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Guidelines recommend exclusively breastfeeding for baby’s first six months and continuing to provide breast milk for their first two years and beyond.
While it’s probably not your most fertile time, it is possible to get pregnant if you have unprotected sex during your period
Plan ahead, pack that bag, be attentive and be an advocate
Sympathetic pregnancy is real and can cause nausea, vomiting, weight gain, fatigue and other symptoms
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Sitting, squatting and side-lying may provide a more comfortable labor and delivery
Everyone’s unique, and there’s no exact checklist of symptoms, but you may feel contractions, cramps and pelvic pressure
Lanugo — the soft, fine hair that develops in utero — is harmless and will shed within a few weeks
Crossed eyes in a newborn are fairly common, typically harmless and usually go away
Staying up-to-date on vaccines encourages a healthy pregnancy, but not all vaccines are recommended when you’re pregnant
Science says only one way actually works, but there are a few others that are still safe to try
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