Pregnancy: Planning

Planning for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenthood
Pregnancy and childbirth are life altering events. While this time is often very exciting and joyous, there are many considerations and stresses which accompany this elation and compete for its time. ...
Preconception Medical Exams
Preconception medical care is becoming evermore popular among doctors and women considering pregnancy. Preconception medical care and exams encourage optimal health for the future mother and father at ...
The Finances of Pregnancy and Parenthood
When planning to conceive it is important that the mother consider her finances. The cost of pregnancy and parenthood is great. Children are expensive and typically a family can expect to spend a quar ...
Are you fit and ready for parenthood?
There are a lot of issues that must be considered when deciding whether to have a child. The mother must assess her life, health, and future in making her decision. Deciding to have a child will mean ...
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
After struggling with all of the considerations mentioned above and decided to conceive, there are a barrage of other decisions that the mother will need to face and debate. Some will be easier than o ...
Preparing your home for a baby
The maternal instinct of nesting truly begins to take over near the 36th week of pregnancy. The mother will have an urge to prepare and ready her home for her new child. As this stage of pregnancy is ...
Due date and planned date of conception
Part of planning for a child is deciding when the baby should be born. The mother may want to plan the birth for a specific month, season, or around other significant events. Knowing when the optimal ...
Pregnancy after 35
Statistics show that in the last two decades the birth rate among women in their late-thirties and forties has more than doubled. Advances in medical care, coupled with the growing number of women ent ...