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18 Messages Of Love And Support For Pregnant Teens

  This post is dedicated to all the pregnant teens who are moving forward in their pregnancy, and a little nervous about the shape their lives are about to take. Let these encouraging messages from TheYoungMommyLife community (mostly from women who are teen mothers themselves) remind them that there is still a lot of life ahead of them. The best is yet to come. :) Look toward the … [Continue reading...]

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Boy Or Girl: Is It Easier To Raise Sons Or Daughters In Today’s Society?

by Mike Mitchum Back in the day, parents didn’t have the luxury of having an ultrasound to tell them the sex of their growing fetus.  Because of this advance, a conversation was born between my fiancé and I as we anxiously await the arrival of our child.  I had been singing the “I want a boy” song to anyone who asked about my preference.  It wasn’t until she told me that she didn’t want me to … [Continue reading...]

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Why Do So Many Women Beat Themselves Up About Their Baby Weight?

I've been stuck at 140 pounds, give or take a few, for the past 5 years. I know for a lot of women, 140 sounds small and I guess, in reality, it is. But I'm short and every chart a doctor has ever shown me says that I should be between 97 (hahahahaha!) and 125 pounds. I might have been 125 pounds in high school. Maybe. But now? As a mother of two and a sneeze away from 30? My body really … [Continue reading...]

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To The Women Facing An Unplanned Pregnancy – Here’s What I Know For Sure

  #159627318 / gettyimages.com   I paused for a minute in the aisle of Walgreens, overwhelmed by the moment. Am I really here, looking for a pregnancy test? Is this really happening? I grabbed the 2-for-$19.99 box (figuring I'd want to take more than one test) and headed to the counter. The teenage cashier, probably a student at the same school as me, pushed her math textbook … [Continue reading...]

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4 Reasons To Consider Hiring A Doula

by Gaetane Joseph Congratulations: You’re expecting! Now what? You research health care providers, hospitals, childbirth classes, and even baby names. You anticipate all that comes along with being pregnant: nausea, loss of appetite, weight gain, and a growing glowing belly. You have a checklist of the must-haves that will get you through pregnancy and birth. What about a very important part of … [Continue reading...]

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Learning How To See The Big Picture When In The Weeds Of Motherhood

A few weeks ago we were at my daughter's spring concert and there was a slideshow of the graduating sixth graders. Each child got a segment that showed them as babies, toddlers, etc, all the way up to the present day. And even though I didn't know the sixth graders that well, I still teared up because you could see that for their parents, just yesterday those kids were babies. They "aww"ed when … [Continue reading...]

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I Approve This Message: Bedsider Makes Birth Control Unboring

If you're in the market for some birth control but aren't sure what to use, where would you turn for advice? Most recently, I went to Bedsider.org... Not only do they break down all the different types of BC and their effectiveness, but they also help you find out where to get it and how much it's going to cost you. I had to give Bedsider two snaps and a twist for their new "Guy's Guide to … [Continue reading...]

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Urge Your Representatives: Support Pregnant And Parenting Students!

When I discovered I was pregnant my junior year, my first inclination was to hide the pregnancy. I didn't want anyone to know I was pregnant, I didn't want anything to make me stand out on campus and I didn't want my professors to begin treating me differently. What I wish I had known was that as a pregnant and soon-to-be parenting student, I had rights. Title IX protects against … [Continue reading...]

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