Nursery to Toddler

Pregnancy $3.95 The Keep It Simple Series — the greatest guides ever This illustrated guide covers every aspect of pregnancy including morning sickness, labor and delivery, and bringing home the new baby. Expectant mothers face many of the same concerns and even the same symptoms. The KISS Pregnancy will provide all the answers Find out how to enjoy every moment of your pregnancy with DK’s KISS Guide to Pregnancy. Understand what’s going on at each stage of your pregnancy. Get the lowdown on the best prenatal care and the latest tests and procedures. Find out how to eat well, stay in shape, and exercise safely. Understand how to involve your partner and enjoy the pregnancy together. Discover top tips for dealing with mood swings, common fears, and physical changes. Learn how to care for your new baby and find time to recover. The Keep It Simple Series is the new standard in how-to books Written by leading experts, each book includes full-color photographs and illustrations throughout, making these the first and only truly accessible guides for beginners. The KISS format is designed to help readers build confidence from the start, and learn gradually and thoroughly to the very last page. Much more than introductions to various subjects, these inspiring and innovative books are the ones that readers can trust

The Pregnancy Test $3.95 Ordinarily, I’m a fan of pink–lovely color, does smashing things for the complexion. But not when it’s the bright, glaring stripe staring back at me on the pregnancy test. Then, pink is the color of major oops, of morning sickness, of boyfriends who seemed decent but now are part of some Jerk Witness Protection Program. Still, I’ve got a few things going for me–bitter humor, a divine right to eat till I’m the size of Marlon Brando, and good friends who’ve managed to get me a job interview with one Damien Sharpton: in need of a personal assistant, and some say, a good, swift kick in the arse. If you want to make a lasting impression, by all means, toss your cookies in your future boss’s wastebasket, which is located directly between his excruciatingly sexy legs. Apparently, Mr. Gorgeous-But-Unbearably-Anti-Social must like personal assistants who violate his trash can, because I got the job. And if I can avoid him via text messaging for the next seven months of health insurance, everything will be just fine. Except that he’s just asked–no, insisted–that I go with him on a business trip to the Caribbean. Gulp, Ordinarily, this would be cause for celebration. Ordinarily, I’d shave my legs, pack my bikini, revel in day-glo drinks and my seething lust for Mr. Swarthy-And-Secretive. But there’s nothing ordinary about this situation…which means it could be absolutely extraordinary.

The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log $10.16 Modeled after the successful classic The Ultimate Workout Log, The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log is the weekly pregnancy diary for the active mom-to-be, from two of America’s leading fitness writers and experts.At last, here is a pregnancy journal that doesn’t focus on shower gifts or nursery decor but on a woman’s health, including her fitness, nutrition, relaxation, and general well-being. At a time when prenatal fitness is booming The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log is a woman’s healthy pregnancy headquarters—a portable, one-stop source of inspiration, information, and organizational tools to keep moms-to-be feeling fit and confident and exercising wisely throughout this amazing journey. Spanning forty weeks, this day-by-day diary features:- A quick guide to the “active” pregnancy, including how to work around symptoms, and exercises for every level through each trimester- Eating advice to ensure baby keeps growing and mom stays healthy- Plenty of charts, checklists, and places to record important dates, contacts, test results, and more- Advice on how to choose proper maternity fitness gear- A bonus section on postpartum fitness

Your Pregnancy Journal Week by Week $3.95 The nine months of pregnancy are a special time for all women, a time of wonder, dreams, hopes, and, above all, awesome physical change. Your Pregnancy Journal is the perfect place for women to record thoughts and also to keep a record of their physical progress as they march toward delivery. In addition to ample space for the mom-to-be to write weekly musings and keep track of doctor appointments, test results, and changes in weight, blood pressure, and belly measurements, this elegantly designed journal includes a wealth of helpful and interesting medical, nutritional, and exercise information and tips. The perfect gift, Your Pregnancy Journal is also a wonderfully wise and reassuring resource for a mother-to-be.

The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log: A Day-By-Day Diary and Guide to a Fit and Healthy Pregnancy $3.95 In the tradition of the best-selling classic The Ultimate Workout Log, The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log is the daily pregnancy diary for the active mom-to-be — from two of America’s leading fitness writers and experts. At last, a pregnancy journal that doesn’t focus on shower gifts, baby gear, and nursery decor but on your own health during pregnancy, including your fitness, nutrition, relaxation, and general physical well-being. At a time when prenatal fitness is booming, The Active Woman’s Pregnancy Log is your healthy pregnancy headquarters — a portable, one-stop source of inspiration, information, and organizational tools to keep moms-to-be feeling fit and confident and exercising wisely throughout this amazing journey. Spanning forty weeks, this day-by-day diary features: – a quick guide to the "active" pregnancy, including how to work around symptoms as well as exercises for every level through each trimester – eating advice that will ensure baby keeps growing and mom stays healthy – numerous charts, checklists, and places to record important dates, contacts, test results, and more – how to choose proper maternity fitness gear – a bonus section on postpartum fitness

Clearblue Easy Pregnancy Test – Twin Pack $9.99 Pregnancy test with +/- results. Results 5 days sooner. Clearblue Easy can be used as early as 4 days before you expect your period. That’s 5 days sooner than waiting until you miss your period to test. The amount of pregnancy hormone increases rapidly in early pregnancy. In clinical testing with early pregnancy samples, Clearblue Easy gave the following results: 1 Day before the expected period 87% women giving a pregnant result. 2 Days before the expected period 84% women giving a pregnant result. 3 Days before the expected period 74% women giving a pregnant result. 4 Days before the expected period 53% women giving a pregnant result). + = pregnant. – = not pregnant. No test is more accurate. Over 99% accurate (99% accurate at detecting typical pregnancy hormone levels. Note that hormone levels vary. See insert) from the day of your expected period. Changes color to let you know it’s working. Made in China.

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How is a post-term pregnancy handled?

Planning Timed Intercourse

Many couples are concerned when conception delays and it seems there is no reason for such delaying, unless infertility could be the cause. If it is certain that infertility is not the reason, there is another probable cause that is often ignored: timed intercourse.

Having sex is not enough to conceive, even if you get rid of anti-conceptive methods some of them delay conception for a few months after discontinuing its use.

Getting pregnant is not a matter of the frequency of sex as many couples believe. You can have sexual intercourse all day long and that will not change things if you don’t understand how timed intercourse works.

With the same care and attention that you plan other events in your life, planning the moment when you and your partner must have sex is a way to improve your chances of getting pregnant.

After discussing with your partner about your mutual expectations on pregnancy, begin tracking the days when you ovulate, and soon you will be able to determine when your fertile time is, the right moment for having sexual intercourse with the higher chances of pregnancy.

The are many methods for timing intercourse, and a prenatal visit to your doctor can help you to plan the best moment for having sex. Your Doctor will also explain to you the ovulation cycle and how to determine your fertile time to take advantage of the small time frame for chances of getting pregnancy during the peek moment of the cycle.

In addition to ovulation, your partner should also know the myths and facts behind sexual abstinence and other practices leading to deteriorating his sperm, making it difficult for conception during the fertile time.

Even though it has been prevailed as empirical method, measuring your basal body temperature (BBT) has been for a while a popular method to determine when timed intercourse should occur. BBT is just an alternative method to check your ovulation, as well as the popular urine testing kits.

Intended for revealing if your are pregnant or not, these kits are useful for finding the peak of the luteinizing hormone (hormone LH), responsible for triggering ovulation.

When it comes to getting pregnant, you should make sure of having sexual intercourse the days immediately before and after ovulation occurs. Once the egg has matured in your ovary, it is released and will stay in your fallopian tubes for about 24 hours.

Your ovulation is calculated by the help of your menstrual cycle. If you have sex during that period, your partner’s sperm will survive for about 48 to 72 hours in your reproductive tract. That is enough time to travel into the fallopian tube and meet with the egg, resulting in your conception.

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