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	<title>Ask Mr. Dad &#187; Pregnancy and childbirth</title>
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	<description>The "Ask Mr. Dad" nationally syndicated newspaper column, offering advice and guidance to parents</description>
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		<title>Hey, Whose Birth Is This, Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/02/08/hey-birth-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/02/08/hey-birth-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Ask Mr. Dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home birth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: We’re about to have a baby and my wife is trying to convince me to have a home birth with a tub of water. I just don’t feel comfortable with this idea and would really rather just go to the hospital and deal with a regular doctor. I’m worried about what could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#039;t Divorce Your Baby</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/01/18/dont-divorce-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/01/18/dont-divorce-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[breastfeed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I are going through a rough patch in our marriage. We’ve been talking about getting a divorce but are concerned about how it could impact our six-month-old son. Will it? A: Since children are all different and respond differently to the stresses in their lives, it’s impossible to predict [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes You Just Have to Help Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/12/07/sometimes-you-just-have-to-help-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/12/07/sometimes-you-just-have-to-help-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Divorce, custody, single parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infants and babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[postpartum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seal of Approval]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: I have postpartum depression pretty bad, and I feel like my husband thinks I&#039;m faking it. How can I help him understand that I seriously need his help? A: Brava to you—most women who have post partum depression don’t get the help they need, often because they’re embarrassed to ask for it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Feeling Weird Is Perfectly Normal</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/11/16/when-feeling-weird-perfectly-normal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/11/16/when-feeling-weird-perfectly-normal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Ask Mr. Dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[libido]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers: Over the past few weeks I’ve received a number of emails that hit on the same general topic, but, interestingly, from completely different perspectives. Here they are: Q: Dear Mr. Dad: My wife is pregnant and I&#039;m finding that I’m way more attracted to her sexually right now, and she’s not even showing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready, Set, Hang on a Minute</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/12/ready-set-hang-minute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/12/ready-set-hang-minute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=947</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My husband and I have only been married for about eight months. He’s 45 and I’m 36. Before we got married, we talked about starting a family—and we’re both aware of the small window of opportunity to get pregnant. But since the marriage he constantly tells me we aren’t ready, that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is This Really the Beginning Or Just an Ending in Disguise?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/06/really-beginning-ending-disguise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/06/really-beginning-ending-disguise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bradley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectant father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lamaze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife is pregnant. She already has two children from two different dads, but this will be my first child. She seems to have feelings of regret about the whole thing even though we planned this pregnancy for a long time. How can I reassure her that we&#039;re going to be fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching the (Childbirth) Coach</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/09/14/coaching-childbirth-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/09/14/coaching-childbirth-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Ask Mr. Dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[c-section]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cord blood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cordblood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[episiotomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectant father]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medical professional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nurse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife is pregnant and wants me to be her &#034;labor coach&#034; for the delivery. This is my first baby and I’m really nervous. What can I do to prepare? A: Congratulations on your impending fatherhood! The very first thing to do is banish the word “coach” from your childbirth vocabulary. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breastfeeding Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/07/27/breastfeeding-dad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/07/27/breastfeeding-dad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infants and babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast milk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breastfeed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[milk]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My baby&#039;s mom and I are separated and I hardly ever get to see my 9-month old son because my ex is breastfeeding. Isn’t there some way I can spend more than just a few hours at a time with him? A: Feeding your baby is a wonderful way for the two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Love You, Honey But Do I Really Have to Go?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/04/27/love-honey-really/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/04/27/love-honey-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Ask Mr. Dad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bradley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childbirth prep]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[expectant father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife is six months pregnant and she just signed the two of us up for a childbirth prep class at the hospital where our baby will be born. The problem is that while she’s all excited about the class, I have no interest at all. Don’t get me wrong—I’m excited about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put Down That Phone and Back Away Real Slowly</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2010/11/24/put-down-that-phone-and-back-away-real-slowly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2010/11/24/put-down-that-phone-and-back-away-real-slowly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grandparents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preschool and schoolage kids]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bluetooth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: This may sound paranoid, but all of a sudden I’m getting worried about electricity. My wife, three kids—ages 9-16—and I have smartphones. We’ve also got laptops, a wireless router, wireless phones, Bluetooth headsets, remotes, printers, satellite TV, Wii, Kindles, and about 25 other electronic gadgets spread out all over the house. I’m [...]]]></description>
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