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    What is Child Birth Really Going To Cost You Out of Pocket?

    Kids are small, but they’re really expensive. You might as well just buy a brand new Escalade every year for the rest of your life and it’s cheaper. All right, not really, but it feels like it might be. Between diapers, wipes, formula, food, the cost of that babysitter you have to pay because grandma […] More

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    10 Early Signs of Pregnancy You May Not Know

    There are obsessive TTCers and non-obsessive TTCers (TTC = trying to conceive for those non-obsessive TTCers). What’s the difference? Well, a lot of medical jargon, internet stalking and test hoarding.  And as much as the early signs of pregnancy becomes an addiction so do things like sex being another calendar addition with words like “basal […] More

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    10 Websites You Must Follow If You’re Having A Baby

    “Pregnant.” It’s the one word that changes your entire life forever. It changes every single aspect of life as you know it, from what you eat and drink to what you drive, where you live, where you go, how you make decisions and even where you go on date night. Becoming a parent is the […] More

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    10 Things You Never Say to a Mother Who Had a C-Section

    Once upon a time I gave birth to four babies. Not all at once. Well, two at once since I do have 1-year-old twins. Each of my four kids was born vaginally with the help of enough epidural to have me feeling not even an ounce of paid (highly recommend it) and all of my […] More

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    Here’s What the World Would be Like if Men Could be Pregnant

    Imagine sitting back with your ice cold beer in the middle of a hot August afternoon enjoying the weather and a good time with your friends and family while your pregnant spouse, a week overdue and huge, sits miserably all hot and tired and OVER IT. Now, imagine that you are the woman and your […] More

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    What you Should Know about Your Ultrasound Technician

    If you’re expecting a baby, you’re going to spend some time with an ultrasound technician. Even if you have no intention of learning the gender of your baby, you still need to have anatomy scans done, which means you’re headed his or her office. Here are a few things you need to know about ultrasound […] More

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    The Pregnant Hospital Bag Checklist

    The list is different for every single woman who has a baby, but there are always a few exceptions to the rule. I consider myself an expert at packing a hospital bag when pregnant considering I’ve had four kids in three pregnancies in the past six years. A Date With Baby and Early Reveal offer […] More

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    Healthy Snacks that are Great for Pregnancy

    Being with child is one of the greatest honors of life; with being pregnant usually involves pregnancy cravings, and why not – you are eating for two, after all. Many women tend to crave sweet, savory, salty, and sometimes a downright strange combination of foods! Quite commonly, many women who are usually healthy eaters and/or […] More

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    Five of the Best Pregnancy Books You Can Read

    There’s so much to learn about becoming pregnant, being pregnant, and having a baby, which is why so many men and women choose to read books that help them along the road to becoming parents. Even second and third time moms re-read the same pregnancy books during their subsequent pregnancies. These books are written by […] More

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    Five Unique Baby Shower Games Ideas

    Baby showers are fun and enjoyable, but they can be made even more fun when you play a few games. However, no one wants to play the same old games over and over again. Guests want something new and refreshing to keep their attention and make the games more exciting. Sure, it’s always fun to […] More

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    Things You Might Not Know About Twin Pregnancies

    Becoming pregnant brings with it a myriad of new experiences and changes, but becoming pregnant with twins brings on an entirely new set of things you never expected. The information surrounding twins and twin pregnancies is surprisingly lacking online. There are no (well, none that I’ve found, yet) pregnancy tracker apps designed for the growth […] More