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4 days ago | 
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June is full of joy—just like your bubbly baby. Learn some interesting nuggets about your spring-to-summer darling, plus stellar ideas for celebrating them. save articleBy Kristen Bringe Published June 4, 2025NEW!Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: David Tadevosian | ShutterstockJune birthdays are the best. Okay, so I’m a little biased—I was born in June! But—at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere—this sweet spring-to-summer month is full of sun, friends, popsicles and sheer magic.
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1 month ago | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe |G. O’Hara |Kendra Segura
Things can get uncomfortable when you inch close to (and then past!) your due date. Here’s how to manage everything from the influx of texts asking about baby’s arrival to your increasing discomfort level. save articleBy Kristen Bringe Updated May 1, 2025Medically Reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD|Fact Checked by G.
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2 months ago | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
If you’re feeling blasé about your sex life right now, welcome to the club! Having a low sex drive during pregnancy is a bummer—it’s also extremely common. Hormones, physiological changes and the stress of this major life change can all contribute to a decreased libido. But it’s not all gloom and doom; pregnancy is temporary, and it can be a great time to take a closer look at your sexual likes and dislikes.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
In the mood more than not? Learn why your libido might be soaring, and hear from other moms who’ve had sex-drive highs and lows during pregnancy. save articleBy Kristen Bringe Updated March 10, 2025Medically Reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD|Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: LightField Studios | ShutterstockIt might sound a little cheeky, but if you’re—how do we put this?—pregnant and horny, you’re far from alone. There’s no right or wrong when it comes to sex drive during pregnancy.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
Getting antsy about baby’s upcoming debut? Here, study up on a few ways to ready yourself during pregnancy. save articleByKristen BringePublished February 24, 2025NEW!Medically Reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD|Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: Basil Pind | Stocksy UnitedThere are tons of important to-dos floating around every expectant mom’s brain. While it’s impossible to prepare for everything to come, it’s our nature to want to set ourselves up for success.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
Does baby think that 2 a.m. is party time? If your little one is alert and ready to play for an extended period you might be dealing with split nights. Here’s how to deal. Split nights go a little something like this: It’s 1 a.m., you’re in the thick of a delightful dream, and you’re suddenly jolted awake by a curious sound on the baby monitor. You walk shakily to the nursery to find baby wearing a party hat and blowing a noise maker.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
Here’s how to know if you have a DFK—plus, the best ways to support them. save articleBy Kristen Bringe Published December 2, 2024NEW!Medically Reviewed by Dina DiMaggio Walters, MD|Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: Lea Csontos | Stocksy UnitedLike many millennial moms, I found “Dr. Becky” during the pandemic. I was hiding out in my room one particularly rough morning and decided to check out her Instagram on the recommendation of one of my most aligned mom friends. I was instantly hooked.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
Early parenthood can have you feeling like you’ve lost your vibrancy, but with time and grace, you’ll get your spark back. save articleBy Kristen Bringe Published November 26, 2024NEW!Medically Reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD|Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: Katerina Kouzmitcheva | Stocksy United“Getting your pink back” is a concept inspired by one of the animal kingdom’s most poetic metaphors.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
It’s not all nausea and breast tenderness! There are some definitive pros to procreating (you know, besides making a baby!). save articleBy Kristen Bringe Updated November 26, 2024Medically Reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD|Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: ByLorena | Stocksy UnitedI think we can all agree that pregnancy comes with plenty of undesirable side effects—frequent urination(, fatigue, the inability to get comfortable in any position.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
thebump.com | Kristen Bringe
This practice is meant to give new moms the rest and respect they deserve in the first few weeks after baby is born. save articleBy Kristen Bringe Published October 28, 2024NEW!Medically Reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD|Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: Brat Co | Stocksy UnitedThe postpartum period is a time of healing and adjustment to life with baby. Emotions and hormones go wild as your body recovers from the roller coaster of childbirth.
