According to the Telegraph.UK:
Researchers used eggs from young donors to repair damaged eggs of older women in order to increase their chances of fertilization.
They have not yet used the eggs to produce babies, but they have injected them with sperm to produce an early stage embryo in the laboratory.
While the move breathes new life into “old eggs” and could also remove genetic illnesses, it is likely to provoke an ethical storm as critics believe it could lead to hybrid or genetically modified children.
“If we could transfer these constructed new embryos, I believe the success rate would be high,” Atsushi Tanaka, the lead author told the New Scientist.
Last Week I mentioned the Indonesian woman who gave birth to a 19.2 pound baby, today we’re learning that a woman got pregnant two weeks after being pregnant!
Julia Grovenburg, a 31-year-old Arkansas woman is one of ten double pregnancies that have been recorded.
In Grovenburg’s case, she became pregnant first with a girl (whom she has decided to name Jillian) and then two weeks later with a boy (Hudson). The babies have separate due dates — Jillian on Dec. 24, Hudson on Jan. 10.
According to the Montreal Gazette
An Indonesian woman has given birth to a 19.2-pound boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday.
The baby, who is still unnamed and is 24.4 inches long, was born by caesarean section Monday at a public hospital in North Sumatra province.
“This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mom’s womb. His legs were so big,” Dr. Binsar Sitanggang said.
Pregnancy is an exciting time for mothers. It’s a time to set up the baby’s room, pick out names and an excuse to eat for two.
That’s in most scenarios, but recently women have been watching the scale nervously-completely forgetting that they have a baby growing inside of them. This case where pregnant women then become obsessed with exercise and dieting has been called “pregorexia.”
On average, women should gain 25-35 pounds during their pregnancy. This is needed so that the fetus can grow into a healthy baby.
According to Dr. Holly Phillips on the Early Show,
“calorie restriction is linked with growth retardation (and) birth defects, and (with) vitamin deficiencies, both for the mother and baby. What’s interesting about vitamin deficiencies is, say, for instance, with calcium deficiency: The baby will probably get what he or she needs, but that’ll be at the expense of the mother’s bones. So, you really have to be careful with that” and take in more calories overall than you ordinarily would.”
Being a well-dressed and stylish mom these days is easy! You can rock your style and still look oh so sexy.
Looks at these fashionable moms and find your maternity style.
Funky Mommy- Nicole Richie
Earth Mother-Alyson Hannigan
Yummy Mummy -Cobie Smulder
Demure and Classy Mother- Nicole Kidman
Loud and Proud -Naomi Watts
Young and Fun Mom- Ashley Simpson
Stylish and Comfy- Jennifer Garner
Supermodel Mom- Heidi Klum
Jackie O. is Expecting - Sarah Michelle Gellar
Good for a Laugh- M.I.A.
According to SympaticoMSN.com
The C-section is now the most performed surgery in the U.S. The number of cesarean sections performed in the United States has risen from 4.5 per cent of childbirths in 1965, to 31 per cent today. This surgery was originally only performed in situations where the mother and baby were in danger. This surgery can cause unnecessary complications.
It has also caused a steep rise in medical bills, for one because they require longer hospital stays. And childbirth accounts for a huge portion of the country’s health care expenditure. Read more…
A mother in Dallas, Texas, recently gave birth to twins. That’s not really news; the special part is each twin has a different father. This occurrence is extremely rare, but possible. If a woman releases multiple eggs during ovulation, and has more than one sex partner during that time, then two eggs can be fertilized separately by different men. This is called heteropaternal superfecundation, and only a handful of cases are documented in the world.
The woman’s fiancé has forgiven her, and plans to raise the two boys as his own. She does not plan to tell her other lover that he is the father of one of her children (however, with all the media attention this story is receiving, I wonder how it’s possible that he won’t figure it out…) Read more…
What’s in a name? Apparently an entire list of things you need to take into consideration!
Here is a list of do’s and don’ts when deciding on a name for the newest addition to your family.
Consider these points so that you can make sure that your child isn’t picked on at school or embarrassed as an adult.
Women who eat little or no meat or animal-based foods, are likely to suffer from a B12 deficiency.
According to the joint study by Trinity College, Dublin, the Health Board of Ireland and the US National Institutes of Health, “babies whose mothers had low levels of vitamin B12 just before and after they were conceived could be up to five times more likely to be being born with a congenital defect.”
“The results of this study suggest that women with low levels of B12 not only may risk health problems of their own, but also may increase the chance that their children may be born with a serious birth defect,” said said Duane Alexander, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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