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“I still haven’t lost my baby weight.” The famous words I’ve grown to hear so many women say. And I’m not talking about just women who delivered months prior, or even just a couple years. I’m talking about women who have grown children.  Even as a young girl, I believed that some women’s bodies are just not made to bounce back to form after having babies, and some are blessed to appear as if their stomachs never stretched out to Timbuktu, or some even smaller than pre-pregnancy. And, I always hoped and prayed that when it was my time, I wouldn’t be one walking aroundRead More →

Erin Konheim Mandras - What Not to Say to New Moms

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I did it. I said the worst thing anyone could have ever said to me after giving birth to a baby. Though I still like to believe my comment was excusable, it falls under the category of guilty when it comes to pregnancy and post-baby etiquette. As a woman who has gone through two pregnancies, I can’t help but notice other women who are pregnant. They always look so great to me, and seem to be glowing beautifully. So, I have watched a mom at my kids preschool through her entire pregnancy. Three weeks ago, I ran into her at my OBGYN appointment, and we hadRead More →