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pI'm noticing a trend and I wonder if you see it too - people who are really upset when they don't get pregnant the first month or so that they are trying to conceive.  Don't get me wrong, I get why they'd be upset pregnancy-wise, but a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/gettingpregnant/qt/gettingpregnant.htmrealistically and statistically/a, conception doesn't work that way./p...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/09/03/are-we-too-impatient-about-getting-pregnant.htmRead Full Post/a/p

Yet, that is. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada are looking into reports from parents of rashes possibly caused by Pampers Dry Max Diapers. Some a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/06/health/main6466948.shtmlparents said the rashes were so bad they blistered and looked more like burns/a...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/09/02/dry-max-diaper-rash-cause.htmRead Full Post/a/p

div style=width:170px;float:right;font-size:0.8em;margin:5px 5px 5px 5px;text-align:right;img src=http://z.about.com/d/babyparenting/1/0/3/m/toddlergrandmareggiecasagrande.jpg alt=Grandparenting Blog Carnival width:170px;height:170px;border:none; /Reggie Casagrande / Getty Images/divDid you know that Grandparents Day is Sept. 12? That means there's plenty of time for you to plan something special to honor your toddler's ...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/09/02/celebrating-the-joy-of-grandparents.htmRead Full Post/a/p

pOne of the important reasons that many families list for breastfeeding is that it is free.  This is a true statement.  But I'm here to offer you some advice.  Set some money aside for breastfeeding costs.  You might use this money for a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/newbornbabies/qt/whentocalllc.htmlactation consultant/a, a nursing bra, a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/babyproducts/bb/bybbreastpump.htmbreast pump/a...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/09/02/budgeting-for-breastfeeding.htmRead Full Post/a/p

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pLabor Day is next Monday in the US and I have always thought it was funny to be in labor on Labor Day.  I actually came very close two years ago, having my daughter on Labor Day Weekend.  But a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/birthstories/a/ochobirth.htmshe was born the day before Labor Day/a, August 31st. It was a lovely a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/waterbirth/a/reasonsforwaterbirth.htmwater birth/a, though I hadn't planned on the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/waterbirth/a/waterbirth.htmwater birth/a!/p...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/08/31/laboring-on-labor-day.htmRead Full Post/a/p

pTalking to other pregnant women and mothers was something I didn't quite appreciate when I was pregnant as much as I realize now.  It was the groups that I joined and the friendships that I formed with each of my pregnancies that really helped me learn and grow as a parent./p...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/08/30/do-you-enjoy-talking-to-other-moms.htmRead Full Post/a/p

pimg src=http://z.about.com/d/pregnancy/1/5/o/f/3/diapercake10.jpg alt= width=130 height=170 //p pOkay, I like to consider myself crafty, though I'm very obviously no Martha Stewart. Once I even made my own a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyshowerfood/ss/butterflycake.htmbutterfly cake/a for a baby shower. So when I saw that I could make my own a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyshowerdecor/ss/diapercake.htmdiaper cake for a baby shower/a, I quickly plotted how much time I had left until my next shower and started planning. I found that this was a pretty easy thing to do, though I wound up having to make it very quickly, despite my planning, and with the help of three little girls. So just imagine what you could do with some time and no helpers./p...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/08/29/baby-shower-diaper-cake.htmRead Full Post/a/p

pimg src=http://z.about.com/d/pregnancy/1/0/N/Y/3/makeupsm.jpg alt= //p pI remember walking into work when I was about 13 weeks pregnant with twins. I hadn't told my co-workers about the babies yet, but they knew something was up. Finally one of the nice ladies from the front office came back with a bowl of chicken noodle soup, Honey, you look awful! Just drained, maybe you need to go home and rest awhile. The problem was that I actually felt better than I looked! I didn't go into work again without putting on some blush./p...pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/08/28/pregnancy-make-up.htmRead Full Post/a/p