What to Eat When You're Eating for Two

Eating right is important all the time, but it takes on a new level of magnitude when a woman is pregnant. We all know that the old saying, "eating for two," doesn't mean you can gorge yourself on junk food, but it does mean that moms-to-be need to get the most nutrition they can out of every bite. Understanding what foods will pack the most nutritional bang for their buck is important for pregnant women. Our guide to pregnancy nutrition information is loaded with eating advice for mommies in the making.

Does Prenatal Testing Make a Pregnancy Safer?

You're definitely excited about the news that you are finally pregnant which is absolutely fantastic, however, the good news also left a concern.  Why?  Being over the age of forty during pregnancy means you will likely need to consider the controversial subject of prenatal genetic testing. 

Following the Growth of Your Baby During the Second Trimester, Miracle In the Making

Following the growth of your baby during your pregnancy is one of the most wondrous things for any parent-to-be. The fetal changes in the second trimester are perhaps some of the most pronounced throughout the entire pregnancy. A fetus in the second trimester changes dramatically and goes from being just an inconspicuous egg into a little person.  It is truly astonishing to see the fetal changes in the second trimester.

Baby Begins to Make Her Presence Known!

As your belly starts to expand in leaps and bounds each day, you will start to feel more and more pregnant. The second trimester pregnancy is usually a wonderful time for most expectant moms and you will learn so much about your bodies. This part of your pregnancy goes from month 4 to month 6 with huge changes being made to your growing baby and therefore to you as well. Here is what to expect in the second trimester of your pregnancy.

Que Sera, Sera!  Whatever will be, will be!  Mommy's Nose or Daddy's Toes?

Babies, those cute little "mini-me" bundles of joy, don't we feel elated when holding them?  When we address them by name we have completed the circle of creation, accepting the child into our evolving clan.  Partly of ourselves and yet somehow partly a unique and distinct little human operating under his or her own power.  Your first sense of its significance is that the name of the child becomes, over a lifetime, a clue to his or her identity.  Choose wisely!

Create a Birth Plan to Outline Your Wishes for Your Delivery

A birth plan is a plan that you will sit down and write out with your birthing partner or another person you wish to be involved in the birthing process.  Together, new parents may describe and request a preferred birth environment and a suggested plan for pain management for the mother. This is the best time to decide what you want to happen if it becomes medically necessary to change your plan as well. Other details such as family members invited to be part of the birth will be included.  Do you wish to have your baby's birth filmed, photographed.  It's good to get details in beforehand and then alterations may be anticipated.  Finally  wrap your plan up by stating how you want your newborn to be taken care of directly after the birth.  Your choices depend upon the physician attending and the hospital that you chose to give birth in.

When You Need to Know

Once upon a time when a woman thought she might be pregnant the fast and easy way to find out was having blood drawn and a three day wait. Now with early pregnancy tests technology and the ability to identify hormonal changes found in the woman’s urine. Today’s fast and easy  PG tests can be done at home and detect these hormones days before the first missed period.

Cutting Edge Baby Making

"Can We Really? Make Sure It's a He?  And His Eyes Will Be Green, Like Mine?  And He Won't Be Bald at 32, Like Daddy?"  News of late is not so much can you genetically engineer your baby but should you genetically alter your unborn child. The idea is devisive among scientists and theologians who have been weighing in along with medical professionals.  They include those who see the hopeful possibility

Old Fashioned Ways to Family Plan the Details

"...And we shall raise a family.....A Boy for you... a Girl for me."  The dreams that many couples dream as they plan their families, may include hopes and preferrences of how many kids, what sex and how far apart.  Many couples embark upon the joys of parenthood unwilling to wait through a full term pregnancy not knowing their baby's sex. Thanks to the technology and the sonographers, the ability to predict is fairly accurate these days. 

When Donor Insemination is Right

It's no big secret that a large number of couples have difficulty conceiving. Significant numbers of both men and women have a problem with infertility and in America a quarter of these couples successfully conceived with the aid of donor insemination. When considering the number of fertility options couples have they know donor insemination offers them a fresh opportunity when all else fails.