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May 21, 2013

Enter to Win: Pregnancy Awareness Month Giveaway Worth Over $700!

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In compliance with FTC Guidelines, please note that this is a sponsored post.  I am a PAM 2013 blogger, however all opinions are my own. May is Pregnancy Awareness Month and I've had so much fun helping to support the mission that founders Anna Getty and Alisa Donner began in 2008. I've … [Read more...]

Baby Watch 2012

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With any luck, today will be the day that we welcome our little girl into this world. Dealing with a pregnancy after a loss has been a lot more emotionally draining than I ever imagined it would be, so as much as I've tried to enjoy the last few days of pregnancy, I'm going to be relieved when this … [Read more...]

Pregnancy: How to Survive Bed Rest

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Even if you know it's coming, bed rest can be a hard pill to swallow. At almost 36 weeks I have an end in sight but as a 5th time mom who has been on bedrest each time, I can tell you it never gets any easier. It seems like as soon as you make the transition to a slower paced day, baby arrives and … [Read more...]

Pregnancy: How to Enjoy the Third Trimester

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Enjoying the third trimester of pregnancy can be a bit of a challenge. I swore this time around it would be different. After I went into preterm labor during my last pregnancy and lost my son, I was going to be grateful for each week as I got closer to a safe gestational age. I wasn't going to … [Read more...]

Treating a Cold During Pregnancy

Treating a cold during pregnancy

One of the very unfair things about pregnancy is that your immune system may not be as strong as it usually is. I never catch a cold . . . unless I'm pregnant, and then I come down with everything that goes around. We're going on our second full week dealing with colds around our house and being … [Read more...]