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by HOLLY,
Quirky Momma

Million Moms Challenge Blogger

After several years of trying to become pregnant, it was quite exciting to have it actually happen.

I spent the 9 months leading up to the big birth event reading every single printed word related to pregnancy.  I faithfully watched daily back-to-back episodes of A Baby Story.  I logged food, baby kicks and belly size in a pregnancy journal.

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by MELISSA,
The Life of a Sippy Cup Mom!

Million Moms Challenge Blogger

2 weeks ago I shared the  most difficult moment in my pregnancy. For me, I suffered through severe gallbladder attacks that were so painful, I would rather go through giving birth a dozen times before I would have another one.

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by ROBIN SMALLEY/ co-Founder mothers2mothers

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I’d had a successful career as a television producer/director, an 18-year marriage that friends envied, and two beautiful daughters.  Life was good, if not exciting. My future was neither frightening nor particularly challenging.  Like many women in mid-life, I wondered, was this all there was?

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Today, Good Morning America reported on the important work that mothers2mothers is doing in sub-Saharan Africa, helping moms work together to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In the 10 years since the organization was founded, it has grown from one site in Cape Town, South Africa to more than 700 sites in nine countries in the region and currently supports more than 300,000 HIV-positive pregnant women each year .  At HP, we are very proud to partner with mothers2mothers (m2m) to support this vital work.

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Jhpiego, a leading non-governmental organization in maternal and child health, was awarded $24.9 million to develop low-cost, life-saving technologies for some of the biggest health care challenges in the world.  The funding for the “Accelovate” project comes from the  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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by HEATHER,

Dollar Store Crafts

Million Moms Challenge Blogger

When I became pregnant, I quickly learned that pregnancy can be a social minefield. Every parent has different opinions about how to prepare for the birth, what an expectant mother should (and shouldn’t) eat, how the spouse should be involved in the pregnancy, and even HOW babies should be brought into the world. It’s overwhelming if you try to listen to everyone, and discouraging because opinions vary wildly.

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by DAGMAR,
Dagmar’s momsense

Million Moms Challenge Blogger

Did your child’s birth go the way you hoped it would?

Mine did. For the most part.

I was pregnant for the first time in my life, so of course I didn’t know what to really expect when the contractions finally started after 10 months, but I felt absolutely ready to take on the challenge of child birth.

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by GIGI,
Kludgy Mom

Million Moms Challenge Blogger

The Million Moms Challenge asked the question today:

Did you want visitors before, during and after your labor?

The answer is no, no, no and NO.

Why, you ask? Why would I not want to be surrounded in a circle of love?

Here’s why.

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Chelsea Clinton and Christy Turlington Burns joined students at George Washington University this week to turn old cell phones into life-saving treasures, through the non-profit organization Medic Mobile’s  Hope Phones campaign.