LADYTIMER DAILY QUIZ
Jul 04, 2026
A four-month-old baby is too young to enjoy playing with toys.
A four-month-old baby should recognize toys, particularly ones that rattle, make fun noises, or are bright in color. They may reach for toys, shake toys, or swing at dangling toys.
It is important to clean the baby’s umbilical cord piece, called the umbilicus, after he or she has been born.
The umbilicus is the small piece of cord left after it has been cut following birth. After several days it will fall off. Keep the area clean and dry, and watch for signs of infection such as pus or redness.
Another way to track fertility is by assessing the pattern of changes in body temperature.
Since your body temperature rises after you release an egg (ovulation), if you chart your temperature, it can tell you when you’re most fertile.
Drinking alcohol is not associated with infertility in men.
For a man, excessive alcohol consumption (two to four drinks per day for over two months) can diminish fertility and for a woman, even moderate drinking can make it harder to get pregnant.
If women of advanced age (35 years and above) are able to get pregnant, the likelihood of the egg having genetic abnormalities is the same regardless of the age.
Even in your prime, about half of all eggs have chromosomal abnormalities, and the proportion of eggs with genetic problems increases as you age, explains Dr. David Adamson, president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Ovulation testing detects an increase in Progesterone production before ovulation.
An over-the-counter ovulation prediction kit — a test that you can perform at home — detects the surge in luteinizing hormone (LH) that occurs before ovulation.
