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ModernMom’s Guidelines for Our Valued Content Contributors

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When Should You Give a Pacifier to a Baby?

Giving your baby a pacifier is a personal decision. Most experts agree that pacifiers can be helpful during the first six months of life as it satisfies your baby’s natural instinct to suck. However, there are no definite guidelines about when to give a pacifier or take one away. Sometimes, it is best to just use your mothering instinct to decide if a pacifier is right for your baby, regardless of his age.

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Natural Remedies to Increase Sperm Count

When you have decided to get pregnant, the last thing you want to hear is that your man is having problems with his low sperm count. It will now take months longer than typical to get pregnant and the tensions in your relationship may begin to rise as the result of extra tensions. Fortunately, there are several natural remedies available to increase sperm count, thus limiting your wait to get pregnant.

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10 Morning Sickness Symptoms

While the name of the condition may lead you to believe that it only occurs in the early hours of the day, morning sickness can occur at any time of the day or night. Morning sickness symptoms usually begin around week 6 of pregnancy, and by week 12, most morning sickness symptoms usually go away. Morning sickness affects more than half of all pregnant women.

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Growth Spurts and Sleeping in Babies

One thing that babies do well is grow. During their first year of life, they grow more quickly than they will for the rest of their lives, according to Dr. Gregory Plemmons in “Parents” magazine. Many babies triple their birth weight by their first birthday. During that first year, your baby will have several growth spurts, which, while great for him, will most likely disrupt any feeding and sleeping patterns you’ve established.