Importance of Education
It has taken me some time to sit down and write what I have been thinking about these days. Over the past fews weeks I have learned so many of my closest friends are pregnant or about to give birth. Wanting to be pregnant myself, I find myself constantly thinking about birth, nutrition, labor, different [...]
Study: Breast-Feeding Would Save Lives, Money
August 7, 2010 by Marcie
Filed under Breastfeeding, Nutrition
The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. Those startling results, published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, are only an estimate. But several experts who reviewed [...]
Natural Childbirth Necessities
June 8, 2010 by Marcie
Filed under Natural Childbirth, Nutrition
A rush of emotions. A little stick. Will it be pink or blue? What do you do now? Pregnancy can be a wonderful experience that is full of excitement and love and anxiety and tension. There are a lot of decisions to be made and you must face the realization (whether it’s your first or [...]
Pregnancy Health Trackers
May 12, 2010 by Marcie
Filed under Labor, Natural Childbirth, Nutrition
Pregnancy Health Trackers While researching worksheets and labor topics I came across this website that had some great information. The worksheets include tracking your exercise, nutrition, fetal kicks, mom’s growth, and and perineal massage. You can reporduce the worksheets just by printing and its free. Enjoy this site and what it has to offer.
