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Jewelry gifts for mothers are a great opportunity to let kids show their affection. Learn about jewelry gifts for mothers with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
A baby bump is fortunately or unfortunately something you can't really hide. Learn about evening wear for expectant mothers with help from a fashion expert in this free video clip.
You don't have to wear enhancer while tanning but you will need to use a tanning lotion or oil. Find out if you have to wear an enhancer while tanning with help from an expert with a background in cosmetology in this free video clip.
Preparing baby carrots is one thing - preparing low-calorie baby carrots is something else entirely. Learn about a low-calorie way to prepare baby carrots with help from a chef and the owner of a New York catering service in this free video clip.
Certain inner thigh workouts are recommended for women who are pregnant for a variety of reasons. Learn more about inner thigh workouts for pregnant women with help from a celebrity peak performance coach and fitness minister in this free video clip.
Just because its sunny at the beginning of a marathon doesn't mean the weather won't try to throw you a curve ball or two. Dress if it rains during a marathon with help from a health and wellness expert in this free video clip.
Installing oak stair treads gives homeowners many design options including staining, painting and varnishing to create a look that matches the decorating vision. Oak comes in colors ranging from blond to pink-brown, depending on the species. Oak has the durability to stand up to foot traffic and remain solid and secure. Properly preparing a new oak stair tread is necessary to keep the stairs safe and strong.
As children enter the toddler stage of development, they display egocentric behaviors resulting from the inability to see any perspective other than their own. During this time, toddlers demand a lot of attention and quickly throw fits when they don't get their way. Newborn babies threaten toddlers' ideas that the world revolves around only them. While parents see babies as welcome additions to the family, toddlers may perceive them as competition for parental love and attention. By combating your toddler's jealousy of a new baby, you nurture a healthy relationship between them.
The first few months of a new baby's life can be trying enough for parents, but if your toddler is jealous and upset about the new arrival too, matters can be made worse. Many children experience envy about a new baby and feel replaced or rejected, leading to the toddler throwing tantrums or otherwise acting up. As a parent, you can lessen the effect of jealously and help toddlers accept the new arrival.
When someone has a baby, one of the most exciting parts is bringing the baby home for the first time. If you have a friend or family member who has just had a baby, make the arrival home more memorable by creating a welcoming poster or wreath and hanging it on the front door of the home before the parents and their baby arrive. The parents might be inclined to keep this special memento and show it to their child when she's old enough to appreciate it.
Belly casts are plaster casts made of the abdomen and torso area of pregnant women as a keepsake. If you want to display your belly cast by hanging it on a wall, one method for this is mounting it to a painter's canvas. Combine this with a decorative frame and, perhaps, a coat of paint to make it a real work of art.
Receiving paid maternity leave is a fringe benefit and is therefore not a guarantee for every full-time or part-time employee across the country. Federal law guarantees many employees across the nation unpaid leave for childbirth, but the decision to pay workers for the time away from the job rests, in most cases, solely with the employer.
If you are expecting a child, it is important that you be able to provide for your family, and obtaining a college degree is one of the best ways to ensure that you can earn the wages you need. At the time of publication, there aren't any Pennsylvania grants specifically for pregnant women. However, there are many other sources of financial aid that may be available for such individuals.
New baby wreaths are a cute alternative to diaper cakes for the arrival of new babies. These wreaths can be made with a variety of new baby essentials, including diapers, onesies, socks, rattles, pacifiers, small stuffed toys and small lotions and shampoos. New baby wreaths can be given as homecoming gifts or used as baby shower decorations.
Business travel may be an easy item to trim when faced with budget cuts. However, the relationships you build in traveling, and the ability to meet in person with clients and coworkers can be important. There are ways to reduce the frequency of travel to save money. Although not all travel can be eliminated, you can cut back on it significantly. Prioritizing trips is the key.
Expecting a child is a joyous occasion, but many parents need financial assistance. A pregnant woman requires special care and stability, which promotes a healthier pregnancy. Proper nutrition, medical care and financial support are basic requirements for a pregnancy with limited complications. The federal government supplies grants for qualified pregnant women to support the purchase of food, medical care and other basic expenses related to raising a child.
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires covered employers to allow their eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for qualified medical reasons. It allows female employees to use leave for prenatal and postnatal care and to bond with their newborns. Although the leave is unpaid, employers may have to pay their employees for earned vacation, personal or sick pay, if they provide them. Employers required to comply with the act are government employers, schools, and private employers with at least 50 employees. The employees must be within 75 miles and must have…
California has multiple programs in place to assist low- and middle-income pregnant women. These programs emphasize prenatal care. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program and provides assistance to pregnant women based on financial need. The income guidelines to qualify for Medi-Cal due to pregnancy are higher than those for qualifying for Medi-Cal for other reasons, such as disability or age.
The benefits of self-employment include autonomy, flexibility and professional fulfillment, but planning maternity leave (or paternity leave for that matter) as a self-employed professional presents additional challenges. According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, 11 percent of employees have access to employer-paid family leave; so self-employed professionals have plenty of company in the search for leave benefits.
During a haircut, stray hairs fall behind yours ears, down the nape of your beck and through your shirt collar onto your shoulders. If the hairs are dry, they can have the same effect as an ultra-strength itching powder. The urge to scratch during your haircut can grow unbearable, but there are methods of coping with it. With a simple request, most barbershops and salons will help make your haircut as comfortable as possible.
Low-income pregnant women in South Carolina may be eligible for Medicaid through a program called Optional Coverage for Women and Infants. Medicaid is a comprehensive health care program that's jointly funded by the federal government and South Carolina. Pregnant women are eligible for full Medicaid coverage from the start of pregnancy until 60 days after the pregnancy ends.
The Medicaid program provides healthcare coverage for certain groups of individuals who are recognized as eligible by federal or state law. Medicaid coverage is considered mandatory for some applicants, including low-income pregnant women. If you're expecting a child and lack adequate medical coverage, you may be eligible to receive prenatal and postnatal care through the Medicaid program.
Marsupials are a group of mammals that reside primarily in the Australian region of the world. These are nonplacental mammals that experience a shorter gestation period than their placental mammal counterparts. Because of this absence of a placenta, the young instead find their way into a pouch, or marsupium.
Of all the conditions that afflict people, drooling while asleep is probably among the least alarming. Still, the condition can be annoying if it disrupts your sleep and embarrassing if you share a bed. Sleep slobbering actually has a medical name: sialorrhea is the act of salivating during sleep.
People fast for different reasons. Some fasts are motivated by religious or spiritual reasons, while others may be health or medically related. Fasting requires strict mental and physical self-discipline and restraint. If you are fasting, you may experience severe hunger pangs. Fortunately, there are ways to deal with hunger pangs and alleviate or reduce your discomfort.
Newborn babies come with a long list of needs, but some needs have a much higher importance than others because tiny babies can't live without certain items. These essential tools help parents properly care for their infants, so their little ones thrive. Get the most important items first and worry about additional luxury items later. Buy items you need to keep your baby fed, safe, warm and comfortable. Then go shopping for "extras" such as toys and expensive strollers.
Etiology is defined as the study of the causes of a disease. Without etiology, doctors would not be able to properly treat their charges. There are many different types of etiology, ranging from the natural to the unusual. The internal symptoms and physical evidence of each disease helps doctors to diagnose the patient with a possible disease.
If you are a breeder and your female has successfully tied with a male, familiarizing yourself with normal signs of pregnancy is important. Although female dogs are completely capable of carrying puppies, and have been doing so for many years, owner intervention is needed in the event something goes wrong with the pregnancy. Understanding week-by-week development of your female's pregnancy will help you understand what is normal and what is not.
A seizure is the result of an electrical misfiring in the brain, leading to physical, sensory or behavioral symptoms. Cats can have seizures, including seizures during sleep. However, in comparison to dogs, it is quite rare for cats to experience seizures. According to University of Floria veterinary neurologist R.D. Clemmons, fewer than 1 percent of the feline population has a seizure disorder.
Most of the time, it is assumed that foods are the cause of nausea. Many people have sensitive stomachs and cannot tolerate certain foods, such as fried or spicy foods. However, there are some foods that can actually aide in making nausea go away. These foods are especially helpful to pregnant women, who in their first trimester (and sometimes ongoing) have a hard time keeping foods down due to morning sickness. Knowing the foods that can help alleviate nausea will help those with sensitive tummies feel much better without feeling like they have to avoid foods altogether.
Weight gain and cellulite are two of the many things pregnant women have to deal with. Even though sufficient weight gain is essential to the health of your baby, cellulite is not. This cottage cheese-like skin is not a pleasant sight and can add to your insecurities while pregnant. Understanding healthy pregnancy weight gain and learning about the causes of and treatments for cellulite, during pregnancy, may help you deal with them better.
You can never be too thorough when it comes to your health during pregnancy, but some expectant mothers tend to forget the importance of oral health. The state of your mouth is important to both your health and the health of your fetus. Neglecting your teeth now can cause some serious problems in your pregnancy down the road.
Expectant moms often live far away from family and friends, making it difficult for their loved ones to share their excitement about the new baby on the way. In particular, throwing a baby shower for a mom-to-be may seem an impossible task. However, thanks to technological advances, even though you may not be able to gather everyone in the same room, there are several ways you can celebrate a new baby through a long distance baby shower.
A baby who is getting close to the time of birth will normally postion itself vertically in the mother's womb, known as the vertex position. If this repositioning does not happen, the baby is considered to be breech. The umbilical cord may be compromised in this position and as such, the death rate for breech babies is four times higher than that of babies in the vertex position.
Fraternal twins are the most common of all twin babies and occur up to 75 percent of the time. Fraternal twins have two placentas that can fuse into one, but unlike identical twins, fraternal twins are no more genetically similar than any two siblings with the same biological parents. Like identical twins, fraternal twins can look very much alike, making it difficult to distinguish whether they are identical or fraternal.
Expanding your family is an important decision. Once you add a baby to your family, whether you are a first time parent or a veteran parent, your life will be forever changed. One of the most important tasks you will have as a parent is to bond with your new baby. One way to do this is through regular skin-to-skin contact, and a convenient way to provide this type of contact is to hold your baby in a wrap, which will support her while holding her close to your chest. Holding your baby in a wrap may have additional benefits,…
During pregnancy, the uterus expands up and out as the fetus grows. The fundus is the technical term for the top of the uterus. Measuring the fundal height involves measuring the uterus from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus. Although somewhat antiquated with the increased use of ultrasound technology to monitor fetal growth, measuring fundal height continues to be a useful way to gain an idea of how the fetus develops throughout the pregnancy.
Co-sleepers that convert into playpens, bassinets and changing tables provide all of the benefits of having four separate pieces of baby gear without sacrificing a lot of space and money. Arm's Reach Concepts' Co-Sleeper Mini allows parents to sleep side-by-side with their baby in a safe environment. The co-sleeper converts fairly easily to a playpen, providing a secure area for the child to play.
IQ refers to a person's "Intelligence Quotient," or the number meant to measure a person's intelligence in relation to his or her age group. The average IQ falls in the range of 70 to 130, and about 95% of the population falls into this range. Though IQ level cannot be completely controlled, there are some factors in a child's early environment that can affect IQ.
Finding a new job while pregnant can prove a difficult task. Although employers are not legally allowed to discriminate against individuals due to the fact that they are pregnant, your with-child status could play a part in their decision-making process. Many companies are less than eager to hire women who are pregnant for a number of reasons, including the need to allow for maternity leave or the potentially false belief that the woman might leave after she has the child. To make your chances of landing that job while pregnant as strong as possible, consider some simple things you can…
According to the Children's Hospital Boston, the average weight of a newborn is 7.6 pounds. If your baby weighs below 5.5 lbs. when born, he has a low birth weight. A baby's birth weight is influenced by many factors ranging from the size of the mother's uterus and her medical health, to the age of the mother and her dental condition. To prevent having a low birth weight baby, there are various precautions you can take before and during your pregnancy.
One common recommendation health care providers give pregnant women is to take a daily prenatal vitamin. While expectant mothers want to do what is best for their babies, some women wonder if taking a prenatal is worth the effort, especially if the vitamins upset their stomachs or if morning sickness makes them too queasy to swallow pills. However, even though taking a prenatal vitamin may be difficult at times, taking the vitamins throughout pregnancy provides a variety of benefits.
Fraternal twins are the most common type of twins, where nearly 75 percent of twins are fraternal. As opposed to identical twins where one egg is fertilized with one sperm and splits into multiple embryos, fraternal twins are actually two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm, in a process known as dizygotic. This happens due to a number of contributing factors such as age, fertility treatments and heredity.
Adequate weight gain is critical to a baby's health. During the first week of life, babies may lose 5 to 10 percent of their birth weight according to the American Pregnancy Association, but they should regain that weight by 14 days. For the next four months, babies gain around 5 to 7 ounces each week. Failure to meet these weight goals may indicate your baby isn't eating enough, isn't absorbing nutrients adequately or may suffer from a physical problem such as reflux or a milk intolerance. If you have concerns about your baby's weight gain, monitoring her growth can help…
Children's brains are growing and changing at a rapid rate, while the brains of people over the age of 30 change very slowly. It isn't surprising that the two groups frequently misunderstand each other. Children, because of their mental state and their relatively short experience in the world, often engage in thought processes that strike adults as irrational and even bizarre.
Protestant Christian churches often encourage parents to dedicate their infants instead of baptizing them, as is often done in the Catholic and Orthodox churches. A baby's dedication service is a time for the parents to thank God for the gift of their baby and express their desire that the child be raised in the church.
Adding a new baby to your family is an exciting event. However, if you have a 10-year-old you may worry about how he will feel about the new sibling -- and may want to find a way to ease the transition for him. School-age children tend to adjust to a new baby easier than younger children do; But they may still worry about where they will fit in when the baby arrives -- and they may feel jealous of the attention the baby gets. By adequately preparing your 10-year-old for his new sibling, you can increase the odds that the…
The last three months of pregnancy are an exciting time as your baby's every move -- now strong enough to feel frequently -- serve as a reminder that the due date is just around the corner. Babies in the third trimester will kick, punch, toss and turn as they continue to develop.
The term "sunny-side up" refers to a baby's posterior position inside the womb. This occurs when the baby turns in utero until the back of her head is pressing against the back of the mother's pelvis. The posterior position can make labor more difficult and may lead to the need for a caesarean section if the baby's face is in the incorrect position. Luckily, there are ways for a woman to know if her baby is sunny-side up.
Teenagers need a sufficient amount of sleep to learn effectively and maintain good physical health. Psychologists have found that teenagers need just over nine hours of sleep each night. A Brown University Medical School sleep survey of over 3,000 high school students revealed that only 15 percent of students sleep eight and a half hours or more per night. Insufficient sleep leads to poor academic performance and behavioral issues.
