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6 Deadly Sins of Pregnancy I Confess to Committing

Posted by Catherine Donaldson-Evans
on Apr 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM

pregnant stomachI've always been a careful person, a woman with a good head on her shoulders who tends to make wise choices. I said "tends to." That means I slip up from time to time. Or, if you count my nine months of pregnancy, a lot.

I read a zillion expectant mom books and took good notes at the doctor's. I stayed away from the bad fish and alcohol and painkillers other than the occasional Tylenol. I didn't whiten my teeth. I took care of myself and my growing baby and was generally healthy (we won't talk about that month of weekly candy binges). But I still unwittingly committed 6 of the pregnancy deadly sins.

I could blame my blond hair. It's a convenient excuse for what those who know me well dub my "Catherine moments." Or I could blame pregnancy brain. But in the end, all I can do is blame my own damn ditzy self.

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Pregnancy This Just In

Kourtney Kardashian's Pregnancy Craving May Have a Hidden Meaning

Posted by Mary Fischer
on Feb 21, 2012 at 5:16 PM

Kourtney Kardashian totally sounds like she's got some major pregnancy cravings going on, and she isn't afraid to give into them one bit. Not that I can say that I blame her. I mean -- pregnancy is the one time in your life when you can really indulge in cravings and not worry about the number on the scale the next morning, right?

And as far as Kourtney's food cravings go, her sister Khloe recently said that she's got a hankering for things that are a bit on the spicy side, like queso dip. Mmm. I'm not even expecting and I could go for some queso dip right about now, so I can only imagine how appealing it must sound to a pregnant gal.

But all deliciousness aside, the fact that Kourtney is craving spicy foods might actually have a hidden meaning behind it.

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Pregnancy GossipMonger

Kristin Cavallari's Pregnancy Cravings Sound Yummy

Posted by Mary Fischer
on Feb 14, 2012 at 9:12 PM

Kristin Cavallari may be pregnant with her first child, but it's almost impossible to tell that she's expecting simply by looking at her. Take a closer look -- can you even spot a baby bump on this girl? She's just so tiny!

You'd think that her small frame would make it easier to see her bump, but Kristin really doesn't look much different than her days on The Hills. She's still thin, tan, blonde, and adorable. Lucky gal.

Even though she hasn't really "popped" quite yet, odds are good that Kristin will start showing fairly soon. And if a certain abnormal pregnancy craving she's having continues, then we will probably catch a glimpse of her growing belly in the very near future.

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Pregnancy

Jessica Simpson's Pregnancy Craving Is Weirdest One Yet

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Jan 12, 2012 at 8:10 PM

Jessica SimpsonI love a good wacky pregnancy craving. Those who profess to crave only leafy greens and organic beets may be healthier, sure, but they're boring and kind of lame. Every pregnant woman needs to give into some crazy cravings once in awhile, but Jessica Simpson's cravings seem to be a bit too crazy.

She recently told Extra that she can't get enough of her favorite childhood foods. Things like Kraft Mac n' Cheese, Pop Tarts, and Cap'n Crunch. Fine, but then she went and dropped this doozy: "I had a buttered Pop Tart this morning," she said. 

Butter on a Pop Tart? Pickles and ice cream are one thing, but that just sounds awful. Pop Tarts and butter are each pretty tasty in their own right, but together, no thanks. No one, pregnant or not, should ever ingest such an abomination.

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Pregnancy

The Amazing Allure of Junk Food During Pregnancy

Posted by Linda Sharps
on Oct 14, 2011 at 12:58 PM

In the wake of the mass freakout over Amber Miller running a marathon while ginormously pregnant (and subsequently going into labor after she walked the last 13 miles), I keep thinking how impressed I am by her dedicationand how utterly foreign it is to me. I don't hold the opinion that she did anything unsafe, I just cannot for the life of me imagine what it's like to run a half marathon with a full term belly. (For one thing, I'm pretty sure I would have slowly but steadily peed myself the entire time.)

Also, I was way too busy to take the time to train for and participate in a marathon. You see, during both my pregnancies, I had one very important task that occupied nearly all of my waking hours and most of my nighttime dreams: food. Food, and the act of shoving mass quantities of it into my pregnant pie-hole.

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Pregnancy

Giving In to Your Pregnancy Cravings Is Bad for Baby

Posted by Amy Reiter
on Oct 8, 2011 at 12:46 PM

Pregnancy cravingsRaise your hand if you stick to a perfect pregnancy diet – eating a nice healthy balance of foods, with lots grains and fresh fruits and veggies, and religiously taking your giant horse pill of a vitamin every day without fail, even when you're in the depths of morning sickness and it makes you instantly hurl.

Yeah, I didn't do it, either. I tried, lord knows I tried. But there was a point in each of my pregnancies when all I could eat – and I mean all I could eat – was boxed macaroni and cheese (at least it was organic, whatever that means) and ice cream. Maybe sometimes, just to spice things up, a few dry crackers.

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Pregnancy

Beyonce Has Pregnancy Cravings Fit for a Mouse

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Oct 6, 2011 at 12:12 PM

beyonceLet's be honest with ourselves: If calorie content and nutritional value were of no concern, who among us would really prefer an assortment of raw vegetables to a cheese platter? Really. Unless, of course, there was some sort of amazing melt-y Gruyere dip for the veggies ... but let's say no such dip is offered. Who would pick a celery stick over a cube of aged cheddar?

I know one person who definitely would NOT make that choice: Beyoncé. Even before she was preggers, the superstar was not a fan of crudités. And there's video to prove it!

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Pregnancy

Calling It 'Morning' Sickness Is the Biggest Lie Ever

Posted by Jacqueline Burt
on Sep 30, 2011 at 11:39 AM

morning sicknessIt's a question every green-around-the-gills pregnant woman has asked for decades: Why do they call it morning sickness when it lasts all day?? (Usually this question is asked while hunched over a toilet bowl.)

Of course, morning sickness actually is confined to the a.m. hours for some women, but for others, it's all queasy, all the time.

Even worse, in some women, this seasick feeling lasts for months. Like, a lot of months.

Such was the case for actress Bryce Dallas Howard (Eclipse, The Help, 50/50).

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Pregnant Women Who Don't Drink Root Beer Floats Are Obnoxious (VIDEO)

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Aug 2, 2011 at 9:31 PM

maternity workout pantsBlame the pregnant celebrities who barely show a bump during their nine months then bust out a bikini minutes later looking flawless if you want, but mommyrexia is infecting American moms like never before. The term, coined by the New York Post, is used to describe women who don't want to get fat during pregnancy. Not just too fat, but fat at all; they want to stay skinny for the entire nine-month journey, then banish every little last trace of it from their body immediately upon exiting labor and delivery.

Ridiculous right? Yes, says Today show's Dr. Nancy Snyderman. In fact, she got downright angry about the trend saying mommyrexia is an "Upper East Side, obnoxious, white girl problem." Check out this video to hear what else she had to say about it.

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Pregnancy

Special Teas That Can Help You Through Your Pregnancy

Posted by Christie Haskell
on Jul 12, 2011 at 9:08 AM

I adore tea. In fact, I love it about as much as I love coffee (which certainly says something!), and we have a huge stash of many different kinds. So imagine how pleased I was while pregnant to learn how many different types of teas are beneficial to pregnant women!

I'm not just talking about the mint tea that was the only liquid I could keep down in the first trimester, but other teas. Both individual types and also blends can help cure what ails ya, from morning sickness and heartburn. There are types that can even help tone your uterus to prepare for birth.

Not to mention, they taste great.

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