News for August 2009

What Makes a Family Happy?

Every mom wants to create and nurture a happy family. But if your own childhood wasn’t so sunny, how do you know what that looks like? And even if you had a blissful upbringing, it’s not always easy to define what, exactly, made your family life joyful. Was it is silly games you played on road trips, or the freedom you had to roam in and out of your neighbors’ yard? Was it that you had good fortune never experience a major tragedy, or was it that you had a close-knit clan that pulled together to support one another no matter what? Most of all, how now will be happy for the long haul? The truth is happy families have cranky kids, messy houses, and money struggles, just like everyone else. But underneath it all, they have a core of contentment that sustains them through all of life’s ups and downs.

Edited: August 30th, 2009

To C or not to C

When we think of childbirth, we often think of “normal delivery”. The baby goes through the birth canal, in simple, healthy, uncomplicated procedure. Just the way nature planned it to be. But sometimes, normal may not be the norm. if mom or baby has certain problems before or during labor, caesarean birth becomes necessary.

Caesarean birth is the birth of a baby by surgery. The doctor makes an incision in the belly and uterus and then removes the baby. This procedure is a called a caesarian section or C-section. Planned C –section. When the doctor knows about a problem ahead of time, he or she may schedule a C-section. This may be due to one or more of the conditions mentioned: The baby is not in a head-down position close to your due date. Mom has a problem such as heart disease that could be made worse by the stress of labor. Mom already had other surgeries on her uterus.

Edited: August 24th, 2009