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Inside Fatherhood

December 8th, 2007

He’s got gooood lungs

If at any point during this post you see a string of random characters it is probably because I have fallen asleep and my forehead crashed down onto the keyboard.
Late in my wife’s pregnancy she began craving apples and apple juice in massive quantities. Come to find out, there is evidence that apples in a […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

September 16th, 2007

Low vitamin D tied to serious pregnancy complication

Parentwonder.com linked to an interesting story on Reuters which refers to a new study stating:
Moms-to-be who have low vitamin D levels during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for suffering from pre-eclampsia, according to a study.
Pre-eclampsia is a condition of pregnancy that usually begins with high blood pressure. The disorder may also lead to […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

August 17th, 2007

Pregnancy munchies and couvade syndrome

The word couvade is derived from the early French word couver, “to hatch.” The practical modern vernacular for this word is “getting fat with mom.” Experts attribute expectant fathers gaining weight during pregnancy to everything from a sympathetic reaction to pregnancy hormones to a psychosomatic response.
However, as I found myself eating grilled cheese sandwiches […]

By Bill -- 4 comments

January 19th, 2007

Dads, You Need to Know the Realities of Labor

I have labor on the mind, sorry… but rightly so. My wife is about to give birth to our 5th child. Though we seem to be pros by now in this entire ordeal, especially where we have delivered all of our kids so far at home, we still tend to go through the same spikes […]

By steve -- 3 comments

December 14th, 2006

Breast Pumps for Men

Oh dear Lord! What is this? Well Googa Baby brought it to our attention the nifty breast pump for men. What have we turned into people? Am I the only one who finds this disturbing? I guess the reasoning behind this has to do with the whole sympathy thing. There are pregnancy suits that are […]

By steve -- 5 comments