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Is Your Baby Waking Up Too Early? Here’s How to Help an Early Riser
Get Pregnant FastAre you struggling with a baby who seems to be up before the sun? Here are some strategies to encourage your little one to sleep a bit longer.During those initial months of sleepless nights, your main focus was…
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Rediscovering My Mom After Her Brain Injury
Get Pregnant FastEarlier today, I found myself in a rather comical predicament while helping my mom with a urine sample at the hospital. It’s a challenge, crouching, aiming, and trying to guess where the stream would land. Add in a…
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Why My Marriage Mirrors the Chaos of Elizabeth and Philip’s on ‘The Americans’
Get Pregnant FastThe typical married life can often feel mundane. My partner and I have been navigating the waters of matrimony for nearly 12 years, and the most dramatic issue we’ve encountered is something like, “I bought another gift for…
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How I Came to Embrace My True Self at the Walmart Self-Checkout
Get Pregnant FastThere I was, navigating a Walmart in Alabama, making a conscious effort to tone down my typical fast-paced Jersey girl tendencies. With every checkout line overflowing, I decided to take the plunge into the self-checkout area. My practical…
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Top Fertility Trackers of 2025, According to a Mom Who Tried 10 Over the Last 5 Years
Get Pregnant FastHey there, fellow TTC warriors! If you’re on the quest for baby-making success, you know that having the right tools can make a world of difference. After testing out a bunch of fertility trackers in the past five…
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Silverettes Nursing Cup Review: How Silverettes Transformed My Breastfeeding Experience
Get Pregnant FastHey friends! I wanted to share my experience with Silverettes Nursing Cups, which truly made a difference in my breastfeeding journey. As a new mom, I faced some challenges getting the hang of nursing, and I was feeling…
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Navigating the Journey of Special Needs Parenting: Embracing the Highs and Lows
Get Pregnant FastParenting a child with special needs is often a mix of profound joy and deep challenges. Like many parents, I’ve read about the so-called “gifts of autism,” but my personal experience leads me to view autism as more…
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Get Your Kids Excited About the Nintendo Wii U Today
Get Pregnant FastIn a fascinating tale from the tech world, an investor named Danny Thompson shared a memorable experience involving the founder of a major ride-sharing company and a Nintendo Wii. A few years back, while celebrating the holidays at…
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Week 30 Menu for Your 1-Year-Old: Navigating Toddler Separation Anxiety
Get Pregnant FastAs you embark on the journey of parenting a one-year-old, you might find yourself facing some emotional challenges, particularly when it comes to separation anxiety. Is your little one having meltdowns the moment you step out of sight?…
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10 Reasons Why I Envy Your Big Kid
Get Pregnant FastLet me just say that I understand the well-meaning parents out there, ready to lecture me about cherishing every moment with my little ones. Yes, I hear you, but I can also look forward to a time when…
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7 Ways I’m Just Like Ella Harper
Get Pregnant FastI won’t sugarcoat it—I’ve been yearning for my girl Ella this summer (yes, Ella Harper and I are on a first-name basis). At first, I thought it was a bit odd—maybe I was just trying to escape my mundane routine and dream of a more thrilling life like hers. But then it hit…
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From One Rage Cleaner to Another: Feels Good, Doesn’t It?
Get Pregnant Fast Ah, the infamous “rage clean.” You know the drill: one minute, everything is fine, and the next, you’re on your hands and knees, vacuuming up that random rock your child decided to bring inside—only to leave it on the floor for days. At first, it didn’t bother you, but now, seeing that…
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Navigating the Challenges of Parenting Spirited, Emotional, or Difficult Children
Get Pregnant Fast Parenting can be an incredible journey filled with joy, but for those raising spirited, emotional, or challenging children, it can often feel like an uphill battle. My first experience with this was when my daughter, Lily, now 20, was born. She was an exceptionally colicky baby, crying incessantly for nearly the first…
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17 Essential Lessons for My Boys
Get Pregnant Fast Dear Sons, As you grow into young men, I have countless lessons to share with you about life, strength, and respect—both for women and for yourselves. But today, I want to focus on some fundamental truths that, while not the most profound, will certainly make your lives easier as you navigate the…
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13 Thoughts Moms Have While at the Orthodontist
Get Pregnant Fast As a mom, I find myself spending about an hour every couple of months at the orthodontist’s office. By my calculations, this will total around 72 hours by the time my third child completes their orthodontic journey. Despite the frequency of these visits, I can’t help but be plagued by the same…
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13 Essential Lessons About Money I Want to Share with My Kids
Get Pregnant Fast Recently, I took my kids on a trip to my grandmother’s hometown in the Mississippi Delta. They were fascinated by the house she grew up in and the stories of her childhood antics, including dancing on the icebox in her parents’ grocery store. But what struck them the most was the stark…
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Confessions of a Not-So-Retired Baseball Mom
Get Pregnant Fast In our household, baseball isn’t just a sport; it’s woven into the very fabric of our lives. When the time came for our daughter to step up to the plate, we knew she had some big expectations to meet. With two teenage brothers who have spent countless hours on the field, and…