Every father accompanying his wife in labor feels thrilled when a doctor offers to cut the umbilical cord. This organ is somehow sacred, which is often explained by the fact that it is the thing that joins the mother and her baby not in the emotional sense but physically. The umbilical cord is an organ … Read more
Currently, the percentage of banking cord blood in the United States is estimated at 3%. Until the year 2018, the popularity of cord blood collecting was high. The tendency to collect and store cord blood is still high in some countries, like Singapore. However, the figures in the US have been decreasing steadily as some … Read more
The holiday season is a time of joy, togetherness, and happy family dinners where everyone is sharing the latest news. So, no wonder many lucky couples wait till Christmas to share one particularly big news with friends and family. Announcing your pregnancy during the holidays can truly make this time of year so much more … Read more
A stork has a delivery for you? You’ve got a bun in the oven? Whatever you call it, pregnancy announcement has a lot of space for creativity. And if the parents-to-be are not only creative but also have a nice sense of humor they should definitely use it to tell the world about the new … Read more
How to Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy? – Preparing for pregnancy is an important step on the way to responsible parenthood. Studies say that women having a planned pregnancy tend to go through this period better and with fewer health problems. The growing awareness of women about the importance of preparing their body for pregnancy … Read more
Prepare for Breastfeeding – All those photos of nursing mothers and their babies on brochures that call you to breastfeed look so touching and natural that you may think breastfeeding is a piece of cake. But the reality is so much different from expectations. In fact, breastfeeding is a hard job you should be prepared … Read more
How Do I Tell Him I’m Pregnant? Getting a positive pregnancy test is always a stressful experience. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been trying to conceive or hoped to avoid pregnancy because seeing two lines on a test stick, your initial reaction will typically be a shock. However, in the first case, it will soon … Read more
Throughout the history of humanity, people trusted in symbols:the Zodiac, the Celtic Tree of Life, and others. Periods and ages changed bringing about new ways to explain certain traits of character of a person or other things happening in their lives. People used birth month symbols as their mascots, believing they can protect them from … Read more
Pregnancy is a time of contradictions. You feel happy one moment, and the next minute an overwhelming sadness takes you in its arms. You feel blessed by the opportunity to grow a new human inside you, and how difficult it is for your body. You feel absolutely beautiful and fat at the same time. You … Read more