Saturday, December 31, 2011
2012 Happy New Year
To all the beautiful babies and families..our customers, fans, and friends we extend our best wishes for a joyous and prosperous new year! Happy New Year!
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Surviving the Holidays, Pregnant
It's a mixed bag, being pregnant during the holidays. What can you expect? What's the best way to make it through the tough times? Take a look at some of the concerns and scenarios you may face this joyful season.
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Boy Girl Diet Re-Launch!
Out with the old, in with the new!
Boygirldiet.com has undergone some major design overhaul and we hope you will take a look at all the special details we've added. The slideshow is my favorite. How can you not ooohh and ahhh over all those adorable baby faces? We've also added a clean, fresh look to the entire website, adding fun colors and new designs. The Gender Diet's are exactly the same, however the documents also had a design overhaul and now we are all matchy matchy :). For the customers ease, the diets are now downloadable instantly from your receipt. What a convenient feature...no more waiting for that diet to be e-mailed to you. This will help you get started right away, because we understand that clock is ticking. We've integrated social media adding facebook, twitter and linkedin. Don't forget to friend, follow and tweet us. We want to keep you informed and are always up to date with the newest research and information. Our biggest change to the program has been adding the NEW supplement packs. Sold separately from the diet, these supplement packs will enhance and support the Gender Diet in making the necessary changes, for the body to favor conception of your chosen gender.
Suffice to say- you spoke and we listened! We love the new site, we feel it is modern and user friendly and we hope you do too. We've added plenty of testimonials and we hope you don't forget to keep sending them in and don't forget a photo of your precious bundle of joy. Your testimonial helps us help others! We LOVE hearing from you and as always we encourage your feedback.
Today, May 15, 2011 is the official re-launch date of www.boygirldiet.com and we are glad to be celebrating together. Cheers!
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Mariah Carey's Baby Names Announced, Are Predictably Weird - E! Online
Mariah Carey's Baby Names Announced, Are Predictably Weird - E! Online: "Yesterday, we got a hint as to what Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon would be calling their newborn twins: both names start with an 'M.'
Well, Mariah apparently thinks the world has scratched its head long enough (although after seeing the monikers they decided upon, a little more may be in store), and finally revealed the full names of her bundles of joy.
So what are they?
'Mariah & Nick reveal the names of #dembabies,' a tweet sent out on Mariah's Twitter mere moments ago read.
So, world, please welcome...
'Monroe Cannon & Moroccan Scott Cannon!'
Play Stars Sound Off on Bin Laden's Death Play Mariah's Hubby Tweets Baby Joy Play The Soup Blog: 'Pregnant in Heels' Well, that's better than Nicki and Mario, which were our best guesses. Stars—not as egotistical as we thought! (Yeah, we're looking at you, Will and Jada.)
So how did the duo come to reach those monikers?
Well, as for their boy, Moroccan (and yes, that's Moroccan, not the slightly more acceptable Morocco), whose nickname will be 'Roc,' the odd name has a sentimental meaning for the couple. The Moroccan Room is what Carey has dubbed the top tier of her Manhattan apartment (it's Moroccan themed), and also happens to be the location of Nick's proposal.
The boy's middle name of Scott is not only Nick's middle name, but also the maiden name of Cannon's grandmother.
As for their daughter, Mariah's rep confirmed that Monroe was indeed named after Marilyn Monroe, who has long been an inspiration for the singer. Unlike her brother, Monroe does not have a middle name. How come? Well, like mother, like daughter: Mariah doesn't have one, either.
All right. Forget what we said about that whole egotistical thing."
Well, Mariah apparently thinks the world has scratched its head long enough (although after seeing the monikers they decided upon, a little more may be in store), and finally revealed the full names of her bundles of joy.
So what are they?
'Mariah & Nick reveal the names of #dembabies,' a tweet sent out on Mariah's Twitter mere moments ago read.
So, world, please welcome...
'Monroe Cannon & Moroccan Scott Cannon!'
Play Stars Sound Off on Bin Laden's Death Play Mariah's Hubby Tweets Baby Joy Play The Soup Blog: 'Pregnant in Heels' Well, that's better than Nicki and Mario, which were our best guesses. Stars—not as egotistical as we thought! (Yeah, we're looking at you, Will and Jada.)
So how did the duo come to reach those monikers?
Well, as for their boy, Moroccan (and yes, that's Moroccan, not the slightly more acceptable Morocco), whose nickname will be 'Roc,' the odd name has a sentimental meaning for the couple. The Moroccan Room is what Carey has dubbed the top tier of her Manhattan apartment (it's Moroccan themed), and also happens to be the location of Nick's proposal.
The boy's middle name of Scott is not only Nick's middle name, but also the maiden name of Cannon's grandmother.
As for their daughter, Mariah's rep confirmed that Monroe was indeed named after Marilyn Monroe, who has long been an inspiration for the singer. Unlike her brother, Monroe does not have a middle name. How come? Well, like mother, like daughter: Mariah doesn't have one, either.
All right. Forget what we said about that whole egotistical thing."
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Royal Wedding Fails to Increase Popularity of 'Royal' Baby Names
(LONDON) -- If you thought the royal wedding would inspire new moms and dads to name their babies either William or Kate, you’d be wrong. Data analyzed by the folks at BabyCenter.com reveals the two names have actually declined in popularity during the past year.
Researchers compared the popularity of the names in the first three months of 2011 with the first quarter of 2010 and discovered William is down 66 percent and Kate is down 60 percent. The name of Prince William’s brother, Harry, rose 24 percent while the name of Kate’s sister, Pippa, saw no change in popularity.
In 2010, William was number 23 on the year’s most popular baby names list while Kate was number 93. Harry was ranked 398 and Pippa was number 2,345.
Linda Murray, global editor-in-chief at BabyCenter.com, says 36 percent of moms who visit the website say they find name inspiration in famous people and characters, but when a name becomes associated with one specific celebrity, or in this case, with royalty, it declines in popularity or, if already unpopular, remains so.
On the other hand, Murray says while the royal wedding may not trigger a rise in the popularity of the names William and Kate, the names the couple choose for their children will definitely start a trend.
SOURCE: http://www.kgoam810.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=116&itemid=29662896
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Girls are made of fruit and rice, boys are made of potatoes
Mothers who eat a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice may be able to increase their chances of having daughters.
Of the women who took part in a scientific study, 80 per cent gave birth to girls after eating food rich in calcium and magnesium, supplemented by daily tablets, for nine weeks before conception.
They avoided potatoes, which have a high level of potassium, a mineral believed to increase the chances of conceiving boys.
The researchers believe the diet of the women was the strongest factor in the high number of girls born, although other factors, such as the timing of conception, may also have played a role.
The results, if confirmed by further studies, suggest women may be able to directly influence the sex of their baby by changing what they eat, so altering the mineral balance in their bloodstream.
“People now know that if they do everything we have suggested, their chances of having a girl will improve dramatically,” said Annet Noorlander, a biologist at Gender Consult, the Dutch consultancy that led the research with Delft and Maastricht Universities in Holland. “This method is experimental, but we have proved it works.”
The five-year research project, the results of which were published in the journal Reproductive BioMedicine Online, began with 172 couples who already had 358 sons and only two daughters between them.
[pullquote]The researchers believe the diet of the women was the strongest factor in the high number of girls born, although other factors, such as the timing of conception, may also have played a role.[/pullquote]
However, only 32 couples completed the full program.
To ensure the highest chance of conceiving a girl, the women had to begin the diet nine weeks before planned conception. They had to undergo regular blood monitoring and learn how to work out as accurately as possible their moment of peak fertility each month — the time they were due to ovulate.
Couples were also told to have sex three or four days before ovulation to favour sperm carrying female chromosomes, which take longer to reach the egg than those carrying male chromosomes. The result was that 26 out of the 32 mothers gave birth to girls and only six had boys. Statisticians at Delft analysed the results to ensure they could not have happened by chance.
Dr Noorlander and her team believe the diet, rather than the timing of sexual intercourse, was the most significant factor in producing high numbers of girls.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/girls-are-made-of-fruit-and-rice-boys-are-made-of-potaroes/story-e6frg6nf-1225980639498
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
gender selection - Bing News
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Friday, April 22, 2011
baby girl - Bing News
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. -- When it comes to childbirth, the timing isn't always convenient. Capt. Larry Bauska and Firefighter Joe Stiffler with Clark Co. Fire District 3 reponded to an "imminent birth" in progress at around 1 p.m. Wednesday. They arrived at ...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
baby boy - Bing News
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A woman gave birth in a taxi cab in Manhattan Wednesday night. Born in the heart of NY's theater row, seven and half pound Finn Murray-Sweeney made his much anticipated debut before the news cameras at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital on ...
A woman gave birth to a baby boy in a matter of minutes on the Parkway East early today. County 911 dispatchers received a call at 12:20 a.m. that a woman was giving birth about a mile before the Glenwood Exit, city EMS Deputy Chief Mark Bocian said. One ...
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gender preference - Bing News
It's part of the culture." Jhajjar is the frontline of what some have termed India's "gendercide", a preference for sons and an attendant offensive against daughters that has led to a sharply skewed gender imbalance. Preliminary results from a new census ...
Miriam Defensor-Santiago banning the specification of gender preference in job advertisements. The consolidated bill says the practice is an act of gender discrimination. It seeks the prohibition of printing, circulation or publication of any statement ...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
pregnancy nutrition
Learn how food choice affects pregnancy - Ottawa Times
Becky Andrews, registered dietitian, will teach the nutrition for a Healthy pregnancy class and discuss how food selection during pregnancy makes a difference. The free course will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in Valley West's Medical Office Building.
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fertility
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pregnant with a girl
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The actress uses a "very witchy" technique to determine her unborn baby's gender.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Boy Diet Customer Testimonial Morgan B.
"After 3 girls we knew we wanted one more child. Since we were going to try anyway because we wanted a big family, we thought "why not?" when we came across the boy/girl diet. Once i read the diet, it made perfect sense why I made females. The diet was pretty easy and a few months later we were pregnant. At 11 weeks and 5 days my doc said, "Well looky there, you got a boy!" My husband wasn't there because he figured they would not be able to tell me the sex much less, the chance of it being male was slim. It was a very fun phone call to make to tell him he was going to have a son. My son is running around and making all sorts of chaos for his sisters now. I would do it all again! I recommend this to everyone!"
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Most Couples Do Have a Gender Preference
While many people insist that the only thing that matters is giving birth to a healthy baby, one recent survey of prospective parents found that almost 80% admitted to a preference for one specific gender. In fact, nearly 84% of parents who decided to have an ultrasound to determine the baby's gender said dealing with any potential disappointment before the birth was a significant factor in their decision.
As you might expect, women tend to prefer daughters, while men often express a greater desire for sons. However, couples who already have a child of one gender often wish for the opposite gender on the second pregnancy to create a more "balanced" family.
As you might expect, women tend to prefer daughters, while men often express a greater desire for sons. However, couples who already have a child of one gender often wish for the opposite gender on the second pregnancy to create a more "balanced" family.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
What will my baby look like?
Ever wonder what your baby might look like? We found this a fun website to play around with photos to get a glimpse of what your future baby boy or girl will look like. Find out on www.morphthing.com!
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Ultrasound Baby Gender Testing: Baby Boy or Girl?
Is it a boy or a girl? This is one of the first questions asked by a new mom-to-be. Until recently, the ultrasound was the only non-invasive, scientific way to learn the gender of the unborn baby. Other highly accurate methods such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis (“amnio”) are invasive, carry a risk to the mom and/or baby and are only prescribed by a doctor for older moms or for pregnancies with risk of genetic disorders.
Many questions arise about ultrasounds and gender detection:
1. How early can an ultrasound scan show the gender of the fetus?
2. How accurate is the gender prediction from an ultrasound?
Before we can answer those questions, we must first understand what an ultrasound is.
What is an ultrasound?
An ultrasound (also called sonogram) scan uses high frequency, low power, sound waves sent through the mom’s belly into the uterus. As these energy waves encounter internal surfaces (uterus, placenta, fetus) they bounce back and are detected by the scanner. The amount of ultrasound waves bouncing back varies as the surface which they hit changes e.g. folds, texture, and density. The computer monitor uses this information to generate a picture of the fetus and its environment which can be viewed on the monitor.
The ultrasound image can be used to measure the size of the baby to assess its development and growth. The ultrasound is used to detect certain fetal developmental abnormalities such as cleft palate, Down Syndrome, spina bifida, cardiac anomalies, and other physical malformations.
Ultrasound and Gender Detection
Gender is determined by visually inspecting the ultrasound image for the genital tubercle (developing reproductive tissues) in the first trimester, or penis/labial folds in later stages of pregnancy. The accuracy of this method of gender determination depends on the position of the baby as well as the skill of the technician performing the scan. Several studies have been conducted to determine the accuracy of gender prediction at different stages of pregnancy.
Here are brief summaries of a few of these studies:
Michailidis et. al. “The use of three-dimensional ultrasound for fetal gender determination in the first trimester.” Br J Radiol. 2003
Study included 200 participants in the first trimester; 2 technicians independently reviewed the ultrasound data to determine gender
gender was determined in 81.5% of participants (18.5% inconclusive rate)
In cases where both examiners agreed on gender determination, they were 85.3% accurate.
Of the 14.7% error rate: 6.7% were cases where both examiners predicted the incorrect gender, and 8% were cases where one of the examiners predicted the wrong gender.
Adeyinka et. al. “Ultrasonographic assessment of fetal gender” Afr J Med Med Sci. 2005.
Study included 415 participants ranging from 15-40 weeks gestation
Gender was determined in 87.5% of participants (12.5% inconclusive rate)
90.6% of female predictions were correct while 83.2% of male predictions were correct
Efrat et. al. “Fetal gender assignment by first-trimester ultrasound.” Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006.
Study included 656 participants ranging from 12-14 weeks gestation
Gender was determined in 93% of participants (7% inconclusive rate)
At 12 weeks, 99% of male gender predictions were correct, and 91% of female predictions were correct
At 14 weeks, 100% of both male and female predictions were correct
Hsiao et. al. “Fetal gender screening by ultrasound at 11 to 13(+6) weeks.” Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008
Study included 496 participants who were 11-14 weeks gestation
Gender was determined in 89% of participants (11% inconclusive rate)
A t 11 weeks gestation, gender predictions were 71.9% accurate, at 12 weeks accuracy was 92%, while at 13 weeks the accuracy increased to 98.3%
The results of these and other studies vary greatly, and no general consensus exists on an overall accuracy rate for ultrasound gender detection. The inconclusive rate for gender determination is also quite high. Many message boards can be found online with confused expectant moms who try to read each other’s ultrasounds after a technician was hesitant to assign a gender to the fetus. Many messages can also be found from women who received conflicting ultrasound results on subsequent visits, or found out in the delivery room that multiple ultrasounds had been wrong.
It is important to go into an ultrasound with proper expectations. The real usefulness of the ultrasound is in determining the overall health of development of the baby. The gender prediction made at an ultrasound scan, especially one performed early in the pregnancy, should not be assumed to be 100% correct.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Baby Gender Selection – How to Have a Baby Girl with the Right Diet
Baby Gender Selection – How to Have a Baby Girl with the Right Diet
Well, here's the good news to every parent who wanted so badly to conceive a baby girl, you could influence your baby's gender and you can do it in some very natural ways. Out of all the methods being presented elsewhere regarding baby gender selection, controlling baby gender, by means of adjusting your diet, is one of the most healthy and natural methods to do so.
Baby gender selection studies show that a diet rich in certain minerals, and absent of others, produces certain hormonal changes in the feminine reproductive system. This strongly suggests that what you eat will greatly influence your baby's gender.
So, if you have that strong desire for a baby girl, the Girl Diet is designed to make the necessary changes, your body needs, prior to conception- to influence the gender of your next baby. The Girl Diet is rich in calcium and magnesium and lower in sodium and potassium. Specific examples of foods included in the Girl Diet rich in calcium and magnesium are dairy products, eggs, ice cream, cereals, rice, pasta, fresh fruits - particularly grapefruit, apples, and carrots. Remember, sticking to the Girl Diet, will help you influence the gender of your next baby. For best results, the baby gender selection diet should be followed for three months prior to conception.
The experts at www.boygirldiet.com have removed the guesswork from meal planning, and have designed a plan for you, that has been specifially calculated to help you achieve your goal- a baby girl.
Well, here's the good news to every parent who wanted so badly to conceive a baby girl, you could influence your baby's gender and you can do it in some very natural ways. Out of all the methods being presented elsewhere regarding baby gender selection, controlling baby gender, by means of adjusting your diet, is one of the most healthy and natural methods to do so.
Baby gender selection studies show that a diet rich in certain minerals, and absent of others, produces certain hormonal changes in the feminine reproductive system. This strongly suggests that what you eat will greatly influence your baby's gender.
So, if you have that strong desire for a baby girl, the Girl Diet is designed to make the necessary changes, your body needs, prior to conception- to influence the gender of your next baby. The Girl Diet is rich in calcium and magnesium and lower in sodium and potassium. Specific examples of foods included in the Girl Diet rich in calcium and magnesium are dairy products, eggs, ice cream, cereals, rice, pasta, fresh fruits - particularly grapefruit, apples, and carrots. Remember, sticking to the Girl Diet, will help you influence the gender of your next baby. For best results, the baby gender selection diet should be followed for three months prior to conception.
The experts at www.boygirldiet.com have removed the guesswork from meal planning, and have designed a plan for you, that has been specifially calculated to help you achieve your goal- a baby girl.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Family bliss? Study reveals happiest combos of kids
Family bliss?
Study reveals happiest combos of kids
By Kavita Varma-White
What’s the secret to a blissful family life? Apparently it's a game of X's. (Well, four X chromosomes, to be exact.)
Having two daughters leads to the most harmonious family life, according to a study by the popular U.K. parenting website Bounty.com. The survey of more than 2,000 families with different combinations of siblings found two girls are most likely to be: well-behaved, play nicely together, easy to reason with, and rarely try to push each other's buttons.
But don't think that more girls means more giggles. Au contraire. The study included an awesome list, ranking the "Best to Worst Combinations of Kids." Second was one girl and one boy. (See below for the full list.) At the bottom: four daughters, the recipe for the least amount of familial peace.
Why? Because all those hormones result in negatives such as fighting and arguing, making a lot of noise, chaotic bedtime routines and general dislike for one another.
If you've ever been in a house full of kids, regardless of the mix of genders, you know that chaos and happiness aren't mutually exclusive. (Remember the Brady Bunch -- three girls, three boys; and what about the Kardashians -- six girls, four boys? Plenty of turmoil and tranquility in both cases.)
However, the Bounty study found that there was something about just four girls that made moms and dads surveyed the least happy with family life overall.
One in three parents of four girls "found it hard to cope on a daily basis," reported the study. "Parents of four girls also admitted to having to cope with an average of four fights or arguments a day."
Liz Davis of Jupiter, Fla., says the study "is a riot." She and husband Joe have four daughters – ages 24, 22, 18 and 16. And while she admits that life with four girls has had its "loud, crazy and chaotic" moments, for the most part, it has been nothing but pleasure.
Responding to the list of four-girl negatives, Davis agrees with a few. The family did have to buy a bigger house – one of the negatives on the Bounty list – and also had some tough family crises, including moving to a new city and a family illness, that made for difficult times for some of her daughters.
But getting ready for school was not the nightmare that it can be for some, because Davis would lay the girls' clothes out the night before. (She does admit to being late to the school bus on more than one occasion.)
While Davis' experience doesn't reflect the study findings, she theorizes that the age range of her girls made a difference. She had the oldest two, and then waited four years to have the younger two.
"I essentially had two and two," says Davis.
Two sets of two daughters. Maybe that's the ultimate formula for family happiness.
Here's the full list -- how does your family rank? What combination of siblings do you think creates the most familial bliss?
Best to worst combinations of siblings, according to British web site Bounty.com:
1. Two girls
2. One boy and one girl
3. Two boys
4. Three girls
5. Three boys
6. Four boys
7. Two girls and one boy
8. Two boys and one girl
9. Three boys and one girl
10. Three girls and one boy
11. Two boys and two girls
12. Four girls
Study reveals happiest combos of kids
By Kavita Varma-White
What’s the secret to a blissful family life? Apparently it's a game of X's. (Well, four X chromosomes, to be exact.)
Having two daughters leads to the most harmonious family life, according to a study by the popular U.K. parenting website Bounty.com. The survey of more than 2,000 families with different combinations of siblings found two girls are most likely to be: well-behaved, play nicely together, easy to reason with, and rarely try to push each other's buttons.
But don't think that more girls means more giggles. Au contraire. The study included an awesome list, ranking the "Best to Worst Combinations of Kids." Second was one girl and one boy. (See below for the full list.) At the bottom: four daughters, the recipe for the least amount of familial peace.
Why? Because all those hormones result in negatives such as fighting and arguing, making a lot of noise, chaotic bedtime routines and general dislike for one another.
If you've ever been in a house full of kids, regardless of the mix of genders, you know that chaos and happiness aren't mutually exclusive. (Remember the Brady Bunch -- three girls, three boys; and what about the Kardashians -- six girls, four boys? Plenty of turmoil and tranquility in both cases.)
However, the Bounty study found that there was something about just four girls that made moms and dads surveyed the least happy with family life overall.
One in three parents of four girls "found it hard to cope on a daily basis," reported the study. "Parents of four girls also admitted to having to cope with an average of four fights or arguments a day."
Liz Davis of Jupiter, Fla., says the study "is a riot." She and husband Joe have four daughters – ages 24, 22, 18 and 16. And while she admits that life with four girls has had its "loud, crazy and chaotic" moments, for the most part, it has been nothing but pleasure.
Responding to the list of four-girl negatives, Davis agrees with a few. The family did have to buy a bigger house – one of the negatives on the Bounty list – and also had some tough family crises, including moving to a new city and a family illness, that made for difficult times for some of her daughters.
But getting ready for school was not the nightmare that it can be for some, because Davis would lay the girls' clothes out the night before. (She does admit to being late to the school bus on more than one occasion.)
While Davis' experience doesn't reflect the study findings, she theorizes that the age range of her girls made a difference. She had the oldest two, and then waited four years to have the younger two.
"I essentially had two and two," says Davis.
Two sets of two daughters. Maybe that's the ultimate formula for family happiness.
Here's the full list -- how does your family rank? What combination of siblings do you think creates the most familial bliss?
Best to worst combinations of siblings, according to British web site Bounty.com:
1. Two girls
2. One boy and one girl
3. Two boys
4. Three girls
5. Three boys
6. Four boys
7. Two girls and one boy
8. Two boys and one girl
9. Three boys and one girl
10. Three girls and one boy
11. Two boys and two girls
12. Four girls
Thursday, January 20, 2011
NYC PBA Widows and Children’s Fund
Effective 01/01/11, a proceed of our sales will be dontated to the NYC PBA Widows and Children’s Fund. The PBA Widows’ and Children’s Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) provides aid and assistance to widows, widowers and eligible dependents of NYPD police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
If you would like to join us in donating to this great cause, please make a check payable to the NYC PBA Widows and Children’s Fund, and send it to Michael Morgillo or Joseph Alejandro at the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, 125 Broad Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004-2400.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Welcome to the Boy Girl Diet Family Mattox!
With 3 nieces, 1 daughter, 3 sisters...we wanted a boy in the family. The diet was hard but do-able (and I was 100% committed to not cheating) seeing as the foods listed were never in my regular diet. I am proud to say that we are parents to a beautiful baby boy!!!!! He is the first grandson on either side and is spoiled rotten! I have already passed this website on to friends of mine. All of your information was very helpful...and what a success! We couldn't be happier! Thanks! I might even try it again if we decide to have another baby!
Carrie M.
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Diet can boost chance of having a baby girl: new research
Diet can boost chance of having a baby girl: new research
Monday 03 January 2011
A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice can help women have girl babies, according to a new Dutch study.
The research, published on website Reproductive Biomedicine Online, says 81% of the 32 women in the study gave birth to a daughter after following a diet high in calcium and low in sodium.
The women were also asked to try and conceive at a particular time in their cycle.
‘It is important that both diet and timing are followed correctly, which requires of the mother both willpower and meticulousness,’ the researchers said.
The research was carried out for a company which helps parents choose the sex of their baby using natural methods.
SOURCE: DutchNews.nl
Monday 03 January 2011
A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice can help women have girl babies, according to a new Dutch study.
The research, published on website Reproductive Biomedicine Online, says 81% of the 32 women in the study gave birth to a daughter after following a diet high in calcium and low in sodium.
The women were also asked to try and conceive at a particular time in their cycle.
‘It is important that both diet and timing are followed correctly, which requires of the mother both willpower and meticulousness,’ the researchers said.
The research was carried out for a company which helps parents choose the sex of their baby using natural methods.
SOURCE: DutchNews.nl
More New Research- Girl Diet!
Eating a diet rich in calcium and magnesium in the weeks prior to conceiving, might result in having a baby girl, claimed researchers. It is established fact that type of sperm that fertilizes the egg of women is accountable for the sex determination of the baby. But the mineral substance of would-be-father’s blood has no effect on the sex determination.
However, it is the mineral substance of would-be-mother’s blood that decided if the egg will be amenable to sperm bearing XX chromosomes, leading to a girl child or XY chromosomes, leading to baby boy. To analyze the effects of the vegetarian diet team of researchers examined nearly two hundred couples, who wanted to add baby girl to their families.
All the participants were instructed to include green, leafy vegetables, fruits and rice in their daily diet, nine weeks prior, they trying to conceive in order to raise the levels of calcium and magnesium in bloodstream of the would-be-mothers. Additionally, the couples were provided with vital minerals in the shape of tablets.
All the participants underwent through regular blood test and they were instructed to note the time of peak fertility every month. The research team was amazed to see that among all participants who participate in test, eighty percent of pregnant women, who consumed vegetarian diet delivered baby girls.
It was found that among thirty-two couples who took test, twenty-six mothers gave birth to girl child and only six delivered baby boys. Following the accurate diet can help would-be-parents to choose sex of their unborn child, although the exact role played by other aspects likes timing of conception was not evaluated, explained study author Annet Noorlander, a biologist.
SOURCE: TheHealthAge.com
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
New Research- Girl Diet!
Mothers who eat a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and rice are more likely to have baby girls, according to a new study that could help parents choose the sex of their children.
The Dutch study asked 32 women who already had boys to try a special "little girl diet" high in calcium and magnesium.
This meant eating foods like goat’s cheese salad, vegetable stew and rice pudding. Foods like potatoes and bananas, which have high levels of potassium, that is believed to lead to boys, were restricted.
The result of the five-year project was that 26 women had girls and only six gave birth to boys.
The women were also asked to try and conceive at a certain time in the ovulation cycle.
But the researchers believe that the diet of the women was the strongest factor in achieving 80 per cent girls.
Old wives’ tales already advise women to eat certain foods such as spinach, nuts and broccoli in order to have girls
It is thought that levels of minerals in the blood affect the unfertilised egg, making it more receptive to female chromosomes.
Gender Consult, the Dutch consultantcy that led the research with Delft and Maastricht Universities, is now going to conduct the same experiment with women who have girls and want to have a little boy.
Annet Norlander, a biologist at the centre, said the results of the studies could help people to influence the sex of their child in future.
SOURCE: The Telegraph
Saturday, January 1, 2011
America's First Baby Of 2011- It's a Girl!
Cathy Narciso, 28, from Dededo, was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age.
A doctor told her it would have been difficult for her to have children. But Narciso, a staff nurse at Guam Memorial Hospital, hoped and prayed she would be a mom one day. She became a mother on New Year's Day. Eighteen seconds after midnight Narciso gave the final push making her son, Peter Gabriel Imson, the first baby to be born in America in 2011. Imson left the womb crying and opened his eyes immediately, said Dr. Thomas Shieh, the obstetrician who delivered the healthy baby boy.Imson weighs 6 pounds and 13 ounces and is 18.5 inches tall, Shieh said. Imson is also an early birthday present for his mother, who turns 29 on Jan. 8. "I wasn't expecting it," Narciso said of hospital officials telling her that Imson is the first baby born in America this year. "I didn't know what came with it."
Lots came with it. Since 2005, the "I Love Guam New Year Baby" project started by Archway Inc. has been showering the first baby born on Guam with gifts from local businesses valued at thousands of dollars. Imson got the same treatment yesterday at Guam Memorial Hospital. Around 2 p.m., about $7,000 worth of gifts were rolled into Imson's room. Savings bonds, diapers and a car safety seat were just a few of the items. Hank Rice, sales and marketing director at Archway Inc., said the previous year isn't over until the gifts are delivered to the firstborn for the new year.
"We are hoping this will be a way to promote Guam," Rice said. "This is the first baby born in the United States of America. No other place can claim that right. This is spotlighting Guam." Rice said despite the shortfalls in the economy, Guamanians still gave donations to make this happen for the newborn. "It's always positive," Rice said. Shieh said Narciso's story is one of hope and faith. "As a doctor, every baby is precious and I do my best to take care of the mother and the baby at the same time, and we all realize that medicine is not perfect and doctors really are just God's helpers," Shieh said. "So I agree with mom, it takes hope, faith and, yes, lots of prayers." Narciso said, as a first-time mother, she was appreciative of Shieh and the GMH staff, especially Staff Nurse II Joanne Camemo, at the Labor and Delivery ward. "I am really grateful. I guess I am really fortunate," Narciso said. "Not only having the babies but the extras. He came with a bundle. He's a lucky baby. I am a lucky mom, too."
SOURCE: America's first baby of 2011
By Laura Matthews • Pacific Sunday News • January 2, 2011
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