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<description><![CDATA[Patty Hone is a wife and mother to five kids.  She is the cofounder of JustMommies.com.  She started JustMommies.com in 2003 with her sister because she wanted a safe and friendly place for moms to connect.  JustMommies has tons of great articles and tools for women on trying to conceive, pregnancy, parenting, and more.  We pride ourselves on having the friendliest site for moms and moms to be.]]></description>
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<title>Signs of Pregnancy - Is It Normal to Miss a Period After Going Off Birth Control?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:54:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are numerous types of birth control. Most work by preventing ovulation or implantation, or a combination of the two.]]></description>
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<title>Avoiding Trendy Baby Names</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 16:17:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you were growing up you might recall having 4 girls named Jennifer in your class or 5 boys named Michael. According the Social Security administration which lists popular names by birth year, Michael and Jennifer held the number one spot on their list for 14 years in a row, from 1970 to 1984.]]></description>
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<title>Morning Sickness - Boy or Girl?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:57:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Still, with all this technology available, women still like to take guesses as to what their baby's gender might be. Is he a boy or is she a girl?]]></description>
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<title>Popular Gender Neutral Names</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gender neutral names are gaining popularity. Not only are more parents choosing names that are gender neutral, but more names that were traditionally just for boys or just for girls are being used for both genders.]]></description>
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<title>No Sex Drive During Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:54:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a woman is pregnant, her sex drive can be unpredictable. Some women find that their libido goes through the roof when they are pregnant, while others seem to lose their desire to have sex all together. Both experiences are normal but having a low sex drive can be frustrating for a couple's relationship.]]></description>
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<title>Your Eighth Week of Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:42:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to your 8th week of pregnancy. By now you are probably experiencing most of the classic pregnancy symptoms. You may be struggling with morning sickness, fatigue, and moodiness.]]></description>
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<title>Foods To Help You Go In Labor</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:41:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Towards the end of pregnancy a lot of women get anxious to meet their babies or tire of being pregnant and want some ideas to help them to go into labor.&nbsp; Some women are willing to do things like drink icky tasting castor oil or will spend hours of time doing nipple stimulation to bring on contractions.&nbsp; Whether or not these things work is debatable, but often they just leave a woman frustrated or more uncomfortable than she was to begin with.]]></description>
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<title>Your Seventh Week of Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:24:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that you are 7 weeks pregnant, your pregnancy may finally start to feel real. It's still early in your pregnancy, but you are actually half way through the first trimester now!]]></description>
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<title>Does Pineapple Induce Labor?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are some foods that have properties in them that are known for helping prepare your body for labor and even sometimes inducing labor. Pineapples are one type of food that may help your body ready for labor.]]></description>
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<title>Your Sixth Week of Pregnancy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Now that you are in your sixth week of pregnancy, you may start noticing some pregnancy symptoms like breast tenderness, frequent urination and morning sickness. Even though you are just starting your pregnancy, you are actually almost half way through your first trimester.]]></description>
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<title>Your Fifth Week of Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:12:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While this week is your fifth week of pregnancy, you actually conceived just three weeks ago. Last week you would have expected your period to start.]]></description>
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<title>Trying to Get Pregnant? How to Tell When You Ovulate</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:51:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have a regular menstrual cycle it is quite easy to tell when you ovulate. Before you ovulate your body provides certain clues to let you know that you are more fertile.]]></description>
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<title>Your Fourth Week of Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:49:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a woman is 4 weeks pregnant, it actually means she conceived two weeks earlier.  The reason why it is referred to as her fourth week of pregnancy and not her second is because doctors start counting your pregnancy from the first day of your last menstrual period.  During the first two weeks of pregnancy you have not even conceived.]]></description>
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<title>Natural Ways to Treat Diaper Rash</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:01:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Keeping baby dry is the best way to prevent diaper rash, but unfortunately even when you change your little one frequently, he can still get a diaper rash. If you are looking for some natural remedies for treating diaper rash here are a few that might help.]]></description>
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<title>Baby Names From the 80's</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Remember the jelly bracelets, florescent colored clothes, blue eye shadow, and let's not forget about the big hair? Well, we're not quite living in the 80's again but we are starting to see names that were popular in the 80's starting to come back in style.]]></description>
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<title>Earthy Baby Names Inspired by Nature</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:24:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you a hip chic granola crunch kind of mom looking for a natural name to go with your organic personality? Coming up with earth-themed names is easy. You can create names from flowers, plants, bodies of water, natural elements, or anything that just inspires you.]]></description>
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<title>Can You Get Pregnant During Any Time of the Month?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:24:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is some debate about when you can get pregnant. Some people will tell you that you can get pregnant any time you have intercourse. ]]></description>
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<title>Cool Baby Names For Girls</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:34:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You want to pick out a name for your little girl but you want it to be cool. There are so many names out there that it is just hard to decide.]]></description>
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<title>Increasing Your Chances of Getting Pregnant</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 18:17:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For most couples, getting pregnant does not require extra effort or planning. If you don't have fertility issues and you have sex regularly, even if you don't know exactly when you are ovulating, you will eventually get pregnant.]]></description>
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<title>What Does Ovulation Feel Like?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ovulation occurs when an egg is released from a follicle in a woman's ovary. Some women notice symptoms around this time to let them know that ovulation is taking place.]]></description>
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<title>When to Have Sex to Get Pregnant</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:18:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To optimize your chances of getting pregnant, you should time intercourse very closely with ovulation, preferably 3 to 4 days before ovulation and on the day of ovulation. The more times you have sex during this time frame, the better your chances of getting pregnant.]]></description>
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<title>Cervical Mucous During Ovulation</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:22:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One way to determine when you are fertile is to monitor your cervical mucous. By monitoring the type of cervical mucous you have throughout your cycle you can determine when you ovulate.]]></description>
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<title>How to Determine When You Ovulate</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:08:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The most accurate way - short of having your cycle monitored by your doctor - to determine when you have ovulated is to keep a bbt chart. However, bbt charting requires you to take your temperature daily with a special thermometer and record other natural fertility signs. If you haven't charted before it may be hard for you to interpret your chart.]]></description>
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<title>When Are You Most Fertile?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:56:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You know that having sex around the time you are ovulating is the best way for you to get pregnant, but how do you know when that happens? How do you know when you are most fertile?]]></description>
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<title>Can Stress Delay Your Period?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:44:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have heard that stressing out can cause your period to be late. But, is there any truth to this?]]></description>
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<title>Early Pregnancy Cramping</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:14:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first few weeks of pregnancy can be exciting for a new mom, but it is also a time when women worry. Since some of the signs of miscarriage are similar to normal pregnancy symptoms, it is understandable why this time in a woman's pregnancy can be stressful.]]></description>
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<title>Early Pregnancy Testing - 6 Rules to Follow</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:26:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When it comes to pregnancy testing many women want to take a test as early as possible. At the same time, they don't want to waste money on a test just to find out they are not pregnant. Waiting for your period to start can be nerve wracking, but staring at a big white blank space on a pregnancy test can be just as upsetting.]]></description>
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<title>Can You Have a Period When You Are Pregnant?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:32:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although you may have heard of women that had "periods" during pregnancy, the truth is you cannot be pregnant and be having periods at the same time.  Once a woman conceives her body starts producing HCG and her menstrual cycle stops.  This is not to say that a woman cannot have bleeding that resembles a period when she is pregnant, but the bleeding is not actually a period.]]></description>
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<title>What Dads Need to Know About Breastfeeding</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:20:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Breastfeeding provides many benefits for mom and baby. Find out what dads can do to support their partners' breastfeeding efforts.]]></description>
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<title>Breastfeeding and Failure to Thrive - When Your Baby is Not Gaining Weight</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:46:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a baby is diagnosed with failure to thrive, it means that he is not gaining weight like he should. It is normal for a newborn baby to lose some weight after birth, even as much as a 10 percent weight loss is considered normal.]]></description>
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<title>Potty Training a Developmentally Delayed Child</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:04:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The most important thing you need to remember when potty training a developmentally delayed child is that potty training may not happen until your child is much older than his peers. As a parent, you may want him to potty train sooner, but like any potty training child, he isn't going to be potty trained until he is ready. You can start pre-potty training your developmentally delayed child whenever you are ready.]]></description>
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<title>Baby Activities - 5 Activities That Stimulate Your Baby's Vision</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:11:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From the time your baby is born, his vision is maturing and developing.  His vision is only partially developed at birth.  Here are some visually stimulating activities that you can do with your baby to help improve his vision and encourage visual maturity.]]></description>
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<title>Baby Names for Twins</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:27:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The big question when it comes to naming twins is should you name them with matching names. Well the answer to that will probably depend on who you ask, your own feelings, and how you want your twins to feel about their names. My sister and are identical twins.]]></description>
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<title>7 Fertility Aids - Secret Tips From Moms</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:49:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there anything couples can do to improve their chances of getting pregnant? Here are seven little talked about fertility aids that can help you get pregnant.]]></description>
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<title>Unique Baby Names for Girls</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:33:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you are trying to pick the right baby name it can be very time consuming looking through baby names' lists and weeding through all the names.  You want a unique name for your baby girl but you don't want it to be bizarre or outrageous.  For some couples the right name comes to them easily.]]></description>
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<title>Help I am Pregnant and an Addict</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:34:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of resources on the internet, in books, and from the medical community on the dangers of drug and alcohol use during pregnancy.  However, there is not very much quality information on...]]></description>
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<title>Breastfeeding - Handling Criticism</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:24:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Feelings about how to parent seem to shift with every generation. A new way of parenting, sometimes called attachment parenting, has emerged and it challenges many of the rigid teachings of our mothe...]]></description>
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<title>When Parents Disagree</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:58:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Moms and dads, are there times you think that parenting would be easier if you didn't have to make family decisions?  Having a partner that is not in agreement with your parenting ideas or discipline...]]></description>
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<title>Helping a Friend Through a Miscarriage</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:29:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you have a friend that has had a miscarriage there is a lot you can do to help her. Many times we are afraid to say anything because we don't want to say the wrong thing but not saying anything ...]]></description>
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<title>Triumphing Over Tantrums</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:23:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Before you had kids you probably witnessed an out of control child having a temper tantrum at the store.  More than likely you thought or said, "If that was my child, I would ______".   Well now here...]]></description>
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<title>Coping With an Unplanned Pregnancy</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:24:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your period is late and you start to think maybe you might be pregnant. Maybe you are afraid to go take a test because you don't want to find out the results. You may be asking yourself "how could th...]]></description>
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<title>Secrets to Working and Pumping</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:46:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I had my first son I hadn't planned to go back to work. I suddenly had to return to the workforce when he was three months old. I was completely unprepared and my son went from an exclusively...]]></description>
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