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What is a footling breech baby?

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Babies in utero spend most of their gestation head-up. As they get heavier and prepare for delivery, they turn head-down. This usually happens around 32 weeks. When it doesn’t, and baby is still head-up at term, we call this baby breech. When the baby’s head is up by the mother’s heart, the baby may be [...]

Your Baby Is A Horcrux

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It seems like the right time to point out to all my fellow mothers that what we are doing here is meddling with the dark arts. Every time you have a baby, you’re essentially creating a horcrux. Think about it. 1. A horcrux is something in which you place a fragment of your soul. Creepy, [...]

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