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   6 Body changes you can blame on pregnancy hormones

   By Michelle Maffei on Aug 9, 2012

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   You go through tons of changes when you're knocked up, but not all body changes during pregnancy make you want to start cursing like...
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   Picnic foods pregnant women should avoid

   On Jun 27, 2010

   Wondering what foods are safe to eat during pregnancy? Summer gatherings are all about the noshing, but when you’re expecting,...
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   How many extra calories needed when pregnant?

   On Nov 21, 2009

   How many extra calories do you need when pregnant to maintain a healthy weight? Depending on if you are underweight, overweight or...
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   10 foods pregnant women should avoid

   On Jul 24, 2009

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   The list of dos and don’ts during pregnancy may be driving you crazy, but a topic that shouldn’t be avoided is what you eat. Before...
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   Doubling times: Beta hCG pregnancy tests explained

   On Sep 16, 2008

   There are many different brands of pregnancy tests available on the market today, but many times you might hear about a friend,...
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   Are you really pregnant? Early symptoms of pregnancy

   On Dec 19, 2006

   It's one of life's biggest questions: "Am I pregnant?" It can be an exciting, wonderful - and even a little bit frightening -...
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   What if you had a drink before you knew you were pregnant?

   On Sep 16, 2006

   How does alcohol affect your baby - and what if you had a drink before you knew you were pregnant? Obstetrical Nurse Wanda F Steele...
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   Five things you should know about your pregnancy & birth

   On Mar 27, 2006

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   Not much else changes your life in so many ways as having a child does. Pregnancy and childbirth are life altering events for women...
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   Is it just butterflies? Feeling the baby move

   On Mar 5, 2006

   There are few things in the world as exciting as feeling your baby move inside your belly! Although your little one has been moving...
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    Making the best nest: Pregnancy's nesting instinct

    On Jan 19, 2006

    What is one sure thing that is happens to a soon to be mother that transcends location, age, situation? "The Nesting Period!" Amy...
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    The weird side of pregnancy

    On Sep 13, 2005

    Tick... tick. That was the sound my uterus made. Once a day or so, a loud tick would sound from my belly. "What is it?" I demanded...
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    Gene identified as orchestrator of crucial step in formation of the nervous system

    On Dec 26, 2003

    Scientists have determined that a single gene's activity is enough to cause changes in embryo cells that are needed to form a normal...
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    The every day exercise: Kegels

    On Oct 5, 2003

    Pregnancy and birth can weaken the muscles supporting your bladder... leading to stress incontinence. If it's not a problem now, use...
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    First trimester fetal development

    On Jul 5, 2003

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    From even before you get that positive pregnancy test, through forcing down those daily prenatal vitamins and past the cravings and...
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    Nutrition during pregnancy - Calcium

    On Jun 14, 2003

    You know you need calcium -- but why? Here's a look at the role calcium plays in pregnancy nutrition.
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    Conception and the First Trimester - Dreams of the Past, Part 2

    On Jun 14, 2003

    Around the time of conception, and well into the first trimester, your dreams will act as a therapeutic tool to help you clear up...
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    Make your own belly cast!

    On Apr 18, 2003

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    A belly cast is an amazing way to memorialize your pregnant form! Photos and video just can't capture your shape in three dimensions...
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    Can you get your legs-butt-abs safely in shape during early pregnancy?

    On Mar 25, 2003

    What can you do to get your legs/butt/abs in shape during early pregnancy? Lisa Stone, an ACE-certified Pre-and Post-Natal Fitness...
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    Are hot baths or showers safe?

    On Mar 25, 2003

    If you long for a nice hot bubble bath or like to take showers with the water a few degrees below "scald," you may have heard that...
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    Pregnancy preserved: Belly casts

    On Mar 23, 2003

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    As hard as it is to believe, you really won't be pregnant forever. The months speed by and the next thing you know, this amazing...