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Pregnancy: second trimester
A week-by-week guide to your second trimester of pregnancy, plus style and health tips
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Second trimester pregnancy symptoms, signs, stages and what to expect during months 4 through 6 of your pregnancy from Parenting.com.
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Is it safe to use hair dye when pregnant? What pregnant women should know about piercing and hair coloring while expecting
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Our guy and his wife fight her cigarette addiction --during pregnancy
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Get-real ways to boost your health
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Is it safe to take probiotics during pregnancy?
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What to expect each trimester for your prenatal tests
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Amy Poehler, Ashlee Simpson and other hot pregnant celebrities show off their baby bumps.
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How having a baby will affect your relationship with your husband. Author Sarah Trillin discusses how her husband and she became best friends again.
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Just-for-fun old wives' tales to predict the gender of your baby, from Chinese birth calendars to morning sickness to Drano. Find out if you're having a boy or girl today!
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One mom-to-be’s conflicted feelings about her ultrasound results
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Moms tell us which foods they just HAD to get their hands on during pregnancy (yep, definitely pickles!)
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The top 50 questions we get from expecting moms: Is it safe to go tanning during pregnancy? Can I eat hot dogs? Here are our pregnancy dos and donts.
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Chic maternity tankini, bikini and one-piece maternity swimwear and bathing suits that fit your belly beautifully, from Liz Lange, Target, Pea in the Pod, Motherhood Maternity and more
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No matter how nervous you are, your maternity leave is one matter you must address in a timely, professional way. By preparing for such a discussion, you can cut a good deal with your boss -- and cut out a lot of stress.
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When you're expecting, pregnancy causes changes in your entire body. Read about them all here, trimester by trimester.
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Pregnancy week 27, second trimester. You may be feeling your uterus tighten and clench for as long as two minutes, which many women mistake for labor.
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Pregnancy week 26, second trimester. With two weeks left of the second trimester, your back hurts, your legs are cramping up, and your pelvic area feels heavy.
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Pregnancy week 25, second trimester. Your uterus is the size of a soccer ball, and you're having vivid, lengthy dreams at night.
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Pregnancy week 24, second trimester. Faint red stretch marks may begin to stretch across your abdomen, hips and breasts now that your uterus has risen to two inches above your belly button.
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Pregnancy week 23, second trimester. Your shape gets more rounded. If you had an "innie" belly button, it's likely now an "outie".




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