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Creative pregnancy announcements
Announcing that you're expecting can be a time to express your creativity, sense of humour and imagination. Check out how other parents and parents-to-be have broken the news to friends and family.
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Funny ultrasound pictures
It's called pareidolia - when the brain makes an image or pattern appear where there isn't really one.
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Bryan - you are the father
Bryan Starr was excited to have a photo with Darth Vader and a few stormtroopers during a recent trip to Disney World.
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7 awesome pregnancy announcements of 2015
We laughed and cried right along with them - here are the best pregnancy announcements of this year.
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Women learning they're going to be grandmas is the happiest thing you'll see all day
One video compilation, shared on Facebook, features many women learning they're going to be grandmothers – and the clips are just gorgeous.
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Three-year-old breaks his family's big news
If you are three-years-old and an only child, then news doesn't get much bigger than this.
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What are pregnant women Googling?
Pregnancy is a huge change for any woman, so it's natural we'll have questions - and turn to Google to ask them.
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Baby's first painting - while still in the womb
Every parent knows the joy of hanging their child's first painting on the fridge.
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Pregnant woman refused seat on train
Anyone who has travelled by public transport when pregnant knows sometimes it is not the most pleasant of experiences.
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I'm pregnant - keep your hands off
All this "flash belly rubbing," as I liked to call it, was wearing on me. It made me feel targeted, vulnerable and grumpy.
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10 things every pregnant woman needs to hear
Pregnancies may vary, and we all have different views on life, but there are a few things every mum-to-be needs to be told.
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Women giving birth to a son keep some of his Y chromosomes
It was an experiment doomed to failure - they were looking for male cells in female bodies. And their search was stunningly successful.
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Photos: How babies fit in the womb
A gorgeous photo series shows babies in the first hours after their birth - as they were positioned in the womb.
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