Sep 28, 2011  •  In Personal, Pregnancy
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The Most Disgusting Thing About Childbirth

(I apologize to anyone who may be getting sick of all the pregnancy and baby-related posts as of late. With only five weeks left to go until BebeDeux’s due date — and just 2 days until Claire’s first birthday! — babies are naturally the #1 thing on my mind. I promise that this will subside…some day. If anything, you can look forward to the guest posts I’m currently lining up for my “maternity leave.”)
A pregnant friend recently asked me what I considered to be the most surprising thing about giving birth to Claire. Since I am a research fiend,…

Sep 27, 2011  •  In Aerin, Claire, Personal, Pregnancy
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On Sleeping Positions [Pregnant Edition]

Most pregnant women — as well as BTDT (been there, done that) mothers — are well-aware that the recommended sleep position during pregnancy is “SOS” (sleep on side). The left side, in particular, is favored by doctors because it helps increase the amount of blood and nutrients that reach the placenta and the baby.
Sleeping on your back should be avoided due to the extra weight that will be put on your intestines and major blood vessels. And sleeping on your stomach is not recommended either, for obvious reasons.
Well, it’s confession time again. During my pregnancy with Claire, I…

Sep 26, 2011  •  In Parenting, Personal, Relationships
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Loving One Child More

One of my biggest fears about becoming a parent to more than one kid is that I will, one day, find myself loving one child more.
Is it possible to love all your children equally? Absolutely. But as today’s Motherlode article, titled “Do ALL Parents Love One Child More?” states, MOST parents end up preferring one child over the others.
This week’s Time magazine which discusses the science of favoritism
And I think that I have a valid reason to be concerned, because I have a predilection for — subconsciously or not — personally favoring the generally less favored.
Case in point: a friend used…

Sep 24, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Books, Entertainment, Movies, Personal
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‘The Princess Bride’ Monopoly [I Want!]

The Princess Bride is one of my all-time favorite books.
Sure, the movie has its moments (“MAH-widge…MAH-widge is what bwings us together today. Wove, twoo wove…”), but as with most big screen adaptations of novels, I feel that the film version — while doing a great job of including most of the best parts of the book — misses some of the intricacies and biting sarcasm that makes “S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure” a must-read in this blogger’s opinion.
(Fact: did you know that S. Morgenstern actually does not exist? He was made up by William…

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