I recently heard a story about a woman who got an interesting discount, just because she was pregnant. She went into a sandwich shop for lunch one day, ordered her food and then was told that she got 10% off. She thought maybe the sandwich was on special and sat down to eat. Before she [...]
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By Brent N. Davidson, M.D.
Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your baby. It’s an exciting time and you probably have a lot on your mind anticipating the arrival of your new baby. It’s also a time that presents an opportunity to do something extraordinary for your baby and your family – the opportunity to preserve [...]
Tags: bank, birth, cancer, Cord Blood, Pregnancy, preserve, save, store, treatment
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by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Perfect Parenting and Kid Cooperation
Question
What are the signs of thrush? If we have it, how do we get rid of it?
Learn about it
Thrush (Candida albicans) is a common yeast infection that occurs in a baby’s mouth and diaper area, and on a nursing mother’s nipples. It is almost always harmless, [...]
Tags: Baby, bottle, Breastfeeding, diaper, Health, mom, mouth, nipple, nursing, rash, signs, thrush, treatment, white, yeat
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Unlike the baby blues, postpartum depression is a severe form of depression that affects 10-20% of new mothers and at times new fathers after the birth of their baby. It may not easily pass, and in some cases medical intervention may be necessary. It can normally be diagnosed as early as one month postpartum, after [...]
Tags: anxiety, Baby, baby blues, depression, guilt, insomnia, irritability, mom, new, postpartum, psychosis, sadness, treatment
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One of the most common causes of severe diarrhea among infants and children is a virus that most mothers have never even heard of…the Rotavirus. Until my first son got it, and was hospitalized because of it, I had never heard of it. After that experience I made sure that my second son received the [...]
Tags: Baby, dehydration, diarrhea, fever, Health, hospital, pain, pediatrician, rotavirus, treatment, vaccine, vomitting
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