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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
2009-10 baby boom craziness
I just found out my friend's wife is pregnant. That makes 13 IRL women that I know who are pregnant and due between now and March! (Not including myself). Plus, I heard that another co-worker of mine is pregnant but I'm not sure when she's due. I also know 4 people who gave birth in May (3 on the same day!!!), one in July, and one just last week.
Is it just me or is there seriously something in the water?!?!?!?! It honestly blows my mind.
Re: 2009-10 baby boom craziness
Maybe because it's trendy in Hollywood?
LOL I keep hearing the economy being blamed. Sex is cheap entertainment. 
That said, babies are pretty expensive, so I'm not sure what the logic is there...
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Actually, history shows that recessions lead to baby booms. In fact, some economists think it ends up stimulating the economy! As one who is deep in the throws of trying to get ready for a new baby all I can say is seriously...even as a budgetzilla....I am dropping some serious coin on getting all the things we need to be ready for our little (stimulus?) bundle. LOL!
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/fp/Recession+create+baby+boom/1709216/story.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/01/baby-boom-recession
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/07/2649152.htm
Interesting that in times like these, people are getting back to basics, which includes staying home and well...indulging in free entertainment/diversions. Also, I think now more than ever, folks are clinging to family and community life.
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Happily married since 2-17-08! Three since 9-9-09!
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Wow must be a lucky year or something!
I just found out this week that our company, which is pretty small, has 4 sets of twins. I'm going to have to bring in my own drinks from now on
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I'm noticing a boom around here too, 3 friends are pregnant right now and due within months of me. I also have several friends who had babies this summer.
Lori, I love that one of the journal ariticles you posted was from the Edmonton Journal (Yay Canada!!)
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I haven't really noticed a more that average amount of pregnant ladies lately, but like lori I have read news stories that talked about recessions leading to baby booms.
My mom works for the state welfare/social services agency and she said they got a memo talking about job losses = insurance benefit loss, which leads to less people being able to keep on on their birth control so her office has seen a huge increase in pregnant womene seeking the WIC (women, infant, and children) type programs for the first time. Most of them have never qualified for public assistance previously. Now she has to keeps condoms on her desk. That will solve everything. HAH.
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