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(Continued from Part I)When I picked Julia up at camp later that day, she was slurping a cherry popsicle, an ear-to-ear grin visible through the slippery red juice that was dribbling down her ... READ MORE
Six weeks ago:"I don't want to go, Mama!" Julia is bawling. Flailing. Fighting me as I struggle to buckle her into her car seat. Every time I get an arm under a strap, she yanks it back out ... READ MORE
My 28-weeks-along reader (no name given so let's call her Sarah) wrote wondering what to do about anxiety, her doctor's unsupportive attitude about anxiety and her worry about taking ... READ MORE
It's going to be a long one this week, ladies, because I know this is going to hit home for a lot of you. A reader, I'll call Claire, sent me the most heart-breaking email. She has the ... READ MORE
Suzanne Kerns has just finished her first trimester, a time she’d always thought would be radiantly happy. Instead, the 28-year-old psychology student from Columbia, S.C., finds herself ... READ MORE
Routine prenatal screening tests can understandably cause expectant parents a good amount of worry. But it’s reassuring to know that despite the possibility of scary results, the vast ... READ MORE
Pregnant women are notorious worriers. They fret over prenatal tests, maternity leave, baby names, labor, sleeping arrangements for their new arrival, child care, even food cravings. But ... READ MORE
Trang Burnett describes herself as rational and not prone to knee-jerk emotional reactions. Yet, when the Tampa, Fla., mother was pregnant with now-2-year-old son Bryson, all bets on her ... READ MORE