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padu19 @padu19 (1441) • India 13 Jun 16

Well, giving birth to a baby is one of the most challenging part of a women's life. It takes lost of guts to deliver the baby. But being pregnant means lots of food and consequently weight gain. My baby is 9 months old. I gained...

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~Got Them Done Today!~

Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85923) • Valdosta, Georgia 2 Jan 16

I have been super busy today. We spent most of our day getting pretty because I got my free maternity pictures done today! A girl at church is a photographer and she did free pictures for me and my family. It was so nice of her...

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Amazon to extend maternity benefits

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 3 Nov 15

Amazon announced that they will be extending maternity benefits to give moms 20 weeks off for the birth of their babies That's full pay for those 20 weeks! They aren't forgetting the dads, they get six weeks off plus their full...

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To adopt a child

didi13 @didi13 (2926) • Romania 20 Aug 12

A dear woman with whom I talked recently explained to me why it does not want to have their own children. The reasons they gave me to think and I was touched. And I did find my theme for serious reflection these days. Or maybe for...

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Maternity Leave Is Nearly Finished...Insert Horrific Music Here!

ErinCW @ErinCW (37) • Canada 16 Apr 12

I think there are two types of mothers out there. Type A who has been going stir crazy for the year they were on maternity leave, counting the days until they get to go back to work and get some time out of the house...and type B...

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Do You Ever Think Outside The Box?

dismalgrin @dismalgrin (2604) • United States 6 Apr 11

I went shopping today. Twice. Before and after school. Before school I ended up buying two flat twin sheets and some thumb tacks. I did this to make some 'redneck curtains' I have gotten very good at fashioning makeshift curtains...

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Preparing oneself for maternity

vivekanandan27 @vivekanandan27 (18) • India 15 Sep 10

How childbearing is happiness for parents? after all the problems they are facing such as 1. Planning for child bearing, 2. Alteration in Life-Style, 3. Dieting, 4. Physical fitness regime, 5. Health scope of the couple, 6....

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Negligence? Five babies died in maternity hospital explosion

inu1711 @inu1711 (5285) • Romania 20 Aug 10

Two days ago there was an explosion at a maternity hospital in Bucharest. Three newborn babies died in the fire, and eight babies suffered burns and other injuries in the blast. Two more babies died the next days after the...

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Is there any way to know your is your baby boy or a girl in the second month?

samaire @samaire (154) • United States 18 Jul 10

I am really curious is there any way to know do you have bay or a girl in the second month? I know that you can understand it in the fourth month but in the second? I know that in India the women want a boy and when they uderstand...

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extended paternity leave for fathers

la_chique @la_chique (1498) 28 May 10

Here in the UK, if your baby is due after 6th April 2011, the parents can transfer parental leave. The mother has to take up to the first 20 weeks but after 20 weeks, the fathers will be able to take over and can take up to 26...

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What do you say?

wallacb3 @wallacb3 (88) • United States 2 Dec 09

I'm currently working while my son is still nursing. While my job has made the experience and easy and welcoming one so far, I'm not sure how to respond when my coworkers want to go on break or to lunch with me...My breaks are...

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Things to do during maternity leave...

MMMDAC @MMMDAC (1) • United States 23 Oct 09

I worked my last day today and am starting maternity leave. I'm going to be induced Monday night and should have my LO Tuesday morning. I know that I will be plenty busy for the first couple of weeks but I've heard that mothers...

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Paris Hilton Pregnant

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 17 Jun 08

There's a possibility that Paris Hilton is pregnant. I can't think of a more horrid happenstance. She had been caught dressing in a manner that indicated a hiding of possible pregnancy and a craving of Captain Crunch cereal....

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maternity clothes

mememama @mememama (3076) • United States 26 Mar 08

Did you wear maternity clothes, or just really baggy regular clothes? Did you wear the maternity clothes that show off your belly or the type that hide it? What was your favorite brand? If you were pregnant in the summer, did you...

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Pregnancy Trauma

flibberdygibbert @flibberdygibbert (6) 24 Mar 08

Since discovering I was pregnant i have been plagued with medical problems one after another. I'm now almost 20 weeks and I've been sick from work over 2 months now due to this. My symptoms range from being plain out of breath,...

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a little help?

alienation68 @alienation68 (103) • United States 9 Nov 07

well i finally went out and got some maternity clothes, ohh and they fit great, i do feel better about myself because even though ive only gained 8 lbs, it felt like 50. you know im starting to get really nervous about this...

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My friend and I are thinking about starting a Baby Stork company..

njrealestategirl @njrealestategirl (369) • United States 27 Aug 07

We came across some information on starting a stork company. It's a boy/girl storks that you may have seen on people's lawns or may have even had one yourself. It's a low start-up cost but I'm not sure how productive a business it...

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Helping your kids deal with separation anxiety.

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 7 Jun 07

So far we haven't encountered the separation anxiety issues with our little girl. But, then again, she's usually around people she knows. And, I've never been too far from her side. But, separation anxiety is a real issue...

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Do you wish you had been older before you started your family?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

We didn't have a choice in the matter. And, although my husband and I wanted to have a baby for ten years, it just didn't work out. Now we have a beautiful daughter and we couldn't be happier. But, I always wondered if things...

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Any body disagree with 90 days of maternity leave ?

johnyeew @johnyeew (63) • Malaysia 16 May 07

I think 90 days of maternity leaves is going to have some great impact on a country's economy. agree? disagree? & why ?

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