Category: Parenting

Male birth control could be the future – but are men ready?

On March 25 of this year, researchers of the Los Angeles BioMed Research Institute and the University of Washington successfully completed a 28-day trial of a male birth control pill that is designed to restrict sperm production. Although the pill has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal and has yet to receive FDA approval, […]

What every mom needs to have before the baby arrives

If you are going to be a first-time mom, your list of baby necessities is probably out of control. Like most moms, you have probably thought that you will need to have everything if you want to do the whole parenting thing right, however, you will probably discover that there is no such thing as […]

How Much Sleep Do Teens Need? 

Times are constantly changing. The changes in time come with changes in our bodies. Along with changes in our bodies comes the difference in our needs and requirements. One of the most important components that our body requires from the onset of life is adequate sleep. We need to familiarize with our sleeping patterns. Sleeping […]

Is My Child Ready for a Booster Seat?

Car seats are incredibly useful and essential additions to have when you are traveling with your child. These additional seats can use either their built-in harness to restrict your child’s movements or elevate your child so that the seat belt designed by car manufacturers for an adult’s body fits safely and adequately onto the child. […]

Mommie Dearest: Add Water Births To The List Of Confusing Choices For Expectant Moms

Birth: one of the most private, personal and intimate moments of a woman’s life. And for good reason — most usually end with a baby being pushed out of a vagina, and that’s pretty damn intimate. Yet at the same time, how one births has been long debated, challenged, and talked about in public, with […]

Compare one fertility clinic with another? Reading Between the Lines: IVF Statistics

Because there are numerous ways in which statistics can be stated, fertility clinics can present their results in a way which shows them in the most favorable light… but does not give you the whole picture. When rates are stated per cycle initiated, it means that every patient who enters that clinic’s IVF program is […]