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The Importance of Communication

While communication between your daughter and yourself can be a large key to preventing pregnancy, it is an even more important part of working through a pregnancy. Discovering your daughter is pregnant may feel like the worst possible thing that could happen. Your emotions may be paralyzing - you may be unsure of how to accept the situation or how to address it. The first thing you must remember is that all of the feelings you have are multiplied by ten for your daughter. She is angry and afraid and unable to solve her problems on her own. While you may be angry and disappointed in her choices, be sure that she knows she is not alone. What is done is done - there is no use in resenting what has happened. Together, accept that the situation must be dealt with quickly. Discuss the situation. Does she know how long she has been pregnant? If not, when was her last period? Has she taken a pregnancy test? With these initial answers, make a doctor's appointment as soon as possible. These
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Mommy Fat-No Reason to Worry

The post-baby belly is one of the most hated signs of motherhood. All those months of carrying a little one safe in your tummy, not getting enough exercise, eating for two, and the sedentary lifestyle during the post-delivery recuperation phase loads on the pounds like nothing else. And this fat is very difficult to get rid of. If you want to fit onto your old pair of jeans, try these tips. Try free-weight, bodyweight, and cable exercises instead of pounding away at the machines. These exercises need more skill and expend more calories in the form of energy. It is more difficult to work with free weight while maintaining body balance. This allows you to work more muscle groups in a wide range of motion, leading to a higher energy loss. Perform exercises that work more than a single group of muscles. Don’t worry about losing the tummy fat before you focus on those bulging arms. Use exercises that will work more muscle groups than just one. For example, squats are better than leg extensi