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  A Few Notes On My Unborn Son’s Personality

  At 21 weeks along, I’m convinced that the child growing within me will be a future lover of nightlife. He must get this from his father--a man who is prone to staying up in the wee hours doing heaven knows what. Each night, as I lay myself down for what I hope will be a restful bit of slumber, I a...

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  Pregnancy Worries, Fears And Prenatal Test Results

  I’ve come to realize that pregnancy is an exercise in controlling worry and fear. Even if all goes well, that worry and fear will only grow more acute as baby grows and develops. I guess this is what motherhood is all about. I’ve never appreciated my mother more.For me, there are the usual p...

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  Month 9: The Final Stretch to Having My First Baby

  I can’t believe we’re here already. It feels like it’s taken forever to get to this point, and now time seems to be crawling all the way to the finish line. Since life will probably move at a faster pace once the lil’ one gets here, it feels like a good time to reflect on the lessons that I�...

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  Month 8: A Baby Shower & What to Put on A Baby Shopping List

  One of the things that overwhelmed me early on in my pregnancy was putting together our baby registry. It was our shopping list, both for ourselves and for our friends who wanted to buy us gifts. Since this was our first baby, we had no idea what should make it onto the list and what shouldn’t. We...

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  From 2 Miscarriages to Positivity: Over 35 And Pregnant

  The day was a Thursday. My husband was out of town and I was ironing his dress shirts while watching a rerun of Game of Thrones. It was the episode where the evil Prince Joffrey had been poisoned and lay dying in his mother’s arms. The first time I saw the episode, I’d felt Joffrey had gotten hi...

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  A Week By Week Look At Your Pregnancy’s Third Trimester And Your Baby’s Development

  Prenatal care is just as important in the third trimester of pregnancy (28 weeks until delivery) as it is during the first and second trimesters. Usually, you'll be seeing your healthcare provider once every two weeks until you reach your 34-36th weeks. Thereafter you'll probably have a visit once...

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  Up, Down and All Around

  Welcome to part 8 of my journey through my first pregnancy! If you'd like to start from the beginning, please check out parts 1 through 7: preparing for pregnancy in “Getting Ready for Baby,” visiting the doctor in “The Start of the Shortest Ride,” returning to Lagos in “Period Three or a ...

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• A Week By Week Look At Your Pregnancy’s Second Trimester

  [fl]C[/fl]ongratulations! You've made it to your second trimester of pregnancy, about 14 to 27 weeks. You're probably feeling much better physically, and can even enjoy being pregnant. Your enlarging uterus and larger breasts make the pregnancy more "real" to you, unlike the vague, abstract notion...

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