How to Name Your Baby

Many of us have the perfect baby names picked out by the time we hit fifth grade. But what happens if you aren’t one of the “lucky ones” that made up your mind well before puberty? Or what if your spouse completely derails your plan and vetoes all of your favorite baby names because they are “too girly”?

Don’t let the baby naming blues get you down! Whether you are totally stumped or just can’t come to a compromise with your spouse, here are a few tips that you can use to pick out the perfect name for your bundle of joy well before he or she born:

What is your baby naming style? This could be where you and your spouse fall into a disagreement. Perhaps you are a traditional namer who likes Michael or Jessica. Your …

First-Ever Infertility Tax Credit Legislation Could Improve Access to Medical Treatment and Encourage Potential Donors

On May 12, 2011, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the first-ever legislation that, if passed, would dramatically improve access to infertility medical treatment by way of tax credits. The Family Act of 2011 fills a void in current political legislation that aims to directly support the growth of families through the course of in vitro fertilization.

In the United States today, the cost of in vitro fertilization starts at around $12,400 per cycle. Most often, it takes multiple cycles of IVF in order for it to prove to be effective and still, at the end of your treatment, there is no guarantee that you will come out with the success you had hoped for.

Infertility is recognized by the World Health Organization as a legitimate disease and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has …

Tips For an Active Pregnancy

This is a guest post by Olivia, a woman who is passionate about fertility awareness and women’s health. You can find her at Trying to Conceive, where you can also download a free ovulation calendar to help you get pregnant.

Eating well, keeping stress at bay, and exercising regularly are all important for everybody, but perhaps even more-so for expectant moms. Women who work out or are otherwise physically active might heave easier and more enjoyable pregnancies. Prenatal workouts and fresh air can even help reduce pregnancy signs like morning sickness, fatigue, and mood swings. But how do you stay active?

Prenatal exercises and an active lifestyle are suitable for almost every woman. Only if you are on bed rest for a threatened miscarriage or pre-term labor should you shun physical activities, as they …

Giuliana and Bill Rancic Join RESOLVE and Fertility LifeLines to Speak Up About Infertility

You know what there seems to be no shortage of? Baby news. Sometimes it can seem like everyone is preparing for a new baby. From people in Hollywood appearing on the covers of magazines and going on daytime talk shows to drop the news that they’re expecting, or their baby bumps appearing on celebrity blogs all over the internet, to your neighbors, friends, and family members, it seems like everyone is having a new baby. Or it could very well just seem like babies are front-and-center in discussions everywhere, especially if you’re having trouble getting pregnant yourself.

Infertility is a huge hurdle for a lot of women. In fact, 1-in-8 couples of childbearing age experience fertility issues, making up about 7.3 million people in the United States alone. Regardless of the number of people …

‘Skin’ Clothing Collection by Marisol Rodriguez Transforms with Your Body Through Pregnancy

Marisol Rodriguez’s Skin clothing collection has sent me through a wave of mixed reactions ever since I first stumbled upon it.

Her green Transform dress, which transforms with your body as you go through your pregnancy, is very innovative. It’s something I have never seen done before, especially not in such a literal way, and it certainly racks up bonus points as taking an idea and bringing it to its execution in a very different way. It’s also a little ugly and not something I think I would be crazy about wearing out of the house.

The green dress, which is said to explore traditional Asian origami and simple methods of cutting and folding, begins as a very boring dress that hangs loosely on the body with its four slices in the material at the …

Introducing New Siblings to Young Children Meets Children’s Play

Explaining to your young child that a new sibling will be joining the family can be a pretty difficult task; Beleduc, a company that prides itself on helping children to learn during their play, have created 5-layer puzzles that make it easy to teach children about the human body while putting together a fun puzzle.

One of the puzzles teaches boys and girls about their bodies, from the skull and outward to what they see when they look in the mirror, and more interestingly, a mother’s body puzzle ($22.50) that makes it easy to teach small children about their mother’s new pregnancy, showing them the various stages of their new sibling’s development. The puzzle is directed towards children ages 4 and up, but I would think could be used for children …