How To: Breastfeed your baby
Your pregnancy is finally over! Now, your newborn baby is ready to breast feed... and you've got the breast milk? but somehow its not that simple. Watch this video to get the breastfeeding basics!
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How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 1 to 4 (Month 1)
The days of asking, "Am I Pregnant?" are over. The pregnancy test was positive. You're 1 month pregnant and you may even have some early pregnancy symptoms. Watch this video to see what your baby is up to in month one and your first trimester.
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 5 to 8 (Month 2)
During month two, you'll see early signs of pregnancy. You're more than halfway through the first trimester and even if you haven't taken a pregnancy test, you may be experiencing morning sickness. This month, you'll also have your first ultrasound.
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 9 to 12 (Month 3)
It's the end of your first trimester, so your baby has graduated to full-fledged fetus status. You still probably have early pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness, and you may have developed a baby bump. Learn about month 3 of pregnancy in this video!
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 13 to 16 (Month 4)
There are different stages of pregnancy, and as you begin the second trimester, you'll notice some changes. You should be feeling more comfortable, and your baby's fetal development is progressing. Watch this video to learn more about pregnancy month 4!
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 17 to 20 (Month 5)
During month 5 of your pregnancy, a sonogram can tell you if you're having a boy or girl! You may be eating everything in sight - but that's normal. You're now at the midpoint of your second trimester - 20 weeks pregnant!
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 21 to 24 (Month 6)
Your second trimester is almost done by month 6, and big changes are taking place. Your baby has probably broken the one pound mark and you may also have started to notice some changes to your skin, like stretch marks. Watch this pregnancy video for more!
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 25 to 28 (Month 7)
Pregnancy weeks 25 to 28 mark the end of the second trimester, and the beginning of the third trimester. During month 7, your baby will be able to hear sounds and may start dreaming, but you may experience discomfort from hemorrhoids or sciatica.
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 29 to 32 (Month 8)
The third trimester is here! Pregnancy weeks 29 to 32 may bring heartburn, Braxton-Hicks contractions, and the return of morning sickness. Your baby now has all 5 senses, and each baby kick is stronger than the last one. Watch to learn about month 8!
How To: Understand pregnancy, weeks 33 to 36 (Month 9)
Third trimester pregnancy symptoms like insomnia, heartburn, and frequent urination are in full swing. As you get ready for baby you may take a Lamaze class, buy a stroller, or finalize baby names. See what your baby is up to in month 9, in this video!
How To: Understand Cesarean Section child birth delivery
While some women elect to have a cesarean section, most c-sections are performed because of pregnancy complications like a premature baby, labor difficulty, or exhaustion during childbirth. Learn more about how a c-section works, in this video!
How To: Understand the stages of labor & vaginal delivery
70% of pregnant women have a vaginal delivery, where the baby is delivered through the mother's vagina. This method of childbirth is as time-tested as pregnancy itself. Learn more about the stages of labor and how vaginal delivery works, in this video!
How To: Ease child birth delivery with medication & breathing
Breathing through delivery pain sounds good, but will that Lamaze class really help you manage the pain during labor? What's an epidural really like? How else do pregnant women manage the discomfort of labor, delivery, and birth?
How To: Relax to get pregnant
Just relax to get pregnant? Could it really be that easy? The truth is that your fertility suffers when you are stressed, so if you are trying to get pregnant a little bit of relaxation can help fend off infertility and speed your path to pregnancy.
How To: Boost fertility naturally
If you are having trouble getting pregnant, and you're not sure about prescription infertility solutions like Clomid, then you might want to learn about a natural remedy for infertility that can improve your chances of pregnancy!
How To: Avoid delivery problems when giving birth
Your baby is ready to be born - but there can still be problems with delivery. A breech birth, macrosomia, or cord prolapse can all require an emergency c-section. Be prepared for potential delivery problems in advance, by watching this video.
How To: Outsmart depression with natural remedies
Feeling blue is different than psychological depression, and natural remedies like diet and exercise, acupressure, and stress management can some times be very effective. In this video, we'll look at treating depression with these natural options.
How To: Outsmart insomnia with natural remedies
If you're suffering from insomnia or another sleep disorder, you may be surprised to learn just how much natural remedies can help. In this video, we'll look at how diet and exercise and food and drinks, can affect your ability to snooze.
How To: Use natural energy boosters
You have tried everything to stay alert, all to no avail. Wouldn't it be great if you could get a natural energy boost? With our quick tips, which are designed to turn the always tired into the ever alert, you absolutely can!
How To: Enjoy natural weight loss with these secrets
Wanna be slim without succumbing to the newest fad diets? Of course you do. So follow these diet secrets of the naturally slim (some of which involve very little dieting) to enjoy natural weight loss.
How To: Control food portions for a proper diet
Portion control? Who cares about that? Believe it or not, controlling your portion sizes can go further than any diet, helping you consume fewer food calories and lose stubborn pounds.
How To: Identify common sleep disorders
Twenty-five percent of Americans suffer from a sleep disorder that keeps them tossing and turning on a regular basis. Learn more about common sleep disorders like narcolepsy, sleepwalking, and sleep apnea in this video.
How To: Prevent insomnia
Whether you are looking for insomnia treatment of you just want to sleep better, improved sleep hygiene can help. It can also be quite effective an preventing insomnia, so even if you're sleeping well, you still might want to watch this video.
How To: Try out the "grapefruit" diet
Have you avoided the grapefruit diet because you hate even the thought of grapefruit juice? Well, why not reconsider? This "Florida diet" actually helps you lose weight in a really natural way, without starving yourself!
How To: Try out the "life choice" diet
Ever heard of the Life Choice Diet? This diet starts with vegetarianism and ends with record weight loss. In fact, it works so well, you might consider making a new life habit out of "dieting" this way, and become a vegetarian.
How To: Try out the "raw food" diet
Ever heard of the Raw Food Diet? As easy as keeping your food cool, the raw foods diet has helped thousands achieve their weight loss goals without dieting.
How To: Try out the "cheater's" diet
Can't ignore the sound of your fridge's call? According to the Cheater's Diet, you don't have to! When following this smart weight loss plan, dieting becomes less about depriving and more about indulging--such an improvement over restrictive diets!
How To: Train yourself to sleep deep
Would you kill for a nap at work? If you're not sleeping at night, your job performance is obviously going to suffer. So fight the urge to take a rest at the office, and check out our simple tips to get you snoozing when you should be.
How To: Relax progressively to sleep deep
You'd kill to sleep, but even a quick rest is out of the question when you're on the job. If your performance is affected by lack of ZZZs, check out these ways to relax while you are working without falling asleep on the job.
How To: Fall asleep with salt and socks
If you're not sleeping well, that lack of rest is going to hinder your climb up the work ladder. Here, we'll teach you to fight nighttime insomnia so you can spend your daytime looking down the rungs at those saps who skipped out on snoozing.
How To: Purify water or drink bottled beverages when traveling
When you travel, you'll always want to consider water safety. No, we're not talking life jackets and a swimming buddy! We're talking drinking water and diseases.
How To: Ensure the water in your travel destination is safe
Before you travel too far, you'll need to look into the water safety of your destination. If it's not OK to drink, avoid diarrhea and other nasty side effects of unsanitary H20 with these tips, from boiling water to adding iodine.
How To: Leave jet lag behind
When you travel to new time zones, it's always a bummer to waste vacation days in a daze, trying to shake the jet lag. In this video, we'll teach you to outsmart time differences, wherever you fly on your next plane ride.
How To: Diagnose and grasp generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
GAD, or generalized anxiety disorder, is a panic disorder that can create intense stress on a day-to-day basis. In this mental health video, we'll look at understanding and living with this mental illness.
How To: Find the healthier options in vending machines
When vending machines are your only midday eating option at work, how on earth do you manage to keep up a regimen of eating healthy? The answer is to watch this video, then choose your snack with a guilt-free grin!
How To: Identify the symptoms of diabetes
One-third of diabetics don't know that they have the condition. How can you avoid being one of them? Check out this video!
How To: Treat and outsmart irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Cramping and bowel changes have you running too frequently to the toilet? Here are ten tips that can help ease IBS.
How To: Heal wounds and burns with zinc
Need to fight a cold? Heal a persistent wound? You might want to check out the powerful mineral zinc!
How To: Incorporate calcium into your daily diet
Nutritionist Kendra Coppey explains why calcium is vital to your health and teaches you where to find this mineral in your daily diet!
How To: Help grow and repair tissue with Vitamin C
Vitamin C is perhaps the most famous and the most misunderstood of all the vital nutrients. Get the facts here.