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The minute you begin your pregnancy everything is changing, your body, your clothes sizes, even your looks. But that doesn’t mean you have to skip out on your favorite holidays, like Halloween. Being pregnant doesn’t mean you can’t dress up. Whether you are buying your costume or making them yourself, you can have fun. There are many costumes you can buy for couples or just for yourself. The Pregnancy couple may want to go as a baker and an oven, or an egg and bacon bit. Both outfits are really cute and creative, you can even make them at home if you chose too.

If you want to get really creative you can make your own costumes, here are a few costumes that you can make just using your belly and normal clothes are:

The eyeball- This is something my husband created, all you need is a little facial paint and black clothes. This is something even a person that can’t draw can have a little bit of fun with. Wear all black clothes on Halloween and paint your belly white, make the center of the eye whatever color you desire and don’t forget the red veins. Make it scary or cute, whatever fits your desire. Have a bit of fun and show off that tummy by keeping the shirt up or wear a shirt that shows your tummy. My husband got a kick out of this one and was so excited that he got to do the artwork. (more…)

One of the best ways to make a personalized wedding invitation is to put your photo into the wedding invitation. With the photo in the invitation, your guest will certainly know who are going to marry without reading the contents of the wedding invitation. Some experts believe that your photo can also set the tone of your wedding. It seems that a photo wedding invitation can be a perfect choice if you are tired of the traditional and formal invitations.

If you opt to make a photo wedding invitation, the first issue you need to consider is the photo itself. You cannot have the invitation done without the photo. In fact you have two choices about the photo – you can either choose existing photos or take new photos for your wedding invitation.

If you are planning to choose existing photos, you should select it with your partner. It makes no sense to make the decision based on your own preference only. At the end of the day it is the wedding of both of you and you should respect the thought and ideas of your partner. Selecting the photo without communicating with your partner will just end up with arguing with your partner. (more…)

Choosing a name is one of the most important things you’ll have to decide on during your pregnancy. Pick a name that your child is going to love, not something he/she will hate or be made fun of. There are a lot of things to consider when naming your child.

1. Origin

The origin of a name can help you pick out what name you like best, this also adds a piece of history to your child. Giving your son/daughter an Italian name because their great grandfather originally came over from Sicily will mean a lot to the family. Not to mention your child will always know they’re Italian. This doesn’t mean you can only choose names that go with your heritage, there may be a name out there that belongs to your child that isn’t.

2. The Sound of the Name

Names can be hard to pronounce sometimes, not just for others but for your child as well. Don’t choose a name you’ve a hard enough time saying, imagine how hard it’ll be for your own child to learn. The spelling can also be a cause for concern. Your child must learn how to spell his/her name, you don’t want a name that’s over 20 letters long. Do you think you’d be able to learn to spell that in kindergarten? Think of your child first, sure the name might sound great but make sure it isn’t something that’s going to be really hard. This doesn’t mean don’t choose a name that’s unique, that’s what makes your child stand out. But make sure that’s what you really want. (more…)

Being pregnant doesn’t mean you have to stop breastfeeding your child. Long ago doctors believed it actually took nutrients away from the baby inside you, however that is not the case. Even today we have people that believe this and they will argue with you the entire time. Only you can decide if you should stop breastfeeding your toddler or not. Don’t let someone else make that decision for you.

Reasons to Stop
A few reasons you might want to stop breastfeeding may be if you are feeling constantly drained of energy. Or maybe your child has started to bite. Sometimes your milk will just dry up, this is your body’s way of telling you that it has had enough and to take a break. Mastitis could play a big role in making you stop immediately as well. Mastitis is an infection in the breast when it isn’t expressed enough and gets engorged. (more…)

Pregnancy ultrasonography is an awesome technology. With ultrasonography, you get to see your baby even before he’s a baby. There’s no known risk to you or your baby from ultrasonography during pregnancy.

Ultrasonography machines use high-pitched sound waves (250 times higher-pitched than can be heard by the human ear), transmitted through the abdominal wall to produce an echo image of your pelvis. By moving the transducer (the ultrasound transmitter) appropriately, different areas of anatomy, along with your baby, in the pelvis can be seen during pregnancy.

If it’s very early in your pregnancy, the ultrasonography technician may use a slender transducer in the vagina to visualize the uterus more easily. When you’re further along in your pregnancy, ultrasonography conducting gel will be placed on the lower abdomen for your ultrasonography. (more…)