Tips for Surviving Nights with a Newborn
Sleep is for the weak, and your newborn will test every ounce of mental strength you have.
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Category: Pregnancy and Your Newborn
I Refused the Epidural Because I Clearly Hate Myself
I’m begging you to get the epidural if you want it. Don’t mind the push for natural births because those ladies live a different life than we do.
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The Day After My Baby Was Born, I Took the Night Off
My baby needed me to be capable, and the only way I could do that was by asking for help. I had to trust those around me with one of the two most precious things in my life.
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10 Postpartum Rules for My Partner
Do yourself a favor and don’t piss off the woman who’s just given birth. She doesn’t need your shit.
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5 Reasons Why You Can’t Hold My Newborn
Baby-holding is by invitation only, so don’t think you have any rights to my adorable newborn.
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After 2 Inductions, I’m All for Medical Interventions
If medical intervention during labor and delivery sucked for you, I’m sorry, but I only ask that you try to change your perspective. They probably saved your life, and your baby’s life.
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6 Post-Partum Joys After 9 Long Months of Pregnancy
As exciting as mesh underwear and tucks pads are, there are other things to look forward to when you’re living the postpartum life.
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Overdue Pregnancy? Research Says Nothing Works to Induce
I know you don’t want to hear it, but baby will come when baby is ready, or when medical intervention forces them out.
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Advocating for Yourself is the Most Important Part of Pregnancy
Some things are just pregnancy. I’ve dealt with my share of aches and pains, chalking it up to pregnancy and sucking it up. At some point though, it would be nice if doctors took women’s pain more seriously.
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How to Really Screw Up in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
You didn’t sacrifice your body for 8 long months to screw it up in the final weeks. Hold it together.
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Circumcision is Still Heavily Debated, but is it Necessary?
Circumcision is either preventative health care or genital mutilation: there seems to be no in-between, and there are passionate people on both sides of the argument.
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The 4 Silliest Pregnancy Rules I Refuse to Follow
We’re already deprived of alcohol during pregnancy. There’s no reason to make it worse.
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