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Deciding when their family is the right size-or how to be sure it stays that size-is a personal decision that many women may find easier to make in the years to come.

For women who have decided that they don’t want any longer children and feel ready for a permanent form of birth prevention, “getting your tubes tied,” or tubal ligation, is no longer the only option.

Afresh office-based procedure known as the Essure procedure is quickly replacing the old operation and is covered by most insurance plans.

During the procedure, a tiny, soft spring, called a micro-insert, is placed into each uterine tube. The body’s natural response causes tissue to grow into the micro-inserts, blocking sperm from reaching the egg. This tissue growth takes about three months and additional birth control must be used during this time. (more…)

Telling The FatherHave a romantic dinner for two with candle lights, it may be your last time for a while, between morning sickness and raising your little one. Serve up baby carrots, baby back ribs and anything else you can think as baby. At the end, pour apple juice instead of wine and hand him a present. Inside you can have a tiny baby bib that says, “I heart My Daddy”   or a pair of baby booties.

If you can’t tell the father right away because he’s away on business, or deployed try sending him a care package. Inside the box place a few baby items, everything in blue and pink and a baby naming book in the center. Place a note on top of the book with, “I need a name soon, I’ll be here by June.” Or whenever the baby flows from. (more…)

1. Making the Guest List

When it comes to making the guest list things can get a little tricky. Find out if there has anybody that would be upset if they were not invited. Never leave out close family or friends, at the least give them the option of showing up.

2.  Games

Planning games for a shower can be a bit difficult when you’ve so many fun games and have some gifts to pass out as prizes.  Baby shower games are a lot of fun, here is a quick list. (more…)

Choosing a wedding ring isn’t as easy as it looks. You’re attending wear your ring for the rest of your life, so it should be something you won’t get tired of in a couple years. You’ll have to look at and trying on many different rings before you come to a final judgment and, being an intelligent consumer, you should know what your options are.

First, you’ll have to decide how much you can afford to spend. And then, with your budget in mind, choose the material you want your ring made of.

Wedding ring materials can be :

1. White gold, which is gaining popularity because it looks stylish and very modern. Also white gold can be worn with silver or platinum jewellery and it goes with most fabrics

2. Titanium is long lasting, light and not very expensive, so it’s recently became a very popular material for wedding rings. Titanium rings are similar in appearance to white gold rings but they’re so light that you can hardly feel one on your finger. Titanium is a particularly popular material for men’s wedding rings. (more…)

Everybody wonders about this. Do our friends “do it” more often than we do? Does anybody else have this problem in which one partner has high desire, and the other one has little to none? We must be really weird. Everybody wants sex, don’t they?

The answer is no. Not really. More 40 million Americans feel stuck in low-sex or no sex marriages. Research studies tell us that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 7 men reported little to no sexual desire. Sometime in a marriage more 50% of couples experience one or both partners with little to no sexual desire.

Desire problems are the most frequent complaint of couples entering sex therapy. They’re also often the unspoken charge of couples entering relationship therapy.
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Selecting a name is among 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 across from Sicily will mean a lot to the family. Let alone your child will always know they’re Italian. This doesn’t mean you can only choose names that go with your heritage, there mayhap 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 other people 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 is 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 be sure it isn’t something that’s going to be really hard. This doesn’t mean don’t choose a name that has unique, that has what makes your child stand out. But make sure that has what you really want. (more…)