Pregnancy on Shine

The Age of Overparenting (Why Less is More)

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“This is going to be a really good day,” my 4th-grade daughter said. “Why’s that?” I asked. “Well,” she said, “after school I have nothing to do and I can spend all afternoon making presents.” “Making presents” means scouring the craft drawer and sewing table for…

Natalie Portman Is (Almost) Ready to Have Kids

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Natalie Portman is only 28, but she certainly feels all grown up. She…

The Train Wreck That is My Body

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I guess it’s no small coincidence that I’ve chosen the day after our nation’s biggest food holiday to size up my post-baby body. And let me tell you: It’s not pretty.

Five weeks ago,

Preggo Gift Giving Tips: A Guide for Maintaining Happy Holiday Moods

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By TROBERTS, Barefoot & Pregnant

It can be tough to decide what gifts to bestow on your favorite pregnant lady during the holidays. Some gifts are joyously accepted and enjoyed but there are…

Top 10 Nutrition Blunders

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Eating well is important -- for pregnant women, and for all of you Shine ladies out there. Avoid these diet disasters to give your baby the best start possible. 1) Not eating enough whole foods in…

They Say - 1 in 4 Mothers Don't Know What "Full-Term" Means

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Hang around a very pregnant woman long enough and you’ll hear it, a comment that goes something like this: “I can’t stand it anymore. I wish this baby would just come already.”

In a world of scheduled inductions and c-sections, there are ways to make that happen. But while it’s…

I'm pregnant. Now what?: Surviving the first 90 days

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If you're anything like me, the first three months of pregnancy are a lot like the first stages of any wobbly intimate relationship. You vacillate between feeling giddy/floating-on-air and uneasy/out-of-control. You're vulnerable and sappy. You think about the relationship constantly and, whether you're normally "like this" or not, you plan a magical future for the two of you in your head. Your life changes drastically, you can't totally be yourself, you don't know what to wear, and, worst and most stressful of all, you're never quite sure if the other person is going to stick around.

Can't relax during sex!!!

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I am a newlywed and my husband and I are in our early 20's (I'm 22, he is 24) and we have been trying for a baby recently and to my understanding couples can take from 6 months to 9 months to conceive a child. However, I was on Birth Control earlier this year and its been about 6…

Things I Wish I Knew Before Having My First Child

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The entrance into parenthood is a mixed bag — excitement, love, adrenaline and anxiety are just a few of the emotions most parents will experience. New moms are driven by the unknown and typically want to do everything right but when the second baby comes along, many a mom admits to asking, "What was I thinking?" Here are a few things that I wish I would have known before having my first child.

Michael Jackson Appears in Baby's Ultrasound Picture

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Yesterday we learned that it’s normal for an ultrasound to look, well, a little weird. The baby’s still cooking, after all, and as one tech once told me: “Ultrasound is kind of like trying to tell what an elephant looks like by feeling it’s tail.”

What’s not…