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Enlarged Abdomen

As a pregnancy progresses, more pronounced physical symptoms occur, such as an enlarged abdomen. This symptom can be hard to miss, as your uterus continues growing. You may notice this during the second or third month of pregnancy or a bit earlier if you’ve had previous pregnancies. Your uterus can usually be felt through your abdomen after the first trimester…
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Loosing Your Cool

by Kim Luckabaugh Now, make no mistake about it, abusing children is always wrong. And if you find yourself in this situation, find a good counselor, call your pastor, or contact someone to help you! What I’m looking to focus on is really the times when you spank for a minor offense which wouldn’t elicit this response under normal circumstances,…
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Pregnancy – Weight Gain

Gaining weight is another symptom of pregnancy. You may notice yourself gradually putting on the pounds and your clothes becoming tighter around the waist. Initially, some women actually may lose a little weight. But, by the second trimester you’re bound to have gained at least several pounds. more Pregnancy Signs Implantation Bleeding Missed Menstrual Period Positive Pregnancy Test Tender Breasts…
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How to Create a Birthplan

You may want to create a birth plan to avoid having to make certain decisions amidst labor contractions. You may want to plan ahead of time about what kind of birth you want, by writing your childbirth preferences down on paper. Creating a personal birth plan is essential to outline your ideal vision, as well as your expectations of labor,…
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Backaches in Pregnancy

Although backaches are most common in the first trimester. it can be a first trimester pregnancy symptom, but generally occurs more towards the second and third trimesters when the weight of your growing baby strains your back muscles. A persistent pain in your lower back is quite common, even early on and usually due to hormonal changes which loosen and…
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How to talk to Your Children About Miscarriage

If you have older children and experienced a miscarriage, your children need special consideration. They need to be told honestly and directly that the baby died and that they are not to blame. It’s important to reassure them that nothing they did caused the miscarriage, since many times they feel responsible to some level and blame themselves. Children’s reactions to…
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How a Father Copes with Miscarriage

Some fathers respond to miscarriage with intense grief, while other fathers don’t seem to feel any grief at all. There is an extremely broad range of emotions that fathers experience and often they are more bereaved than they let on. Generally, it appears that the farther along in pregnancy when the miscarriage occurred, the more time and opportunity fathers had…
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