More: What do Labor Contractions Really Feel Like? If this is your first pregnancy, you are likely wondering how you will be able to tell when it is the real deal versus a false alarm? I was one of the few women who barely experienced contractions until I was induced. My water broke with my first son after only a few slight pangs and cramps the day before. My second son was late, and I ended up being induced to start labor....

The laid-back breastfeeding position allows the breastfeeding parent to lie in repose as the baby nurses. This breastfeeding method has been extensively researched and described by Suzanne Colson, PhD. Dr. Colson calls it biological nurturing or laid-back nursing. Many birthing and lactation experts encourage the laid-back breastfeeding position as an ideal way to establish a nursing practice. It can be started with the first breastfeeding or used later on....

With the right preparation, vinyl can go over most flooring materials—wood, concrete, and older vinyl. The only trick is making the template—a pattern used to cut the flooring. In the example we’ve shown in this chapter, the vinyl itself served as a template, but it’s faster and easier to use a paper template. Stand by for details. Step 1: Prepare for Your Floor Vinyl comes in many grades, colors, and styles....

Directions Find or buy a carpet remnant at least four feet by six feet. Use stencils to paint numbers, time tables, letters, foreign words, or other designs, depending on what your child is learning at the time. Make a hop-scotch pattern, a huge checkerboard, or big, open shapes to be used as part of an obstacle course. Play musical hop by turning on music while your child runs around the rug....

Get a jump start on teaching your children practical lessons. Start with decision-making and then build on each life skill lesson as your children grow. Learn more about teaching your kids life skills. Decision-Making Skills Making good decisions is a life skill every child should begin learning at a young age. Begin with basic choices like chocolate versus vanilla ice cream, blue socks or white socks, playing trains or playing cars....

GnRH agonists like Lupron are primarily used for the treatment of endometriosis and fibroids. Less commonly, a GnRH agonist can be used to stimulate ovulation instead of the usual hCG trigger shot during an IUI cycle. Using Lupron for fertility treatments like IVF is considered “off-label.” That said, Lupron has been a part of fertility treatments for many years. In the long-term, Lupron side effects can be serious. Long-term lupron treatment occurs with endometriosis or fibroid treatment....

Effort: Easy - no sewing required Materials: Lab coat Dress shirt Bow tie Rubber gloves Eye protection goggles Pocket protector Jeans/pants Tennis shoes Hair gel Instructions: Most large thrift stores have a uniform section. Look there for a lab coat. Make hair spiky with gel. Dress up in items listed. Tips: A clipboard, microscope, beaker, test tube, or other pieces of lab equipment could be used as props. More Costume Ideas

While recent birth records in Utah reveal a somewhat standard mix of common and unusual names, the Clarks have culled some of the most bizarre on this Web site for prospective parents, Mormon and not, to peruse and use, should they choose. Some of the unusual names you’ll find here, either collected by the Clarks or contributed by others, include Fosi, Fotoh, Dixie, Demetrial, and L (yes, L) for boys; Najelly, Oscar, Pelenaise, Quenla, Ruger, and Tesla for girls....

Names to consider that were once borne by other real western heroes (and their foes!) include: Wyatt Earp: Known as the man who brought law and order to the Wild, Wild West, his last name makes little kids laugh. But Wyatt—which means “small fighter”—is a good name for a tough little boy. Jesse James: The notorious outlaw who eluded the snares of a number of frontier marshals for years. Jesse is a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord exists....

Once you and your spouse no longer live under the same roof, things will change. Now, the two of you will have to decide just how these decisions are made. Will one parent have the final say? What role will the other parent—the one no longer living with the children most of the time—assume? Will one parent feel overburdened with responsibility? Will the other parent feel cut off from his or her children, painfully disenfranchised from their lives?...

When you prefer to go to bed and wake up is called your chronotype, and in addition to night owls are “morning larks” who go to sleep early and wake early, and then the non-bird designation of “intermediate” who are between the larks and the owls. Analyzing the data on 1,684 adolescents between ages 13 and 14, researchers noted that the owls reported higher levels of wheezing, more risk of asthma, and more respiratory symptoms overall....