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Peanut and Peanut Butter During Pregnancy

Is it okay to eat peanut and peanut butter during pregnancy ? How about other nuts? I know nut is allergenic food and kids should not eat it until they are older but is it okay for pregnancy women to eat them?

Maternity Leave

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How Did You Cope with Labor? How Do You Manage 3 Under the Age of 4?

I'm days away from delivering baby #3 and could use some advice on how to keep it together. My first two children were late-term premature. In fact, my water broke with my first at 36 weeks before I even had contractions so I never had drawn out anticipation of labor and child birth. This time looks like I'm going the distance or at least getting closer to it. I'm 38.5 weeks and now that I've done this twice before, I feel more anxious about labor and having a newborn than I did back then. Partly, because I know how much it hurts, but...

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Questions About Labor and Breastfeeding

Hi Moms, We are thinking about having another baby. Actually my first pregnancy and delivery because we adopted our only child who is now 2 1/2 when she was just delivered. I am excited about possibly being pregnant and experiencing it for myself but I'm also scared and concerned about the labor/delivery. I just want to get as much info as I can to be as prepared as possible and then work on being flexible if things don't go the way I planned as I know can happen. I have a shunt in the lumbar region of my spine to drain pressure from...

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