Category: What to Expect
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Ways to Boost your Immune System during Pregnancy
You’re pregnant! Congratulations! Let your wonderful family live long and happy life and your growing baby be healthy, smart and gorgeous! For you and your baby to be healthy, it’s vital that you take proper care of your immune system before, during and after pregnancy. Your little baby needs a healthy and safe place to…
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Feeling Joyous or Anxious During Pregnancy? Your Baby is Feeling it Too
Pregnancy should be a joyous occasion but there are times where things can get stressful especially if it is unpleasant news about your health, your baby’s health, or other uncontrollable situations. I realize that at times it is hard to control stressful situations but as an expectant mother you need to take time for yourself and…
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How Stress During Pregnancy is Harmful For Both Mom and Baby Infographic
Today, I wanted to share an infographic on my blog that Joe from TMHome felt compelled to create an informative infographic. The infographic takes a look at the harmful effects of stress on pregnancy, and how Transcendental Meditation can help expecting mothers to relax.
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Fight Pregnancy Incontinence and Light Bladder Leakage with Poise Microliners – Glamorous Things No One Tells You About
Pregnancy really isn’t all that glamorous especially during the final trimester. If you are pregnant and approaching your third trimester, you will probably discover that you will have light bladder leakage aka pee your pants when you laugh, cough, or sneeze. This happened to me during all three pregnancies and I was always afraid of it…
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Things to Take Care of Before the Baby Arrives
I remember those final few weeks of my pregnancy, I remember nesting with my older two kids and I never did with my third baby because I was in so much pain. I struggled with SPD which makes any movement very painful. As you are preparing for the arrival of your baby, Diana Smith, shared…
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Knowing More about HCG Normal Levels of HCG and Progesterone During Pregnancy
Once you have gotten a positive pregnancy test, your body is going through lots of changes in order to make a healthy baby. Most moms don’t know the exact day that they conceived so your doctor will calculate your due date based upon your last menstrual period or they will use a dating ultrasound, especially,…
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Keeping Yourself Safe While You are Pregnant
Today I wanted to share with you some tips on how to ensure that you and your baby are safe throughout your pregnancy. Most of pregnant mother’s continue doing their normal routine and don’t think twice about protecting themselves as much as possible from potentially dangerous situations. Dangerous situations can increase the mother’s stress levels.…
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet On Ways To Enjoy Final Month Of Pregnancy
I remember when I got down to the last 30 days with all three of my children. I was ready to have my baby even though I was scared of labor and delivery. My last pregnancy was the worst, I was miserable the last two months because I had horrible pain in my SPD joint.…
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Smoking During Pregnancy – What Risks Are Involved For Me and My Baby?
I remember when I found out that I was pregnant with my youngest son, I stumbled upon the pregnancy forum on Baby Center. Baby center has a birth club for the birth month and year that my baby was due so that you could connect with mothers who were experiencing the same things that you…
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New Trend in Parenting on the Rise: Baby Names Go Social!
Many parents spend hours trying to find the perfect name for their baby. I remember searching online for the perfect name with my youngest son and it took us a few weeks before we finally decided on a name. Whether you are searching for a traditional, unique, or the perfect name, many parents are turning…