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Avoiding Teen Pregnancy

Does location play a role in whether or not your teenager will make you a grandparent long before you’re ready? According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), you may consider moving to the following states if you don’t want your baby giving birth to a baby while she is still in her teens: New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. According to the CDC, those states have the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy in the entire country. The states with the highest rate of pregnant teenagers include Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico and Mississippi. … Continue reading →

Pregnancy Tests for Students?

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Students in Port Chester, N.Y. may soon be able to get pregnancy tests at school health centers. The clinics, which are in the village’s elementary, middle and high schools, will offer both pregnancy and STD tests, as well as offer counseling and referrals to students who test positive for pregnancy or infection. The clinics are run by Open Door Family Medical Centers and Port Chester is the only school district in Westchester County to host the clinics. Currently, the federally funded program gives immunizations and physicals, as well as mental, vision and hearing screenings. In addition to offering pregnancy and … Continue reading →

The Election of the Untested and the Untried

Subtitle: What Exactly Qualifies You to Be President? Other than being 35 and a natural born citizen, there are very few qualifications for being President of the United States. At a tutoring session this spring we asked our middle school students what you had to do to become president, what type of experience you need and they replied that you had to have a college degree. And kids (how else are you going to deal with teen pregnancy?) You don’t need lots of money, they said, but you do need a rich daddy. One girl quipped: “You need some acting … Continue reading →

Will You Be Part of the Next Baby Boom?

Forget about the hundreds of thousands of women in China trying for a Year of the Dragon baby or the ones in the rest of the world who are meticulously planning out their sex lives in hopes of giving birth on 12/12/12. Oh no, the next baby boom won’t be inspired by winged serpents and paradigms; rather, in about 10 months or so the planet can thank Pfizer for the latest run on newborn diapers. Less than 24 hours ago, the pharmaceutical giant announced a major recall of its birth control pills. The company is in the process of yanking … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday E

I wish a great big happy birthday to my baby daughter. Baby E is one. I can’t believe it. Where did the time go? I can’t believe I now have two toddlers. Baby E has been an adventure. She has not had the best health, but has always been happy. I always said that she’s the happiest miserable baby. We finally got a lot of her misery under control when we got her on the right medicine and formula combination. Baby E has a lot of doctors and only the pediatrician and dentist are not specialists. We’ve been to the … Continue reading →

Is Two Better Than One?

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Yesterday I learned that a fellow CF (cystic fibrosis) mother’s second baby also has CF, just like her first. This hurt. She, like me, found out she was pregnant with baby number two while struggling to decide whether to get pregnant again at all. CF is genetic, which leaves a 1 in 4 chance of any of your children having CF if both parents are carriers of the defective gene. She, like me, refused any prenatal testing due to the risk of miscarriage and went forward with the pregnancy with all the hope and fear in the world. For her … Continue reading →

Product Review: Hallmark Birth Announcements

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Last week I had the opportunity to test out Hallmark’s new Personalized Baby Announcements. According to Hallmark, all you have to do is visit Hallmark.com/baby, pick your favorite design, and customize the announcement with your baby’s photo and your personal message. You’re supposed to be able to finish your announcements in the amount of time it takes for your baby to take a nap, with time to spare. To put the service to the test, I enlisted the help of a friend, Danielle, who recently had a baby boy. The selection of templates to choose from was pretty good. The … Continue reading →

Plan to Start the Body-for-Life Challenge in January

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How would you like to have your best body ever and win $50,000 to boot? Well, I’m about to tell you how you can make it happen! The Body-for-LIFE Challenge is a 12-week contest based on the best-selling book Body-for-LIFE. It includes proven principles for motivation, exercise, and nutrition and, believe it or not, you don’t need to join a gym to be successful! The best part is that winners are chosen based upon their personal transformation, not whether they are thinner or more muscular than somebody else or not, and answers to several transformation questions. The Body for Life … Continue reading →

Tabby’s Trip to the Vet

Our family vet was closed Wednesday, but first thing Thursday morning I called and they were able to get us in that afternoon. We scheduled a pregnancy test and vaccinations. When we got there, I explained the saga of Tabby to Dr. Singleton: how I found her, how she’s wormed her way into our family, and how we plan to keep her. But I also expressed my concerns about her change in behavior towards our other cat, Mr. Meow. I admitted I feared she might be expecting, but I wasn’t sure because the first vet I had taken her to … Continue reading →

Top Places for Free Samples

I love getting free samples. From shampoo to coloring books, there are a lot of opportunities out there to get your hands on some free product. Here are some of my top ways to obtain free samples. Company Websites: This is by far the best way to obtain a lot of free samples. Simply search for the company’s name and the word “free” or the words “free sample.” Well-known companies, such as Pampers, Campbells and more will often have promotions offering free samples. You can also check in the Families.com Deals Forum for the latest internet freebies. Start Sampling: This … Continue reading →