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Holiday Maternity Look fabulous for the holidays!

Halloween Maternity Here are some great ideas for a cute maternity costume!

Babies on Twitter! Kickbee on Good Morning America - Prenatal Activity Monitor that Tweets when a baby kicks.

The Ten Inch Rule: How Safe are Airbags During Pregnancy?

Airbags As you know, airbags can save lives in car crashes, but many of my pregnant patients are very concerned about the risks involved to their unborn child if an airbag is deployed in an accident. Their concerns are warranted in that motor vehicle accidents present a greater risk to a...

Yoga for the First Trimester: The Downward Dog

Yoga is respectful of both your rapidly increasingly anxious mind. This pose in particular is perfect for the first trimester. It helps to alleviate physical and mental fatigue, while increasing hips flexibility (which, a few months from now, you'll be very glad to have). 1. Start on your hands and...

Pregnancy and Body Scrubs: A Guide to Safe Scrubbing

Is it safe to get a body scrub during pregnancy? The short answer is yes, it’s safe to get a body scrub while you’re pregnant (although comfortable is another matter). The salt or sugar on the outside of your skin is unlikely to do anything to the inside because it doesn’t...

Mocktails From Glow Mama: Chocolate Valentini

Glow Valentini Ingredients: 2 oz melted chocolate (or chocolate sauce)1 oz Glow Mama 1 oz club soda (or Sprite for a sweeter option)1 oz Half-n-half creammelted chocolate to rim the glass Directions: Carefully melt the chocolate and pour into the bottom of a martini glass, using the rest to rim the edge of the glass (and coat any fresh fruit garnish).  Mix...

Pregnant and Single

By Betty Muli, DivineCaroline Growing up in Nairobi, the only person I knew who was a single parent was my Aunty Catherine who was an oddity (she lived in Jamaica I think, and had a boyfriend who according to my Mum was. “young enough to be her son”). I always assumed I would be married by...