Maternity
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2XU Pre-Natal Sport Compression Tights
The physical changes during pregnancy and the recovery that follows pushes the female body to its limit with dizziness, exhaustion, cramping, muscle fatigue, and many other potential complications. To empower soon-to-be and new mothers to maintain their active lifestyle, 2XU has applied...
Birth
Delivery Room Visits Dilemma
Your baby’s arrival is just around the corner. You’re flooded with excitement, pangs of anxiety and requests from loved ones for an invitation into the delivery room.
Would mom help or hinder your birthing experience? Would Aunt Ida pile on...
Pregnancy
“Pregnancy Brain”
Many pregnant moms vow that they are losing their memory and their minds at the same time! “Pregnancy brain” is a term commonly used to describe the forgetfulness that many women experience during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The...
Footnotes
Footnotes: thoughts from the margin of a mom’s life
My parents recently came down with serious colds. I found myself at the grocery store late in the evening buying them a round of feel-better-soon foods: a roasted chicken, orange juice, whole fruit, Gatorade and a quart of soup....
Pregnancy
Secondary Infertility
“This was something my body was just supposed to know how to do,” says Amy M., a mother of three who faced secondary infertility following a more typical first pregnancy.
“I was confused,” she says. “Was there something wrong with...
Pregnancy
There is no greater love than the love a mother has for her child
This picture says it all. The four generation picture we all hope to have someday when mother, grandmother and great-grandmother share their joys of motherhood.
This photo was taken in 1987 shortly after Wendy Cox was born. My mother, Dorothy...
Birth
What to Do When Your Baby is in the NICU
As a parent, bringing your newborn home from the hospital for the first time is one of life’s great joys. But for some parents, this journey can take a little longer than expected. For those families who face a...
Pregnancy
Fitness and Pregnancy
Staying healthy during pregnancy is essential, but there's more to it than good nutrition. While some women may be wary about working out while pregnant, exercise is actually an important way to feel your best and help relieve some...
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Guides
Where to Go for Free Admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Indy
“The time is always right to do what is right.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January officially ushers in winter, the start of a...
Playgrounds
Explore Carmel’s Reimagined Carey Grove Park
Carey Grove Park in Carmel has a fresh, new look, and it reopened to the public Friday, January 8. This Carmel Clay neighborhood park,...
Schools & Education
Get Schooled on Private School
From a large Catholic high school to a small Montessori elementary, a nature-based program on 40 acres or a selective school for gifted students,...
Ultimate Preschool Guide
Beth-El Zedeck Early Childhood Center
Our Beth-El Zedeck Early Childhood Program begins it's 40th year and is open to the public. We recognize that intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual and...