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20 April 2010
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Day Care: A Mother’s Guilt

Today I dropped off my son at day care for the first time and I wept with guilt.
Let me explain.
Two weeks ago, my husband had a full day of work-related errands – going to the hardware store, buying new tools – and he offered to take our 15 month old …

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22 February 2010
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Period Pains

I got my period last night.  Bummer.  Trying to fall pregnant is such an emotional roller-coaster.  With my son, I was officially ‘trying’ for one month before I was pregnant.  I was like, “Gee, this is easy.”
But now it’s been four months of trying.  Up and down, waiting and waiting, …

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19 December 2009
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Another one? When?

As I plan my son’s one-year birthday party, I am bracing myself for the inevitable question I will be hearing from the party well-wishers: “When are you having another baby?”  And while it may seem like an easy question to answer, I find that I do not have an easy …

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20 November 2009
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Pregnancy

Dear Stellar Mother – Can you start a pre-birth category for those of us getting pregnant so we can drill the other mums on what to expect and what the do’s and do nots are?  Thanks, Lizzy Waiting-to-be-Pregnant
Dear Lizzy Waiting-to-be-Pregnant,
Follow this list exactly:
DO’s:
1.  TAKE DAILY PREGNANCY VITAMINS. These are essential to …

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