I’m a mom-to-be, I’m going to have our baby in May and I know by now that it’s hard to be a dad-to-be. It’s not easy to deal with a pregnant woman whose world is upside down and can only talk about her baby 🙂 That’s why I found babble.com’s article really interesting. Let me share it with you.
According to Louann Brizendine:
In her book The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men and Boys Think, neuro-psychiatrist Dr. Louann Brizendine says there’s much more to men during pregnancy than meets the eye. It turns out the transition from man to dad is fraught with very real physical, emotional, and hormonal shifts as his mate’s term progresses. Based on this insight into the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the male brain, here are seven things to expect from him when you’re expecting.
Another suprising fact about dad-to-be’s:
Science has known for a while that the mother’s estrogen and progesterone nearly triple while she’s pregnant, but, as it turns out, the father’s hormones get affected too. Certain pheromones sneak out of the mother’s sweat glands, causing his testosterone to decrease and his prolactin — the “Mr. Mom” hormone — to increase. All of this hormonal re-jiggering stimulates his paternal instincts. Basically, as boy brain turned to man brain during puberty, man brain is slowly converting to daddy brain during pregnancy.
Want to know more about this interesting process then check this out: http://www.babble.com/pregnancy/my-pregnancy/male-brain-expecting-father-pregnancy-couples-relationship/?page=3
Most of us want to find free coupons where no download required. You can save a lot of money on your next grocery when you have coupons what you can use in your local grocery store. You basically need a computer and a printer to get these coupons. No registration and no download required.
So how to get free coupons – no download:
- First you should decide what you need. Check your grocery at home and make a list so you’ll know what you’ll need to buy.
- You can visit a coupon site where you can just print out the coupons without any registration. Other sites may require registration where you have to enter your details (name, address, email address). You can also go directly to the manufacturers’ website.
- When you visit a coupon site you can search by brand or category such as diaper coupons, baby formula coupons etc. You can also search by specific products i.e. Pampers or Clorox coupons. It makes your life easier. When you check your grocery list you have to look for coupons for each and every item. I know it takes time but it’s worth it.
- You also have to find out whether your local grocery store accepts your coupons or the coupons that you printed from the Internet. You can call or you can visit the store’s courtesy desk to find out. When you find several shops that accept coupons you can also compare their prices so can also find out who has the best prices.
In this way you can save money on your next grocery bill and you don’t even have to register yourself anywhere.
Watch out mom-to-be’s because babble. com has collected 50 rules for a new born son, just a couple of examples from this cool list:
- Have a favorite song. It doesn’t have to be hip. (The best ones never are.)
- Until you are a doctor, never answer your phone at the table. That goes for emails, texts, and tweets.
- If you get yourself arrested, call me. You get one free pass.
- Help a buddy move.
- Don’t panic.
- If you ignore history, it will ignore you.
I think they are great, don’t you? 🙂
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Diapers cost a fortune but as a young mom be prepared because your baby will need them – loads of them. Now you can learn how to get free diapers for babies:
- There are several programs like WIC (Women, Infants and Children)Â or TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) that can help you. They won’t give you free diapers but give you other free items so you can free up some money to buy diapers.
- Manufacturer’s site can also be really helpful to get some free baby diapers. You can sign up for different coupons and they will mail them to you or you can also get printable coupons that will be emailed to you.
- When you visit department stores or restaurants sometimes their restrooms have disposable diapers. You can always take one but please don’t be greedy (it’s not nice).
- There are several contests online where you can enter. Just Google “diaper giveaway” or you can try it on Twitter too. Mom blogs also offer you free diapers as a prize. You just have to look for them.
- Rebate offers can also save you some money when it comes to diapers i.e. Sunday papers have rebate offers. If you have some free time just follow the steps and send in your receipt and UPC code and you’ll get a free pack of diapers.
To be continued …
I’m in my 34th week at the moment and I’m reading various articles on breastfeeding. My favorite site -babble.com – has always something new. I came across this great article from Debbie Koenig about breastfeeding.
Let me share them with you:
Harry was born at 37 weeks exactly, not early enough to be considered premature, but early enough to have two problems common to near-term babies: jaundice and a poor suck. (Later I learned that they’re intertwined — my boy was yellow because he wasn’t getting enough from my breasts.)
The pediatrician kept Harry in the hospital for an extra night. I’m pretty sure that was the worst night of my life — leaving the hospital without my newborn was heart-wrenching enough, but knowing that they would be feeding him formula sent me over the edge. I’d been a bit brainwashed, you see. I’d come to believe that formula would somehow hurt my baby (breast is best!), and that introducing a bottle in the first days would put him off breastfeeding forever. I know: It’s a hospital.
Read the rest of the article by clicking the link: Moms need to eat tooÂ
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Are you expecting baby or do you have a friend who does? When you’re pregnant you have to buy loads of things for your baby from baby clothes to diapers. Everything is very expensive but there are always different ways to save some money and try different products before you buy them. Let’s find out hot to get free baby stuff for expecting mothers:
- Get in touch with WIC which is a program for Women Infants and Children. It’s a nutritional program that helps low-income mothers with food coupons. This program educate young moms and families how to feed their babies and kids and what their nutritional needs are. There’s of course an income limit to enroll to this program – it always depends on the number of kids you have. The income for eligibility ranges from $20,036 for one person to $68,469 for eight people. You can qualify if you’re:
– pregnant
– or breastfeeding.
How can you use these food coupons: you can buy i.e. vegetables and fruit, grains, peanut butter, milk, cheese, and beans, sometimes soy products too. It won’t cover your monthly grocery budget but it’s a big help when you’re in need.
- Contact online communities:
You can check out different online communities, Babycenter is a great site to get in touch with fellow expecting mothers. When you subscribe to their newsletter you have to give your due date and you’ll get different offers according to this. You’ll be also informed about the latest deals, money saving coupons and parenting tips as well. You can find friends there because everybody’s in the same ship. You can discover of the joy of parenthood together.
- Don’t forget about your neighborhood: your neighborhood can be really valuable when it comes to useful things for your baby. There is a site called Freecycle where you can find great things for your baby. Everything that is posted here is free – that’s the main rule. So it won’t cost you a dime to get these things.
Craigslist is another great site to find used things, they have a section for babies and kids where you can search for freebies.
Usefule tip: when you get something for free never meet people in your home, always choose a public place where you can meet – just to be on the safe side.
How to organize a minimalist birthday party for your child? It’s a good question. You don’t want to spend a fortune on it but you want the best for your child. I came across this great article on how to throw a minimalist birthday party, here are some tips from the article:
Set a time frame that works for you. I made a point of structuring the party like any other kids party — with a firm start and end and not over a mealtime (so, the 2-4pm window). I love cooking but when I cook for a party, I know that I overcompensate and exhaust myself and I’m still working on reversing this trend. I did not want to set myself up for this on a Sunday leading into a busy week. However, if a mealtime window is preferable to you and you can keep it simple and not exhaust yourself, by all means go for it!
Check out the other tips too, they’ll worth it!
