Your New Life
Welcome to motherhood! Your new life begins here. And we're with you, every step of the way—from those first sleepless nights with your newborn to the day you realize you're ready to try for number two. Here, you'll find expert advice and information on everything from breastfeeding to bedtime routines and fitness to finances. Be sure to check out our Real Mom blogs, as new moms like you share their own journeys through motherhood.
Postnatal Workout
- Bye-Bye, Baby Fat
- Fitness for you, fun for baby
- Get Moving
- Women who don't lose their baby weight after six months are more likely to be overweight a full decade later.
- Pilates Playtime
- Gentle postpartum Pilates moves to help you get your body back and bond with your baby at the same time
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Food & Nutrition
- Fit Pregnancy Cares
- Our labor nurse, Jeanne Faulkner, R.N., blogs about her work with CARE
- Reader Recipe Contest Winners! Best Dishes
- We asked you for your tastiest and healthiest prenatal recipes. Here are our 5 faves, plus some of your best snack ideas.
- Double-Duty Foods
- More Double-Duty Recipes
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Breastfeeding
- What Not To Avoid
- Foods you should eat
- Toxic cleanup
- What you eat, drink, touch and even breathe can affect your milk. Change your habits now to benefit your baby later.
- Grade-A Breast Milk
- Toxins can end up in the most unlikely places - even mother's milk. Here's how to make yours safer.
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Motherhood
- Balancing Act
- Dancing queen Brooke Burke knows the importance of being a devoted mom--and making time for yourself, too.
- TV Guide for Tots
- How does television really affect your baby? Here's what we know.
- Car Seat Kudos
- One hospital takes a hands-on role in protecting babies, starting the minute they head home.
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Fatherhood
- True (Dad) Confessions
- Fatherhood is hard - admit it!
- Bonding Tips For Dads
- Becoming an involved father takes time. Here's how parents can work together.
- New-Dad Tool kit
- Guys like to gear up for a challenge. Here are four dad-friendly gadgets you should have handy.
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Sex & Relationships
- How I Told Him
- Tell us how you told your mate that you are pregnant!
- 6 Ways To Keep Your Marriage Intact
- Advice on how to keep your marriage happy and healthy.
- Lost That Lovin' Feeling?
- Low libido after child birth
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Work & Money
- Pregnancy Put-Downs
- The challenges of pregnancy
- Pregnancy-Inspired Careers
- Five jobs for women with babies on the brain
- U.S. Maternity Benefits Lag
- Out of 173 countries worldwide, the United States is one of only five that doesn't guarantee paid leave to give birth and care for a newborn.
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Health
- Links From the Latest Issue
- Fit Pregnancy Books
- From the editors of Fit Pregnancy
- Sugar Blues
- Gestational diabetes: a threat to mom and baby
