Study Says CT is One of the Best States in America to Have a Baby

So you're having a baby? It's an exciting and stressful time.

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If you said yes, and you live in Connecticut, you're about to get a rare piece of good news, you're in the right place. Or, you're in the 6th best state in America for having a baby, according to Wallethub.

The folks at "the hub" examined a variety of determining factors that include: child-care centers per capita, pediatricians and family medicine physicians per capita, midwives, infant-mortality rate, average annual infant care cost, hospital delivery charges and hospital cesarean section charges. They also considered the opinions of experts in the field.

Who else was on the high-end of the list?

1 - Massachusetts

2 - Vermont

3 - Minnesota

4 - New Hampshire

5 - Rhode Island

So, what is it that kept Connecticut out of the top 5? The answer is simple and it's a huge problem with living here, cost. The Constitution State was named the most expensive state for average annual infant care costs.

The Worst States to Have a Baby?

51 - South Carolina

50 - Alabama

49 - Mississippi

48 - Louisiana

47 - Georgia

Our neighbors in New York State were right where they normally are on lists like this, ranked at #16 in America.

Source: WalletHub

ADVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: Have a baby, don't have a baby, whatever. BUT, you must weigh all the information heavily because things get real consequential, real fast. One minute you are watching Netflix with your lady, and the next minute you're chewing ice chips and being screamed at in a hospital room. That also is the easiest day of the many difficult days to come.

Fascinating Images of the Bunkers + Rubble From an Abandoned Missile Site in CT

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property.

Recently, I found a Youtube video that gives a visual tour of a decommissioned missile sit in CT, located in both Portland & Glastonbury, CT in the Meshomasic State Forest. The video was posted by “Adventures in Melancholy” and the host does a great job of explaining exactly what we are looking at. The following photos are from the video and they are of the Hartford site, meaning it was intended to defend Hartford, CT.

100 Diverse Danbury Eateries to Keep Your Taste Buds Busy

It's a lot to take in, Danbury has well over one hundred places to eat, these just happen to be the 100 Hat City spots that I can remember from the top of my head.

NOTE: There is a link in the description box to each businesses' menu or website.

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