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Mary Alice and I are both pregnant! And we are sharing our pregnancy experiences. Here's what to expect for your first trimester!
by Nina Spears
Mary Alice and I have a little surprise to share with all of you . . . We are both PREGNANT! That’s right! Mary Alice is expecting her first baby, and I am expecting my second. We have been experiencing many different things already, so we thought it would be fun to chat during each trimester of pregnancy and share with you what we are experiencing and what you may expect. So here’s what’s been going on with us during our first trimesters. Here we go!
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Nina is The Baby Chick® & Editor-in-Chief of Baby Chick®. She received her baby planning certification in early 2011 and began attending births that same year. Since then, Nina has received her birth doula and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her Hynobabies Hypno-Doula certification, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among other certifications. Nina has used her knowledge and expertise to teach and support families during their pregnancies, at their births, and throughout their postpartum journeys for over a decade.
Early in her career, Nina acquired her nickname from one of her birth doula clients, who lovingly referred to her as “The Baby Chick.” The “chick” who knows all about babies.…
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