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8 Ways Having Kids Makes It Harder for You to Make Another Baby (PHOTOS)

posted by Sasha Brown-Worsham May 9 at 3:29 PM in Pregnancy

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Baby number one is the easiest one to make (assuming you are healthy and fertile, etc.). It’s just you and your partner and oodles and oodles of time. Have sex in the kitchen, why not? There are no little people there to stop you. Have sex in the morning? Why not? There are no tiny feet at your head and extra people in your bed.

For us, even baby number two was easy enough to make. Our baby was a great sleeper so every weekend we had hours of “nap time” to get horizontal ourselves and then an early bed time that gave us lots of alone moments.

Then those babies grow. They become big kids with schedules of their own and constant noise and demands. They can’t be placed in one area and expected to stay in that area for longer than three minutes, which is why making that third baby is probably the hardest one at all.
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Say What!?
Pregnant Women Deserve Mother's Day Gifts Too

posted by Adriana Velez May 9 at 3:05 PM in Pregnancy

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Here's some math that's bound to end in disappointment. According to a survey, 60 percent of pregnant soon-to-be moms are expecting a Mother's Day present. But 60 percent of soon-to-be dads have no clue they should be ordering flowers and charm bracelets right at this exact moment. Oh no, where did this expectation even come from?

Should we blame push presents? I guess if you're gestating a human being you're bound to be experiencing the first stirrings of maternal feelings. And you're already thinking of yourself as a mother, even if you're not quite there yet. So can you blame a woman for wanting to join in the Mother's Day fun a little early?
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Health Check
Getting the Flu During Pregnancy Could Affect Your Baby's Mental Health: Here's How to Prevent It

posted by Nicole Fabian-Weber May 9 at 2:45 PM in Pregnancy

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Because pregnant women don't have enough to worry about, what with their keeping the growing human inside them healthy, a new study has been released that shows a connection between gestational flu and bipolar disorder in babies. Fantastic. Researchers say that flu-related bipolar disorder remains quite low (there's a 3-4 percent chance of this happening), but still, babies could be four times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder later on in life. "The chances are still quite small. I don't think it should raise alarms for mothers," lead study author Alan Brown said. Sure. Easy for you to say, Brown. You're not a pregnant mother!

The debate between whether or not to get a flu shot while pregnant has raged on for years, and it doesn't look like the twain shall ever meet. But if you're concerned about flu-related bipolar disorder, or just getting the flu while pregnant, and don't want to get the shot, try these 5 natural alternatives.
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Say What!?
Mom Gives Birth to Baby After Adopting Her (VIDEO)

posted by Mary Fischer May 9 at 2:25 PM in Pregnancy

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OMG. It's been a while since a story really moved me and gave me chills, but after hearing about how 10-month-old Ashley Fife came into the world, I'm having a tough time getting the lump out of my throat.

The baby's parents, Samantha and Jordan Fife, adopted her -- but Samantha also carried her in her womb and gave birth to her. (Yes, really.)

They already have two adoptive daughters, and when they decided they wanted to add a third child to their family, they stumbled across a nontraditional way of going about the process -- embryo donation.

Here's the amazing part -- the Fifes adopted Ashley's frozen embryo, which was one of five unused embryos leftover from a couple from Arizona, Dana and Vince Davis, who had undergone IVF.
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18 Worst Things Said to Moms During Labor & Delivery

posted by Mary Fischer May 9 at 1:38 PM in Pregnancy

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Giving birth to a baby is, well, kind of an emotional roller coaster ride for most of us, and that's why it's so nice to have kind, compassionate nurses and doctors cheering us on and taking care of us as we bring our little ones into the world.

But while a great medical staff can make having a baby the best experience of a mom's life -- hearing insults, rude comments, or statements that are downright mean come out of their mouths really kind of put a damper on the entire day. (And when family members say something crappy, that sucks too.)

Hard to believe, but it happens.

Check out some of the worst things people have said to moms while they're giving birth:
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Heartbreaking
Amanda Berry's Birth Story Details Are the Most Heartbreaking of All

posted by Julie Ryan Evans May 9 at 10:48 AM in Pregnancy

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There are countless horrifying details pouring in about the lives of the three women rescued this week after being held captive in a house of horrors in Ohio for 10 years. Among the most heartbreaking, however, are those regarding the birth story of Amanda Berry's daughter Jocelyn.

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the girl -- who is now 6 -- was born in a small inflatable swimming pool while her mother was in captivity. There were no doctors present, just her fellow captives, one of whom was reportedly forced to deliver the baby herself.
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Rant
Pregnant Women Deserve Special Treatment Not Discrimination

posted by Michele Zipp May 9 at 9:30 AM in Pregnancy

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There are some who feel that pregnancy is not a disability. And it certainly isn't ... in most ways. But in the eyes of the law (and the land) perhaps it has to be seen as such in order for us to have rights. Let's face it: there are things we just cannot do when we are pregnant that we were able to do prior and after. And I'm not just talking about seeing our feet. Pregnant women deserve special treatment. We deserve the special parking space at the mall and the seat on the subway. And we deserve understanding from bosses or teachers. But we don't always get it.

There are women who are fired from their jobs for being pregnant. There are women who are in school, paying for a good education, only to be discriminated against because they are pregnant.
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Kim Kardashian's Bikini Baby Bump Should Finally Silence Her Fat Shamers for Good

posted by Mary Fischer May 8 at 12:56 PM in Pregnancy

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Whoa mama-to-be! Kim Kardashian's pregnant bikini body is plastered on the front of the new Us Weekly cover, and if I do say so myself -- she looks pretty darn amazing.

The photo was taken while she enjoyed a little fun in the sun with her family in Greece, and as you can plainly see -- the suit she's wearing really doesn't leave all that much up to the imagination.

It's about as stringy as string bikinis get, and the fact that she managed to pull it off while seven months pregnant should really be more than enough to shut up her haters once and for all.
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Mom Moment
Same Month, Different Bump: Sizing Up 6 Celebrities in Their 6th Month of Pregnancy (PHOTOS)

posted by Stefanie Favicchio May 8 at 12:48 PM in Pregnancy

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I was pretty surprised when I found this picture of Kate Middleton's baby bump at roughly six months into her pregnancy. It seems as though she's constantly being criticized for having a barely-there baby bump, but, look! It's totally there. And quite adorable, if I do say so myself.

She may not be as big as other pregnant celebrities, but that's because -- GASP! -- not all women are exactly the same. Therefore all pregnant women will never look exactly the same. Shocking, I know.

Let's analyze this a bit further, shall we? Here are 6 pregnant celebrities during their sixth month of pregnancy.
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This Just In
Common Labor-Inducing Drug Pitocin Could Harm Your Baby

posted by Michele Zipp May 8 at 12:23 PM in Pregnancy

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Pitocin is too often given to women while at the hospital in labor. Watch almost any mainstream documentary type show on birth and you'll lose count how many times they say "pit." Pitocin is a drug. It's a synthetic hormone meant to mimic your natural oxytocin. We all know that nothing is as good as the real thing. Pitocin gives women more intense and therefore unnatural contractions. It tries to speed the body along in labor when it's not ready, often stalling it, and can lead to a c-section that probably wouldn't have happened if Pitocin was never given in the first place. Natural birth advocates know that there is an evil side to inductions and this drug, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have finally revealed the truth after an in-depth study.

Pitcoin is bad. It has adverse effects on newborns. It's dangerous for our babies and puts their health at risk.
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