Unexpectedly Pregnant Articles

  • The Safety of Breastfeeding During Pregnancy

    Are you ready to try to conceive your second child, but still enjoying a breastfeeding relationship with your firstborn? Or perhaps you are breastfeeding your child over a kicking baby belly? If so you are not alone -- far from it.

  • Close Together Pregnancies

    If your first baby isn't very old, it is only natural to be concerned about what other people will think when you tell them your good news -- particularly those that are closest to you. I am afraid that some of them will not approve of your decision to move so quickly to conceive a second time.

  • First Time Pregnancy

    Interesting enough, we didn't plan this pregnancy but it could not have been more wanted!

  • Young, pregnant, and Ready for Anything

    young moms can be terrific. If you are a pregnant teenager and have decided to have the baby, there's a world of possibilities ahead of you. That may not be what the people around you are telling you.

  • Adoption: Questions to Ask Yourself

    If you are struggling with the question of whether or not to place your child for adoption, the following are a few questions to ask yourself to determine whether or not you are ready to raise a child.

  • Adoption Terms to Know

    Several terms related to the adoption process can be confusing. Here is a list of several terms that can be helpful in understanding the language associated with adoption.

  • Guidelines for Choosing a Family

    There's no doubt you have a picture of the best home and family for your child. Adoption creates an opportunity to make that picture a reality, by providing you with an opportunity to select the family you want to give your baby. The following questions will help spark other important issues that may be important to you in creating the best home and family for your child.

    Questions to Ask

    • How long have you been married?
    • What makes you marriage work?
    • How many other children do you have, or plan to have?
  • Guidelines for Choosing an Adoption Agency or Attorney

    Choosing an adoption agency or attorney is a task in which there are several opportunities. Therefore, below is a list of suggestions of some ideas for both birthmothers and adoptive parents in making your decision.

  • Adoption: Frequently Asked Questions

    Questions frequently asked about adoption.

  • Benefits of Adoptions

    Adoption benefits everyone in the adoption triad. Many of these benefits are helpful to the birthmother and birthfather. Other benefits are directed at the child who is being placed for adoption and/or the adoptive parents. Adoption brings a positive ending to a challenging situation and benefits everyone involved.

  • Intercourse During Pregnancy

    Pregnancy is a time of many changes for both partners, including changes in their sexual relationship. You and your partner may experience different emotions and feelings, so communication is as important now as always.

  • Benefits of Adoptions

    Adoption benefits everyone in the adoption triad. Many of these benefits are helpful to the birthmother and birthfather. Other benefits are directed at the child who is being placed for adoption and/or the adoptive parents. Adoption brings a positive ending to a challenging situation and benefits everyone involved.

  • Using Illegal Street Drugs During Pregnancy

    When you are pregnant it is important that you watch what you put into your body. Consumption of illegal drugs is not safe for the unborn baby or for the mother.

  • Tips for Making a Decision

    As you look back over the years you can probably identify important, pivotal events in your life. These events may have been the result of choices you made or the decision someone else made for you. When facing an un-planned pregnancy, the decision is one that no one else should make for you.

  • First Time Pregnancy

    Interesting enough, we didn't plan this pregnancy but it could not have been more wanted!

  • Close Together Pregnancies

    If your first baby isn't very old, it is only natural to be concerned about what other people will think when you tell them your good news -- particularly those that are closest to you. I am afraid that some of them will not approve of your decision to move so quickly to conceive a second time.

  • When Children Have Children

    Pregnant teenagers require special understanding, medical care, and education -- particularly about nutrition, infections, substance abuse, and complications of pregnancy.

  • Young, pregnant, and Ready for Anything

    young moms can be terrific. If you are a pregnant teenager and have decided to have the baby, there's a world of possibilities ahead of you. That may not be what the people around you are telling you.

  • Alcohol During Pregnancy

    A woman who drinks alcohol during pregnancy risks giving birth to an abnormal child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). A child born with FAS has a pattern of mental and physical defects.

  • Gender Determination

    There are different methods of determining your baby's gender. This article explains those methods.

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