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About this expert: Ann Douglas is the author of 28 books, many of which focus on pregnancy and parenting. Her books include The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, The Mother of All Baby Books, The Mother of All Toddler Books, The Mother of All Parenting Books, The Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers, among others.

Ann is also the co-author (with John R. Sussman, M.D.) of two other highly popular pregnancy books: The Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby and Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss.

A mother of four, Ann specializes in writing and speaking about parenting, speaking to groups of parents, and teaching parenting courses and workshops that focus on various aspects of pregnancy and parenting.

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  • "it's your emotions, you're the one who should be dealing with it not me"?

    Singles & Dating - 4 hours ago

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    would you feel offended if someone you like says that to you after telling that person you like him/her? or would you think, in the end, it's nicer because he/she doesn't want you to have false hope compared to him/her beating around the bush? I seem to have shocked a person in another section when I have given that as an answer to a particular question. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AskDIAHaHSudjOJ0SDu3hSHsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091122002142AA820Bd&show=7#profile-info-bxDa4SKBaa
  • I still have a hard time forgiving my wife?

    Marriage & Divorce - 4 hours ago

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    In january of 08 she started having an affair. We got pregnant and then her and the guy ended it in april of that year because she wanted to work things out with me. We separated and got back together in july that year and then she had the baby in late october. I love this child as if she were my owen but I still have a hard time overlooking what my wife did. I feel like she might do it again. I know she said she has promised to me and herself that she will never do it again but its hard to forget how much it all hurt. What should I do? I want everything to workout but I feel it getting harder to just let it go. How can I let it just be and the past and not fase me so much?
  • my parents want me to date thear friend-good idea?

    Friends - 5 hours ago

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  • No boys like me at my school because i have big eyes.What do I do?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    The boys don't seem interested in me because of my eyes,but I think they use it as an excuse just for not liking me...
  • what does it mean when your best "girl" friend asks you to go to a movie with her?

    Friends - 6 hours ago

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    like we've been best friends for almost 7 years now and she never asks me to go to the movies or anything and im just confused whether she likes me or just wants me to accompany her to see that new twilight movie.
  • how to attract a hot guy?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    i want to know how to attract a hot guy.does he care about your looks?
  • our daughter wants her father and I to pay for marriage counseling for her should we do it?

    Marriage & Divorce - 6 hours ago

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  • SURVEY: For all you Older people out there...?

    Other - Family & Relationships - 7 hours ago

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    How would you women feel about your partner not caring about his appearance, i mean not even trying to dress nice, go to the mall with you with tatty cut - out pants made into shorts, abit dirty, a shirt with a couple of holes and stained, (He says its clean,its been washed) but you can see its not looking nice. And he is bare foot aswell., he is always like this no matter what amount of clothes you buy him. I buy him a new shirt and new pants and not long and he has worked on some dirty job at home wearing them and ruined them with grease etc. Happens again and again, how would you feel about that? I feel ashamed to be seen with him like that in public as he looks like a homeless person . Does it mean i do not love him enough because it affects me?? Would you love some one no matter how yucky they dress because they just do not care or would it make you love them less and feel ashamed?? I want my man to dress nice and care about his appearance but he does not. Guys, are any of you out there like this?? Why is he like this? please no silly answers, i am serious. person He is my ex - husband and he has been wanting to get back together, but it really puts me off with the way he doesnt care about looking half decent. (Always was like this and has not changed) I did try when i was with him, hopelessly.
  • how to deal with the much loved boyfriend and best friend complex.?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    I've been going out with my boyfriend for almost two years and it has been mainly fine with him getting along with my friends. BUT he met one of my best friends who is male but i have known since i was about 6years old and he got extremely jealous and gets somewhat annoyed when i talk to him on the phone or even on facebook. and said that my friend was trying to make a move on me and its not appropriate for me to talk to him anymore. i assured him that we both see each other as pretty much being either gay or like a brother and sister. there is no bf/gf love between us what so ever. but he still doesn't accept that answer. one morning i woke up to him going though my phone and reading every single text message he has sent me and i have responded to and we got into a massive argument because he saw a message that my friend wrote starting with "hey beautiful" then i brought up that he doesn't trust me because i have said a billion times that there is no feelings between us to which he said its not that he does trust me he doesn't trust my friend (which i don't understand because it takes two people to start cheating). anyway i got really mad an pretty much walked out on him and haven't responded to his calls in the last two days just because im not sure what to say anyway what my question was is what can i do to keep both relationships (both friend and bf) without having this dilemma
  • does he like me or not?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    there is a boy in my school who always stares at me in class and in the hallways...he always tries to get closer to me, and when his bascket ball team enter in compitions he always bring me tickets for the first row... does he like me? shal i get closer to him?

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