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What It Costs to Have a Baby

For future moms who are thinking about having a baby, you usually ponder the excitement of pregnancy and the joy of holding your newborn in your arms. The price tag of actually bringing your child into the world is an afterthought. But when you sit down with a calculator and start adding up the expe
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Revamp Your Pregnancy Beauty Regimen

You swore off cocktails and stopped eating sushi when you found out you're pregnant, but you hadn't considered the safety of your beauty products until you accidentally inhaled some hair spray this morning. Now you're wondering if you should change some of your beauty habits for the rest of your pre
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7 Embarrassing Pregnancy Symptoms

Pregnancy doesn't just change your life, it changes your body -- how it looks and acts. You knew that your belly would expand, you'd feel more tired than usual, and you might throw up a few times as your pregnancy developed. But you may not have expected some of the other awkward, involuntary physic
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8 Ways to Boost Your Fertility

If you're like most couples who are trying to conceive, you want to get pregnant sooner rather than later. Having intercourse as close as possible to ovulation can definitely help. But fertility experts say there are other ways men and women can boost their fertility. These simple measures can incre
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7 Tips for Getting Pregnant Faster

You are ready to get pregnant. Now. Of course, you want to attack this task with the same fervor as you did your career and everything else that has ever been on your to-do list. Now that you are ready to start a family, waiting is not an option. "The overarching message is don't get into the 'it ha
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7 Pregnancy Warning Signs

For some expectant moms, the slightest ache or pain triggers a major alarm and a trip to the doctor’s office. But other pregnant women sometimes ignore a potentially serious warning sign. They may think it’s a normal part of pregnancy. Or they may simply not want to be seen as the girl who cried wol
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Pregnancy Brain: Myth or Reality?

Bena Blakeslee, a mother of two in Westchester, N.Y., remembers her brush with "pregnancy brain." At an airport while pregnant, she frantically paced a parking lot, searching for her Jeep. After an hour, she called her husband to tell him that their car had been stolen. But then she realized that sh
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Will I Ever Get My Pre-Pregnancy Body Back?

In every issue of WebMD the Magazine, we ask our experts to answer readers' questions about a wide range of topics. In our November-December 2011 issue, we gave Sarah McMoyler, RN, a question about getting back in shape after having a baby. Q: I was in good shape before I got pregnant. How will I
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Getting Pregnant: Easy Ways to Encourage Fertility

For some couples, getting pregnant is quick and easy. For others, things are not as easy. Sometimes, problems are linked to such specific physiological issues as blocked fallopian tubes in the woman or low to no sperm count in the man -- problems that can be addressed by a fertility specialist and s
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Pregnancy: 7 First Trimester Warning Signs to Never Ignore

Discovering that you are expecting is emotional and exciting, but it can also be worrisome. You may be anxious about many things -- from what type of mother you will be to the economics of raising a family -- in addition to all the changes going on in your body. What’s normal? What's not? When shoul
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