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It's time to get ready for baby! During those nine months of pregnancy, mamas-to-be have a laundry list a mile long of things that need to get done before baby arrives — like prenatal checkups, labor and delivery classes, finding a pediatrician, and learning how to properly install a car seat, to name a few. It's easy to get overwhelmed, but mamas-to-be can get some guidance — and get Read more
In nearly every pregnancy-related blockbuster, the audience sees a quick slip of What to Expect When You're Expecting or The Expectant Father. In Knocked Up, Seth Rogen's character buys a stack of pregnancy books and swears he will read them before the birth of his child. On a pregnancy high, many women with child run to their local bookstore or library and take on as much reading material as Read more
When I was pregnant, I tried to get my hands on every book that would tell me what was happening to my body and why. I found the best resource to be Your Pregnancy Week by Week. Every Sunday night, I would get in bed and pull out my book to find out what changes were going on inside. Sometimes, I cheated and read the week ahead only to be bummed out the next Sunday when there was nothing new. Read more
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Since actress and pop singer Hilary Duff announced she's expecting her first child with professional hockey-player husband Mike Comrie, she's been showing off a fun maternity style, covering her growing baby bump. The mama-to-be has looked youthful and fashionable every step of the way, glamming it up for promotional engagements for her book Devoted or keeping it comfy and casual for running Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Sabrina Garibia about using natural family planning as a form of birth control. It’s much, much worse than the secret assemblies we had in middle school about menstruation. At least we were kids Read more
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"The more you read, the more you know." For most new moms and moms-to-be, this seems to be a motto. We pour over book after book trying to prepare ourselves for childbirth and child rearing, but sometimes it feels like we're overeducating ourselves — it's a lot of information to absorb in a short amount of time. If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the "expert" books you've been reading, Read more
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A new baby formula law has California moms cheering — The Stir Halle Berry does the school run — Celebrity Baby Scoop Celeb tots love the beanie hat — Celebrity Baby Blog The best new books and music for lil ones — FitPregnancy Family-friendly cures for cabin fever — Parenting Lose the baby weight without trying — The Bump Does crying it out cause stressed babies? — Read more
