Diana Stone posted that plea on Friday the 27th of April over twitter when she found out that there was a leak in the amniotic sac holding her twin boys. They went to the hospital in El Paso Texas, The University Medical Center, only to be told that she needed to induce labor so that… Continue Reading
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Pregnant Man – Are They Really The Stronger Sex?
Pregnant man, Thomas Beatie, has made quite the stir among the childbirth community. As he started out a woman, his ability to conceive and bear children is “sort of” natural. There is another man, however, that was never a woman, who decided to take on the challenge of labor to decide whether men or women… Continue Reading
Scott and Jodi Ferris – An Update
For those of you following the Scott and Jodi Ferrisordeal here is a quick update on what is happening… Nick Malawskey from the Patriot News shares A Williamstown couple has filed a civil lawsuit against Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center seeking unspecified damages for what they describe as a series of errors by the… Continue Reading
Breastfeeding – 911 For New Moms
Breastfeeding for new moms can be way intimidating. You have social pressure against nursing in public, it can be painful (though if done right it shouldn’t be), it is a struggle to get your milk established and keep up with having a life, and quite frankly it is hard to get coherent, honest information about… Continue Reading
Alicia Silverstone Premastication – Gross or Groovy?
Alicia Silverstone premastication practitioner says “People have been feeding their kids that way for thousands of years. It’s a weaning process. It’s just a thing that has been going on for thousands of years and I didn’t think I was inventing anything. “I wasn’t saying this was anything somebody should do. I wasn’t trying to be… Continue Reading
Nesting For Baby The Mad Dash Before Baby Comes
Nesting for baby is the feeling we all get a few weeks before our bodies need to focus on the coming labor and delivery. There is a sudden burst of energy, our minds go a million miles a minute and everything must be done yesterday! For some reason the expecting mother’s mind only extends to… Continue Reading
Snookie Fears Highlight Dangers of Drinking and Pregnancy
Snookie, the Jersey Shore celebrity, just found out she is pregnant – we say a hearty Congratulations to her! She is apparently worried however because of the dangers of drinking and pregnancy since she admits to partying a bit too much before she found out she was pregnant. Drinking and Pregnancy Entertainmentwise has this to… Continue Reading
That Test We All Dread As Women
An online friend of mine who is sometimes over the top – really I think that is why I like her writing, has written a poem that speaks to me. So what is the test we all dread as women? We all know…Here is her poem Back in The Stirrups of Dread The stirrups of… Continue Reading
Exercising While Pregnant Is It Good?
Perhaps you are wondering about exercising while pregnant. Well, exercising is good. You might want to consider how much exercise you were doing before you found out you were pregnant and not suddenly go overboard in the workout department. Kelley Barten, a community blogger up in Oregon, who is an avid runner and pregnant has… Continue Reading
Teenage Pregnancy A Product of Underage Dating?
Teenage pregnancy has been a problem through out history, more so in recent history as the availability of birth control and abortion has entered the picture. There was a time not so long ago that teenage pregnancy had a serious stigma attached to it. Girls that got pregnant outside of marriage were shunned and often… Continue Reading