Monthly Archives: January 2010

HSV-2 & Pregnancy

The herpes simplex virus 2 primarily affects the genital area and is usually, but not always, sexually transmitted. So what are the implications for a pregnant woman and her baby? The risk of neonatal infection is highest for the baby when herpes simplex virus 2 is contracted during the third trimester. Antiviral treatments are called…

An Eye-Opener

Working from home exposed me to the computer on longer hours than the average person. Although my vision is almost perfect, I have dizzy spells every now and then from staring too much at my monitor. Also, when I have deadlines to beat which require me to work throughout the night, the dark circles under…

On House Help

Securing a trustworthy house help is very hard, and I know that homemakers can attest to that. It’s either you know the individual you are about to hire personally, or they are backed by people that you trust. Hiring from an agency, needless to say, should be the last resort, as we never know how…

Don’t move, just call food delivery

Keeping house with a large family is a very difficult thing. You can hire an au pair, a cook and even a cleaner but still you have to do tons of shopping every week to keep all of your family happy and smiling. But if you have forgotten to buy your toronto meat or if…

Fashion And Motherhood

Can they really be used together in the same sentence? Yep. In fact, stereotypes of mothers as haggard, hair-pulling creatures have long gone, to be replaced with the perception that mothers are these elegant human beings who can still don Vera Wang dresses while maintaining sanity over the family budget. Women have realized that motherhood…