind the irritation may need a trip to the doctor. Whatever you do, resist the urge to scratch down there; it can just make the infection worse and typically won’t stop…
Because of a mild winter this year, I am finding all kinds of tiny sprouts. They are both in my raised beds and around the perimeter of the garden areas. This is a perfect opportunity for me to do some transplanting while the shoots are still young. I can move them to the places I…
As a nursing mother, I am slightly offended when a doctor recommends that I give my baby a multivitamin. It’s like I’m being told, your milk’s not good enough. Most of us, especially more natural-minded mothers, likely have adequate nutrition in our breast milk. But for some mothers, there is a grain of truth to…
When you are pregnant, you begin navigating through the very profitable baby business. Some items that you encounter are obviously frivolous, but for other purchases, it may not be so obvious. Here are 11 unnecessary baby items that you can remove from your baby registry. 1. Baby Bath Bathing with your baby is great bonding…
A lot of us would love to take the opportunity to break free of our day-to-day routines and take a well-deserved vacation. It may be to a warm, inviting beach somewhere or to a fun amusement park. The easy part is locating the place where you would like to go. The difficult part is how…
Image Credit: Biodiversity Heritage Library Endangered historic D. Landreth & Sons. Give your children a future that includes precious heirloom seeds and shows support for the oldest seed company in America. http://www.landrethseeds.com/ Seed catalogs are one of the Gardeners favorite past times during the cold winter’s months. Making wish lists from garden catalogs and dreaming…
No woman wants to think about the possibility of postpartum depression (PPD) when they are pregnant, but it’s important to know the signs and symptoms so that you can recognize them and seek help when you need it. Postpartum depression is normal. Approximately 10 to 15% of women suffer from some type of mood disorder…
I have a plea to all grandmotherly types out there who love to hold babies: Give the baby back to the mother! Everyone loves babies. Research has even shown, with images of the brain, that people’s happy centers light up on MRI when a baby smiles at them. And it’s long been proven that skin-on-skin…
You kind of expect a book that is written by a group of OBGYNs to downplay midwifery as an option or even to discourage it. However, the doctors and moms behind this book explain how they were trained by midwives while attending their very first births. They go into detail about their respect for midwives…