Body Changes: Older Child

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9-Year-old Asking About Sex

My daughter has asked me what the word sex means and what sex is. She is 9. I explained to her that some questions are very difficult to answer and that I would like some time to think about it so I answer it the best way I can. She accepted that but I feel I need to give her an answer soon. Any suggestions? How much should a 9-year-old know? It's obvious someone, probably a kid at school, has used the word or talked about it. Otherwise she wouldn't be asking. I do realize she could have also gotten it from TV. We have already talked about...

Morning Sickness

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Morning Sickness and Other Pregnancy Symptoms

Hello mamas! I am 3 weeks pregnant with my second child and the morning sickness is already bad. I knew as soon as implantation happened that I was pregnant because the morning sickness began. This is way sooner and way worse than it was with my son. I'm also already having other symptoms that I didn't feel until later on with my son (sore breasts, cravings, head aches, etc.) Fist of all, has anyone else experienced pregnancy symptoms much earlier with thier second? Also, does anyone have any morning sickness advice besides crackers...