Stories from Fit Pregnancy: Blogs
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A Job Is Better For Mom's Health
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 14, 2011
A happy mom is a working mom, MSNBC.com and other news outlets report. According to a new study, published in the American Psychological Association's Journal of Family Psychology, moms who work outside the home at least part time report being… Full Story »
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When Babies Are Born A Little Too Close Together
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 8, 2011
Yep, that's all of it-the sum total of Ashley's message and I'm not going to edit, punctuate, or embellish it in any way, because Ashley, I totally get it. It's going to be OK, honey. You're going to be fine. You really are. It's really, really, hard to put your feelings into words when you have one baby in your arms (and maybe not even crawling yet) and another on the way. It's a mind-numbing, mind-blowing experience that not only takes… Full Story »
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Enriched And Famous
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 8, 2011
Fortified foods like vitamin D-enriched milk or calcium-added orange juice seem like an easy way to get the nutrients you need. But are they the best way to nourish you and your baby? The answer depends on the nutrient as… Full Story »
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Water works
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 7, 2011
Fit Pregnancy Week-by-Week Newsletter: Be in-the-know about your stage of pregnancy, product recalls, recipes, free stuff, cool baby gear, special offers and more. PlanningFamily.com Week-by-Week Newsletter: Receive weekly updates on your pregnancy or new baby's development as well as free… Full Story »
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Natural Healing
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 7, 2011
When choosing an alternative therapy for your baby, it's essential to know what really works and is safe for the younger set. That said, certain approaches are gaining a qualified thumbs-up among integrative physicians. How it works: The underlying principle… Full Story »
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Nesting Recipe
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 7, 2011
Granola is just cookies for breakfast I always tell Aaron, my nose in the air, pointing out that his favorite yogurt topping is kind of a rip-off. Listen to me-who am I? I eat cookies for breakfast (and pizza, and… Full Story »
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Nesting Recipes and Quick Fixes
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 2, 2011
Preparing for a baby is like getting hired for a new, very, very full-time job. Which brings me to my own, unrelated news: After a rigorous search, I've succeeded in finding a full-time position that I'm really excited about, and my new career (grant-writing, in case you're wondering)… Full Story »
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World AIDS Day 2011
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 1, 2011
Today is World AIDS day, a global educational opportunity to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, celebrate the people who are living with HIV and remember all those who have died. There are World AIDS events taking place all around the world, as there has been every December 1 since 1988. As frightening and daunting as AIDS is, there's really a lot to celebrate. When we first becoming aware of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, it was a death sentence, mostly confined to the gay community. As the epidemic and our understanding of the disease spread, we grew to understand that anyone could… Full Story »
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State Pulls Plug On Formula Samples
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Dec 1, 2011
Rhode Island has found a way to encourage breastfeeding: Stop the formula freebies. The state's seven birthing hospitals have eliminated the free goody bags of infant formula as a parting gift recently, "apparently making it the first state to end… Full Story »
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We Have A Walker
Fit Pregnancy: Blogs &bull Nov 21, 2011
Well, well, well. After all those months of saying "any day now!" Tuck took it into his head to just...start walking two weeks ago, right around 14.5 months. He'd been teasing us with those little two or three step jaunts, but that day he took off. First at home, in his room, from me to his ottoman, to the bookshelf, to me. Then we went to my friend Lauren's house and he was striding across her big long living room like a pro. And then we went to music class, where he wandered around the room, threw balls, danced and… Full Story »
