Had a romp with your hubby on bed last night? Then it’s time for pregnancy test! Ya, we know you’re desperate to hear the good news. That’s why we’re here to tell you about home pregnancy tests, and more. Continue reading…

Facts About Home Pregnancy Tests

These kits are 99% effective, if used as per instructions. Even a urine pregnancy test conducted by your doctor has the same level of accuracy. You can easily get a...

There isn't anything more precious in this world than a beautiful newborn baby. One of the greatest joys in life comes from being the parent of a healthy baby boy or girl. The deep, emotional bond between mother and child begins in the womb. But not everyone is able to experience this joy in their lives, due to several factors, including age, and ailments like endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and ovarian cysts. If you are experiencing difficulties with getting pregnant, and have...

The Do's

Follow these helpful hints to ensure your spouse a healthy pregnancy:

• Get all her essential vitamins and minerals every day. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, women need a lot more iron when pregnant. And sometimes it's hard to get enough by eating alone. Ask your doctor if your spouse should be taking a daily prenatal vitamin or multivitamin.

• Get 400 micrograms (or 0.4 mg) of folic acid daily in her...

There is no limit for the advice that you will get for second trimester pregnancy diet. It might seem confusing with all sorts of suggestions coming from all around; however, one thing is certain that your baby is completely dependent on you for nutrition.

Therefore, you must prepare a pregnancy diet plan with the help of your doctor. In case you are diabetic, then you will have to follow a diabetic diet plan during pregnancy. A healthy diet ensures that you have a healthy...

The most sacred and safest place in life is the mother’s womb where life is started or at least it should be. It is now not safe at all. No unborn child is safe anymore. And we consider ourselves a civilized society, not even close.

Imagine that, we sacrifice our own children through abortion for our own personal selfishness and convenience. Centuries ago cultures did human sacrifices and we are horrified that a culture would do that. Well we...

The 17th week of pregnancy is perhaps the most exciting week of your pregnancy. This is because this is the usual time when you first start feeling the little life that is growing inside you. This starts off as little fluttering movements as the baby starts moving in the uterus. At first you may not even notice them but as they become more frequent, you will unconsciously place your hand on your stomach to see if you can feel anything. If you do have on extra weight, you may not feel it...

These births account for 75% of newborn deaths not related to malformations. The dramatic decline in newborn mortality in the US in the past 30 years is due to significant improvements in newborn intensive care, not a reduction in the number of babies born early. It is most discouraging that the rate of preterm birth in this country has not changed since recordkeeping began in the 1950's.

What is preterm birth?

There is a best time to conceive a baby girl and for couples who are wanting to influence the sex of their baby, this information is worth bearing in mind.

Research has shown that the vast majority of couples wanting to have a baby girl do so only because they have already had two or more baby boys. In days gone by, where families were larger, the odds of having a mix of each sex were much greater. Whereas families are naturally smaller now and many couples would prefer to...

When you are 26 weeks pregnant, you are in the second trimester of the pregnancy and almost at the third trimester stage. By this time, you are noticeably pregnant and your normal clothes no longer fit properly. Your stomach is starting to protrude and you may even be having slight contractions in your uterus. These contractions are called Braxton-Hicks contractions, sometimes referred to as false labor, but you are nowhere near going into labor yet. You probably don't even notice the...

When you reach your 34th week of pregnancy, you should start making preparations for the arrival of your little bundle of joy. This involves preparing for labour and birth. One of the ways in which you can do this is to start having perineal massages. You should do this every day in order to avoid an episiotomy during the birth. This is a small incision that the doctor handling the delivery may have to make in the perineum in order to enlarge the vagina so that baby can slip through...