Your spouse will soon be approaching her due date. The actual event of birth can always spring some surprises when you least expect them. Drawing up a birth plan that clearly lists your preferences and expectations will help you handle emergencies better. These are some typical questions, the answers to which will help you draw up a birth plan. Some concern issues that require … [Read more...] about Draw Up A Birth Plan
Archives for August 2006
Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow Newborn Feeding Set
Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow Newborn Feeding Set is specially designed to decrease feeding problems such as colic, spit-up, burping, and gas in your baby, thus allowing you to ease in to the life of a parent. … [Read more...] about Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow Newborn Feeding Set
How Important is a Group B Streptococcus Test for Your Spouse during Pregnancy?
Around this time, your spouse’s obstetrician will require her to take a group B streptococcus test. Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the name of a bacteria generally found inside the vaginal or rectal areas. Though harmless to adults, the bacteria can cause a serious, though rare, infection in a newborn baby. If the mother tests positive for GBS, it means that she carries the … [Read more...] about How Important is a Group B Streptococcus Test for Your Spouse during Pregnancy?
Your Baby Develops a Daily Activity Cycle
Your wife is thirty–seven weeks pregnant, which means that your baby is now official full term. He can still benefit from some more days in the womb though. Light filtering through to him, as a result of the stretching and thinning of the uterine wall, helps him develop his daily activity cycle. Click here to view a picture of what your baby will look like at this stage. … [Read more...] about Your Baby Develops a Daily Activity Cycle
Capturing memories
Moms and dads will differ wildly on how to capture memories of little Johnny or Janie. Moms will want some felt, silver and bow-tied memory book with dainty tissue between the pages, while guys will opt for a new camcorder or the latest digital camera. Actually, mom might push you to buy either or both of these and you should take her up on it since it's one piece of technology … [Read more...] about Capturing memories