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Ju Ann Pregnancy Journal

Pregnancy Fears Puts New Meaning Into Baby Blues

You know, today I decided to talk a little about pregnancy fears, and how I feel about being… pregnant and being a mother so very soon. You’ll think 9-10 months is a short gestation time but really, ask any mother to be and they’ll tell you it really isn’t. The first trimester passes by the quickest. You really only find out you are pregnant around 7-10 weeks (missed period after the 4th week). By then, more than half your first trimester…

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Pigeon Baby Steriliser

I asked a couple of friends what brands they use for sterilisers and there were quite different replies. One asked me to check out Philips Avent and the other strongly recommended Pigeon. And then again, as with stuff like that, mothers usually only use one brand and stick with it mostly. I was quite confused with Philips Avent’s sterliser because I wasn’t sure if it could fit all bottles and I really kept seeing Philips everywhere! Pigeon is a well…

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So your friend just announced her pregnancy, what should you say?!

So your friend just announced her pregnancy, what should you say?! Here are some suggestions on what to say to your pregnant friend to show the support that you truly want to show.

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3 Ways To Minimise Stretch Marks

One of the biggest woes of pregnancy, at least to me, is the possibility of having stretch marks. If stretch marks are inevitable, then can we minimise stretch marks? I’ve seen it on many mothers before and I don’t think I’ll enjoy having even more than what I already have on me. :/ When I found out I was pregnant and during the 1st Trimester, the only thing I bought was stretch mark cream. I am really someone who never…

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Announcing Your Pregnancy…

… can be quite a daunting task, but one that needs to be done. Here are some pregnancy announcement ideas to share. Peter and I wanted to have it announced as subtly as possible with a nice photo… well otherwise, we could just update our Facebook Status and go “We’re pregnant”. Here are some photos the amateur in me took, edited and considered for posting on Facebook… but most didn’t quite make the cut except for one. Here are some pregnancy…

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We Decided On Pognae Baby Carrier

Believe me. It was a pain starting out searching for Baby Carriers. We decided not to choose between Baby Carriers & Strollers but to just get both. I will share a review of the Pognae Baby Carrier that we eventually chose out of the 3 brands we shortlisted – Beco, Mandula and Pognae.

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Recommended Pregnancy Book: What to expect from conception to birth

Pregnancy is a exciting and remarkable stage of your life that involves many changes and invokes many questions. It is one of the best times in your life to get yourself a guidebook (or two!) to guide you along the way. Here’s a recommended pregnancy book to check out. After my awesome colleague knew I was preggars, she went out immediately and got me a recommended pregnancy book that she felt helped her a lot during her pregnancy. The book…

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Baby Bump: Week 12 Pregnancy Update

End of Trimester #1! Time a week 12 pregnancy update. Damn my tummy still looks awesome. I am super not looking forward to being so huge : (

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