Pregnancy Information : The Stages of Pregnancy
January 31, 2010 by admin
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The stages of pregnancy are divided into three main groups, the first, second and third trimester, the second being the longest at 28 weeks long. Understand the different stages of pregnancy with helpful information from a certified nurse-midwife in this free video on pregnancy.
Expert: Mavis Schorn
Contact: www.vanderbiltnursemidwives.org
Bio: Mavis N. Schorn, CNM, PhD, is a certified nurse-midwife and director of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery educational program in Nashville, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Duration : 0:2:12
Pregnancy Tips : How Early Can You Take a Blood Test for Pregnancy?
January 31, 2010 by admin
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The hormone that determines if a woman is pregnant or not can be detected in the blood six to eight days after conception. Wait a week after a missed menstrual cycle to have a blood test for a pregnancy with help from a labor and delivery nurse in this free video on pregnancy and obstetrics.
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The Ultimate Guide Pregnancy part 4 of 5
January 31, 2010 by admin
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This visually stunning program takes viewers from the moment of conception to the moment of birth. Checking in at four-week intervals, it uses a broad array of high-tech photographic and computer imaging to capture every stage of embryonic and fetal development as well as the changes experienced by expectant mothers during pregnancy. In addition, a molecular embryologist and an obstetrician/gynecologist from Georgetown University Medical Center provide caring clinical commentary on the birth process. The program culminates with the filming of two births, one with and one without surgical intervention.
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Notebook: Teen Pregnancy
After more than a decade on the decline, the number of teen girls getting pregnant has gone up. Is it a blip or the start of a disturbing trend? Katie Couric comments.
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Pregnancy Information : The Stages of Pregnancy
January 31, 2010 by admin
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The stages of pregnancy are divided into three main groups, the first, second and third trimester, the second being the longest at 28 weeks long. Understand the different stages of pregnancy withhelpful information from a certified nurse-midwife in this free video on pregnancy. Expert: Mavis Schorn Contact: www.vanderbiltnursemidwives.org Bio: Mavis N. Schorn, CNM, phd, is a certified nurse-midwife and director of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery educational program in Nashville, Tenn. Filmmaker: Dimitri labarge
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Being Prepared Before You Bring Your Baby Home
As most parents can tell you, the day you bring your child home is one of the best days of your life. However, as much as it can be exhilarating, it can be just as frightening. Everyone knows that there is a lot that is demanded of the parents. When it comes to babies. Their 24 hour a day seven days a week care schedule can be very daunting.
That’s why it’s very important to be completely prepared before the baby comes home. That means that you should have all your supplies ready, and stored in a very organized manner so that you’ll be able to find things in a flash. It’s very crucial that you shop for all these things before you bring the baby home.
If you are considering nursing your baby, it would be in your benefits to invest in a double breast pump. This will really save you time and can also bring you extra time where you can relax and someone else can feed the baby. Remember, you will be going round the clock and it can be very exhausting. In addition to that, you will be recovering from the birth. So, pumping some milk will give you a much needed break.
Always buy quality products that are developed to provide protection to your baby. Such things, like a Graco car seat should be on the top of your list. Besides the styles that you can choose from, there are also different patterns as well. But, that’s not what you should really be worrying about. Your child’s protection is your number one job. Learn how to use it properly and install it in the car, ensuring that the seat belts are adjusted to fit your baby.
A good many parents often forget to purchase some baby bath towels. That really is an important item. Baby soft skinned needs some soft towels. You will need at least two sets of towels so that you can use one while you’re watching the others. You should remember that a baby needs baths, quite often as they can get kind of dirty. Don’t forget that those towels as well as all her laundry should be done with baby detergent.
There is a long list of things that you’ll need and absolutely have to have before your baby comes home. Things like diapers, receiving blankets, bibs, changing pads and the like.
Your nursery should be well organized, and all your items that should be properly stored. You don’t want a cluttered room. What you’re aiming for is a calm and peaceful room that is soothing and comforting to your baby.
Preparing The Bath For Baby
Sometimes people think the only hard part of raising children comes when they are teens. That is, until they have one of their own. Then you understand that babies are helpless without you. Having a little one dependent on you is a huge responsibility.
A new parent often finds the experience nearly overwhelming. Usually, there are family and friends to ask for advice. And many books on the subject of raising children are available. But books are never the same as real life. And you cannot ask the author for clarification at midnight.
If you are not used to babies, you may be very nervous about handling them. New fathers, especially, often worry about hurting them. And sometimes they do, though often from not holding them firmly enough, rather than being too rough.
Safety is extremely important with babies and one of the critical times to exercise great care is during bath time. Bath time is normally once per day at the least. Often, it is more than that because it is easier to bathe them if the diaper is really messy. You will want to ensure that you have what you need to bathe your baby in comfort and safety.
First of all, you need to think about where you are going to give your baby a bath. A normal tub is too large. You will hurt yourself trying to use it and the baby can be more easily hurt as well. A large enough sink could work but this is not so comfortable. However, you can purchase one of the many baby bath tubs that you can be sure will be clean and comfortable for your little one.
One brand of baby tub worth taking a look at is the Spa Baby. In a typical tub, the baby will have to lay back which feels uncomfortable and unnatural. This tub is deeper so that the baby can sit up. This keeps him warmer as the water better covers him. He is safer as he can sit up and keep his head above the water. And he is more comfortable as it is more like the environment he just came from.
Naturally, safety is still a concern with these tubs as well. You should never leave an infant or small child in a bath unsupervised. But with proper preparation, baby bath time will be fun and free of stress for baby and parents alike.
Wives Tales and Pregnancy
Wives Tales and Pregnancy
It’s all great to hear advice during your pregnancy, especially unwelcome advice. I’m sure you’ve been told by one person or another how to live. Am I right? It only gets worse the further along in your pregnancy you are. Someone will want to tell you that you shouldn’t bend, or walk a certain way, not to pick up a baby in case you hurt the one in your stomach or put yourself in labor. As the pregnancy gets closer to the due date you’ll be told many different home remedies of how to put yourself in labor. Got a headache? Someone can tell you exactly what to drink to get rid of it without any medication, remember it is important to ask a doctor before trying to take something you’ve never tried before doing it. But the most fun I have during the course of the 9-10 months stretch is hearing all the wives tales, also known as myths.
I’m pretty sure you aren’t going to even care at this point what sex the baby is, all you want is for the morning sickness to stop. You may even be counting down the days until the first trimester is over. Chances are if you morning sickness someone is bound to tell you what sex of the baby is. One wives tale is if you are having severe morning sickness is a sign you are having a girl.
Here’s a wives tale that is a lot of fun and you can test it on everyone in your household. Take a thin piece of string or your hair, slide your ring down it, hold it above your belly and let the ring dangle above it. If the rings spins in a circle it is a boy, but if it goes from one side to the other, it is a girl. Once you’ve tried it out on your tummy, get someone in your house and do it above their hand. Does the ring spin in a circle above your husband’s hand? Hmm, is it really and old wives tale or is there really something to it?
Many women claim to suffer from bouts of heartburn during the pregnancy, according to the old wives tell this would mean your baby will be born with a head full of hair.
Right before the end of your first trimester your doctor will listen to your baby’s heart rate, this is to make sure the baby is doing alright. The wives tale goes, if the heart rate is high it is a girl and a low one is a boy.
Ever have someone tell you that you are carrying high or low and wonder what that really means? Basically if you are carrying your baby low it is closer to your abdomen, a high baby is closer to your chest. Look at yourself in the mirror. How is your baby sitting? The old tale says that if you are carrying high it is a girl, carrying low is a boy.
Wives tales can be a lot of fun but keep in mind these aren’t fact. Don’t go preparing your child’s room just because one of these told you, you were going to have a girl.
