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First comes love, next comes marriage, then the babies…but what happens when all of that stuff starts trumping your love life with your husband? Kids are amazing, but they are also exhausting — it’s a fact. But just because you feel like the romantic spark has left your relationship doesn’t mean you can’t rekindle the flame.

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A synthetic hormone meant to mimic your natural oxytocin, Pitocin is commonly given to women intravenously to induce labor. By giving women more intense contractions, it tries to speed the body along in the labor process.  

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently released the findings of an in-depth study conducted on the use of Pitocin, which suggests...

For years the dairy industry has led us to believe that milk “does a body good.” And while milk provides much-needed nutrients like calcium and vitamin D, and is a great source of protein to boot, it turns out that less people than ever are drinking the stuff, especially kids.

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, only 25% of children age 9 to 19 drink the...

Moms want the best of the best when it comes to products for their kiddos — especially when health and safety is involved. Which brings us to one of this year's most controversial topics in Baby Land: BPA (a.k.a. bisphenol A). What is this mysterious substance and why is everyone making such a fuss about it?  

BPA is a plastic used in baby and toddler bottles, and in the lining of...

Who knew there was lead in lipstick? We sure didn’t, and a new study out recently that highlights the lead content in our favorite brands is pretty alarming.

As reported by Mother Jones, the study consisted of researchers asking a group of teenage girls to give their lipsticks and glosses to scientists to test for toxic metals. Though metal content varied widely by brand, researchers...