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Eight Ways Dads Can Help During Labor

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Eight Ways Dads Can Help During Labor

  Deal (calmly and firmly) with hospital staff and family. If you’ve hired a labor assistant she (or he) will take on the task of making sure hospital staff and family follow your partner’s wishes when it coms to visits and medical interventions. If not it’s up to you to be your partner’s … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Labor and Delivery, Featured, Parenting (general and dads)

Stretch Marks: What Can You Do?

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Stretch Marks: What Can You Do?

I ‘m 35 weeks pregnant and I have gained a lot of weight and I’m starting to feel very insecure about my body, I would to start exercising but I’m just way too tired. Is there anything you can recomend I do so I can start a routine now. And not get lazy and unhealthy later. And is there anything you … [Read more…]

Filed Under: 3rd Trimester, Parenting (general and dads) Tagged With: stretch marks, striae, weight gain, retinols, skin care, skin, skincare, moisturizers

Preparing a Sibling-to-Be for Baby

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Preparing a Sibling-to-Be for Baby

Worried about how your child will react to being a new brother or sister? Tips for smoothing the transition. How a child adapts to a new baby depends a lot on age and their individual personality. While an older child may be excited about his new “big brother” status and adapt well, a toddler may … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Pregnancy (general), Featured, Parenting (general and dads) Tagged With: siblings, big sisters, big brothers

Help! I’m Pregnant and My Husband Doesn’t Help Enough!

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Help! I’m Pregnant and My Husband Doesn’t Help Enough!

My hubby and I just found out we were pregnant a few weeks ago and my first trimester symptoms are really kicking in. I feel like I have the flu and I am so tired and nauseous all the time. The housework is barely getting done. I work 40 hrs a week plus I have two other children. He gets so upset if … [Read more…]

Filed Under: 1st Trimester, Featured, Parenting (general and dads) Tagged With: relationships, housework, chores

Six Ways to Find New-Parent Friends

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Being home with baby all day can be a lonely job. Even if you have a lot of friends a baby’s schedule of early to bed and naps can make it a challenge to find time to socialize, unless your friends also happen to be parents of young children. And while infants are completely happy being entertained … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Parenting (general and dads)

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