I'd read about women having leg cramps and I didn't have a single charlie horse until my fourth baby. I was actually at a conference and sharing the room with another pregnant mom when it happened. If she hadn't been pregnant too she might have thought I was dying I was screaming and hopping around. If leg cramps bother you in pregnancy, or if you're worried about that dreaded charlie horse, try the calf stretch. Doing it just before bed can help you prevent leg cramps from waking you up in the middle of the night howling in pain.

Have you been spared from the dreaded charlie horse?

More Fitness Friday:

• Calf Stretch
• Leg Cramps in Pregnancy
• Staying Fit in Pregnancy Newsletter
• Great Pregnancy Exercises
• Exercise in Pregnancy
• 10 Reasons to Exercise in Pregnancy

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Do you know what day of the week you were born on? And did you know that people actually track those types of data. In fact, check out this cool infographic of all the birthdays during the year ranked by popularity. Where do you fall? Do you notice that there are certain days that are lower than others? Like the Fall and Winter holidays? Did you notice that all of the top ten birth dates are in September?

Did you try to plan conception to give birth at a certain time?

Related:

• What day of the week were you born?
• Pregnancy Due Date Calculator
• Birthday Calendar for Celebrity Babies
• Fun Birthday Facts
• Zodiac Birth Signs

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My son turns 19 today.  At this point, I'd been in labor for a very long time, more than 45 hours by the time he was born.  His birth was amazing and changed my life forever.

How would you describe your births in a word or two?

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• Is home birth safe?
• Home Birth Birth Stories
• Home Birth Supply List

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Mariah Carey. Jennifer Lopez. Angelina Jolie. Julia Robert. Celine Dion. Marcia Cross. Rebecca Romijn. Molly Ringwald.  What do they all have in common? Twins!

I was reading a blog post the other day that had a long list of celebrities with twins.  It was talking about how these celebrities had probably used fertility drugs and didn't want to talk about it.  Most people were of the belief that these celebrities had used some sort of help to get pregnant with twins. Though the one thing that wasn't pointed out was that there could also be a logical explanation - as you get older, it becomes more likely that you'll have twins.

There are some other things that can increase the likelihood of having twins, including:

• Breastfeeding when you conceive.
• Be a twin.
• Being older when you get pregnant.
• And more...

Related:

• Am I Having Twins? Quiz
• Labor with Twins
• Questions to Ask About Twins
• Baby Names for Twins
• How Twins are Made
• Twin Maternity Clothes

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