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Having a baby changes your life, but are some parents more willing to accept that than others? Mamas love to joke about aging faster than their childless counterparts and their lack of time for themselves, while their friends without lil ones running around just nod their heads in agreement. In a recent essay in the New York Post, a "non-breeder" wrote about her decision to live life childless Read more
DearSugar -- I am 27 and have been happily married to my 33-year-old husband for 5 years. About 2 years ago my husband and I made the decision to not have children (there's a lot of reason behind this). We're very content with our lives. We have two dogs and a cat which bring us great joy, and we love the idea of being able to get up and go and do what we want. My problem is this: Every time I Read more
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The headline "Having Kids Might Make Young Women Heavier, Less Fit" is far from groundbreaking, and in fact, it leaves me scratching my head at how these results are making headlines in the first place. With the weight gain of pregnancy, sleepless nights with a crying baby, stressful schedules devoted to extracurricular activities over gym time, fast food pit stops for picky-eating kids, and Read more
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Forget about apples; maybe it's really a baby a day that keeps the doctor away! Two recent studies point to the health benefits of having children, and the first study, conducted at the University of California, San Diego, goes so far as to say that the more the merrier! Researchers followed 1,300 women from California and concluded that women who experience at least four pregnancies are less Read more
We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: There was a time, not so long ago, when infertility was something whispered under pitying, gossip-ful coffee breath. "That's Rose's daughter, she can't have a baby" or "They keep trying, but something's wrong." These days, many women are sick of the whispers. They're infertile and they're not ashamed. The Read more
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You don't have to be a parent to have a bad in-flight experience with a child. While some tots are easily distracted by the seat-back entertainment systems, others spend the duration screaming, crying, and kicking their way to their destination. In today's USA Today cover story, the paper reveals that "59 percent of (British) fliers supported a section reserved for families" or cabins designated Read more
