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Hi Everyone!
As most of you know, I shared some exciting news on my blog about 8 weeks ago, and since then time has just been flying by! Soon after I shared the news of our little girl’s arrival in January, I asked all of you for some feedback on whether you’d like to see healthy pregnancy tips and healthy baby content on this blog. The results were split right down the middle! 50% of you said you’d love to see pregnancy/baby related content on the blog; and 50% of you were either on the fence or were in the “no” camp.
Since 50% is still a large number, I thought I’d create one post today about Pregnancy Health & Wellness. Many of these tips are actually applicable whether you’re pregnant or not – so hopefully this is helpful…
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