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Week 16 – Anxiety
I’m writing this post from New Zealand, on a brief little family holiday before the arrival of #2. My son is chasing a balloon on the grass outside our apartment and I’m thinking about my little foetus, wondering how on earth it’s possible for two miracles to occur. Can I really be so lucky to give birth to another healthy, chubby-cheeked...
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Week 15 – Cravings
As I write this I'm eating a packet of salt and vinegar chips and downing an iced coffee. No, it's not food I'd normally eat but I'm celebrating the end of morning sickness (or what pregnant women know as all-bloody-day-long sickness.) Many a cliché is built around pregnancy cravings but, I'm one of the 54% of pregnant women who experiences the...
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The New Pregnancy Test: Your Dog
So you missed the sore boobs and the growing tummy? Maybe forgot about that missing period? If nothing else, your dog getting awfully chummy all of a sudden might clue you in - you're pregnant. There's been no scientific proof that dogs can sniff out a pregnancy - just a tonne of circumstantial evidence. Take Peter Huoppi, who just wrote a co...
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Balloon Helps Pregnant Woman “Practice”
File this one under WTF? Jezebel reported yesterday on a new invention filed with the U.S. Patent Office that allows a woman to practice giving birth... with a balloon. Did any of these people actually go through natural childbirth first? Quick tip - a solid mass of baby is NOTHING like a squishy air-filled balloon. Trust me. I haven't tri...
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Mariah Carey Visits Fertility Clinic: Is She Preggers?
Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon will celebrate their first wedding anniversary in April, and what better gift to each other than a baby? The couple were spotted leaving a Beverly Hills office building, which may (or not) have a fertility clinic, which could mean they were in that fertility clinic (or not), which could mean Mariah is pregna...
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13 Weeks
Hello and welcome to the first installment of Mind The Bump. I'm the editor of Babble Australia, and I'm 13 weeks pregnant with my second child. I'd like to share the journey with you and start a discussion about pregnancy - the good, the bad and the stretchy! Share your experiences in the comments field below. This week, we're talking Nucha...
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Put Down the Chocolate: Junk Food in Pregnancy is Really Bad
Pregnant and craving junk food? We have some bad news. A new study indicates that eating junk food during pregnancy could have a bigger impact on childhood obesity, liver disease and diabetes than whether a mother is overweight. Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine fed a high-fat diet of potato chips, peanut butter and...
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Alyson Hannigan AND Ellen DeGeneres: Both Have Pregnancy Brain!
Pregnant Alyson Hannigan is feeling like a stoned Koala and has trouble remembering things - you know, that dreaded "pregnancy brain" thing. Apparently Ellen DeGeneres is experiencing the same thing! Read more...
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They Say: Smoking While Pregnant Makes Kids Aggressive
I thought it was generally acknowledged that it was a bad idea for women to smoke while pregnant. A new study provides another reason: the kids could end up aggressive. The likelihood of aggressive behaviour increases if the family makes less than $US40,000 per year. This is according to a study conducted by Canadian doctors that was published in t...
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