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Surviving the First Trimester when You Have No Idea Where to Start

Feb 25, 2021

Need help surviving the first trimester? Learn how to cope with difficult morning sickness and fatigue early in your pregnancy. For both my pregnancies, the first trimester felt miserable. I couldn't eat many of the foods I loved, including breakfast staples like oatmeal and yogurt. Feeling tired all the time was the norm, as if I had been exercising all day. I barely gained enough weight to meet first trimester goals. Getting through a workday was a struggle, and while I didn't throw up, I felt like I always had to. With the fear and anxiety of things going wrong and the newness … [Read more...]

Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me when I Was Pregnant

Pregnancy

Feb 21, 2021

New moms: here's the ultimate mom to be guide — everything I wish someone told me when I was pregnant, from pregnancy secrets to welcoming your baby home. By: Queenie Best Many women enter pregnancy having no idea what to expect. Their only experience with labor are the comical or scary portrayals they might see in the movies. Some might feel overwhelmed, leery, or worried they might miss something. Others might dread delivery day so much, afraid of the pain and how to cope with caring for a newborn. We end up learning along the way, with little guidance to help us make … [Read more...]

9 Things to Do Before the Baby Is Born

Pregnancy

Feb 10, 2021

Getting ready for your baby's arrival? Don't overlook a few tasks. Here's a pregnancy checklist with things to do before the baby is born. A few months. Maybe a few weeks. I was starting to panic because the baby would be here soon. I wasn't sure I had everything in place, and I still had so many things to prepare. My checklist seemed to be growing by the day, and I wasn't sure what was truly important or not. It didn't help that there seemed to be too much to do with so little time. The arrival of any baby, whether our first or fifth, can get downright chaotic. With the baby at … [Read more...]

How to Survive a Pregnancy with a Toddler

Pregnancy

Feb 09, 2021

Have no energy (or patience!) during your pregnancy with a toddler? Learn how to handle your child's needs, even if you're pregnant. As hard as a pregnancy can be (and in my case, a twin pregnancy), it only feels worse with a toddler in tow. Caring for a toddler was taking a toll on me during my second pregnancy, from dealing with his behavior to tending to his needs. As any toddler mom knows, kids that age don't exactly stay in one place, but they're also still not old enough to do most things themselves. I was so tired by the end of the day that I'd find myself heading straight to … [Read more...]

9 Signs You’re in the First Trimester

Pregnancy

Feb 03, 2021

You may not look like you're pregnant in the early weeks. Discover 9 telltale signs you're in the first trimester, from symptoms to cravings. Looks can be deceiving. You might see a woman in her first trimester and not even realize she's pregnant. In fact, we can spend a majority of our pregnancies with a fairly flat belly that can still fit into regular clothes. Still, those first several weeks can reveal some of the biggest signs of pregnancy. While the third trimester is all about waddling and body aches, the first trimester is on its way to making huge changes both in our bodies … [Read more...]

How to Avoid Baby Clutter

Family Life

Jan 16, 2021

Whether you're expecting your first baby or not, your home doesn't have to be a mess. Learn practical ways to avoid baby clutter! My husband and I lived in a one-bedroom apartment when we were expecting our first child. We couldn't afford to let the baby items clutter our tiny space. Even now, three kids later, I learned that our home—and our lives—would never be the same. It's not unusual to see a toy banana, wooden trains, a Lego digger, a monster truck, dominoes, papers with drawings, and a ball—and that's just on the coffee table. And a baby seems to need so many items, and … [Read more...]

11 Pregnancy Secrets You Didn’t Know About

Pregnancy

Jan 02, 2021

Want to learn all you can about being pregnant and delivering your baby? Learn 11 pregnancy secrets you didn't know about (but should!). I had been so afraid of labor. Even before I thought about having kids, I assumed the hardest part of being a parent was the physical pain of giving birth. When I finally decided to have kids, I still focused so much on labor I didn't think about the nine months I still had to go through to get to that point. (Never mind the real challenge of parenthood and raising kids.) I learned during those nine months that a lot went on leading up to giving … [Read more...]

How to Deal with Gender Disappointment During Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Dec 26, 2020

Disappointed about your baby's gender (and feeling guilty)? Learn how to manage gender disappointment during your pregnancy with these tips. A girl. That was what I was hoping my second pregnancy would reveal. I already had a boy and thought it'd be awesome for him to have a little sister. I wished so much that the sonogram would reveal that one of the twins would be a girl. But when I learned that they were both boys, I ended up dealing with gender disappointment I didn't know I'd feel. Gender disappointment isn't as strange as you might think. I know so many people who really … [Read more...]

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