Pregnancy on Shine

Top 10 Nutrition Blunders

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Eating well is important -- for pregnant women, and for all of you Shine ladies out there. Avoid these diet disasters to give your baby the best start possible. 1) Not eating enough whole foods in…

They Say - 1 in 4 Mothers Don't Know What "Full-Term" Means

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Hang around a very pregnant woman long enough and you’ll hear it, a comment that goes something like this: “I can’t stand it anymore. I wish this baby would just come already.”

In a world of scheduled inductions and c-sections, there are ways to make that happen. But while it’s…

I'm pregnant. Now what?: Surviving the first 90 days

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If you're anything like me, the first three months of pregnancy are a lot like the first stages of any wobbly intimate relationship. You vacillate between feeling giddy/floating-on-air and uneasy/out-of-control. You're vulnerable and sappy. You think about the relationship constantly and, whether you're normally "like this" or not, you plan a magical future for the two of you in your head. Your life changes drastically, you can't totally be yourself, you don't know what to wear, and, worst and most stressful of all, you're never quite sure if the other person is going to stick around.

Can't relax during sex!!!

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I am a newlywed and my husband and I are in our early 20's (I'm 22, he is 24) and we have been trying for a baby recently and to my understanding couples can take from 6 months to 9 months to conceive a child. However, I was on Birth Control earlier this year and its been about 6…

Things I Wish I Knew Before Having My First Child

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The entrance into parenthood is a mixed bag — excitement, love, adrenaline and anxiety are just a few of the emotions most parents will experience. New moms are driven by the unknown and typically want to do everything right but when the second baby comes along, many a mom admits to asking, "What was I thinking?" Here are a few things that I wish I would have known before having my first child.

Michael Jackson Appears in Baby's Ultrasound Picture

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Yesterday we learned that it’s normal for an ultrasound to look, well, a little weird. The baby’s still cooking, after all, and as one tech once told me: “Ultrasound is kind of like trying to tell what an elephant looks like by feeling it’s tail.”

What’s not…

Pregnancy and the single gal.... I need to know. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND: Are men really that ignorant about the difficulties of pregnancy?

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As a married woman, I had 4 kids from my marriage. During the hospital stay with my 1st born, my so-called husband went on a drinking binge with his cousin. All the while I lay in post-op scared s---less, unable to move because it was a Cesarean. When he got back,…

Returning to H1N1: When Controversy Stirs

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My recent blog about H1N1 stirred up some passionate debates. The last time I had so many comments was when I wrote about a woman trying to find a…

Health Controversy: Jenny McCarthy's Prescription for Hot Yoga During Pregnancy

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My experience with hot yoga wasn't entirely positive (let's just say, I thought I was going to die right there in the 100 degree studio). Still, I remain intrigued by this intense form of yoga, and hope to get my courage up to try again. Meanwhile, I'm curious what you think of the recent comments from Jenny McCarthy about hot yoga during pregnancy...

How fertile are you? AMH: The ultimate fertility test

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by Tammy (Contributor to The Greene Guide)

Hormone balance through a healthy lifestyle, knowing what your ovarian reserve is, and other methods of treatment are all available to help you overcome infertility or fear of infertility.