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I dream of inventing something baby related. First time parents are the best marketing audience ever. You can convince a nervous pregnant woman to buy anything to try and prepare and control a situation that is so far beyond your control. Don’t get me started on Sophie Le Giraffe. $24.99 for a teething toy. […]

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New Life, New Body, Welcome to Motherhood

Everyone’s always blabbing on about baby weight. Don’t get me wrong the baby weight is at times an unavoidable truth that’s hanging out. Literally, hanging out of the top of your jeans. Muffin top high five! My husband and I were having a gentleman’s crown and ginger at the kitchen table the other night […]

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From the Mouths of Nurses: CHILDBIRTH 101

Childbirth is this big black hole of unknown to an expecting Mom. You can read books, seek advice from women who have experienced it, and prepare in every way possible. Yet, no one can actually tell you what is going to happen in there. It’s a crap shoot. For me personally, this created some anxiety […]

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You Might be Pregnant If..

Have you ever seen the show “I didn’t know I was pregnant” on the Learning Channel? It is a guilty pleasure of mine. Something my sister and I could watch in our pajamas and unleash a fury of sarcasm on. Now in all fairness, there are medical anomalies. There are rare and random circumstances. I […]