pregnancy

10 Lies Pregnant Women Need to Hear

Posted on April 25, 2012
10 lies pregnant women want to hear

By Kristin Sidorov
Pregnancy is a magical time. From the moment you find out that you’re expecting, your world changes—along with a few other things, like your weight, your, ahem, eating habits, and your ability to have a good night’s sleep.

Pillow Talk with Levi Johnston: Bristol’s Pregnancy Was No Accident

Posted on September 20, 2011
Levi Johnston has a new memoir discussing his relationship with Bristol Palin and her mother Sarah Palin

By Deborah Goldstein
Whatever your feelings about Levi Johnston, you can’t argue that he never fails to bring the drama. Especially now. Out today, Johnston’s new memoir Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin’s Crosshairs shares his side of the story. And as you might’ve guessed, his version varies just a smidge from estranged baby mama Bristol Palin’s published account.

Cleavage Wrinkles Are the New Stretch Marks

Posted on August 11, 2011
Sleeping on your side and aging can cause cleavage wrinkles

By Deborah Goldstein
Can’t a girl catch a break? For decades, we’ve been slathering on everything from Dead Sea salts to bird-poo facials in order to reverse the effects of aging. Pregnant women smear cocoa butter on their bellies and hope for the best–but unless you’re Miranda Kerr, you’re going to sport some post-pregnancy battle scars. But did you know you also have to worry about cleavage wrinkles?

Scary Trend: Mommyrexia, the Fear of Pregnancy Weight Gain

Posted on August 11, 2011
Staying healthy during pregancy promotes normal weight gain and benefits your post-birth recovery

By Kristin Sidorov
While “shedding the baby weight” is a struggle as old as time, a recent development in the battle against unwanted pregnancy pounds has reached a new and frightening place. Coined “mommyrexia,” women are doing everything they can to gain as little weight as possible during their pregnancy, despite dangerous health implications.

5 Signs You’re Pregnant

Posted on July 20, 2011
Safe sex and how to avoid unplanned teen pregnancy

All these pregnancy symptoms are also signs that you’re about to get your period. Nature is funny that way, says Dawn Meehan, award-winning mommy blogger and author of You’ll Lose the Baby Weight (And Other Lies About Pregnancy and Childbirth).