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Breastfeeding @ Twenty Something

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This is to all the ladies who are twenty something and pregnant or with a newborn. Whether you have a tummy thats just 2 weeks or a newborn who is 2 months you just never know what to expect. I had no idea of what was to come and luckily had a husband who already was experienced. (I have 4…

11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth on Her Wedding Day

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11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth on Her Wedding Day

Upon holding up her newborn child for cameras, 11-year-old Kordeza Zhelyazkova said, “I’m not going to play with…

Your baby's APGAR score. What is it?

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Both my kids recieved either an 8 or a 9 APGAR score immediately after birth. I'd have to look it up to be sure. All I cared about what that they were crying and moving and alive.

But your…

Insurer: "You're Baby is Too Fat."

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Health insurance firm has a change of heart after first rejecting coverage for chubby infant deemed too heavy. A Colorado insurance company is eliminating its ban on…

5 Ways to Find an A+ Pediatrician

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Love Your Baby Doc 1. Quiz your OB-GYN. Consider your obstetrician an inside source, says pediatrician Charlotte Cowan, M.D., a clinical…

Did You/Will You Circumcise Your Son?

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The following post comes from Labor Nurse Jeanne Faulkner as part of her Ask the…

Baby Steps: Your New Child's Milestones

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Plenty has been written on just how to make it through the first few disorienting weeks at home with a newborn. This handy guide will take you from baby's first days through toddler-hood with simple facts, basic information, and a

At what age do couples become too old for pregnancy?

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At what age do couples become too old for pregnancy? I was just watching on The View where some 70+ year old women is trying to become pregnant by some artificial means. Personally, I think that’s morally wrong. So three questions come to mind: 1. What do you feel is the…

Time Writer Makes Fun of Wife for Eating Her Placenta

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If you’re a reader of this blog, you’re likely familiar with placentophagy…you know, the art of placenta consumption. Apparently the practice is brand new to Time writer Joel Stein who spent an entire article mocking his wife for wanting to consume her own placenta (with herbs!) for its…

To Buy or Not to Buy Before Baby

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By Mama Michele, Barefoot & Pregnant

When I married my husband, I inherited a religious tradition that his family has followed for many years. Baby showers and gifts for an unborn child are taboo. Decorating the nursery…