UrbanMommies » The Belly http://www.urbanmommies.com Your Online Baby Resource Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Stephanie’s Exercise of the Week http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/health-and-nutrition/stephanies-exercise-of-the-week/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/health-and-nutrition/stephanies-exercise-of-the-week/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:20:41 +0000 Jill http://www.urbanmommies.com/?p=7049 Exercise of the week: Plank Trying to squeeze back in your pre pregnancy jeans can be a struggle for some. I have found the Plank exercise to be very helpful in getting me back into those Jeans this week! The plank position will also do wonders for your core muscles which in turn will help protect your back from injuries when hauling your groceries into the house. I love this exercise because you don’t get sweaty, you can do it in your pajamas, you don’t need any special equipment and most of all you can see results in your abdominal strength within a few days. Basic Plank position Fitness Plank Position Step 1: Start...]]> Exercise of the week: Plank

Trying to squeeze back in your pre pregnancy jeans can be a struggle for some. I have found the Plank exercise to be very helpful in getting me back into those Jeans this week!

The plank position will also do wonders for your core muscles which in turn will help protect your back from injuries when hauling your groceries into the house.

I love this exercise because you don’t get sweaty, you can do it in your pajamas, you don’t need any special equipment and most of all you can see results in your abdominal strength within a few days.

Basic Plank position

Fitness Plank Position

Step 1: Start by lying face down on the ground. Place your elbows and forearms underneath your chest

Step 2: Lift your hips to form a bridge using your toes and forearms to support yourself.

Step 3: Hold your hips up but keep your back flat. Engage your abdominal muscles. It should feel like someone is pulling your belly button inwards with a string. Hold this position for up to a minute. When I started I could only hold this pose for about 15 seconds until I needed a break. Take a break when you need to and then try again.

Plank with Butt raise

Not as sexy as it sounds.

Plank Butt Raise Fitness

Step 1: Follow above steps to hold basic plank position

Step 2: Keeping your back flat and legs straight lift your hips into the air.

Step 3: Return to start position and repeat for up to a minute.

I like to use M underneath me as motivation to hold this position longer. I mean you wouldn’t want to squish that much cuteness. L loves to workout with me. She is quite concerned about me wearing my shoes inside and I think I might have to buy an extra workout mat for her to cut down on the tantrums but I still love the company.

I will be doing the plank this week during commercial breaks or when I reheat food in the microwave. How are you going to incorporate exercise in your life this week?

- Stephanie Raposo

]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/health-and-nutrition/stephanies-exercise-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Aviator Sunglasses http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/second-trimester/aviator-sunglasses/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/second-trimester/aviator-sunglasses/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:42:08 +0000 Jill http://www.urbanmommies.com/?p=6821 What do Angelina, Marlon Brando, and Lauren Hutton have in common?  (Besides the obvious?)  Aviator Sunglasses.  One trick for pregnancy and transition is to go all black, and accessorize like crazy.  Mommy, meet your newest accessory.  xx]]> AviatorsWhat do Angelina, Marlon Brando, and Lauren Hutton have in common?  (Besides the obvious?)  Aviator Sunglasses.  One trick for pregnancy and transition is to go all black, and accessorize like crazy.  Mommy, meet your newest accessory.  xx

]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/second-trimester/aviator-sunglasses/feed/ 0 Where Do You Begin When Choosing a Baby Name? http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/baby-names/where-do-you-begin-when-choosing-a-baby-name/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/baby-names/where-do-you-begin-when-choosing-a-baby-name/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:23:35 +0000 Jill http://www.urbanmommies.com/?p=6791 choosing a baby nameBaby Names. Unique or Traditional? Family Name or Celebrity? Religious? What if it rhymes with a bad word…? The stress of choosing a name for your child can be harder to deal with than worrying about whether to ask for an epidural. Will your family be insulted if you don’t include one of their names? What if you choose cousin Alan’s name instead of your father’s? How many times have you considered having a third child just to make sure every side of the family is appeased in the name game? Relax. This is your baby. ...]]> choosing a baby nameBaby Names. Unique or Traditional? Family Name or Celebrity? Religious? What if it rhymes with a bad word…? The stress of choosing a name for your child can be harder to deal with than worrying about whether to ask for an epidural. Will your family be insulted if you don’t include one of their names? What if you choose cousin Alan’s name instead of your father’s? How many times have you considered having a third child just to make sure every side of the family is appeased in the name game? Relax. This is your baby. What we suggest to parents is to list priorities before looking at names. First, speak to your partner about whether you want a unique baby name or a conventional one. Try to isolate the question so that family names, or those you chose when you were 12 don’t play into the answers. This question can eliminate lots of future discussion. Do you want an androgynous name (Pat) or one where gender will never be questioned (Matthew). If one of you likes biblical names and the other will only be happy if the child never has the same name as anyone else in the school, then you have a problem that must be reconciled.

Next, consider the spirituality and connections. Do you want a name that has a connection to where you met? Do you want a name that has been in your family? Maybe you have a favourite spice, wine or car. Maybe conception happened on a beach and you want the name to remind you of that wonderful vacation. Play with the options. It can be fun and bring you and your partner much closer together.

When you have come up with the answers to the broad questions, you can start making name lists. Use our baby name articles, pour through books, magazines and newspapers looking for ones that fit the mould.

Pool your lists and pick your top 5. In discussing the options, be sure to support one another. Making fun of a name that your partner has secretly chosen for years will not make this process any easier. Consider nicknames – what will the child be called by friends? Do you want the name to be shortened when it is out of your control? You might love Victoria, but despise Vicky.

The best part of this game? You don’t have to decide now. Many couples wait until after the birth process. This experience combined with ‘meeting’ your new baby often informs the decision. Don’t feel pressure to name the baby as soon as you share the news. People can wait, and announcing the name a few days later gives you a chance to reconnect and have people be excited for you for a second time. Good luck.

- Jill Amery chose pretty strange names for her kids and still loves them.

]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/baby-names/where-do-you-begin-when-choosing-a-baby-name/feed/ 0 Weight Loss while Breastfeeding http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/breastfeeding-the-belly-2/weightloss-while-breastfeeding/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/breastfeeding-the-belly-2/weightloss-while-breastfeeding/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:06:03 +0000 carter http://www.urbanmommies.com/weightloss-while-breastfeeding/ breastfeeding and weightlossLosing weight is a concern for many mothers after the birth of a baby. Mothers may ask if it is possible to lose weight and breastfeed. During pregnancy, women gain extra pounds to store energy for producing breast milk. For some women, breastfeeding makes it easier to lose weight, since additional calories are used. Mothers who do not breastfeed will need to rely totally on diet and exercise to burn additional calories. Dr. Judith Roepke, a nutritionist at Ball State University in Indiana and a member of LLLI's Health Advisory Council, feels that the ideal time to lose weight is during lactation. Dr. Roepke suggests that...]]> breastfeeding and weightlossLosing weight is a concern for many mothers after the birth of a baby. Mothers may ask if it is possible to lose weight and breastfeed. During pregnancy, women gain extra pounds to store energy for producing breast milk. For some women, breastfeeding makes it easier to lose weight, since additional calories are used. Mothers who do not breastfeed will need to rely totally on diet and exercise to burn additional calories.
Dr. Judith Roepke, a nutritionist at Ball State University in Indiana and a member of LLLI’s Health Advisory Council, feels that the ideal time to lose weight is during lactation. Dr. Roepke suggests that breastfeeding mothers should not consciously try to lose weight during the first two months postpartum. This extra time in the early months allows a mother’s body to recover from childbirth and establish a good milk supply. It’s common for mothers to lose weight during this period by just following a normal diet and eating to hunger. One study showed that breastfeeding mothers tend to lose more weight when their babies are three to six months old than mothers who are bottle-feeding and consuming fewer calories.

The Subcommittee on Nutrition During Lactation reports:

“On average, lactating women who eat to appetite lose weight at the rate of 0.6 to 0.8 kg (1.3 to 1.6 pounds) per month in the first 4 to 6 months, but there is a wide variation in the weight loss experience of lactating women (some women gain weight during lactation). Those who continue breastfeeding beyond 4 to 6 months ordinarily continue to lose weight, but at a slower rate than during the first 4 to 6 months.”

If a mother gains weight or has stopped losing weight after the first two months, she can increase her activity level and reduce her intake by 100 calories per day. Although mothers reducing their caloric intake by 25% safely lost about one pound (.45 kg) per week without affecting their baby’s growth, according to a study by Dusdieker, nursing mothers need at least 1800 calories per day. Diets of less than 1500 calories per day are not recommended, although fasts of less than one day have not been shown to decrease milk volume.

A review article published in 1996 confirmed that exclusively breastfeeding mothers showed a greater loss of weight with a decrease in the percentage of body fat as well as hip and lower thigh circumference at three months postpartum than mothers who were bottle- feeding or partially breastfeeding.

Crash diets, fad diets and rapid weight loss present problems for breastfeeding mothers. Environmental contaminants including PCBs and pesticides are stored in body fat. Losing weight rapidly can release these contaminants into the mother’s bloodstream quickly and it was once thought that this would increase contaminant levels in her milk. Research brought to our attention after the BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK was published does not demonstrate a significant increase.

It is suggested that mothers limiting their caloric intake pay special attention to eating a balanced and varied diet, including foods rich in calcium, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B6 and folate. If adequate dietary requirements are not met, calcium, multivitamin and mineral supplements may be needed. Weight loss medications and liquid diets are not recommended for breastfeeding mothers.

If a mother has a history of anorexia, bulimia or other eating disorder, she can still successfully breastfeed her baby. However, some women with a history of eating disorders experience a worsening of symptoms after birth. If a mother is suffering from an eating disorder, suggest she seek nutritional guidance as well as help in overcoming her eating problem.

Some mothers are concerned that exercise may interfere with milk production or that slightly elevated levels of lactic acid after exercise could cause negative reactions in their nursing babies. Studies have shown that exercise has little effect on breast milk. In fact, one study by Lovelady showed exercising women having a slightly higher milk volume.

Although wide publicity was given to a study which suggested that babies were less accepting of post-exercise breast milk, after reviewing this and other studies, Dewey and McCrory concluded that “altered acceptance of breast milk due to higher lactic acid concentrations post-exercise is not likely to be a problem in most cases.”

A combination of reasonable calorie reduction and regular moderate exercise will not only help a breastfeeding mother lose weight after the birth of her baby, but will also provide cardiovascular fitness.

References

  • Bowles, B. et al. Pregnancy and lactation following anorexia and bulimia. JOGNN 1990; 19(3):243-48.
  • Dewey, K. and McCrory, M. Effects of dieting and physical activity on pregnancy and lactation. Am J Clin Nutr 1994; 59(Suppl.): 446S-59S
  • Dusdieker, L. et al. Is milk production impaired by dieting during lactation? Am J Clin Nutr 1994; 59:833-40.
  • Hammer, R. et al. Low fat diet and exercise in obese lactating women. Breastfeed Rev 1996;4(1):29-34.
  • Heinig, M. et al. Lactation and postpartum weight loss. Mechanisms Regulating Lactation and Infant Nutrient Utilizations 1992;30:397-400.
  • Kramer, F. et al. Breastfeeding reduces maternal lower-body fat J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93(4):429-33.
  • Lovelady, C. et al. Lactation performance of exercising women. Am J Clin Nutr 1990; 52: 103-1.
  • Mohrbacher, N. and Stock, J. BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK. Schaumburg, Illinois, USA; LLLI 1997; 371-86.
  • Mussalo-Rauhamaa, H. et al. Relation between the content of organochlorine compounds in Finnish human milk and characteristics of the mother. J Tox Envir Hlth 1988;25(1):1-10.
  • Subcommittee on Nutrition during Lactation, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Nutrition During Lactation Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1991 p.15, 74, 140.
  • Weekly, S. Diets and eating disorders: implications for the breastfeeding mother. NAACOG Clin Issues Perinat Women Health Nurs 1992; 3(4):695-700.

Last updated January 10, 2010 by jsa.

Mel Wolk, St. Peters, Missouri, USA
From: LEAVEN, Vol. 33 No. 5, October-November 1997, p. 115

We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time
Ed. Note: This article highlights information on weight loss while breastfeeding featured in the 1997 revision of the BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK and THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING. Leaders will want to check both of these resources for more information on nutrition for breastfeeding mothers.

]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/breastfeeding-the-belly-2/weightloss-while-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 When will I start Needing Maternity Clothes? http://www.urbanmommies.com/community/maternity-clothes/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/community/maternity-clothes/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:34:03 +0000 carter http://urbanmommies.com/maternity-clothes/ A. You will probably not need maternity clothes until your second trimester if this is your first pregnancy.  You won't see a lot of big changes to your body immediately. It is safe to say most women can wear their regular clothes for the first 16 weeks. You may even be able to get away with going up a size in your normal pants for a few more weeks past that. Usually around week 24, your belly will "pop out" and your regular clothing will begin to feel tight. The UrbanMommies shopping guidelines will be able to help you stay on track for what you need. Trading New York City for Gastown, Alyssa Schottland-Bauman arrived in Vancouver...]]> A. You will probably not need maternity clothes until your second trimester if this is your first pregnancy.  You won’t see a lot of big changes to your body immediately. It is safe to say most women can wear their regular clothes for the first 16 weeks. You may even be able to get away with going up a size in your normal pants for a few more weeks past that. Usually around week 24, your belly will “pop out” and your regular clothing will begin to feel tight.

The UrbanMommies shopping guidelines will be able to help you stay on track for what you need.

Trading New York City for Gastown, Alyssa Schottland-Bauman arrived in Vancouver fresh from Manhattan six years ago.

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]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/community/maternity-clothes/feed/ 0 Getting back into shape after baby – Simple Stroller Workouts http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/getting-back-into-shape-after-baby-simple-stroller-workouts-2/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/getting-back-into-shape-after-baby-simple-stroller-workouts-2/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:51:49 +0000 carter http://www.urbanmommies.com/getting-back-into-shape-after-baby-simple-stroller-workouts-2/ Stroller Strides Canada Ready to get started? We’ve included a sample workout for you to try. Feel free to get creative and modify it for your enjoyment.

Warm Up - Stand in front of your baby and roll your head from shoulder to shoulder. Always do head “rolls” in the front, never the back.  After a few of those, do some shoulder rolls. Roll out any kinks and tension you might have in your body.  Walk gently for 5 minutes or so to get the blood flowing.  Stop for a quick stretch (a longer stretch should be done after you workout).

Get Moving – The walk is where you will get your...]]> by Zoe Bertoia, for Stroller Strides Canada

Ready to get started? We’ve included a sample workout for you to try. Feel free to get creative and modify it for your enjoyment.

Warm Up – Stand in front of your baby and roll your head from shoulder to shoulder. Always do head “rolls” in the front, never the back.  After a few of those, do some shoulder rolls. Roll out any kinks and tension you might have in your body.  Walk gently for 5 minutes or so to get the blood flowing.  Stop for a quick stretch (a longer stretch should be done after you workout).

Get Moving – The walk is where you will get your cardiovascular workout. Always walk with good posture. Your shoulders should be dropped, your arms relaxed and your wrists in neutral position as you push the stroller. Your abdominal muscles should be pulled in at all times. Make sure you’re not holding your breath though. Your stride should be nice and long. Use your glutes and your thighs in every step. Try to vary your intensity by changing your stride and your speed.

Resistance – To give you a total body workout, we want to start reshaping those muscles. You can stop during your walk every 5 minutes or so for a body toning “station”. Following are some sample strength training exercises:

Squat – Begin in a standing position – either behind your stroller with hands on your the handlebars or in front of your stroller facing your baby (picture shown) .  Feet are about hips width apart, feet and knees are facing forward. Sit down as if reaching for a seat and then squeeze your glutes and thighs to bring yourself back to the starting standing position. Be careful not to go so low as to put stress on your knees.  You can push the stroller out as you sit and pull it back in as you come up (optional)

Lunge – Stand behind your stroller with hands on handlebars. Step forward with your right leg in a huge stride. The stroller will move forward as you move forward. Bend your right knee to a 90 degree angle, so that your right thigh is parallel to the ground. Aim to get you left knee close to the ground.  Keep your torso upright, with your hips and shoulders facing forward. Walk forward with these exaggerated strides alternating legs. (picture shown)

Side Squat Walk – This time have your right side facing the stroller. With the right hand on the stroller, take a large step to the right. Squat down as we did before. This time, you’re working more inner thighs. As you come up, pull the left leg in to meet the right. Each squat down is another side step. After about 10 repetitions, do the other side.

Ab Pull – Again, have your right side facing the stroller. Standing still, use the right hand to push the stroller away, while reaching overhead with the left arm. Use your abs on the left side to pull the stroller back. Focus on pulling the ribs to hips. After 10 repetitions, do the other side.

Push Ups – Find a bench or use the railing of the seawall to do your modified push up. Your hands should be about shoulder width apart. Your torso should stay straight as you lower your chest down and push back up. Do not lock your elbows in the up position.  To up the intensitly on this exercise, bring your hands in close together.

Dips – Have a seat at a park table or bench. Put your hands on either side of you with your fingers coming off the bench. Bring your body off the bench with your legs at about a right angle on the ground. Lower your body down by bending your arms, without letting your shoulders rise to your ears. The work should be felt in your triceps (the upper part of the back of your arm). Push back up. This is one rep.

These are just a few of the many exercises that can be done with your stroller and with your baby. For more ideas, go to www.strollerstrides.com.

]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/getting-back-into-shape-after-baby-simple-stroller-workouts-2/feed/ 0 Jewish Baby Names http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/baby-names/jewish-baby-names/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/baby-names/jewish-baby-names/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:07:04 +0000 Jill http://www.urbanmommies.com/?p=6181 There is an ancient Jewish saying that 'with each child, the world begins anew'.  Jewish mysticism regards an individual's name as connected to their essential self.  Boys are given their Jewish or Hebrew name as part of the Bris Ceremony.   The name given may be Hebrew, Yiddish or a combination of both.   Choosing a Hebrew name for a baby is a serious responsibility as it charts a course for the body and soul of the individual and may well determine his or her future.  No pressure, though. Boys: Aaron Abarron Abba Abe Abel Abell Abijah Abimelech Abir Abiram Abisha Able Abner Abraham Abram Abramo Absolom Adam Adar Addai Addam Aden Aderet Adin Adir Adiv Adlai Adlai Adley Adli Admon Adniel Adon Adonai Adriel Adriyel Ager Ahab Ahsalom Aitan Akiba Akim Akiva Aksel Akub Alijah Alim Alivia Alon Alter Alva Alvah Alvan Amasa Amichai Amiel Amikam Amir Amiram Amita Amiti Ammi Ammitai Amnon Amon Amos Amram Aram Ardon Ari Arie Ariel Arion Arlan Arland Arlando Arlen Arlin Armen Armin Armon Arnan Aron Arvad Arye Aryeh Asa Asaf Asaph Asher Ashur Avi Avichai Avidan Avidan Avidor Aviel Avigdor Avimelech Avinoam Aviram Avisha Avishai Avital Avner Avniel Avraham Avsalom Avshalom Axel Azaria Azarious Azaryah Azaryahu Azriel Bama Barak Baram Barnabas Barnabe Barnaby Baron Barrak Bart Bartel Barth Bartholomew Bartley Baruch Bela Ben Benedictson Beniamino Benjamin Benjy Benkamin Benny Benoni Benroy Benson Benson Benzion Berakhiah Betzalel Binah Binyamin Boas Boaz Bogdan Bohdan Cain Cale Caleb 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Yerucham Yeshaya Yiftach Yigil Yigol Yisreal Yissachar Yitro Yitzchak Yoel Yonah Yosef Yosefu Yusef Yuval Zacchaeus Zach Zachaios Zachariah Zacharias Zachary Zachely Zack Zadok Zalman Zamir Zan Zane Zani Zarad Zared Zavad Zayit Zebediah Zebulon Zebulun Zechariah Zed Zedekiah Zeke Zephan Zephaniah Zevulun Zimra Ziv Zohar Zubin Zuriel Girls: Aaliyah Abaigael Abarrane Abbey Abbie Abby Abegayle Abhy Abiah Abichail Abigail Abira Abra Abrianna Ada Adah Adamina Adar Adara Adena Adene Aderes Adin Adina Adinah Adinam Adine Admina Afra Ahava Ahelie Ahuda Ahuva Ailat Ailish Ailsa Ailsie Aiya Aizza Akibe Akiha Akiva Aleeza Aleezah Alessa Alia Alissa Alitza Aliya Aliza Alizah Alize Allonia Alona Aluma Alumit Alva Alverna Alvina Amariah Amaris Amarisa Amarise Amarissa Amira Ana Anais Analise Anamari Anamarie Anat Anata Anate Anatie Ance Ane Aneta Anetta Anica Anichka Anika Aniki Aniko Anita Anitra Anka Anku Ann Anna Annaliese Annalisa Annamarie Anne Anneliese Annette Annie Annikka Annikke Annikki 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Daphne Dara Darah Dareen Darice Darissa Darra Darrah Dava Davi Davida Davina Davinah Davinia Davitah Davite Deana Debbie Debby Debora Deborah Debra Debrah Debralee Deena Delila Delilah Dena Denna Derora Derorice Derorit Devery Devi Devora Devorah Devoria Devorit Devra Devri Dina Dinah Dinora Dinorah Divsha Divshah Diza Dynah Edan Eden Edna Edra Edrea Eeva Eleora Elia Eliana Eliane Eliora Elisabet Elisabeth Elisavet Elisaveta Elisheva Eliza Elizabeth Elizaveta Elka Elke Elli Ellice Elora Els Elsie Elspeth Elyse Elzira Emmanuella Emmanuelle Emunah Enye Erela Erelah Erith Eritha Erzsebet Ester Esther Estrela Eszter Etana Etel Ethel Etilka Eva Evacska Eve Evette Evia Eviana Evie Evike Evita Ewa Fanchon Fifna Fifne Fina Fruma Gabby Gabi Gabriela Gabriele Gabriella Gabrielle Gaby Gada Gafna Gail Gaille Galenka Gali Galia Galice Galila Galilah Galina Galit Gallia Galochka Galya Gana Ganet Ganice Ganit Ganya Gavra Gavrila Gavrilla Gayle Gayora Gazit Geela Gefen Gelilah Gella Genessa Genisa Genisia Geona Geva Gila Gilah Gilal Gilala Gilana Gili Gilia Gilit Giovanna Gisa Gittel Giza Giza Grazina Grazinia Grazyna Guiditta Guiseppina Gurice Gurit Hadar Hadara Hadarah Hadassah Hanna Hannah Hannalee Hanne Hannela Hannele Haya Hedia Hedva Hedya Helsa Hephzibah Hepsiba Hepzibeth Hila Hinda Holda Hosanna Hulda Idra Ikia Ilana Ilanit Ilia Ilse Ilyssa Ionanna Iris Isabel Isabella Isabelle Isha Isibeal Ismaela Iva Ivana Ivane Ivanna Ivria Izabella Izso Jaantje Jacoba Jadyn Jael Jaffa Jafit Jafita Jaina Jaine Jaira Jakoba Jakobah Jan Jana Janae Jane Janee Janet Janetta Janette Janice Janie Janina Janine Janis Janita Janka Janne Jans Jansje Jaquelina Jaqueline Jaquenette Jaquetta Jayne Jaynie Jemima Jemimah Jemina Jenda Jenis Jensina Jensine Jerusha Jessica Jessie Jezebel Joan Joanna Joaquina Joaquine Jobina Jocelin Joceline Jocelyn Jochebed Joda Jodie Joella Joelle Joelliana Joelliane Johanna Johannah Johnda Johnna Johyna Joka Jokina Jokine Jola Jonati Jone Jorah Jordan Jordana Jordane Jose Josebe Josee Josepha Josephina Josephine Josette Josie Joxepa Jozsa Juci Jucika Judeana Judeena Judi Judie Judit Judith Judith Juditha Judy Judy Jutka Karmelita Karmia Karmina Karmit Katriel Kefira Keilah KeIyn Kelilah Kelula Kelyn Keran Keren Kerrin Ketura Keturah Kezia Keziah Kiba Kinneret Kinnette Kiva Kivi Kochava Ksena Kyla Lael Laila Laili Lailie Laylie Lea Leah Leia Lemuela Lena Lesham Levia Lewanna Liana Libba Libby Liesbet Liesheth Lilah Lilie Lilith Lily Liora Lirit Lirita Lisa Lisabet Lisabette Lisavet Lisbet Lise Livana Livia Liza Liza Lizbet Lizbeth Lizbeth Lois Madalen Madalyn Madel Madeleine Madelena Madelene Mae Magda Magdala Magdalena Mahala Mahalia Mahola Maia Maialen Maidel Malak Malcah Malha Malina Malina Malkah Mallaidh Mara Maree Maren Mari Maria Mariam Mariamne Maribel Maribella Maribelle Marie Mariette Marika Marily Marilyn Marion Marisha Mariska Marlena Marlene Marnina Martha Marthe Mary Maryann Maryanna Matana Matea Mathea Mathia Mattea Matthea Matthia Matxalen Mava May Mayah Mazel Meheytabel Mehitahelle Meira Menachema Menachemah Menora Mettabel Mical Michaele Michaelina Michaeline Michaelyn Michal Michalin Micheala Micheline Michelle Micol Micole Mieze Mikele Milcah Mili Mira Mireille Mirella Miren Mireya Miri Miriam Mirit Mitzi Molly Moriah Morice Moriel Morise Morit Moselle Mychal Myriam Naamah Naamit Naava Naavah Nainsi Nan Nana Nancsi Nancy Nanelia Nanelle Nanette Nanine Nanna Nannie Nanny Naomi Nasya Natania Nathania Navit Nechama Nediva Nedivah Nehama Neomi Neorah Neorah Neta Neviah Nili Nin Nina Ninacska Nira Niria Nirit Nita Nitza Nitzanah Nizana Noa Noga Nora Norah Noy Nureet Nuria Nurit Nurita Nusa Nusi Odeda Odede Ofira Ofra Oma Omah Omette Ona Onit Ophra Ophrah Oprah Ora Orah Oralee Orali Orinda Orlee Orli Ornetta Orpah Orzora Orzsebet Paili Pall Paz Paza Pazia Pazice Pazit Penina Peninah Perke Perzsi Perzsike Poll Polly Qeturah Raananah Rabah Rachael Rachel Rachele Raechel Rafela Rahil Rakel Ranice Ranit Ranit Ranita Raonaid Raphaela Raphaella Raquel Razi Reba Reba Rebecca Rebekah Rebekkah Rena Reuel Reveka Rimona Rina Rinna Rinnah Riva Rivka Rona Ronia Ronit Ronli Ronni Rosana Rosanne Ruta Ruth Sabra Sabrina Sadie Sallie Sally Saloma Salome Samantha Samara Samuela Sapphira Sapphire Sara Sarah Sarai Sari Sarita Schlomit Segulah Sela Selah Sele Seleta Selima Semadar Semira Serafine Seraphina Seraphine Serefina Shaina Shamira Shana Shanae Sharis Sharne Sharon Shayna Sheera Sheri Sherine Sherri Sherry Shira Shiri Shona Shoshana Shoshanah Sonel Susan Suzannah Suzette Tabitha Tahlia Tal Talia Taliah Talitha Talor Talora Talori Talya Tam Tamah Tamar Tamara Tamarah Tamera Tamitha Tamma Tammy Tamra Tamryn Teme Temima Temira Thadina Thadine Thirza Thomasin Thomsina Tikva Tirza Tirzah Tivona Tivona Toba Tobit Toibe Tomasina Tomasine Tova Tovah Tovi Tsifira Tzilla Tzippa Tzivia Tziyona Tzzipporah Urice Urit Uzziye Vadit Vania Vanna Varda Vardit Vared Vida Vidette Yaakove Yachne Yael Yaffa Yaffit Yamin Yana Yardenah Yarkona Yedidah Yehudit Yelizavetam Yelysaveta Yessica Yetsye Yetta Yevunye Yitta Yocheved Yona Yonina Yoninah Yonita Yordana Yoseba Yosebe Yosepha Yosephina Yovela Yuhudit Yuta Zacharee Zahar Zahavah Zaide Zamora Zaneta Zanna Zara Zarah Zarahlinda Zayit Zaza Zazu Zehave Zehavi Zehavit Zehira Zehuva Zemira Zemirah Zemora Zera Zerlinda Zibia Zibiah Zilla Zillah Zimra Zipporah Ziva Zoheret Zulema]]> Jewish Baby NamesThere is an ancient Jewish saying that ‘with each child, the world begins anew’.  Jewish mysticism regards an individual’s name as connected to their essential self.  Boys are given their Jewish or Hebrew name as part of the Bris Ceremony.   The name given may be Hebrew, Yiddish or a combination of both.   Choosing a Hebrew name for a baby is a serious responsibility as it charts a course for the body and soul of the individual and may well determine his or her future.  No pressure, though.

Boys:

Aaron
Abarron
Abba
Abe
Abel
Abell
Abijah
Abimelech
Abir
Abiram
Abisha
Able
Abner
Abraham
Abram
Abramo
Absolom
Adam
Adar
Addai
Addam
Aden
Aderet
Adin
Adir
Adiv
Adlai
Adlai
Adley
Adli
Admon
Adniel
Adon
Adonai
Adriel
Adriyel
Ager
Ahab
Ahsalom
Aitan
Akiba
Akim
Akiva
Aksel
Akub
Alijah
Alim
Alivia
Alon
Alter
Alva
Alvah
Alvan
Amasa
Amichai
Amiel
Amikam
Amir
Amiram
Amita
Amiti
Ammi
Ammitai
Amnon
Amon
Amos
Amram
Aram
Ardon
Ari
Arie
Ariel
Arion
Arlan
Arland
Arlando
Arlen
Arlin
Armen
Armin
Armon
Arnan
Aron
Arvad
Arye
Aryeh
Asa
Asaf
Asaph
Asher
Ashur
Avi
Avichai
Avidan
Avidan
Avidor
Aviel
Avigdor
Avimelech
Avinoam
Aviram
Avisha
Avishai
Avital
Avner
Avniel
Avraham
Avsalom
Avshalom
Axel
Azaria
Azarious
Azaryah
Azaryahu
Azriel
Bama
Barak
Baram
Barnabas
Barnabe
Barnaby
Baron
Barrak
Bart
Bartel
Barth
Bartholomew
Bartley
Baruch
Bela
Ben
Benedictson
Beniamino
Benjamin
Benjy
Benkamin
Benny
Benoni
Benroy
Benson
Benson
Benzion
Berakhiah
Betzalel
Binah
Binyamin
Boas
Boaz
Bogdan
Bohdan
Cain
Cale
Caleb
Carmel
Carmelo
Carmi
Carmine
Chagai
Chaim
Chanan
Chanoch
Chaviv
Chavivi
Chayim
Che
Chepe
Chiram
Choni
Dabi
Dagan
Dagon
Dalit
Dan
Dane
Danel
Danell
Dani
Daniel
Daniele
Danil
Danila
Dann
Dannie
Dannon
Danny
Dantrell
Danyl
Dar
Dave
Davi
David
Davin
Deen
Deron
Dor
Doren
Dov
Dovev
Eban
Eben
Ebenezer
Eder
Efraim
Efran
Efrat
Efrayim
Efrem
Efren
Efron
EIlis
Eitan
Elam
Elan
Elazar
Elazaro
Eleazar
Elhanan
Eli
Elias
Eliezer
Elihu
Elijah
Eliot
Eliseo
Elishama
Elisheba
Elisheva
Eljah
Elkanah
Elliott
Elrad
Ely
Emanuel
Emmanuel
Enoch
Ephram
Ephrem
Ephron
Eran
Eri
Eron
Errapel
Esau
Esdras
Eshkol
Esra
Etan
Ethan
Evelyn
Eyal
Eyou
Ezechiel
Ezekiel
Ezra
Ezrah
Feivel
Foma
Gabai
Gabe
Gabi
Gabor
Gabrian
Gabriel
Gabriele
Gabrielo
Gal
Gali
Gamaliel
Ganit
Gavi
Gavriel
Gedaliah
Gedalya
Gedalyahu
Gedeon
Geremia
Gersham
Gershom
Giacomo
Gian
Giannes
Gideon
Gil
Gilead
Gili
Gilli
Gilon
Giovanni
Gur
Guri
Gurion
Guy
Habib
Hadar
Ham
Hanan
Hannibal
Harel
Harmon
Harrell
Harrod
Hayyim
Heber
Heman
Herschel
Hershel
Hezekiah
Hieremias
Hiram
Hod
Honi
Hosea
Hyman
Iakovos
Ian
Iaokim
Ichabod
Ike
Ilias
Illias
Imanol
Ioan
Ionnes
Iosep
Ioseph
Iov
Ira
Iram
Isaac
Isaakios
Isaiah
Isaias
Iseabail
Ishmael
Isiah
Ismael
Ismail
Israel
Isreal
Itai
Ittamar
Ivrit
Ixaka
Izaak
Izreal
Izzy
Jaap
Jabin
Jacan
Jack
Jacob
Jacob
Jacobe
Jacot
Jaden
Jader
Jadon
Jaedon
Jael
Jaira
Jairus
Jake
Jakeem
Jakome
James
Jamian
Jamie
Jamiel
Jamin
Jamon
Jan
Jancsi
Jani
Janie
Jankia
Janko
Jannes
Janos
Jantje
Japhet
Japheth
Jaques
Jarah
Jared
Jariath
Jaron
Jarrett
Jasper
Javan
Javen
Jaydon
Jaymin
Jeb
Jebediah
Jed
Jedadiah
Jedaiah
Jedd
Jedediah
Jedi
Jediah
Jedidiah
Jehoichin
Jehu
Jem

Jenda
Jephtah
Jerad
Jerah
Jered
Jeremi
Jeremiah
Jeremias
Jeremie
Jeremy
Jeriah
Jerod
Jerrah
Jerrick
Jerrod
Jesiah
Jess
Jesse
Jessey
Jessie
Jessy
Jesus
Jethro
Jim
Jimmy
Joachim
Job
Jobe
Joby
Jocheved
Jock
Joe
Joed
Joel
Joen
Joey
Johan
John
Johnathan
Johnathon
Johnny
Jokin
Jomar
Jon
Jonah
Jonam
Jonas
Jonatan
Jonathan
Jonathon
Jonny
Joop
Joosef
Jopie
Jorah
Joram
Jordain
Jordan
Jordell
Jordi
Jordy
Jore
Jori
Jorie
Jorim
Jory
Joseba
Josef
Joseph
Josephus
Josh
Joshua
Joshwa
Josiah
Josias
Joss
Josu
Josue
Jotham
Jourdaine
Jourdon
Jov
Joziah
Jubal
Jubal
Jud
Jud
Judah
Judas
Judd
Jude
Juha
Jukka
Junien
Jurre
Jussi
Kalb
Kaleb
Kaniel
Karmel
Kedem
Kenaz
Kobe
Kuper
Laban
Lapidos
Lapidoth
Lavan
Lazar
Lazarus
Lazzaro
Leb
Lemuel
Lev
Levey
Levi
Lewi
Lot
Machau
Machum
Mads
Mai
Maichail
Makis
Mal
Malachi
Malachy
Manasses
Manuel
Marnin
Matai
Mate
Mathe
Mathew
Mathews
Matt
Matthew
Matthias
Matthieu
Mattias
Matyas
Matz
Mayir
Meilseoir
Meir
Melchoir
Menachem
Menassah
Mendel
Meyer
Micah
Michael
Michel
Michon
Mihaly
Mika
Mikael
Mike
Mikel
Mikhail
Mikhalis
Mikhos
Mikkel
Miron
Misi
Miska
Mitchell
Moeshe
Mordecai
Mordechai
Moses
Moshe
Mosheh
Myron
Naaman
Nachman
Nadav
Nadiv
Naftali
Naftalie
Nahum
Nat
Natanael
Nate
Nathan
Nathanael
Nathanial
Nathaniel
Nechemya
Nehemiah
Nethanel
Nimrod
Nissim
Noach
Noah
Noam
Noe
Nuri
Obediah
Oded
Ofer
Omar

Omeet
Omet
Omri
Oren
Ori
Orin
Oris
Ornice
Osip
Ovadiah
Ovadya
Oved
Ovid
Ozi
Ozzi
Ozzie
Paltel
Palti
Paz
Pesach
Pessach
Phineas
Raanan
Radwan
Rafael
Rafal
Rafe
Ranen
Rani
Ranit
Ranon
Raphael
Ravid
Rechavia
Reuben
Reuhen
Ron
Roni
Rouvin
R’phael
Ruben
Rueban
Saadya
Sakeri
Salamon
Samoel
Sampson
Samson
Samuel
Sanson
Sasson
Saul
Schmaiah
Schmuel
Seanan
Senen
Seosamh
Seosaph
Serafim
Serafin
Seraphim
Set
Seth
Shaan
Shadrach
Shane
Shelomo
Shem
Shet
Shilo
Shiloh
Shimshon
Shlomo
Shubha
Simao
Simcha
Simen
Simeon
Simon
Simson
Sinai
Sinon
Siomon
Sivan
Sol
Solomon
Symeon
Taaveti
Taavi
Tab
Tabor
Talmai
Tamas
Taneli
Tapani
Teppo
Thaddeus
Thoma
Thomas
Tobiah
Tobias
Tobin
Tohy
Tomas
Tomek
Tovi
Tsidhqiyah
Tutyahu
Tuvya
Tuvya
Tzadok
Tzefanyah
Tzefanyahu
Tzion
Tziyon
Tzuriel
Tzvi
Uri
Uriah
Uriel
Uzziah
Uzziel
Vaschel
Venamin
Veniamin
Venjamin
Ximen
Ximon
Ximun
Yaakov
Yadid
Yagil
Yago
Yair
Yakov
Yanis
Yannis
Yaphet
Yardane
Yarema
Yaremka
Yaron
Yavin
Yedidiah
Yedidyah
Yeeshai
Yehoash
Yehonadov
Yehoshua
Yehuda
Yehudah
Yehudi
Yerachmiel
Yered
Yerik
Yerucham
Yeshaya
Yiftach
Yigil
Yigol
Yisreal
Yissachar
Yitro
Yitzchak
Yoel
Yonah
Yosef
Yosefu
Yusef
Yuval
Zacchaeus
Zach
Zachaios
Zachariah
Zacharias
Zachary
Zachely
Zack
Zadok
Zalman
Zamir
Zan
Zane
Zani
Zarad
Zared
Zavad
Zayit
Zebediah
Zebulon
Zebulun
Zechariah
Zed
Zedekiah
Zeke
Zephan
Zephaniah
Zevulun
Zimra
Ziv
Zohar
Zubin
Zuriel

Girls:

Aaliyah
Abaigael
Abarrane
Abbey
Abbie
Abby
Abegayle
Abhy
Abiah
Abichail
Abigail
Abira
Abra
Abrianna
Ada
Adah
Adamina
Adar
Adara
Adena
Adene
Aderes
Adin
Adina
Adinah
Adinam
Adine
Admina
Afra
Ahava
Ahelie
Ahuda
Ahuva
Ailat
Ailish
Ailsa
Ailsie
Aiya
Aizza
Akibe
Akiha
Akiva
Aleeza
Aleezah
Alessa
Alia
Alissa
Alitza
Aliya
Aliza
Alizah
Alize
Allonia
Alona
Aluma
Alumit
Alva
Alverna
Alvina
Amariah
Amaris
Amarisa
Amarise
Amarissa
Amira
Ana
Anais
Analise
Anamari
Anamarie
Anat
Anata
Anate
Anatie
Ance
Ane
Aneta
Anetta
Anica
Anichka
Anika
Aniki
Aniko
Anita
Anitra
Anka
Anku
Ann
Anna
Annaliese
Annalisa
Annamarie
Anne
Anneliese
Annette
Annie
Annikka
Annikke
Annikki
Annora
Annorah
Annot
Anny
Annze
Anora
Antje
Anyuta
Aoife
Aphra
Araminta
Araminte
Ardath
Ardice
Ardith
Areille
Arella
Aridatha
Ariel
Ariela
Ariella
Arielle
Ariellel
Arin
Asenke
Ashira
Asya
Atalia
Atalie
Atara
Atarah
Ataret
Atera
Ateret
Athaleyah
Athalia
Athalie
Atira
Avagail
Avera
Avichayil
Avigail
Aviva
Avivah
Avivi
Avivit
Axella
Axelle
Aya
Ayala
Ayalah
Ayanna
Ayla
Ayla
Ayn
Azalea
Azelia
Azelie
Aziel
Bathsheba
Battseeyon
Battzion
Batya
Becca
Becka
Becky
Bella
Beruriah
Bess
Bessie
Beth
Bethanee
Bethani
Bethanie
Bethann
Bethany
Bethea
Bethel
Betheli
Bethesda
Bethia
Bethsaida
Bethseda
Bethsheba
Betje
Betsy
Betti
Bettina
Bettine
Betty
Beula
Beulah
Bitya
Bluma
Bozi
Bracha
Brachah
Carmel
Carmela
Carmeline
Carmella
Carmen
Cayla
Chaba
Chabah
Chaka
Chana
Chanah
Chasidah
Chasya
Chava
Chaviva
Chavive
Chaya
Chayka
Chedva
Chephzibah
Cochava
Daba
Daganya
Daganyah
Daliah
Dalila
Dalis
Dalit
Daliyah
Danae
Danele
Danelle
Danette
Dani
Dania
Danica
Daniela
Danielle
Danila
Danit
Danita
Danya
Daphna
Daphnah
Daphne
Dara
Darah
Dareen
Darice
Darissa
Darra
Darrah
Dava
Davi
Davida
Davina
Davinah
Davinia
Davitah
Davite
Deana
Debbie
Debby
Debora
Deborah
Debra
Debrah
Debralee
Deena
Delila
Delilah
Dena
Denna
Derora
Derorice
Derorit
Devery
Devi
Devora
Devorah
Devoria
Devorit
Devra
Devri
Dina
Dinah
Dinora
Dinorah
Divsha
Divshah
Diza
Dynah
Edan
Eden
Edna
Edra
Edrea
Eeva
Eleora
Elia
Eliana
Eliane
Eliora
Elisabet
Elisabeth
Elisavet
Elisaveta
Elisheva
Eliza
Elizabeth
Elizaveta
Elka
Elke
Elli
Ellice
Elora
Els
Elsie
Elspeth
Elyse
Elzira
Emmanuella
Emmanuelle
Emunah
Enye
Erela
Erelah
Erith
Eritha
Erzsebet
Ester
Esther
Estrela
Eszter
Etana
Etel
Ethel
Etilka
Eva
Evacska
Eve
Evette
Evia
Eviana
Evie
Evike
Evita
Ewa
Fanchon
Fifna
Fifne
Fina
Fruma
Gabby
Gabi
Gabriela
Gabriele
Gabriella
Gabrielle
Gaby
Gada
Gafna
Gail
Gaille
Galenka
Gali
Galia
Galice
Galila
Galilah
Galina
Galit
Gallia
Galochka
Galya
Gana
Ganet
Ganice
Ganit
Ganya
Gavra
Gavrila
Gavrilla
Gayle
Gayora
Gazit
Geela
Gefen
Gelilah
Gella
Genessa
Genisa
Genisia
Geona
Geva
Gila
Gilah
Gilal
Gilala
Gilana
Gili
Gilia
Gilit
Giovanna
Gisa
Gittel
Giza
Giza
Grazina
Grazinia
Grazyna
Guiditta
Guiseppina
Gurice
Gurit
Hadar
Hadara
Hadarah
Hadassah
Hanna
Hannah
Hannalee
Hanne
Hannela
Hannele
Haya
Hedia
Hedva
Hedya
Helsa
Hephzibah
Hepsiba
Hepzibeth
Hila
Hinda
Holda
Hosanna
Hulda
Idra
Ikia
Ilana
Ilanit
Ilia
Ilse
Ilyssa
Ionanna
Iris
Isabel
Isabella
Isabelle
Isha
Isibeal
Ismaela
Iva
Ivana
Ivane
Ivanna
Ivria
Izabella
Izso
Jaantje
Jacoba
Jadyn
Jael
Jaffa
Jafit
Jafita
Jaina
Jaine
Jaira
Jakoba
Jakobah
Jan
Jana
Janae
Jane
Janee
Janet
Janetta
Janette
Janice
Janie
Janina
Janine
Janis
Janita
Janka
Janne
Jans
Jansje
Jaquelina
Jaqueline
Jaquenette
Jaquetta
Jayne
Jaynie
Jemima
Jemimah
Jemina
Jenda
Jenis
Jensina
Jensine
Jerusha
Jessica
Jessie
Jezebel
Joan
Joanna
Joaquina
Joaquine
Jobina
Jocelin
Joceline
Jocelyn
Jochebed
Joda
Jodie

Joella
Joelle
Joelliana
Joelliane
Johanna
Johannah
Johnda
Johnna
Johyna
Joka
Jokina
Jokine
Jola
Jonati
Jone
Jorah
Jordan
Jordana
Jordane
Jose
Josebe
Josee
Josepha
Josephina
Josephine
Josette
Josie
Joxepa
Jozsa
Juci
Jucika
Judeana
Judeena
Judi
Judie
Judit
Judith
Judith
Juditha
Judy
Judy
Jutka
Karmelita
Karmia
Karmina
Karmit
Katriel
Kefira
Keilah
KeIyn
Kelilah
Kelula
Kelyn
Keran
Keren
Kerrin
Ketura
Keturah
Kezia
Keziah
Kiba
Kinneret
Kinnette
Kiva
Kivi
Kochava
Ksena
Kyla
Lael
Laila
Laili
Lailie
Laylie
Lea
Leah
Leia
Lemuela
Lena
Lesham
Levia
Lewanna
Liana
Libba
Libby
Liesbet
Liesheth
Lilah
Lilie
Lilith
Lily
Liora
Lirit
Lirita
Lisa
Lisabet
Lisabette
Lisavet
Lisbet
Lise
Livana
Livia
Liza
Liza
Lizbet
Lizbeth
Lizbeth
Lois
Madalen
Madalyn
Madel
Madeleine
Madelena
Madelene
Mae
Magda
Magdala
Magdalena
Mahala
Mahalia
Mahola
Maia
Maialen
Maidel
Malak
Malcah
Malha
Malina
Malina
Malkah
Mallaidh
Mara
Maree
Maren
Mari
Maria
Mariam
Mariamne
Maribel
Maribella
Maribelle
Marie
Mariette
Marika
Marily
Marilyn
Marion
Marisha
Mariska
Marlena
Marlene
Marnina
Martha
Marthe
Mary
Maryann
Maryanna
Matana
Matea
Mathea
Mathia
Mattea
Matthea
Matthia
Matxalen
Mava
May
Mayah
Mazel
Meheytabel
Mehitahelle
Meira
Menachema
Menachemah
Menora
Mettabel
Mical
Michaele
Michaelina
Michaeline
Michaelyn
Michal
Michalin
Micheala
Micheline
Michelle
Micol
Micole
Mieze
Mikele
Milcah
Mili
Mira
Mireille
Mirella
Miren
Mireya
Miri
Miriam
Mirit
Mitzi
Molly
Moriah
Morice
Moriel
Morise
Morit
Moselle
Mychal
Myriam
Naamah
Naamit
Naava
Naavah
Nainsi
Nan
Nana
Nancsi
Nancy
Nanelia
Nanelle
Nanette
Nanine
Nanna
Nannie
Nanny
Naomi
Nasya
Natania
Nathania
Navit
Nechama
Nediva
Nedivah
Nehama
Neomi
Neorah
Neorah
Neta
Neviah
Nili
Nin
Nina
Ninacska
Nira
Niria
Nirit
Nita
Nitza
Nitzanah
Nizana
Noa
Noga
Nora
Norah
Noy
Nureet
Nuria

Nurit
Nurita
Nusa
Nusi
Odeda
Odede
Ofira
Ofra
Oma
Omah
Omette
Ona
Onit
Ophra
Ophrah
Oprah
Ora
Orah
Oralee
Orali
Orinda
Orlee
Orli
Ornetta
Orpah
Orzora
Orzsebet
Paili
Pall
Paz
Paza
Pazia
Pazice
Pazit
Penina
Peninah
Perke
Perzsi
Perzsike
Poll
Polly
Qeturah
Raananah
Rabah
Rachael
Rachel
Rachele
Raechel
Rafela
Rahil
Rakel
Ranice
Ranit
Ranit
Ranita
Raonaid
Raphaela
Raphaella
Raquel
Razi
Reba
Reba
Rebecca
Rebekah
Rebekkah
Rena
Reuel
Reveka
Rimona
Rina
Rinna
Rinnah
Riva
Rivka
Rona
Ronia
Ronit
Ronli
Ronni
Rosana
Rosanne
Ruta
Ruth
Sabra
Sabrina
Sadie
Sallie
Sally
Saloma
Salome
Samantha
Samara
Samuela
Sapphira
Sapphire
Sara
Sarah
Sarai
Sari
Sarita
Schlomit
Segulah
Sela
Selah
Sele
Seleta
Selima
Semadar
Semira
Serafine
Seraphina
Seraphine
Serefina
Shaina
Shamira
Shana
Shanae
Sharis
Sharne
Sharon
Shayna
Sheera
Sheri
Sherine
Sherri
Sherry
Shira
Shiri
Shona
Shoshana
Shoshanah
Sonel
Susan
Suzannah
Suzette
Tabitha
Tahlia
Tal
Talia
Taliah
Talitha
Talor
Talora
Talori
Talya
Tam
Tamah
Tamar
Tamara
Tamarah
Tamera
Tamitha
Tamma
Tammy
Tamra
Tamryn
Teme
Temima
Temira
Thadina
Thadine
Thirza
Thomasin
Thomsina
Tikva
Tirza
Tirzah
Tivona
Tivona
Toba
Tobit
Toibe
Tomasina
Tomasine
Tova
Tovah
Tovi
Tsifira
Tzilla
Tzippa
Tzivia
Tziyona
Tzzipporah
Urice
Urit
Uzziye
Vadit
Vania
Vanna
Varda
Vardit
Vared
Vida
Vidette
Yaakove
Yachne
Yael
Yaffa
Yaffit
Yamin
Yana
Yardenah
Yarkona
Yedidah
Yehudit
Yelizavetam
Yelysaveta
Yessica
Yetsye
Yetta
Yevunye
Yitta
Yocheved
Yona
Yonina
Yoninah
Yonita
Yordana
Yoseba
Yosebe
Yosepha
Yosephina
Yovela
Yuhudit
Yuta
Zacharee
Zahar
Zahavah
Zaide
Zamora
Zaneta
Zanna
Zara
Zarah
Zarahlinda
Zayit
Zaza
Zazu
Zehave
Zehavi
Zehavit
Zehira
Zehuva
Zemira
Zemirah
Zemora
Zera
Zerlinda
Zibia
Zibiah
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Zillah
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Zipporah
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Zulema

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]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/first-trimester/palmers-cocoa-butter-firming-lotion/feed/ 0 What Your Baby Needs: Registry and Checklist http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/third-trimester/what-your-baby-needs-registry-and-checklist/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/third-trimester/what-your-baby-needs-registry-and-checklist/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:37:31 +0000 carter http://www.urbanmommies.com/what-your-baby-needs-registry-and-checklist/ With the soon to be arrival of your baby, there are so many things that you need to start preparing for.  Walking into a baby store for the first time can be a little overwhelming trying to decipher what you really need vs. all the cute stuff that you may want or even wonder what it is or what it does. The below checklist is as a guideline to help you think about what you need for the arrival of your new baby.  All stores and registries say you will need all of the below, but ultimately what you need depends on how much space you have,...]]> Baby registry and checklistWith the soon to be arrival of your baby, there are so many things that you need to start preparing for.  Walking into a baby store for the first time can be a little overwhelming trying to decipher what you really need vs. all the cute stuff that you may want or even wonder what it is or what it does.

The below checklist is as a guideline to help you think about what you need for the arrival of your new baby.  All stores and registries say you will need all of the below, but ultimately what you need depends on how much space you have, and how much money you want to spend.  Newborns grow so fast and may not take to some of the gadgets and gear you have purchased.  If you can borrow some of the items from friends to test out or use for those few short weeks that your baby is interested in it, I highly recommend it.

Furniture
Bassinet
Crib
Crib mattress
Crib bedding set
Waterproof crib pads
Blankets
Change table
Dresser
Glider or Rocking chair
Highchair

Room Décor
Mobile for the crib
Monitors
Lamp or dimmer
Night light
Wall décor (wall stickers, pictures, etc.)

Layette
Receiving blankets (6 or more)
Lap pads or burp cloths
Swaddling blanket
Undershirts kimono style (6 or more)
Onesies (snap at crotch, 6 or more)
Hats
Socks
Sleep sack
Sleepers
All in one sleepers
Booties/shoes
Baby detergent

Out and About
Stroller
Car seat
Infant carrier
Stroller blanket
Rain cover
Sun cover
Diaper bag
Baby Carrier

Playtime
Plack and Play
Swing
Bouncy chair
Doorway jumper
Gymini/Activity mat
Books
Plush toys
Rattle
Crib toys
Bumbo seat

Diaper Station
Disposable diapers and/or cloth diapers
Waterproof pants (for cloth diapers)
Changing pad
Changing pad covers (1-2)
Baby wipes
Baby cream (diaper rash)
Baby lotion
Diaper pail

Feeding (bottle)
Bibs (6 or more)
Bottles 4oz (2-4)
Bottles 8oz (4-6)
Nipples
Bottle brush
Nipple brush
Bottle warmer
Sterilizer kit
Nursing pillow

Feeding (breast)
Breastpump
Nursing pads
Bottles 4oz (2-4)
Lily Padz
Bibs (4 or more)
Nursing pillow
Lanolin nipple cream

Bathtime and safety
Bathtub
Bath thermometer
Washcloths (4-8)
Hooded towels (2-4)
Bath toys
Baby shampoo and bubbles
Brush and comb
Nasal aspirator
Thermometer
Nail clippers
Safety scissors
Cabinet locks
Vaporizer

]]> http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/third-trimester/what-your-baby-needs-registry-and-checklist/feed/ 0 How can I Get Rid of Stretch Marks? http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/third-trimester/how-can-i-get-rid-of-stretch-marks/ http://www.urbanmommies.com/the-belly/third-trimester/how-can-i-get-rid-of-stretch-marks/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:48:52 +0000 carter http://urbanmommies.com/how-can-i-get-rid-of-stretch-marks/ A. As you can tell from the name, we get stretch marks because of the stretching of the skin over the abdomen as the baby grows. We can also get them around our breasts as they can grow quite a bit in pregnancy and around our buttocks and thighs for the same reason. Not everyone will get them because they depend on the age and elasticity of the skin. Very pale women, such as redheads, will almost always get them and black women will hardly ever get them. There is not a cure for them but they do become much less obvious with time. They will initially be quite red as a result of the hormones...]]> A. As you can tell from the name, we get stretch marks because of the stretching of the skin over the abdomen as the baby grows. We can also get them around our breasts as they can grow quite a bit in pregnancy and around our buttocks and thighs for the same reason. Not everyone will get them because they depend on the age and elasticity of the skin. Very pale women, such as redheads, will almost always get them and black women will hardly ever get them. There is not a cure for them but they do become much less obvious with time. They will initially be quite red as a result of the hormones we have in pregnancy but the colour fades away once the pregnancy ends because of the decrease in hormone levels.

See our fav belly products for some other hints.

- Dr. Linda Ducholke, a mother of two, has been a successful Family Practitioner with Obstetrical privileges for the past 20 years. The main focus and passion of her practice is obstetrics and childcare.

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