Expanding your family by welcoming a child is one of the most exciting and fulfilling times of anyone's life, but it is not without its challenges. Settling on a birth plan requires a great deal of planning and communication between you and your partner, and if you've decided that a home birth is the right choice for you, you need to be prepared for the process.
Below you'll find a guide to some questions you should ask your midwife before a home birth.
Divorce is hard on everybody in the family. But it isn't necessarily the thing that's hurting your children most. It's when you and your ex continue to fight even after the breakup that hurts your children. Your kids will have a difficult time adjusting to the changes that divorce brings to their lives if they keep witnessing conflict between you. That's where parallel parenting comes in.
What It Is
When you share joint custody, but can't raise your children together amicably, parallel parenting allows you and your ex to be actively (yet separately) involved in their lives.
When it comes to high heels, the phrase "beauty is pain" is unfortunately quite real. Hammertoes, bunions, and calluses are just a few of the problems women can develop from wearing these shoes too often. The easiest solution would be to ditch the heels altogether; however, a survey conducted by the American Podiatric Medical Association found that 42% of women would rather wear the painful shoe as long as they liked the look of it.
Allergies are unfortunately very common: statistics show that one in five people in America are allergic to at least one thing. And while some allergies, such as milk or hay, are relatively common, others are much stranger. Perhaps the weirdest thing to be allergic to is water. Yes, that's right: some people actually suffer from a serious allergy to water.
What is Water Allergy?
Water allergies are actually a form of physical urticarial called Aquatenic urticaria.
Has your eye doctor recently mentioned cataracts and cataract surgery? You are likely not alone. In fact, cataracts are very common and more than half of people in the United States will require some form of cataract surgery before they reach the age of 80. Still, knowing that cataract surgery is a necessity can still be nerve-wracking, especially since it involves a procedure that is performed on the eyes. However, cataracts can significantly impair a person's vision, and removing them is a must.
