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Peathegee Inc / Getty Images Congratulations! You’re pregnant! I’ve been there a couple times before, and would be delighted to answer the many questions you likely have about this miraculous and sweaty time. There is so much conflicting information on the Internet to confuse you, and also lots of totally vague bullsh*t that does not, […]
Hope Connolly / Getty Images Mary T. of Charlotte, North Carolina, always wanted a daughter, so her top priority when TTC: how to conceive a girl. She consulted a gender-focused ovulation calculator and calendar while trying to get pregnant. After following the specific guidelines, Mary got her wish and conceived a baby girl. Three years later, when she […]
Natalia Deriabina / Getty Images Having a hospital bag checklist ready to go is totally necessary. When I had my first child, deciding what to pack in my bag wasn’t nearly so straightforward. I could read online reviews for products, but I never did find the definitive packing list I wanted. So I’m writing one […]
Between my advanced maternal age and a first pregnancy spent on bed rest, my second pregnancy was considered high risk. That sounds like I should have been betting on black in Vegas, but no — it just meant I was closely monitored throughout my pregnancy and had to limit my activity so that I didn’t […]
AND-ONE / Getty Images When I came back from my summer vacation in Hawaii, I thought everyone would notice my awesome tan. Instead, a worried girlfriend exclaimed, “What happened? You’re all black and blue!” I hadn’t realized, but my melasma—aka “The Mask of Pregnancy”-–had worsened due to sun exposure, and I was left with blotchy […]
HbrH / Getty Images A super fun part of being pregnant is the need to pee every 20 minutes or so all night long, giving you plenty of opportunity to lay awake at night worrying about everything. Of course you can read a bajillion pregnancy books to help you better understand what madness is happening to your […]
Westend61 / Getty Images When I was pregnant with my boys, I’d dream about leaving them somewhere random: in the cart at the store, buckled into the car seat, and, in a particularly bizarre twist, at the gym in the locker room. (Now that my boys are older, I’m happy to report that I never left either of […]
