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pNew research is saying that we are missing many cases of gestational diabetes. They believe that the screening numbers need to be lower to include more women in the diagnosis. This will mean potentially three times as many women will test positive for gestational diabetes. Pbr / Most practitioners routinely screen fora href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/diabetes/a/gestdiabetes.htmgestational Diabetes (GD)/a between 24-28 weeks of pregnancy using your a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/glucosetolerance/a/gttest.htmhealth history/a and a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/glucosetolerance/a/gttest.htmblood samples/a. First you drink a really sweet drink called Glucola, then you have your blood taken for testing. If you do not pass this version, then you will take a three hour test for a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000896.htmgestational diabetes/a. Thankfully my doctor let me do the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/glucosetolerance/l/bljellybean.htmjelly bean alternative/a so I didn't have to drink the glucola./p pPSome of the researchers worry that with the increasing number of women being given the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, that they will overwhelm resources in the midwife and OB offices. Typically women with gestational diabetes can be treated with lifestyle changes alone, like diet and exercise. Though the goal is to decrease the rates of potential complications from gestational diabetes./p pbr class=spacer_ //p p strongRelated:/strong/p pbr class=spacer_ //p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/diabetes/a/gestdiabetes.htmGestational Diabetes (GD)/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/diabetes/p/diabetesinpregnancy.htmDiabetes in Pregnancy/a/li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/glucosetolerance/a/gttest.htmGlucose Tolerance Test (GTT)/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/glucosetolerance/l/bljellybean.htmJelly Bean Diabetes Testing/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/prenataltests/ss/prenataltests.htmCommon Prenatal Tests/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/prenataltests/f/commonbd.htmMost Common Birth Defects/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/conditionscomplications/p/complications.htmPregnancy Complications/a /li /ul psubSource:/subbr /br / subMetzger, B.E. Diabetes Care, March 2010; vol 33: pp 676-682./sub/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/03/01/gestational-diabetes-more-common-than-previously-thought.htm"Gestational Diabetes More Common Than Previously Thought?/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 00:14:41./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/03/01/gestational-diabetes-more-common-than-previously-thought.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/03/01/gestational-diabetes-more-common-than-previously-thought.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/03/01/gestational-diabetes-more-common-than-previously-thought.htm#038;zItl=Gestational Diabetes More Common Than Previously Thought?"Email this/a/p

pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/std/a/herpes.htmHerpes/a is a very common a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://std.about.com/sexually transmitted disease (STD)/a. There are risk factors that can make it risky for pregnant women, particularly if they have their first or initial outbreak near term or the end of their pregnancy. There is research that indicates an effective way to reduce not only the number of cases of genital herpes at term, but the number of cesareans done for genital herpes at term. a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/sexuallytransmitt/qt/valtrexatterm.htmRead how to reap this benefit.../aP/p pbRelated:/bP/p ul li a href=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/std/a/chlamydia.htmChlamydia/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/healthduringpreg/a/yeastinfections.htmYeast Infections in Pregnancy/a /ul pPbr / subbSource:/b/subPbr /sub Jeanne S. Sheffield et al. Valacyclovir Prophylaxis to Prevent Recurrent Herpes at Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Obstet Gynecol 2006;108:141-7./sub/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/27/reducing-the-herpes-rates-at-term.htm"Reducing the Herpes Rates at Term/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 06:26:52./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/27/reducing-the-herpes-rates-at-term.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/27/reducing-the-herpes-rates-at-term.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/27/reducing-the-herpes-rates-at-term.htm#038;zItl=Reducing the Herpes Rates at Term"Email this/a/p

pYour a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/consumerissues/a/hospitalint.htmchoice of hospital/a is important to achieving your breastfeeding goals. This is probably not a surprising statement. What may surprise is how much that influence really is on your ability to get a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/feedingyourbaby/p/breastfeeding.htmbreastfeeding/a off on the right foot. Researchers recently looked at over 1,500 mothers who gave birth in 2005. They were asked about their original breastfeeding goals and about seven hospital policies that are a part of the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/supportbreast/qt/babyfriendly.htmten steps/a to becoming a Baby-Friendly hospital.Pbr / 70% of the first time mothers said that their goal was to breastfeed exclusively. At the end of the first week, only 50% were breastfeeding exclusively. What the study found was that if the hospitals had practiced six or seven of the steps in question, these first time moms where six times more likely to still be breastfeeding exclusively, which was their intention.Pbr / Some of the steps included:P/p ul li Initiate breastfeeding within the first hour after bith/li li Practice rooming in/li li Encourage unrestricted breastfeeding/li li No supplementation for newborns unless medically necessary/li li No pacifiers or artificial nipples for breastfeeding babies/li li Train all staff in breastfeeding skills to help mothers as they implement this policy /ul pPbr / I think that there are so many ways that the hospital and the staff can influence breastfeeding mothers. The last point is really important because I'm hearing from so many mothers that one of the things that really gets to them is the fact that every nurse or nurses aid who walks in has a different set of instructions for how to breastfeed, which leads to confusion. Was that ever an issue for you?/p pbRelated articles:/bP/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/u/ua/supportbreast/breastfeedingsupport.htmHow did your hospital help you breastfeed?/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/consumerissues/a/hospitalint.htmHow to Choose a Hospital for Your Baby's Birth/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/supportbreast/qt/babyfriendly.htmBeing a Baby Friendly Hospital/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/feedingyourbaby/p/breastfeeding.htmBreastfeeding Your Baby/a /ul pPbr / subbr / bSource:/b/subPbr /subbr / Declercq, Eugene, Labbok, Miriam, Sakala, Carol, O'Hara, MaryAnnbr / Hospital Practices and Women's Likelihood of Fulfilling Their Intention to Exclusively Breastfeedbr / Am J Public Health 2009 0: AJPH.2008.135236br / /sub/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/how-your-hospital-can-help-you-breastfeed.htm"How Your Hospital Can Help You Breastfeed/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 12:25:43./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/how-your-hospital-can-help-you-breastfeed.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/how-your-hospital-can-help-you-breastfeed.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/how-your-hospital-can-help-you-breastfeed.htm#038;zItl=How Your Hospital Can Help You Breastfeed"Email this/a/p

pA new study in the American Heart Journal shows that women who have had five or more births have a greater risk of heart disease. The risk was lowest for women who had two children, with increased risks seen even in the no birth and one birth groups. Researchers say that it may be because of how pregnancy changes the blood flow in the body.PPrevious studies looked at very small numbers of women. They were also conflicting. This study looked at a very large number of women and even looked at data regarding pregnancy complications that may have factored in. This rise in risk was beginning in middle age and going forward. It is also important to note that an increase in risk, even when multiple times higher, may not be that significant for an individual with a very low risk in general. Though this study may be something to consider if you are at a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://heartdisease.about.com/od/womenheartdisease/a/womenrisk2.htmhigher risk of heart disease/a and stroke and wish to have a big family.br / Pbr / Related:P/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://heartdisease.about.com/od/womenheartdisease/a/womenrisk2.htmRisk of Heart Disease in Women/a /ul pPbr / subSource:/subbr / br /br / subbr / a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.ahjonline.com/article/S0002-8703%2809%2900897-7/fulltextParity and risk of later-life maternal cardiovascular disease/a Nisha I. Parikh, Sven Cnattingius, Paul W. Dickman, Murray A. Mittleman, Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Erik Ingelsson pages 215-221.e6./sub/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/having-more-than-5-children-increases-heart-disease-risk.htm"Having More Than 5 Children Increases Heart Disease Risk/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 11:17:59./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/having-more-than-5-children-increases-heart-disease-risk.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/having-more-than-5-children-increases-heart-disease-risk.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/26/having-more-than-5-children-increases-heart-disease-risk.htm#038;zItl=Having More Than 5 Children Increases Heart Disease Risk"Email this/a/p

pLet's face it, there are a ton of baby products out there and available for you to buy. You have money, we can find you something to spend it on. And even as budgets tighten, people are still spending money on their kids. That said, even if you have the money, you can still find yourself wasting the money. Or if you are trying to save money, you might want to save it for an extra special something. So what can you save money on?Pbr / Certainly, there are a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/tp/10things4baby.htmthings that you need for your baby/a, there are also things that you don't need. A good example might be buying a convertible car seat rather than an infant car seat and then, later, an additional car seat. Many moms I talked to actually said that a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/babyproducts/bb/aabyb101903a.htmcrib/a was a waste of money, for a variety of reasons. Some moms said that they used other items like a pack and play, while others found that co-sleeping worked better for them. Pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/u/ua/babyproducts/baby_needs.htmWhat baby item could you live without?/a/p pbRelated:/bP/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/tp/10things4baby.htmThings You Need for Baby/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/u/ua/babyproducts/baby_needs.htmWhat did you buy for baby that you didn't need?/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/babyproducts/bb/aabyb101903a.htmBefore You Buy a Crib/a /ul pstrongMore Thrifty Thursday from About.com Parenting:/strongP/p ul lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/a/257589.htmDon't Buy Baby Stuff You Don't Need/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://preschoolers.about.com/b/2010/02/25/thrifty-thursday-save-on-tax-returns-with-upromise.htmSave on Tax Returns with Upromise/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://baby.about.com/b/2010/02/25/thrifty-thursday-crib-bedding-is-a-waste-of-money.htmCrib Bedding Is a Waste of Money/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://stayathomemoms.about.com/b/2010/02/25/thrifty-thursday-save-money-on-as-seen-on-tv-products.htmSave Money on As Seen on TV Products/a/li /ul p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/25/dont-buy-baby-stuff-you-dont-need.htm"Don't Buy Baby Stuff You Don't Need/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 05:00:58./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/25/dont-buy-baby-stuff-you-dont-need.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/25/dont-buy-baby-stuff-you-dont-need.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/25/dont-buy-baby-stuff-you-dont-need.htm#038;zItl=Don't Buy Baby Stuff You Don't Need"Email this/a/p

pSometimes it just happens that one topic gets a lot of news all at once and this week has been hopping with news of a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/conditionscomplications/a/pgdepression.htmprenatal depression/a. While prenatal depression has recently gotten a lot more attention, we're just now really seeing research about it that reaches the lay people.br / P/p ul P li bFetal Exposure to Antidepressants May Delay Development/bbr /br / I read this abstract with a leery attitude. It looks at women who took antidepressants in the second and third trimesters. 81% took a single antidepressants, whereas the rest took multiple antidepressants. The data shows that when measured, various developmental milestones were slightly delayed and still within normal time frames. While this might make you consider other options if you have slight or transient depression, the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://depression.about.com/b/2006/10/27/not-treating-depression-during-pregnancy-may-affect-your-baby.htmrisks of depression in pregnancy/a are still great. It should be between you and your practitioner which risk is greater.br / P li bPrenatal Depression and Acupuncture /bbr /br / Just when you're afraid to treat pregnancy depression, you see a study that says something can go right! Apparently there has been some luck with treating a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://depression.about.com/b/2010/02/24/acupuncture-may-help-depression-during-pregnancy.htmprenatal depression with acupuncture/a. While these 25 minute a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/treatmentsad/a/acupuncture.htmacupuncture treatments/a may work for some, it is not something for everyone. I know one issue that many women have is the availability of an acupuncturist as well as the costs involved. Many insurances are now looking at these treatments and covering them. Be sure to check with yours if you think that these might be helpful. /ul pPbr / bRelated:/bP/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/conditionscomplications/a/pgdepression.htmPregnancy and Depression/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://depression.about.com/cs/pregnancy/a/prozacpregnancy.htmAntidepressants in Pregnancy/a /ul pPbr / subSources:/subP/p psubDennis CL, Allen K. Interventions (other than pharmacological, psychosocial or psychological) for treating antenatal depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006795. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006795.pub2./subP/p psub/p pManber, R; Schnyer, R; Lyell, D; Chambers, A; Caughey, A; Druzin, M; Carlyle, E; Celio, C; Gress, J; Huang, M; Kalista, T; Martin-Okada, R; Allen, J. a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2010/03000/Acupuncture_for_Depression_During_Pregnancy__A.7.aspxAcupuncture for Depression During Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial/a Obstetrics #038; Gynecology. 115(3):511-520, March 2010. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181cc0816/sub/p pPsubbr / Pedersen L, et al a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds.2008-3655v1Fetal exposure to antidepressants and normal milestone development at 6 and 19 months of age/a Pediatrics 2010; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3655./sub/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/pregnancy-and-depression-in-the-news.htm"Pregnancy and Depression in the News/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 11:21:19./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/pregnancy-and-depression-in-the-news.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/pregnancy-and-depression-in-the-news.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/pregnancy-and-depression-in-the-news.htmzItl=Pregnancy and Depression in the News"Email this/a/p

a href=http://babyparenting.about.com/od/photogallery/ig/Toddler-Photo-Gallery/Ethan--20-Months.htmimg src=http://z.about.com/d/babyparenting/1/7/6/p/ethan20months.jpg border=0//apThanks to JoAnne Atwood for sharing this picture of Ethan.ulliba href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/library/blphotoguide.htmHow to Get Your Toddler Featured on Wordless Wednesday/a/b/lilia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://collectibles.about.com/od/valuableresources/a/wordlesswednes.htmMore Wordless Wednesday posts at About.com/a/lilia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/More Wordless Wednesday Posts from other bloggers/a/li/ul/p pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://twitter.com/mamaratiFollow me on Twitter/a #124; a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.facebook.com/about.toddlersBecome a fan on Facebook/a/pp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/24/wordless-wednesday-20-month-old-ethan.htm"Wordless Wednesday: 20-Month-Old Ethan/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/"About.com Babies & Toddlers/a on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 10:34:41./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/24/wordless-wednesday-20-month-old-ethan.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/24/wordless-wednesday-20-month-old-ethan.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://babyparenting.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/24/wordless-wednesday-20-month-old-ethan.htmzItl=Wordless Wednesday: 20-Month-Old Ethan"Email this/a/p

pEveryone discusses family size since the birth of the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://multiples.about.com/od/higherordermultiples/p/sulemanoctuplet.htmSuleman octuplets/a and I've been getting a lot of dirty looks when I take my kids out. Now, I only have eight. I do have one set of twins but they were spontaneous. But I have to say I'm tired of being judged for having a large family. Besides - what is the right number of kids?Pbr / Is the right number of kids something we should have mandated by the government? I don't think that would fly very well in the US. Is it how many bedrooms you have? Or seats in the car? How about we regulate the number of kids you have based on the amount of money you make or how many years of college you have? None of these sound like great ideas on a wide spread scale.Pbr / Do some people make decisions on these issues, yes. But one family might feel that their income would safely raise two kids and another with the same amount might this it would raise more, because there isn't one, right, clear cut answer.Pbr / Most people take into consideration finances, lifestyle, vehicle, personal preference, place where they live (city wise), home, a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthcontrol/a/childspacing.htmhow old their other children/a are etc. Some consider ecological and emotional beliefs when planning their families. And we also have to acknowledge that many babies are still not planned at all.Pbr / So what's your right answer and how did you come about deciding it? a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1#038;nav=messages#038;webtag=ab-pregnancy#038;tid=73091Join us in the conversation in the forums./a/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/family-size.htm"Family Size/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 08:16:58./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/family-size.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/family-size.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/24/family-size.htmzItl=Family Size"Email this/a/p

So Kourtney Kardashian had baby Mason. It was totally not the melodrama typically portrayed on television. You can watch some clips of the show from a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://jezebel.com/5477236/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-a-reality-star-is-born/Jezebel/a. I love the one of her a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/waterbroken.htmwater breaking/a. She's a bit grossed out but calm. She's taking a shower, doing laundry - totally great moves for a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/a/earlylabor.htmearly labor/a. Heck, she even talks about a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/a/shavingbirth.htmshaving for labor/a.PEven more special is watching her receive her son in to her arms as the doctors backs off and lets her finish the birth alone! Would you catch your own baby if given the chance like Kourtney did?P Thanks to Jill at a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.theunnecesarean.com/blog/2010/2/23/e-shows-kourtney-kardashian-participating-in-delivering-her.htmlThe Unnecesarean/a for pointing it out! If you'd like to watch it, it airs again at:P a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/kardashians/index.jsp#ixzz0gNgpZklnKeeping Up with the Kardashians: Delivering Baby Mason/abr / Wednesday, Feb 24 1:30 ambr / After fainting from exhaustion, Kim learns to manage her professional life. Kourt takes Scott back and gives birth to their baby son, Mason! P Related: p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/a/shavingbirth.htmShaving for Labor/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/a/earlylabor.htmThings to do in early labor./a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/ss/waterbroken.htmDid your water break?/a /ul p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-delivering-baby-mason.htm"Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Delivering Baby Mason/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 12:35:27./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-delivering-baby-mason.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-delivering-baby-mason.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-delivering-baby-mason.htmzItl=Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Delivering Baby Mason"Email this/a/p

pLooking at a family where the girls or boys rule, you might wonder about a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/p/girlorboy.htmsex selection techniques/a. This is how some families go about family balancing - having at least one child of each sex before finalizing their families. From timing methods like a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/genderselection/a/shettlesmethod.htmShettles Method/a to sperm spinning and other high tech reproductive techniques like a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/genderselection/a/microsort.htmMicroSort®/a, there is help for families who are interested. In fact, one of the newest methods of sex selection (also known as gender selection) is called preimplantation genetic haplotyping (PGH). This newest form of sex selection also screens for over 600 genetic diseases. Pbr / bRelated:/bP/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/p/girlorboy.htmSex Selection Techniques/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/genderselection/a/shettlesmethod.htmShettles Method/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/genderselection/a/microsort.htmMicroSort®/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/ss/genderus.htmTelling Your Baby's Sex by Ultrasound/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/a/genderpref.htmDo you have a sex preference for your next baby?/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/isitaboyoragirlfaq/f/earlygender.htmHow early can I tell if I'm having a girl or boy?/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/ss/itsaboy.htmBoy Ultrasounds/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/ss/itsagirl.htmGirl Ultrasounds/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/u/ua/boyorgirl/genderdiappointment.htmGender Disappointment/a /ul p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/sex-selection-techniques-for-pregnancy.htm"Sex Selection Techniques for Pregnancy - Girl or boy?/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 06:14:05./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/sex-selection-techniques-for-pregnancy.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/sex-selection-techniques-for-pregnancy.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/23/sex-selection-techniques-for-pregnancy.htmzItl=Sex Selection Techniques for Pregnancy - Girl or boy?"Email this/a/p