Pregnyl is a brand name for beta hCG — human chorionic gonadotropin — which is the human pregnancy hormone. Doctors use it to induce ovulation. This is the “trigger shot” that you probably hear people talk about. Beta hCG comes with several different brand names, including Pregnyl and Ovidrel. A patient with anovulation or PCOS has trouble getting pregnant because her ovaries aren’t releasing eggs and may be given Pregnyl or another beta hCG to trigger ovulation....
Grandparents make great babysitters, but even they need a night off every now and then. Of course, finding an amazing babysitter who you and your kids adore can be easier said than done. Luckily for you, there’s an app for that. (Naturally.) Whether you’re in search of a weekly nanny or a pinch-hitter babysitter for date night, these babysitting apps and websites will help with the hard part. Here, we break down 10 top parent-trusted resources for finding superstar caregivers to help put your mind at ease....
“OMG! I’m ovulating… HONEY!!! LET’S GO, NOW!” We’ve all been there. Your brain (and body!) is 100 percent in babymaking mode… and you will do it just about anywhere. We’ve heard some great stories from Bumpies on the Trying to get pregnant board on the most outrageous places they’ve stopped to have sex. How do your babymaking spots compare to the ones below? “Bathroom in a dirty bar… Oops.” –mandamull* “My husband’s childhood bed at my in-laws house!...
If there’s one universal parenting truth, it’s that you’re going to be talking about baby poop a lot. (Cue questions: How often should a newborn poop? How can you help baby poop? What does green baby poop mean? What exactly should normal baby poop look like?) And while it may not be a typical topic of conversation for the dinner table, it’s something you’ll find yourself thinking about all the time....
It’s American folklore at its best: A beautiful white stork delivers baby in a basket to an expectant family’s doorstep. If only childbirth were really that easy! Let mom-to-be soak in the fantasy for a day with a classic and gender-neutral stork delivery-themed baby shower. The Invite: Go simple and sweet with something like these customizable Stork Bundle invitations by Stacy Claire Boyd for Tiny Prints, which feature a baby in a gingham bundle....
Can’t bear to read the same book one more night in a row? We asked our friends at Harper Collins for their suggestions to help freshen up story time. Here, five different titles hand-selected by their editors. Add one or all to your repertoire. Because reading with your kids should never have to feel monotonous. Nose to Toes, You are Yummy! by Tim Harrington Sing and dance along with tigers and pandas in this colorful, interactive picture book....
My Facebook page currently features an image of a mom in a Wonder Woman costume nursing Baby Superman. Not surprisingly, I am a breastfeeding momma myself, currently approaching month eight with our little girl, Evie. While a red satin bustier does sound appealing in terms of being able to easily whip out my boob on demand — and the shiny gold belt would perfectly cover up my c-section scar — I haven’t decided what I’m going to dress up as on October 31, as I’m too busy obsessing over Evie’s first ever Halloween costume (I’ve narrowed the options down to Madonna circa 1985 and a ladybug....
As a parent, you have no doubt felt the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on almost every area of our lives this past year. Our normal routines have changed dramatically, our social interactions have been limited and our activities have practically been abandoned. Still, you may not have realized the large impact that it has had on your child’s sleep—specifically their naps. Right around the start of the nation’s lockdown, I started getting calls from panicked parents that their child was refusing to nap and struggling to fall asleep at night....
Not exactly. Most babies really do need some milk during the night to grow and thrive, especially during the first six to nine months. But there is also another dynamic at work called “breast storage capacity.” This is the amount of milk you can comfortably store at one time in your breasts, which varies among mothers. Because milk production slows as your breasts become full, if you have an average or smaller breast storage capacity (which is unrelated to breast size), your baby sleeping all night could cause your milk production to slow....
Some women are hit with this diagnosis right after they’ve received their BFP; others aren’t even aware that they were pregnant until later. Either way, dealing with an ectopic pregnancy can be a stressful and upsetting for any couple. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when your egg implants itself outside of the uterine wall, generally in the fallopian tube. Since baby can’t grow outside of the uterus without severe medical complications (the tube will eventually rupture, causing internal bleeding), your doc has no choice but to remove the fertilized egg through surgery....
Imagine how much easier it would be to raise kids if you didn’t have to feed them? You could blissfully go about your day without having to purée anything or push green beans on anyone. You wouldn’t have to water down juice, cool off oatmeal, or pick the raisins out of raisin bread. And you wouldn’t have to wipe down a highchair, your kitchen floor, and possibly the walls 3-5 times a day!...
First things first—what is colic in babies? You know babies are supposed to cry, but sometimes it can seem like your child’s cries go on a little longer than “normal." Even after you’ve checked their diaper and made sure they’ve been fed and burped, no amount of holding, rocking or jiggling seems to console them or stop their cries. Watching baby sob and writhe in pain, you probably feel helpless and at the end of your rope....
Once the fact that you’re going to have a baby really sinks in, the next big realization hits: Babies (and first-time moms) need a lot of stuff! Which is where the baby registry comes in handy: It’s an easy way for expectant moms to keep track of all the gear they want to get, and for baby shower guests to pick out the perfect gifts. So when should you start your baby registry?...
Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world—after all, our bodies were built to feed our babies. And yet, public breastfeeding continues to be a hot-button issue. Whether in a store or at the park, when people spot a mother nursing her child while out and about, it often sparks a debate. Breastfeeding bullies claim indecent exposure. But according to law, is breastfeeding in public legal? The answer is yes: As of 2018, all 50 states offer some form of legal protection for nursing moms....
In 2013, Elle Walker turned to the internet for advice on how to handle a plane trip with her newborn daughter. She grew frustrated that she wasn’t able to find visually driven, reliable content to read and digest before her baby woke up from naptime. “[Moms] don’t have a lot of time, but we need this information and the camaraderie,” Walker says. She reconnected with her former Stanford classmate Meg Resnikoff and another mom friend Connie Kin....
Parents-to-be: Get your pencils and notebooks ready — it’s time to head to class. The latest research suggests that expectant parents who’ve attended prenatal classes to help improve their co-parenting skills saw a big pay-off for their child — both at home and in school. In a study published in the *Journal of Family Psychology, * a team of researchers at Penn State followed two groups of first-time expectant parents, one set who received prenatal coaching and another control group who didn’t....
What is EGID? When the body produces too many eosinophils, a type of white blood cells, in response to an allergen, the result is chronic inflammation that damages tissue. Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGIDs) are a broad category of at least four diseases that affect different parts of the digestive system. The most common is eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which affects the esophagus. Eosinophilic gastritis affects the stomach, eosinophilic gastroenteritis affects the intestinal tract, and eosinophilic colitis affects the colon....
There isn’t a virtual folder big enough to hold all the dreams you have for your child, right? And I’m guessing there’s no limit to what you’ll do to make those dreams happen. For all the complexity that is life, once you become a parent there is also incredible clarity: What matters most is your kid’s happiness. So to that end—what’s your plan for teaching your child about money? I don’t for a minute believe that money creates happiness, but being a mess with money, not appreciating the value of money and not knowing how to manage money can be a dream-killer....
Other than finding out whether you’re having a boy or a girl, most women prefer to do without surprises when expecting. We all want pregnancy to go according to plan, and this includes hitting the full-term delivery window of about 40 weeks. So if signs of preterm labor, such as early-stage contractions, appear weeks in advance of your due date, confusion and panic may set in—and that’s absolutely understandable. It’s also understandable that, until reading this article, you’ve probably paid zero attention to what causes preterm labor....
Definitely — breast milk is the best food for your preemie. A baby who is 34 weeks may be able to try breastfeeding, but before 32–34 weeks most preemies cannot coordinate sucking and swallowing and will be fed by a tube that goes through the nose or mouth into the stomach. Some babies will not be ready to tolerate tube feeds and will receive special nutrition intravenously. Every preemie mom is encouraged to pump her breast milk if she is too sick to go to the NICU to feed her baby or if her baby is getting tube feeds....
