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Maternity Support Belt {review}

This tiny baby doesn’t feel so tiny anymore. He feels ginormous! Well, at least my uterus feels that big. The only time I don’t feel huge is when I am in the water. I’ve caught myself several times actually using my hands to prop up my belly, trying to relieve some of the weight. It’s more »

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Weight Gain During Pregnancy

“Please step in the scale.” The aforementioned words terrify me. God, I actually can’t wait to not hear those words once month/twice a month/and soon to be once a week. For when I do hear them, fear rushes through me as if I were back at Weight Watchers meetings. Those WW receptionists, oh those WW more »

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The Cloth Diapering Debacle

Our tiny baby will be joining us soon, and there are a few items that need to be in our possession before his arrival: A place to sleep – check A food source – check A car seat – check Diapers… Ugh oh We have been trying to figure out if we should use with more »

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How To Throw A Breakfast For Dinner Party

We held our third annual Breakfast for Dinner Party this weekend. It was originally scheduled for February, but a blizzard got in the way. Damn you, Nemo. Oddly enough, our Breakfast for Dinner Party finds it’s origins in a major snow storm we had three years ago. We had people over one night and coincidentally more »

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4 Hospitals in 4 Weeks : Kent Hospital

Im so excited to meet my tiny baby, but there is one ever so minor problem. I still do not know where I am going to deliver. There are several fantastic facilities in Rhode Island for pregnant mothers, and so my husband and I have taken on the task to visit 4 Hospitals in 4 more »

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Third Trimester: Pregnancy Insomnia

I roll off my couch rather than gracefully stand up. The Final Countdown is now my theme song. And I’m having an extremely tough time sleeping each night. The third trimester of pregnancy is a bit more difficult than the second. Granted, I am quite fortunate at this point. I haven’t been put on bedrest, more »

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4 Hospitals in 4 Weeks : Women & Infants

When we first entered Women and Infants, we were blown away by the ginormous and glistening facility. They take security quite seriously, and require that each person wear a name badge while they are in the hospital. This badge will allow you into certain areas, has your name and photo, and keeps track of who more »

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Importance Of Staying Social During Pregnancy

Between acid reflux, my new friend Braxton Hicks (a real one sided relationship if you ask me), not fitting in 99% of my wardrobe, and doctors appointments that appear from nowhere like the genie in Alladdin, being a social human being during my third trimester is difficult. I use the term “difficult” because going out more »

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