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by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories After 15 years of examining young women’s breasts with a slide rule and calipers, a French sports medicine specialist from Besancon, France– beautiful city, I highly recommend visiting with or without a bra– Dr. Jean Denis Rouillon has determined bras don’t prevent sagging. “Our ...

by Stacy-Ann Gooden posted in Mom Stories I’m starting to notice a trend of people suffering from what I call diarrheaticulitis a.k.a. diarrhea of the mouth. So far, each pregnancy has been the same. I get people who feel the need to say exactly what’s on their mind: “Wow, your butt is getting so big!” [...]

Not all bras are created equal. It’s a lesson you’ll learn once you start looking for a maternity bra —  they’re not all sized the same. It’s best to be properly fitted for one in-store and try them on in person to get the best results. The last thing you want as a new mother is [...]

I can’t believe how quickly this pregnancy is moving along: I’m 10 weeks tomorrow! Time’s never moved faster for me. There is so much new and exciting stuff going on, and my body continues to change every week. I told you a few weeks ago about my week-7 symptoms, and a few of them are [...]

For some reason, fall is always a time of year when I want new clothes. Maybe it’s inspiration from the September issues of magazines. Maybe it’s a throwback to back-to-school shopping. Who knows? I just know that I am most likely to gorge on new clothes in the fall. This year, I’m totally obsessed with [...]

by Kristina Sauerwein posted in Mom Stories It’s no secret that many straight men love breasts. But why? Because a woman with stimulated nipples experiences a flood of the feel-good hormone oxytocin, thereby focusing a “woman’s attention on her sexual partner, strengthening her desire to bond with this person,” ...

by Kristina Sauerwein posted in Mom Stories It’s no secret that many straight men love breasts. But why? Because a woman with stimulated nipples experiences a flood of the feel-good hormone oxytocin, thereby focusing a “woman’s attention on her sexual partner, strengthening her desire to bond with this person,” ...

Seven weeks, three days in (but who’s counting?) and I’m happy to report that I feel pretty darn good! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this remains to be the case, and that the rest of my pregnancy goes smoothly and to term. Last Tuesday, we saw the heartbeats and tomorrow we get to hear [...]

by Sarah Welch posted in Life & Home I distinctly remember when I had my first child thinking that maternity leave sounded like an eternity. I was your typical Type-A workaholic and worried a lot about how far behind I’d fall in my “time off.” It didn’t help that I had a boss with, shall [...]

by Sarah Welch posted in Life & Home I distinctly remember when I had my first child thinking that maternity leave sounded like an eternity. I was your typical Type-A workaholic and worried a lot about how far behind I’d fall in my “time off.” It didn’t help that I had a boss with, shall [...]