One Baby Rule?

The recent magnitude 8 earthquake in China have broken billions of lives. So many parents lost their only child when schools collapse during the quake. You know that the children that have died were the only child because of the one child law in China as a way to control the population. But the government has granted exceptions to couples who have lost their child in the quake to allow them to have another child. But what about for couples who are too old to have another child? The situation is simply tragic and heart breaking all around.

Screaming Babies

We were dining at a restaurant this evening. As we were deep into our conversation an ear-piercing, nail-on-chalkboard screech/scream vibrated through the restaurant. This happens for at least five more times...coming from what looked like a one year old baby. I love babies...will want to have two. But I couldn't help but get annoyed at the fact that the parents of this baby continued to dine while they baby is disturbing every other patron in the restaurant. We could no longer hold a conversation at that point. At what point should the parents take the baby out for a walk? At what point do their rights to dine there with their baby out-weighs the rights of other diners for a peaceful meal? I think I would've taken my screaming baby outside after the second scream. I think there will be many sacrifices once a couple becomes a parent. I think dining out at fancy restaurants with our baby will be one of those sacrifices. For those evenings out, I think a baby sitter may be warranted.

Miscarriage

Sadly, I witnessed a friend's miscarriage. She was 6 weeks into her pregnancy when it happened. She suffered severe pain which is termed "true contractions" every 5-20minutes apart. Sadly, she's not the only woman I know who's suffered a miscarriage. I know at least two other women. Though my friend is 38, the other two women were in their twenties. The witness of such a terrible situation made me read up on miscarriages and the statistics are quite large. Women under the age of 35 have a 15% chance of a miscarriage in the first trimester while the percentage goes up to 25% for women over 35. Wanting to have two kids at a high-risk age...I'm sort of preparing for the possibility that I may suffer a miscarriage one day. It's a scary thought...but I guess to be informed may help to prevent it.

kiddie shots

It was on the news today that there are suggestions that we should provide mandatory flu shots to school children. I am not sure what to think, as I am hacking away from my four-day-old flu. Last year I got a flu shot. Almost immediately after, I got flu-like symptoms for a day. A week later, I still contracted the flu. The medical community says that the flu shot is a potion of the most likely flu bug of the year and therefore will not protect you from the flu 100%. Given that, we still provide free flu shots to the elderly and babies. Should we force school age children to get vaccinated? I didn't get the flu shot this year. I don't know what to think about the flu shot debate.

Cribs and Such...

Quick tip from my friend...only assemble your baby crib in the room you want it in. Baby cribs are too big to fit through standard bedroom doorways! My friend had to disassemble his baby's crib after he finished assembling it and tried to move it into his daughter's baby room!

Tornado Baby

After a massive tornado hit Tennessee, destruction was everywhere. Dozens of people were killed. But amid all the chaos, two rescuers discovered little 11-month-old Kyson face down in the mud. They thought he was a doll at first! Kyson was found at least 100 yards from where his mother had held him. He only suffered minor scratches to his face. Kyson undoubtedly will forever be known as the Tornado Baby. Sadly, his mother did not survive the tornado.

More Superbowl Babies

One of the highlights of Superbowl is of course the commercials. And a couple of my favorite commercials involve babies. Click here to view the commercials. Listen carefully to what the baby is saying in these two commercials. It's down right cute and hilarious!

Baby Super Bowl Sunday

What do Eli Manning have to do with babies? Nothing, except for the fact that the Super Bowl party we went to this year had three babies in attendance, along with one 3-month-old fetus! Suddenly, all of our friends have babies. They happen to all be boys too! Congratulations to our newly-pregnant set of friends, baby due in June.

So there were plenty of tears when Tom Brady lost the Super Bowl, and I don't mean from the babies! Ha, mainly from the two Patriots fans at the party. The babies, ranging from 4 months to 9 months old, were extremely happy at the party. They cooed, smiled, pooped, and ate. It just makes me think that when all our friends' babies are potty-trained, we'd still be changing diapers. Can't help but feel a bit behind everyone we know.

The Countdown Clock

I didn't want to settle, I didn't want to have regrets. I stayed in school for a very, very long time, enjoying my independence and my freedom. So here I am, 35. All women known what this means. The big "high risk" age. Granted I am well on my way, planning my up-coming wedding with my fiancee and purchasing our dream home.

But these days, I'm getting a lot of conflicting advice from well-intentioned folks. My doctor urged me to start a family right away. "Don't wait any longer!" she said. She's 42 with a 19-year-old son! This woman had her first child at the age of 23! On the other hand, all of my married friends are urging me to wait at least one year into our marriage before starting a family. That would put me at 37, possibly 38 at the time of my delivery. Is that really too old?! Granted I have no medical problems of any kind and I get regular checkups each year since I was 22.

I'm sure many women are in my situation these days. Every week I'm hearing about another actress having their first child over the age of 35. Women are delaying child birth for various reasons. But have our bodies gotten the memo?