One topic no pregnant woman who is scheduled for normal childbirth can escape from is how to deal with labor pain. If it’s your first baby especially, you’ll probably be wondering how labor is going to feel like and if you’ll be able to manage the pain well enough. Continue reading
Conceiving a child and procreating is a natural human tendency. Many of us are blessed with children. However, some couples do face obstacles in their journey towards parenthood. Continue reading
Making an effort to kick bad habits before becoming pregnant (or upon discovering you are pregnant!) is truly a selfless act of love for the life you are about to carry within your body. Continue reading
Diaper rash — It is almost inevitable that babies should get bouts of it before the age of three. For parents, it’ll help to know how to treat it and prevent it from getting worse. Continue reading
Being a baby may seem like the easiest thing in the world — just sleeping most of the time, playing, and waiting to be fed, changed, and cuddled. Still, things can get quite uncomfortable with newborns who have a gas that’s hard to pass out. Continue reading
The time has come for you to go back to work and here you are, looking for a good daycare for your child. OR… perhaps you feel that its time junior attended playschool or a pre-school, even? So choosing the right establishment, one that allows your child to be the best they can be, is crucial. Continue reading
The saying “two’s company, three’s a crowd” can be true for some new parents who are caught unaware. BabyTalk looks at some of the changes that have impacted the lives of many since the arrival of a new baby with suggestions on how to cope. Continue reading
Fertility health is not something women tend to worry about until calamity strikes and they find themselves not being able to conceive. Infertility may sound like a complicated issue, but in many cases, a woman finds it difficult to conceive because she is generally not healthy and has not been eating the right foods. Read on… Continue reading
You’ve probably heard the term spina bifida before. If pregnancy is part of your plans for the near future, it might be a good idea to learn more about this neural tube birth defect, which occurs when the bones of the spine don’t form properly around part of the baby’s spinal cord. There are three degrees of spina bifida that we know of, and they vary from mild to severe. Read on… Continue reading
As beautiful as pregnancy is, not every couple is up for it. Some may choose to remain childless while others may want to plan their pregnancy and have children at a certain time. This is where contraceptives come to play and these may include the use of hormones, devices, or surgery to avoid a pregnancy. Continue reading
