Pregnancy and Parenting

Q: When is the Sunnah time to do circumcision? How many days after birth should it be done?

Q: When a baby is born, and the azaan needs to be given, I have read in Kitabs that the baby needs to be bathed then azaan must be given. Is this a general bath to wash off the impurities or must you give the baby a ghusl bath?

Q: Must the hair of a newborn baby girl also be shaved on the 7th day after birth?

Q:

1. What is the most preferred method in the following situation.

After birth, when should the adhaan and tahneek of the baby be done
a. Before the cord is cut.
b. After the cord is cut, before the bath.
c. After the baby is given a bath and the cord is cut.

2. Should both the adhaan and tahneek be done simultaneously according to the most preferred method?

Q: Please advise the shariah ruling regarding giving sinni (gifts) when a child is born. 

Q: Is it true that during the period of nifaas (after child birth), women should not go out of the house? Should they not go to their parents house also?

Q: After giving birth, should the woman remain at her husband's home or go to her mother's?

Q: My husband and I have been blessed with a baby alhamdulillah. We would like the baby to have finished memorising the Quraan by an early age if Allah wills.

What steps can we take to ensure that the child can begin learning and memorising from an early age? What brain foods would also be good for the child and mother as I’m nursing currently.

Q: My baby boy is almost 2 years old. I'm a single mother. I have a dua and dream that he goes in the right path and becomes very pious or an imam and hafiz. How can he attain that level? Are there any specific duas that I should do and what should I do myself to set these goals?

Q: Is it permissible for the husband and wife to acquire a child through IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)?