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New Baby Means Adjusting Finances

May 17, 2009 By babyblogaddict

Many people these days are doing what they can to reduce their spending. But if you're a new parent, your budget is undergoing a different kind of adjustment. From diapers to clothes, the cost of a newborn can add up. In fact, new parents can expect to spend between $4,500 and $5,000 during their child's first year for supplies alone, according to an online calculator at BabyCenter.com. If you start day care at six months, the amount may double. Here are some tips on buying for baby without wrecking your budget. … [Read more...]

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BBA Headlines

May 12, 2009 By babyblogaddict

News :: Babies switched at birth meet 56 years later... :: Baby monitors, microwaves can cause Wi-Fi interference... :: Can a baby save a marriage?... :: Toddler hates to get dirty... :: Parenting well in tough times... Celebs :: Maya Rudolph expecting baby #2... :: Tobey Maguire, wife, welcome baby boy... :: Sarah Michelle Gellar blocks the bump... … [Read more...]

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BBA Quick Hits

May 7, 2009 By babyblogaddict

> Today's Tykes: Secure Kids or Rudest in History? Many experts say today’s kids are ruder than ever. And it may have something to do with popular parenting movements focusing on self-esteem and the generation that’s embracing them: Generation X, or those born between 1965 and 1977. > The Earlier the Toilet Training the Better What’s it going to take for American parents to realize that just as it’s far easier to house-train a four-month-old puppy than a year-old dog, it’s far easier to toilet train a 20-month-old child than a 3-year-old? Fifty-four years ago, according … [Read more...]

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BBA Quick Hits

May 5, 2009 By babyblogaddict

> Depression and Sleep A new report has found that babies born to mothers who are depressed have more sleep disturbances, including problems falling asleep and number of awakenings. > Grieving a Miscarriage Why won’t people stop saying “you can try again soon”? What is the “right” amount of grief? Are there more miscarriages now or does it just seem that way? What to tell the children about the baby who will not be? The questions answered here. > When Does a Toddler Walk on His Own? Every child develops at a different rate and, while it's true that some children go … [Read more...]

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Friday Fun

May 1, 2009 By babyblogaddict

Celebrity Babies :: Kerri Walsh reveals sex of baby... :: Heidi Klum says baby #4 is the last... :: Jessica Alba wants more babies... :: Nicole hopes Katie has another baby... :: Amy Poehler's top five parenting tips... Twitter :: Mom tweets birth... :: Marketing to moms... :: Atwitter about a mom in Scarsdale... :: Kicking, tweeting from the womb... … [Read more...]

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Baby for Sale

April 26, 2009 By babyblogaddict

An Australian woman was arrested for trying to sell her five-month-old son for $10,000 U.S. to get money for an apartment. 19-year-old Rebecca Sue Taylor faces up to five years in jail. … [Read more...]

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Fertility Doc Claims to Clone, Implant Human Embryos

April 24, 2009 By babyblogaddict

A controversial fertility doctor claims to have cloned human embryos and implanted them into four women's wombs. And while none of 11 embryos he claims to have cloned resulted in a viable pregnancy, Dr. Panayiotis Zavos said he'll continue trying to clone a human embryo. "We managed to write chapter one. Chapter two, we will have a child a parent can take home and raise as a cloned child," Zavos said. His hope is that the birth of the first human clone is just a few years away. … [Read more...]

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BBA Quick Hits

April 23, 2009 By babyblogaddict

:: Fertility doc promises cloned babies... :: Keep cribs uncluttered... :: Benefits of baby sign language... :: Video games bad for toddler? ... :: Swimming pool safety tips... :: Teaching kids to manage money... :: Julie Chen expecting... :: Is Britney pregnant again? ... … [Read more...]

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BBA Quick Hits

April 21, 2009 By babyblogaddict

:: A baby name debate over at Dooce... :: 'Grey's Anatomy' star is pregnant... :: Baby resuscitation 'linked to IQ'... :: Activity may decrease length of labor... :: Solving a toddler eating battle... :: Kids smell good... :: Children mimic... :: Parenting 2.0... … [Read more...]

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10 Surprising Sex Statistics

April 19, 2009 By babyblogaddict

Here is #2 on the list: “Two-thirds of women who had their first baby between 2001 and 2003 worked during their pregnancy, and 80 percent of those women worked within one month or less of giving birth. Compare this to the period between 1961 and 1965, when 44 percent of women worked during their pregnancy (35 percent worked one month or less before delivering).” Click here for the other nine. And how about those Brits? According to this study, British women are more likely to have a baby by the age of 25 than a husband. Yowza. … [Read more...]

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