About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Don't Forget to Make Your Nominations!

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Don't Forget to Make Your Nominations! Jan 27th 2013, 10:07 The 2013 Readers' Choice Award nomination phase began couple of weeks ago, but there is still time to nominate your favorites in these nine categories! This year the categories are: Pregnancy Blog Pregnancy App Pregnancy Product Labor Product Baby Shower Gift Product for an Expectant Dad Breastfeeding Product Pregnancy Magazine Pregnancy Fitness Product This is a great way to show your appreciation for a brand or product you love. I'm also tweeting out nominations a couple of times a day.  You can follow all the nominations and news at #RCAwards. The nomination phase is open until February 11, 2013. Don't delay. You can read all of the rules of nominations at the page that details everything, including when to come back to vote. You can also find other categories at the About.com Main page for the Readers' Choice Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don't Forget to Make Your Nominations! originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, January 27th, 2013 at 10:07:03. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Remember how I said to borrow shirts to cover your belly?

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Remember how I said to borrow shirts to cover your belly? Jan 25th 2013, 08:47 One piece of advice that I've offered about what to do before you're ready for maternity clothes is to borrow button down shirts from dad. Many moms do this and love the flexibility is gives them as their clothing needs change during the day. (Read that as their belly seems to grow as the day wears on...) So I went to a co-ed baby shower with a dear friend this weekend, she is also pregnant and was wearing her husband's button down shirt. The dad-to-be of this baby shower walked over and commented on the shirt saying that he knew that trick well. We started talking and he jokingly mentioned that sometimes, the shirt he wanted to wear that day was missing. He asked if I could tell all the pregnant women that I talked to, to please avoid taking the shirt that dad was planning to wear and particularly avoid his favorite shirt. This seemed like a reasonable request to me. What about you? Are you a shirt stealer? Are you guilty of stealing the shirt of your man's back to cover your belly? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remember how I said to borrow shirts to cover your belly? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, January 25th, 2013 at 08:47:35. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Michael Bublé and Wife Expecting Their First Baby

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Michael Bublé and Wife Expecting Their First Baby Jan 24th 2013, 14:17 Michael Bublé and wife, Luisana Lopilato pregnancy, announced their pregnancy via a video message today. While the singer's son "Haven't Met You Yet" plays in the background you see their ultrasound and personal photos, announcing, "Mike, Lu...and mini Bublé!!!" The couple wed in 2011 and have been open about wanting a baby. From the looks of the ultrasound it's early days into Lu's pregnancy, but the heart rate looks strong. Photo © Stuart Wilson/Getty Images Michael Bublé and Wife Expecting Their First Baby originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, January 24th, 2013 at 14:17:30. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Do Nurse-Ins Help the Cause of Normalizing Breastfeeding in Public?

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Do Nurse-Ins Help the Cause of Normalizing Breastfeeding in Public? Jan 24th 2013, 09:01 The above photo is from the one and only nurse in that I've been involved with in my life. It was about a year ago at Target, after a mom had been asked to leave by a manager. It was a part of a larger group of nurse ins scheduled around the country. Even as I did it, I wondered, "Do nurse ins work?" Apparently, I'm not alone in my questioning, as you can tell by this article from Today's Moms. Deena Blumenfeld, a Lamaze educator from Pennsylvania, offered this, "If somebody believes breast-feeding in public is inappropriate, you're not going to change their mind by breast-feeding in front of them," she said. "By putting it in someone's face, you're making it a confrontational issue and it shouldn't be, because it's normal." While I hadn't thought of it that way, I can tell you that the group of moms that were with me, were all low key.  Most of us nursed at some point during the hour we sat, talked and shared stories of babies and breastfeeding. But I seriously doubt that unless you knew what we were doing specifically because you were there, you had no clue what was really up.  We looked more like a group of women, meeting at the local Starbucks within a Target store to chat.  To me, that's the best way to do it. What's your take? Related: How to Breastfeed Breastfeeding Class Online Do Nurse-Ins Help the Cause of Normalizing Breastfeeding in Public? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Thursday, January 24th, 2013 at 09:01:59. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Shakira's Big Baby Isn't So Big Afterall

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Shakira's Big Baby Isn't So Big Afterall Jan 23rd 2013, 08:41 Shakira's baby boy is here! It was announced on the singer's website in multiple languages: "We are happy to announce the birth of Milan Piqué Mebarak, son of Shakira Mebarak and Gerard Piqué, born January 22nd at 9:36pm, in Barcelona, Spain." Earlier in the day a source had said that the baby was going to be born that day in a seeming induction of labor due to the "lateness of the pregnancy" and the "enormous" size of the baby. Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification," weighed in at 6 pounds 6 ounces. In my book, that's not a large baby by any estimation, in fact, it's smaller than the average size baby. Perhaps this was was sparked by the photo the couple released in the weeks before birth, with her gorgeous belly hanging out, which caused others to call her "huge." So my take away points for you are to remember: It's nearly impossible to get an accurate read on how big the baby really is during pregnancy, even with ultrasound. Even if they think baby is large, it is not a reason to induce labor. Have you ever been told you were having a big baby?  Was your baby as big as they thought? (Some babies are smaller, some are bigger according to these moms.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photo © PM Images/Getty Images Shakira's Big Baby Isn't So Big Afterall originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 at 08:41:28. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Choose Who You Tell Early Carefully

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Choose Who You Tell Early Carefully Jan 18th 2013, 09:19 There is always a bit of discussion about who to share your pregnancy announcement with and when. I was about floored reading this story of one couple's experience of telling the wrong people about their pregnancy: "We had waited almost until the end of the first trimester to tell people, but when we got together with my husband's friend and his wife, we were so happy that we couldn't help but tell them (plus I was showing quite a bit.). After they asked how far along I was, and learned that I was not quite 12 weeks, the wife said, 'God, there was a woman at my work who told everyone about her pregnancy in her first trimester and then ended up losing it. Wouldn't you feel like an idiot if that happened to you?' I was stunned speechless by her thoughtless insensitivity. By a cruel twist of fate, that very night when I went home, I started bleeding and the next morning an u/s confirmed the lack of a heartbeat. I learned some important lessons from this experience though: (1) always be gentle with others and resist giving opinions when people are going through challenges. (2) Choose carefully when you divulge sensitive personal info to people. Not everyone is worthy of your confidences." What has your experience been? Related: What not to say to someone who had a miscarriage. When to Announce Your Pregnancy Photo © iStockphoto Choose Who You Tell Early Carefully originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, January 18th, 2013 at 09:19:43. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Do you mind being called huge?

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Do you mind being called huge? Jan 17th 2013, 13:58 <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/pregnancy/1/0/N/h/3/08masterson2ndbellyring.jpg" alt="35 Weeks Pregnant - 2nd Baby - Belly Button Ring" /></p> <p>I called someone out on Twitter today for calling a pregnant mom huge. I think the word has a negative connotation and I want pregnant women to feel positively about their growing bodies. I had a great conversation with the person who made the original comment, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.whattoexpect.com/wom/entertainment-news/0117/shakira-shows-off-huge-baby-bump.aspx?xid=tw_wte_sf#">@WhattoExpect</a>. Some one else jumped in and told me that "fat people are the only ones that get offended about the word..." So how do you vote?</p> <p> <script language="javascript" src="http://guidepolls.about.com/pregnancy/8448665773/poll.js?linkback=<!--#echo var="SCRIPT_URI" -n-->"></script> </p> <p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p> <p>Join the conversation!</p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/stay.htm">NEWSLETTER</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pinterest.com/source/pregnancy.about.com/">PINTEREST</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://twitter.com/About_Pregnancy">TWITTER</a></p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://facebook.com/aboutpregnancy">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=https://plus.google.com/b/101152721706405948264/">GOOGLE+</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/bio/Robin-Elise-Weiss-LCCE-103.htm">CONNECT</a></p> <p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p> <p><sub>Photo © L. Masterson</sub></p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2013/01/17/do-you-mind-being-called-huge.htm">Do you mind being called huge?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/">About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth</a> on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at 13:58:21.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2013/01/17/do-you-mind-being-called-huge.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2013/01/17/do-you-mind-being-called-huge.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2013/01/17/do-you-mind-being-called-huge.htm&zItl=Do you mind being called huge?">Email this</a></p>

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