1. Labor is the worst pain you will ever feel in your life
2. The second worse? When your young baby daddy leaves you because for some reason you thought he would stay
3. If you don’t have anyone to help you…your going to go crazy!
4. The child does not go away..EVER.
5. Some of you will get a little POST PARTEM
6. Having a child with COLIC…will literally drive you nuts… and you will get NO SLEEP!
7. Oh..and NOTHING helps…
8. Your hanging out life..Oh..sorry…YOU WON”T HAVE ONE!
9. It’s not CUTE AT ALL!
10. Your really pregnant for 10 months!
11. Your friends will slowly stop coming over…
12. You will probably end up having multiple baby DADDIES…( this goes with number 2 because he is not staying with you)

The review, of 28 studies involving 3,500 children, found that anywhere from 6 percent to 91 percent of study participants used some form of alternative or complementary medicine at some point during their cancer treatment. In half of the studies, the rate ranged between 20 percent and 60 percent.

It is not clear from the studies whether some children were receiving alternative therapies instead of a particular standard cancer treatment, or whether they were only being used in addition to conventional medicine, according to lead researcher Dr. Felicity Bishop, of the University of Southampton School of Medicine in the UK.

What the studies do indicate, she told Reuters Health by email, is that “a substantial proportion of pediatric cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine at some point in their treatment.”

The bottom line for parents, according to Bishop, is that they should discuss any use of such therapies with their child’s doctor.

She and her colleagues report their findings in the journal Pediatrics.

The public often perceives alternative therapies as “natural” and safe. But while some approaches are unlikely to cause harm — like relaxation therapies to reduce stress — other alternative treatments may present a risk to cancer patients. Research has found, for example, that high-dose vitamin C, St. John’s wort and green tea compounds may interact with certain cancer drugs and lessen their effectiveness.

And few alternative therapies promoted for cancer patients have been subject to rigorous clinical trials to test their effectiveness.

Some recent studies have had promising results; for example, a clinical trial last year found that the herb milk thistle may help limit liver inflammation as a side effect of chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Another found that adding flaxseed to the diets of men scheduled to undergo surgery for prostate cancer seemed to slow the cancer’s growth in some patients.

However, researchers caution that these are the first well-controlled clinical trials to evaluate those therapies, and more studies are needed before recommendations can be made.

In their review, Bishop and her colleagues found that herbal remedies were the most commonly reported alternative therapies, though use varied widely across the studies — with anywhere from 2 percent to 48 percent of children using herbs.

Between 3 percent and 47 percent of children used special diets or other nutritional therapies, while 3 percent to 30 percent used prayer or other forms of “faith-healing.” Other forms of alternative therapy included high-dose vitamins, mind-body therapies like meditation and relaxation techniques, and homeopathy.

In studies that asked parents why they had turned to alternative therapies, the most common reasons were “to cure or help fight the child’s cancer,” to help ease symptoms and to counter the side effects of conventional cancer treatment.

According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, patients considering alternative therapy should speak with their doctors first to make sure it fits safely into their overall care. Doctors or staff at a patient’s cancer center may also be able to recommend an alternative-medicine practitioner. Some cancer centers now offer alternative- and complementary-medicine programs that can be integrated into standard care.

SOURCE: Pediatrics, April 2010

A study has revealed that many children who have autistic traits are never diagnosed clinically, leading to them not receiving the support they need through educational or health services.

There has been a major increase in the incidence of autism over the last twenty years.

In recent studies these undiagnosed children have been included in estimates of how many children have autism spectrum disorder, or an ASD (which includes both autism and Asperger’s syndrome).

Such studies have estimated that one in every hundred children has an ASD.

A study found that a large number of undiagnosed children displayed autistic traits: repetitive behaviours, impairments in social interaction, and difficulties with communication.

These traits were at levels comparable to the traits displayed by children who held a clinical diagnosis (all diagnosed between years one and twelve).

However, the undiagnosed children were not deemed eligible for extra support at school or by specialized health services.

“ASD diagnosis currently holds the key to unlocking intervention from school systems and health programs,” lead researcher of the study, Ginny Russell, asked.

“Perhaps these resources should be extended and available for children who show autistic impairments but remain undiagnosed,” Russell stated.

Russell points out that the study also shows that there is a gender bias in diagnosing children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders – boys are more likely to receive a diagnosis than girls, even when they display equally severe symptoms.

The findings have been published in a recent issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. (ANI)

When I was younger I thought  Elle MacPherson was the most beautiful woman in the world and she still is. I told myself, when I have kids and especially if its a girl, I will name her ELLE.  Well that didn’t happen, I had two boys instead. Maybe I’ll try again….UMMM..NOT! Well anyway this is her take on single motherhood:

Australian supermodel Elle MacPherson claims life as a single mother is ‘full of laughter’ and she doesn’t mind raising her two children alone.

The 45-year-old who has sons Flynn Alexander, 11, and six-year-old Aurelius Cy Andrea with her former partner Arpad Busson, has said she has no qualms bringing them up alone because she gets to spend a lot of quality time with them.

‘There is a lot of laughter in our lives. I believe children’s lives are made up of experiences, not of materiality specifically. It’s not the toys they remember, but the time we spend together learning to ride their bicycle or camping trips or toasting marshmallows,’ she said.

I know this is a touchy subject, but nowadays, there are alternate methods for abortions.

We all know about the “morning after pill” and the “procedure” but did you know there is the “Aspiration Method”. This method is said to be easier, no scraping, no putting you”under”

A friend on mine experienced it and she said it was the easiest and most comfortable method, and most insurances now cover it.

For more information about this method, click here

Wow. Who would of thought the one of the most beautiful women in the world, is a Single MOMMA! Oscar winner, Halle Berry has joined the likes of woman who are now raising their kids alone.

For undisclosed reasons, she and her long time beau, model Gabriel Aubry, the father of her 2 year old daughter Nahla, have called it quits. I don’t know the reason for the break-up nor do I care. What I do know from all the beautiful pictures of her and her daughter, Nahla, on the internet is that Ms. Halle is doing a damn good job of being a MOM.

I think it’s great with her busy schedule, she still finds a lot of time to spend with her adorable daughter. Actually, I hope  a lot of single mommas out there who are not spending time with their kids, take a look at Ms. Berry and get some kind of “sign” and start.