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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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  • How do you know if your bf wants to kiss you?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    Me and my bf have been going out for about 2 and a half months. I think that's pretty good. I want to kiss him and im pretty sure that he wants to kiss me because I heard him say to my friend that the reason he came over by us on the playground is because his friend dared him to kiss me. my friend just gave the oh look to him. Please help! Some tips please and I don't want to have sex with him so please don't leave those comments. I just want a cheek kiss. I'm in 6th grade. :) He really lives me. Like what times would be good to cheek kiss at school?
  • Should I giver Her A Chance?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    its ben 3 years already, n i finally got an answer from the gurl i loved since those years. and her answer is idk. i try to talk with her on the fone but she ignores me most of the time. even if i tol her how i felt she still makes me feel like she doesnt want me. she usd to be so innocenet but since times past idk if shes the same one. anyways after i told her how i felt i suddenly changed how i fekt. like i dont even love her as i did.. now this girl asked me out two days ago and i said idk, should i give her the chance because she seems so nice and cute
  • Why does she have sex all the time and shes only 13?

    Other - Family & Relationships - 6 hours ago

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    am 14 and i have this friend that is about 13 i knew her since like 4 years now and shes always been a nice helpfull person when we got to our secondary school at the end of year seven she started having fights at school and at the start of year 9 she told me she had sex with this random person and now she does it all the time. Yesterday i spoke to her and she was like ohh you know that guy from our year i had it with him. So all im wondering about is why does she do it and does she think it makes her seem cooler ?? Its maybe because she lives in a bad area or that she has 16 brothers and sisters and she is trying to have her own life without them i dont know what to think ???
  • My girlfriend broke up with me... I dont know how to take it in... Plus I have other things making me worry?

    Other - Family & Relationships - 7 hours ago

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    My girlfriend broke up with me and this relationship was so much to me. She gave me my first kiss, she was always so nice, we were perfect in my eyes. We lived far apart, but I litterally walked 5 miles to see her at least 3 times a week. We lasted for 4 months, when she broke up with me... the hard part is that a couple days later she started dating a chick. It makes me feel like shit to think that I did something wrong, in fact, so wrong to turn her all the way to lesbian, and even harder to take in, is that she looks happier! I know I should move on, and I am... but She ment everything to me, and I feel like I was just being used. Other than this, my mother took custody of me, so I see my dad only on the weekends, and I really hate it over here. She yells at me, loses it all the time and I hate it. I've considered running away over night back to my dads, or my papa's. My friend recently died over here, my gf broke up with me over here, and I feel like this town is not where I belong. The school is so violent and ghetto, I am angry with my self and feel like an idiot for having so many problems. So far yahoo answers is the best thing because I can talk to people and they can help me.... Maybe it's just a stage, but I truly feel like I'm alone. I dont get along with the people here, and I'm just really depressed. Thanks to anyone who has enough time to read this.... I've helped alot of people on here I believe, and I just want some back. Not in a rude way, people do help, but you know... lol (I'm glad I can even say that...)
  • This is really confusing, can I get some help?

    Singles & Dating - 7 hours ago

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    If she has you hold her and link arms and wont let you kiss her but it's obvious there's something there, what the hell's going on lol? She asks me how I am in relationships, she keeps bringing up gf and bf thigns. She put some flowers I gave her in her scrapbook. She told me today that I'm the only guy that's ever made her nervous and that she sees the way I look at her. She looks in my eyes and says she feels theres something I want to tell her, and there is that I like her, should I turn this into a relationship? Next time I speak to her I'm going to ask her on a date.
  • Should I have done this?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    Okay, so over the years my best friend has had a really great boyfriend - or so we thought. I'm regretting it a little since I got myself involved, but what he did to her was really horrible and the way it ended wasn't good at all. I'm not going to dive too deep into the details of what happened, but since I'm trying to help my friend cope I came up with a silly and stupid ploy to do for revenge. Apparently he cheated on her with this asian girl, and I feel cruel for doing this but I photoshopped his head onto a body of a Geisha... LOL!!!!! Stupid and immature, but my best friend Jenna needed a good laugh. We're debating whether or not we should send him and that girl the photo on Myspace or Facebook, but I'm kinda scared to, haha. What do you say? I think he deserves some embarrassment... Original picture - http://i45.tinypic.com/2d9bfo0.jpg Geisha makeover - http://i45.tinypic.com/142ubn8.jpg Hahaha, it's official. I am awesome. <3
  • Am i wasting my time with him?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    I've been dating this guy for 4 months. I like him alot and we have alot of fun together. But i can't help but think he's holding back and i think it has to do with his ex. It was his first love, the only reason they broke up is because she moved away, and they still talk. I once mentioned a rumor i heard about her and he got overly defensive. Even though they broke up a couple of years ago, i am the first girl he has gotten serious with since her. He rarely tells me how much he likes me or compliments me, and he has even denied sex. I am not usually a needy or jealous girl, i've just never been in a situation like this before. People say i am out of his league, but i really believe that this could be a good thing if things would just change a little. I know that no relationship is perfect, but am i wasting my time with this one? wow people you dont give this guy too much hope. alright.. looks like we'll be having a talk tomorrow!
  • PORN QUESTION........?

    Marriage & Divorce - 8 hours ago

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    y husband and i have been going through a rough patch since we discovered i was pregnant in January 2008, now i have had the baby she is 3 months old my husband has started watching porn on the INTERNET body is not what it used to be and i dont like my husband becoming aroused over these women. How can i explain to my husband how i feel without making him feel like he is being attacked, he says that it helps with his sex drive does that mean i no longer turn him on. have any other women had a similar experience with there husband
  • please spread your wisdom to me, i need advice?

    Other - Family & Relationships - 8 hours ago

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    fml. why is there more bad days than good days? why does life suck at times? why does it seem that everyone but me can get through the hard times so easily? how do i become emotionally stronger? and please dont be mean & tell me to go get help. i am not depressed. i just have had a lot of bad things happen recently.
  • Should I take this in a relationship direction?

    Singles & Dating - 9 hours ago

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    So this girl and I are at the friends with benefits stage, but so far she hasn't even let me kiss. On saturday she was looking in my eyes calling me handsome, and shy, and she pressed her body up against mines for warmth, linked my arm in hers, I knew she likes me, but I only got to kiss her on the forehead. I rubbed her butt, rubbed her back at the party, just to let her know it's alright to be physical with me. But when around public, or my close friends, I don't like to be intimate with women. Well today she asked me how I am in relationships and she said she sees the tension in me, and she gets a weird vibe from me I say good or bad she says not bad, and that she feels theres something I want to say to her. She changed infront of me today with her sister in the room and she's real cool with me. I'm starting to like her, but stopping myself because its a friend with benefit thing.

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