preparing for a baby

Weeks, months and trimesters are units of measurement used to determine the amount of time that you've been pregnant. A determination in weeks is probably the most often-used measurement because it is also the easiest to calculate.…

Medicaid is a federally-funded program designed to help low-income families and individuals without medical insurance get the preventative care and treatment they need. This includes, for pregnant women, prenatal, delivery and postpartum…

Choosing a name for your child can be a lot of fun, but also can be quite stressful, since it will be something he carries for the rest of his life. There are many ways to get a list made before narrowing it down to just the right name,…

Choosing baby girl names is not easy. You have nine months to choose, and sometimes even that doesn't seem like long enough! Here are some ideas for getting started selecting a name for your new baby girl. Things You'll Need…

Prior to pregnancy you probably didn’t give it much thought: When the floors needed to be cleaned you picked up a bottle of cleaner. Now that you’re pregnant, your concern for your unborn baby outweighs concern for sparkling clean floors.…

One of the more enjoyable activities while waiting for a new baby is creating a baby registry. Making a Target baby registry gives you the fun of shopping for your new baby without actually spending any money. You get to pick out baby…

Hopeful parents have a couple of options for hiring a surrogate -- a doctor can implant your fertilized egg or a donor egg into the surrogate mother. A donor egg can be fertilized by the father's sperm so that at least one parent has a…

Your pregnancy test has come back positive and now you have many important decisions to make. Your prenatal care may be one of the first choices as you determine who will care for you and your unborn baby throughout the pregnancy. Some…