I turned 35 last month, and I had my first baby in October, so I slipped just under the “AMA” (Advanced Maternal Age) or the oh-so-flattering “Elderly Prima Gravis” (pregnant for the first time after age 35) classification. But when you think about it, all the factors that automatically put older women into the “moderate [...]
Tags: advanced maternal age, AMA, Parenting over 35, Pregnancy, pregnant at 35, TTC
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You know the age-old expression that “there’s something in the water”? According to Nicole Kidman, swimming in Australian Outback waterfalls is the cause of her unexpected pregnancy.
Nicole says that she, and six other women who swam in the same waterfall pool all became pregnant during production of her last movie, Australia.
Her daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman [...]
Tags: australia, Nicole Kidman, TTC
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Have you and your partner decided to get pregnant? If you have, congratulations. Trying to get pregnant can be a snap for some couples, but for others, it may take awhile. Before you and your partner take the plunge however, you’ll be ahead of the curve if you try to at least [...]
Tags: conception, folic acid, Health insurance, maternity leave, prenatal vitamins, TTC
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I have a bone to pick with implantation bleeding.
I know that’s a weird thing to be mad at, but I spent a year trying to get pregnant with my first baby and every time my period would start up I would tell myself the same thing: “Maybe it’s implantation bleeding.” Every single time it wasn’t [...]
Tags: bleeding during pregnancy, implantation bleeding, TTC
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Pregnant women have a lot of questions. When will my morning sickness end? What will I see on my ultrasound? And what’s the best car seat to buy?
Here’s a great resource with the answers to all of the above: Aha! Baby.
From trying to conceive through to labor and delivery, Aha! Baby is a search website [...]
Tags: internet, Pregnancy, search engines, trying to conceive, TTC
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