During Koto Nakamura's delivery, her midwife told a story of a past client who had been told by ultrasound techs that her baby was one gender, only to be surprised when she delivered the opposite.
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The Internet is a blessing for moms. It is full of uplifting stories, educational articles, and caring forums. The understanding online community of moms is there to support you as you experience...
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You’ve got your birth plan all set up, but let’s face it: Sometimes plans get screwed up. Here, Bumpies share the craziest places where they started laboring. Expect the unexpected, right?
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Rachel Hollis may have just become the world's most famous – and inspirational – swimsuit model. The mother of three posted a bikini beach photo of herself on vacation...
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Even today, breastfeeding is a practice cloaked in mysteries and misconceptions. Why? We can't say, but if you've heard any of these breastfeeding.....
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A pregnant Utah woman driving herself to the hospital gave birth to a healthy, nearly 10-pound baby boy on the side of an interstate highway, police said. Devi Mariah Ostler's labor started Saturday before she got in the car, but soon became overwhelming and she....
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Eleanor Bimla Schwarz believes doctors and mothers to be are making a big mistake if they think pregnancy and childbirth is a nine-month journey that ends in the delivery room. The next months are critical too, she say's.
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It's never too early to learn how to multitask when you're a mom. One Texas woman learned this the hard way when she delivered a baby boy while enrolling her 4-year-old son in a preschool in Houston. Vanessa DeLeon knew she was in labor when she decided to stop at Alexis' preschool to fill out all of the necessary paperwork she needed to ensure her child was all signed up and ready to go this September...
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A mother of five who was publicly fat-shamed this week while sunbathing on a public beach is striking back on Facebook. On Wednesday, Tanis Jex-Blake, of Alberta, Canada, shared a bikini-wearing selfie of her stretchmark-laden stomach — the target of derision — and the selfie has now been shared more than 3,000 times by supporters.
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A fascinating new study confirms that unborn babies do amazing things while in their mother’s womb. A new study shows even before they are born, babies are learning from experience, especially if it’s directly related to their moms.As Today reports, babies before birth learn nursery rhymes from their mom’s while while in the womb.
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A landmark international study tracked almost 60,000 pregnancies from a diverse selection of countries that included Brazil, China, India, Italy, Kenya, Oman, the UK and the USA. They found that the babies were overwhelmingly similar in size under the condition that they were born to well-educated mothers in good health who ate well during pregnancy.
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