Who would have assumed that having to stay in our homes could be such a dynamic experience for people? Or could stretch on for. So. long. For some, this time has been traumatic and painful, while others have seen it as wonderfully reflective and healing. Wherever you find yourself on the spectrum, each of us…
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Scary Mommy and Aleksei Morozov/Getty A recent study just published in Nature found that the number of instances a person gives birth may impact a person’s physical aging process. Since I birthed four children, naturally, I was a bit concerned. After all, this has some serious repercussions — does this mean I’m going to get…
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Dr. Jacqueline Parchem, a maternal-fetal medicine physician at UTHealth in Houston, considers herself a private person. Even still, she logged on to Twitter on Dec. 22 and began drafting a series of posts. “Pregnant and unsure about the #COVID19 vaccine?” she wrote in a tweet that has now been liked more than 3,000 times. “You’re…
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Cozy, quality pajamas are always a treat—especially for pregnant moms. And if (like us) you’re spending more time at home this year, then it might be time to refresh your loungewear collection. Whether you’re newly pregnant or in your final trimester, maternity pajamas are definitely worth the investment. Why? Well, maternity sleepwear is designed for…
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Scary Mommy and South_agency/Getty With the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine now in the hands (or, should we say, arms) of Americans, some are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the vaccine — developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE — is approximately 95 percent effective. That means there is hope. Potential.…
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Bloomberg Biden to Bar Keystone Pipeline, Reversing Early Trump Move (Bloomberg) — Joe Biden will cancel the Keystone XL oil pipeline hours after becoming president on Wednesday, killing once again a cross-border project that had won a four-year reprieve under his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump.In one of his first major environmental actions, Biden will revoke…
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While everyone was anticipating an oversized cohort of newborns to arrive after quarantine, the math definitely implies our favorite celebrities were getting busy way before that! Below, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest names throughout pop culture that took to Instagram to announce the news of their growing families in 2020. (Honorable mention to…
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Scary Mommy and Charles Gullung/Getty I am a 40-year-old mom of a two-year-old. Just months ago, I was agonizing over the decision of whether to have another baby. As an older mom, I was losing sleep over the anxiety of being on the fence and my own biological clock ticking loudly. Well, it turns out…
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Dr. Nayeli Rodulfo-Zayas, an emergency medicine physician in San Antonio, Texas, was 35 weeks pregnant when she received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month. Rodulfo-Zayas, also the mother of a 2-year-old, is speaking out about her decision in hopes of inspiring other pregnant women to have important, educated conversations with their…
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There’s lots of, well, alternative things you can do with your placenta. You can save it and turn it into jewelry. You can cut it up and turn it into pill form, eating it for the supposed postnatal health benefits, Kourtney Kardashian style. (But you probably shouldn’t.) But rarely do we see it photographed. And…
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