My husband says I’m selfish for getting pregnant even though we planned this together
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My husband says I’m selfish for getting pregnant even though we planned this together

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married less than a year, and I’m pregnant with my first child. Our baby was planned, and we were thrilled.  Something changed with my husband once I hit the second trimester. If I read something…

Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead, arsenic: study
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Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead, arsenic: study

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Some prenatal vitamins contain a “concerning” amount of toxic heavy metals, while others don’t have key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins — 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription — for their choline…

Texas mother Marisa Christie ‘clinically dead’ for 45 minutes after giving birth to triplets due to ‘rare’ medical complication during labor
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Texas mother Marisa Christie ‘clinically dead’ for 45 minutes after giving birth to triplets due to ‘rare’ medical complication during labor

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A Texas mother was “clinically dead” for 45 minutes after successfully delivering triplets during a planned C-section following a “catastrophic” medical occurrence that usually’s “about 80%, 85% fatal.” Marisa Christie, 30, and her husband, Dylan, were excited but nervous when doctors told them during her first ultrasound for her second…

I did 30 days confinement after birth — I didn’t shower and my mother-in-law cooked
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I did 30 days confinement after birth — I didn’t shower and my mother-in-law cooked

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A new mom followed ”postpartum confinement” — being fed and looked after by her mother-in-law and not showering for a month so she could “rest.” Samantha Lee, 28, was told about her husband’s, Aloysius Lee, 27, family tradition of confinement and decided she wanted to follow it after falling pregnant….

Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge, 20 years after murder conviction
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Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge, 20 years after murder conviction

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The judge presiding over the Scott Peterson case greenlit a discovery process for the convicted murderer on Monday, two decades after he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife. The newest court filing represents a win for Peterson, who was convicted of murdering Laci Peterson in 2002. He has been assisted by the…

Pregnant woman’s ‘bizarre’ demand of coworkers about baby registry
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Pregnant woman’s ‘bizarre’ demand of coworkers about baby registry

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Jessie* is a nurse who works in a hospital on an overnight shift.  She has a coworker in her unit who is heavily pregnant and is about to go on maternity leave. “She’s nice, but pretty lazy,” Jessie admits to Reddit’s AITA forum. “Some of my other coworkers thought throwing her a baby…

I gave birth on my friend’s couch — she won’t talk to me anymore
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I gave birth on my friend’s couch — she won’t talk to me anymore

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Lilly* was enjoying a girls’ night at a friend’s house when her baby decided to arrive – not in an Uber, but via her vagina. Lilly unexpectedly gave birth on her friend Ella’s sofa, and learned the first rule of parenting; kids are often selfish with their timing. EMTs were called to oversee the delivery,…

‘Alarming decline’ in contraceptive use prompts WHO warning
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‘Alarming decline’ in contraceptive use prompts WHO warning

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Wrap it up, Zoomers! The World Health Organization has issued a warning about an “alarming decline” in condom use among adolescents that is expected to lead to a long list of consequences, including higher STI rates and increased healthcare costs. A recent study found that almost a third of 15-year-olds…