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10.23.09 Hits of the week

• Apparently, for some parents, screaming at your child is now the new spanking. One of our Real Mom bloggers shares her most frightening and richest moments with her daughter and her tantrums.

• Doctors emphasize the obvious: Just relax if you want to get pregnant. Same advice applies when you're actually expecting—but remember, pregnant women are notorious worriers.

• Hospitals begin barring child visitors because of H1N1 fears. Crib Notes has extensive coverage about pregnancy and this dangerous flu virus (check here and here and here).

• Read one pregnant woman's extreme ordeal with the H1N1 flu virus. Basically, the best advice: Wash your hands, get vaccinated and don't let your guard down.

• A new parents asks: When does a child go from two naps to one nap per day? Check out our tips on how to make naps a snap.

• Does your child or someone in your family look like a Peanuts character? Time to send in your photos to the Peanuts look-a-like contest! Our photo expert shares her top tips on how to take great photos of your main attraction—your baby!

• No men allowed! A leading obstetrician suggests women are more likely to have labor problems if their partners are in the delivery room. One dad shares his labor story—and everything they don't teach you about being in the delivery room.

• Why are men missing from the pages of most parenting magazines? Being a dad is hard, let's admit it. But that doesn't mean that today's fathers are not involved—they're more involved than men were years ago.

• First it was for being too fat, now too small: Denver girl denied insurance for not weighing enough.

• If your little one is sprouting his pearly whites, take a peek at these five teething alternatives to help ease the pain. When it's teething time, here's what to expect as your baby's teeth erupt.

• As a new mom, anxiety and overtiredness can lead to long-term postnatal insomnia. We've rounded up some real-mom tips and wisdom to allay this and other fears about new motherhood.

• New research shows that Tylenol may weaken infant vaccine effectiveness. However, don't forget that the medication is OK for baby in soothing teething discomfort and reducing fevers.

• Toys "R" Us adds layaway policy for big-ticket items.

Maria Vega is Fit Pregnancy magazine's copy editor.