pregnancy

Water Aerobics Reduces Pain in Childbirth

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:40 -0600

Water aerobics may help reduce the pain of childbirth. A new study shows that women who take classes during pregnancy are significantly less likely to ask for pain medication during delivery.

Canola Oil May Affect Breast Cancer Risk

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:02:57 -0600

Early research shows the type of oil a woman consumes during pregnancy could influence her daughter's breast cancer risk years later.

Obesity 'caused before birth'

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:03:51 -0600

A high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that cause over-eating and obesity, research suggests.

Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates - Exercise with Baby

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:57:54 -0600

If you like pilates and/or yoga, this is for you. It's quick (only 25 minutes) and fun to do. My baby is now 7 months old so it's getting difficult to do the exercices with him (he moves to much) so don't hesitate to start 6 weeks after giving birth...

Fat Cravings May Start in Womb

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:01:10 -0600

Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may foster fat cravings that start in the womb and last into adulthood, according to researchers from The Rockefeller University.

The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:15:20 -0600

Martha Sears, William & Linda Hughey Holt

This book is the ONLY one I needed, although I had others including the terrible "What to Expect" book. This book is a treat to read. Dr. Sears takes a positive approach so there's none of that alarmist tone that tends to find its way into so many books...

Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?: Unexplained Infertility, Miscarriage & IVF Failure - Explained and Treated

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:15:07 -0600

Alan E. Beer, Julia Kantecki & Jane Reed

This is an invaluable resource for patients, OBs, and especially REs. If you've suffered just one m/c, do not blindly accept your OB's advice to simply try again w/o doing any research. After giving birth to a healthy boy, I had my 1st m/c at age 33. My...

Before Your Pregnancy: A 90 Day Guide for Couples on How to Prepare for a Healthy Conception

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:13:32 -0600

Amy Ogle & Lisa Mazzullo

I am usually too lazy to bother to type reviews. However, I HAD to write on on this book. If you are like me in that you want from a pre-pregnancy/pregnancy book:- thoroughness- inclusiveness- reliability- readibilitythen you will not be disppointed by...

Before I Was Born (God's Design for Sex)

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:13:29 -0600

Carolyn Nystrom

My husband and I have two boys under the age of ten and we are facing issues with sex. Our children are hearing about sex from children at school and on the bus. We are a Christian family and want our children to have Christian views on something so...

Husband-Coached Childbirth (Fifth Edition): The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:13:23 -0600

Robert A. Bradley, Marjie Hathaway, Jay Hathaway & James Hathaway

...who said that it's like taking your lower lip, stretching it over your head, and stapling it to the back of your neck, then you're thinking, like most women, "Why on EARTH would I want a natural childbirth?" Well, I've done it both ways now. After...