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One Woman’s Journey as a Surrogate Mom

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Close to a year ago, Ana Perez, 29, posted a question on her Facebook page: Hey, guys, if you had the opportunity to become a surrogate mom, would you?  Though many of her friends went ahead and left their comments, one childhood friend…
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Story of A Teen Mom: Raising My Son & Myself

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A teen mom tells her story of raising her son and herself. Your teenage years are a time for figuring out what you believe in and who you are.  It’s a time to rebel against authority and ask a lot of questions. Later, in your twenties,…
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Latin American Countries Provide Better Maternity Leave than US

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Many of us American mamis have ancestors who came from Latin America in search of a better life. But when you compare maternity leave policies across the Americas you realize that, in this regard at least, we might have been better off had…

Baby Boxing Inside Mom’s Belly!

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There are quite a few videos on YouTube of babies moving inside mommy’s belly, but we’ve never seen such an active baby! Perhaps there’s a future Olympic gymnast or boxer inside this mom’s belly. Soon-to-be-big-sister gets in on the…

Why New Moms Eat Their Own Placentas

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It was one thing to have to abruptly behold January Jones as “Fat Betty” on the latest season of Mad Men, but well before that the infamous portrayal of Mad Men’s Mrs. Draper really turned heads when she announced publicly that she consumed…
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Having a Baby After 35: Risky Business?

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  UPDATED: August 1st, 2016  It´s often said that having a baby after 35 is risky. But, is it really? When I met my future husband, I was 34 years old, and I already knew that at some point I wanted to have another child. Fast-forward…

Pregnant in Arizona

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Taylor Ferrera’s response to Arizona’s recently passed Women’s Health and Safety Act, which defines pregnancy at “two weeks before conception” and signed into law by governor Jan Brewer, is one of the best we’ve seen. With tongue…
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The Fertility Clock is Real!

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When I met my husband in 2009, he was recently divorced—no kids, I was a single mother to a five-year old. After three years of courtship our relationship progressed, and we eventually got married and decided we wanted to have a baby of…
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My Baby Is Not A Medical Event: Why I Chose A Home Birth

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When I was about to give birth to my first child, I remember my OB walking into the delivery room, crossing her arms over her chest magnanimously and announcing, “Ok. I’m here. Now you can have this baby!” Then she stretched out her…