How to make a baby: The quick & dirty guide to getting pregnant
Jun 27, 2024 · Here’s our quick & dirty guide on how to make a baby. 1. Get prepared for getting pregnant. If you have the opportunity to spend a few months focusing on your well-being before trying to get pregnant, it can be helpful. Here are a few ways to prep for pregnancy: Schedule a preconception checkup.
Is a D&C an abortion? Experts weigh in on miscarriage care post-Roe
Oct 2, 2024 · A D&C is a procedure that involves dilating the cervix and using a spoon/straw-shaped tool (a curette) to remove the tissue from inside the uterus. Medically, it can be used for a missed miscarriage or for an abortion. It may also be used to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy. Related: Overturning Roe is about so much more than abortion.
Megan Fox Opens Up About Her Kids And Gender Identity
Sep 10, 2024 · Megan Fox/Instagram. In an emotional interview with Glamour UK, Megan Fox opened up about motherhood, fame, and how she teaches her kids about gender identity. Fox has three sons: Noah, 11, Bodhi, 10, and Journey, 7. She’s been open about Noah’s desire to wear dresses to express himself since he was a toddler, and the bullying he’s ...
Maternity Leave—16 Questions to Ask your Employer - Motherly
Jun 22, 2021 · This means maternity leave shouldn’t, in theory, have any impact on your vacation. You should be able to use your vacation immediately before or after your maternity leave. Be sure to clarify this with your employer as companies can have different policies on vacation accrual and usage. 5. Am I still eligible for my full bonus, or is it a ...
Contact Naps: When They Work and When They’re Too Much
Jun 13, 2023 · How to stop contact naps: 5 tips for transitioning. 1. Set up an environment that promotes sleep. Before you set your baby down in a crib or bassinet, make sure that they have a healthy sleep environment. Some things to think about are the temperature in the room, the lighting, noise level and set-up of the room.
5 surprising facts about giving birth the second time around
Let’s explore what you can anticipate during labor and birth: 1. Your second labor might go faster. While first labors usually last an average of 18 to 24 hours, second labors tend to clock in much shorter, with an average of about 8 hours. Certainly, this will vary, but many pregnant people do experience a faster birth the second time around.
9 Charities Helping Moms and Babies - Motherly
Dec 15, 2016 · Here are 9 charities helping moms and their babies around the world. 1. Every Mother Counts (EMC) More than 800 women die every day bringing life into the world — that’s one woman every 2 minutes. Knowing that access to proper health care can prevent 90 percent of these deaths, Christy Turlington Burns founded Every Mother Counts with one ...
Love Letter to Children's Books - Motherly
Oct 10, 2024 · A love letter to children’s books. When we read together with our children, it forms a cozy, safe space for connection and growth. By Tori Cordiano, Ph.D. October 10, 2024. canva. Books are a constant presence in a house full of children. They foster connection, sustain routines and shuffle children down the path of learning to read.
Mom Burnout: What It Is & How to Identify It - Motherly
Aug 15, 2024 · Mom burnout is decidedly not a new concept. What is new when talking about burnout in motherhood is that our risk for burnout is higher than ever before because of the type of lifestyle we’ve been subjected to—both during the pandemic and beyond.. During the pandemic peak, nearly 2 million women left the workforce in order to attend to caregiving duties at home because they needed to ...
Being a Single Mom Essay: The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
Being a single mom is the hardest, most empowering thing I’ve ever done. It isn’t easy—but it does teach you how strong you are. When I told my own mother that my husband and I were splitting up, the first thing she asked me was, “Are you sure?”. She’d raised my three siblings and I almost single-handedly and insisted that it was ...