Articles about "practicality" 12
Home birth
Lots of women choose to have their babies in the intimate surroundings of home and new statistics show that the percentage of home births in the UK has risen by seven per cent.
Your caregiver and you
You can receive prenatal care from either an obstetrician (OB-GYN) or nurse-midwife, and which ever you choose will also attend you at the birth of your baby.
Think carefully about wh . . .
Support for breastfeeding
Although
so many experts recommend breastfeeding as the best way of feeding your
baby and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be breastfed
up to 12 months of age (with exclusi . . .
Surrogacy
If
you’re not able to carry a baby because you have had a hysterectomy or have a
uterine malformation, or because you have a medical problem that makes
pregnancy dangerous for you, you might want t . . .
Home birth
If you are having a perfectly healthy pregnancy there is no reason why you can't deliver your baby at home in an environment that comforts and soothes you.
10 tips for birth partners
A birth partner must give support and be understanding. In order to do this they must be prepared for what they will experience in the delivery room...
Dads: bonding with your new baby
In those first weeks after baby comes home, many proud dads soon start to feel excluded when it comes to caring for her.
Watching the bond between their child and partner grow, they may feel a sens . . .
I’m ready for a baby, but my partner isn’t
Relationships can run into problems if one partner is ready for a baby and one isn’t, especially when your age means fertility might become an issue. If you biological clock is ticking louder than you . . .
Should we have an only child or a large family?
Deciding whether you want another baby is a difficult decision but thinking about your finances and the practicalities of having another baby will help you work out if you’d prefer the one you already . . .
Expecting number three
If you’re pregnant with baby number three, it’s important that you think about the practicalities of having a third baby…