Maternity and family leave after baby If you are a California resident and pregnant you might be thrilled to hear that you can actually get paid maternity and family leave. Your partner can take family leave too. This was such a huge stress relief when I had my baby not to have to go back …
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Stripping the membrane Many pregnant women – myself included – are getting restless towards the end of the pregnancy. You just finally want that baby out. With the baby getting bigger every day there is no room anymore and you are probably getting uncomfortable. I tried every “trick” to get into labor…but nothing worked. There …
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Great ideas for gender reveals The day you find out what gender your baby will have is definitely one of the very special days in a pregnant woman’s life. But how do you reveal the sex of the baby in a creative way without the overly used practices everyone else does? These great ideas for …
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Pain during Intercourse after having your baby How long did it take you to be ready for sex after giving birth? Three weeks? six weeks? five months? There are actually so many women who have pain during intercourse after giving birth. This is a condition called dyspareunia or postpartum dyspareunia that is not talked about …
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Postpartum Depression is a serious condition. This article tells the story of a mom suffering from PPD (short for postpartum depression). Postpartum depression usually occurs in moms shortly after they had their baby. It is also called postnatal depression. More than 3 million cases are known each year in the united states. This makes it …
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Longing for the old body back I was about 8 months pregnant and people constantly asked me, “how are you feeling?” I was actually feeling pretty good all things considered. Dahlia, my daughter, was in the 90 plus percentile for size and I am just about 5 foot, it was summer, and my first pregnancy. …
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Miscarriage is a horrible thing Per definition a miscarriage is the loss of a baby before 20 weeks pregnant. It usually happens very early into the pregnancy. 8 out of 10 miscarriages happen within the first 3 months of pregnancy. About 10-20% of all pregnancies end in a miscarriage. If you are a mom that …
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Announce your pregnancy the creative way Looking for ways to announce pregnancy? We made a list of some fun ways to announce pregnancy to your partner, family, friends, and the rest of the world! Read the full post for more details. Pregnancy is such an exciting time, and announcing it to your loved ones is …
Funny pregnancy stories will probably happen to most of us. Raging with hormones and constant changes our body is going through a lot during the pregnancy and it can take the smallest things to crush the whole world of a pregnant woman. They are usually things that would never concern us when we are not …
Moms confess their parenting fails Every mom and dad will have a parenting fail or parenting fails sooner or later. It is pretty much inevitable when you have a kid and you know what? That is totally fine. After all, we are all just human. so don’t let anyone tell you that you are a …
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