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Prenatal yoga: Butterfly pose

Prenatal yoga: Butterfly pose

Relax, meditate and improve your flexibility with this prenatal yoga pose that’s totally safe for your growing baby.

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Prenatal yoga: Goddess squat

Prenatal yoga: Goddess squat

Help strengthen your muscles and prepare your body for birth with the goddess squat pose.

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Prenatal yoga: Tree pose

Prenatal yoga: Tree pose

Your centre of balance is thrown off when you’re pregnant, which can make practising balance important but tricky. Here’s how to do tree pose safely.

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Prenatal yoga: Warrior pose

Prenatal yoga: Warrior pose

This modified warrior pose is great to practice during pregnancy and helps to open up the hips.

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Prenatal yoga: Sun Salutations

Prenatal yoga: Sun Salutations

You won’t want to do an upward-facing dog or cobra pose during pregnancy, so here’s how to safely modify your sun salutation.

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How donor breast milk helps preemies in the NICU

How donor breast milk helps preemies in the NICU

Baby Keira was born at 26 weeks and 5 days, weighing just 1.5 pounds. Her mom never expected that she wouldn't make enough milk to feed her baby.

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Caring for extremely premature babies

Caring for extremely premature babies

A SickKids nurse takes us on a tour of the NICU, where she cares for premature babies who fit into the palm of her hand.

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My baby weighed 840 grams at birth—his odds were 50/50

My baby weighed 840 grams at birth—his odds were 50/50

Baby Nathan was born at 24 weeks and six days. This is what it's like being the mom of a micropreemie.

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What to pack in your hospital bag

What to pack in your hospital bag

Your due date is fast approaching, which means it's time to pack your hospital bag. We have a handy list of everything you need.

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What you need to know about car seats and airplanes

What you need to know about car seats and airplanes

Travelling on a plane with your baby for the first time is overwhelming. You want to make sure she's safe. So should you hold her or put her in a car seat?

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According to a study, your parents will hate these baby names

According to a study, your parents will hate these baby names

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to what you name your kid. But a recent study revealed the baby names grandparents hate the most.

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Why being pregnant is a struggle when you've had an eating disorder

Why being pregnant is a struggle when you've had an eating disorder

When you have a history of disordered eating and become pregnant, you can feel like you’re losing control of your body all over again.

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14 fun facts about boobs

14 fun facts about boobs

Did you know breastmilk sprays out of as many as 20 openings in your nipple? Watch for more awesome facts about your boobs.

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Born on opioids

Born on opioids

Babies born to opioid-dependent mothers are typically whisked away to intensive care units and given morphine. But an innovative program is seeing shocking results with far simpler treatment. What these babies need most, it turns out, is their moms.

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Breastfeeding moms: Have you ever considered becoming a milk donor?

Breastfeeding moms: Have you ever considered becoming a milk donor?

When Kareen Hayford's freezer started to look like a dairy farm, she decided to start donating her breast milk. Here's what it's like to be a milk donor.

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"I'm so tired!" 8 things not to say to a woman in labour

"I'm so tired!" 8 things not to say to a woman in labour

A woman in labour does not need to hear about your painful sliver or how bored you are waiting for this baby to come out.

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8 ways to get your preschooler ready for kindergarten

8 ways to get your preschooler ready for kindergarten

Your kid needs to learn an essential skill before she starting kindergarten—wiping her bum. We have eight tricks that will get her ready for kindergarten

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How to deal with postpartum hair loss

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How to deal with postpartum hair loss

In the months after giving birth, your hormones start to level out and that can cause hair to fall out. Here's what you can do about postpartum hair loss.

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Holding my extreme preemie for the very first time

Holding my extreme preemie for the very first time

Sara Martel went into labour at 28 weeks and she wasn't able to hold her extreme preemie for several days. This is the first time she held him.

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7 superpowers of pregnant women

7 superpowers of pregnant women

Prepare to rule the world through your sense of smell! Growing a human in your uterus comes with many special superpowers.

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