Are Your Birth Control Pills Safe?


Updated 02/02/12 9:13 AM · Posted by Shape · 4 comments

Are Your Birth Control Pills Safe?

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Last year during my annual exam, when I complained to my doctor about my terrible PMS, she was quick to pull out her pad and give me a prescription for the birth control pill Yaz. "You're going to love this," she said. "All of my patients that are on it think it's the best. It's even helped Read more

Did You Have a Surprise Birth?


Updated 01/20/12 6:55 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Woman Gives Birth on PATH Train

Ready or not, here he comes! Regardless of whether or not you had a written plan for your lil one's birth, when baby's ready to come, there's little mom can do to stop him! Such was the case for Rabita Sarkar of Harrison, NJ, who thought she was feeling false labor pains and decided to use them as an opportunity to do a trial run to test her route to the hospital. Soon after boarding the PATH Read more

Is Pregnancy a Disability?


Updated 01/11/12 11:41 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pregnancy Considered a Disability

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Stacie Lewis about considering pregnancy a disability. Shortness of breath. Inability to lift heavy objects. Need for specific seating. Exhaustion. Months of nausea followed by months, possibly a Read more

Happy Birthday, Diane von Furstenberg — See the Brand's Empowering Campaigns


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Diane von Furstenberg Ad Campaigns

For more than 40 years, Diane von Furstenberg has designed beautiful, covetable dresses and ready-to-wear pieces for a strong, stylish, independent woman. Today, we celebrate her birth and all of her fabulous accomplishments since jump-starting her iconic brand. Among her chic milestones? Giving us a plethora of colorfully signature wrap-dress prints, being honored with the CFDA lifetime Read more

Link Time — "I Almost Died From Taking Yaz"


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Yaz Health Dangers

How a young woman nearly died because of her birth control — CollegeCandy Find out what Lindsay Lohan had to say about sex in Playboy — YourTango No. 2 bathroom etiquette for couples — The Frisky Find out who won the worst sex writing of the year award — Newser 10 easy ways to flirt at holiday parties — Glamour What to give the new man in your life — Huffington Post Do men Read more

Lil Links: Beyoncé Pokes Fun at Her Fake Bump Controversy


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Beyonce Making Fun of Baby Bump Video

Beyoncé gets playful about her "fake" baby bump — Celebrity Baby Blog 10 athlete-inspired baby names to avoid at all costs — The Stir Kelly Preston dropped 39 pounds of baby weight — Celebrity Baby Scoop Tips for taking advantage of your nesting instinct — FitPregnancy 15 fun battery-free toys — Parenting 11 odd places women have given birth — Huff Post Parents 500-pound woman Read more

Childbirth as Performance Art?


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Woman Giving Birth in Art Gallery

Live from New York, it's . . . Live Childbirth! Marni Kotak is a performance artist who is due to give birth later this month. Nothing too remarkable about that, except that her birth plan involves a live audience. The birth will be the culminating event of the month-long exhibit The Birth of Baby X, in which visitors to the gallery-cum-delivery room will witness Kotak preparing for and Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Pregnant Woman Gives Birth After Finishing Chicago Marathon


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Woman Gives Birth After Running Chicago Marathon

Pregnant runner finishes marathon then heads directly to hospital to give birth — Blisstree 12 myths about breast cancer you should be ignoring — Prevention Get moving with this all-about-legs workout — The Fitnessista Chocolate chunk pumpkin bars are the perfect healthy Fall treat — Eating Bird Food 10 restaurant food "cheats" that can keep you healthy and slim — Fitbie Why you may Read more

Did You Rush to Lose the Baby Weight? Amy Adams Didn't!


Updated 11/15/11 7:53 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Amy Adams OK With Baby Weight

With the exception of a baked good, a muffin top is not something most women are usually OK with — unless you're Amy Adams. The Muppets star recently told InStyle that the last few pounds of baby weight have been hard to drop. But she's in no rush (Amy gave birth to her daughter in May 2010): "I read about these actresses who get on a stationary bike two weeks after giving birth and I'm like, Read more

Lil Links: Potty Trip After Putting On the Snowsuit? The Murphy's Laws of Motherhood!


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Truths About Motherhood

10 Murphy's Laws of motherhood — The Stir Jessica Alba takes baby Haven to the park — Celebrity Baby Scoop Birth as performance art? One woman's trying it — The Daily Beast How many strikes do you give? — Momformation Melissa McCarthy's daughter doesn't care about her Emmy — Celebrity Baby Blog Inspiration from a secret gym buddy — FitPregnancy 31 reasons to never feel guilty again Read more