Saturday November 28, 2009
Okay, I like to consider myself crafty, though I'm very obviously no Martha Stewart. Once I even made my own butterfly cake for a baby shower. So when I saw that I could make my own diaper cake for a baby shower, I quickly plotted how much time I had left until my next shower and started planning. I found that this was a pretty easy thing to do, though I wound up having to make it very quickly, despite my planning, and with the help of three little girls. So just imagine what you could do with some time and no helpers.
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Friday November 27, 2009
Today has been declared the National Day of Listening by Story Corps. Story Corps travels around the country recording conversations and stories between people. My husband and I actually were able to do this several years ago. It was really a neat experience, very intimate and emotional. We talked for the whole hour about birth, babies and pregnancy loss.
Today, they are asking that you share a conversation with someone. I'd like to encourage you to do the same, with my own spin. Consider sharing your birth story. Whether you write it down and put in your baby's journal, whether you record it as a podcast for your baby for later or simply share it online the act of remembering your birth is an important one. With whom will you share your story?
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Thursday November 26, 2009
These videos on pregnancy and birth cover a wide variety of topics, but it might be helpful for you to use these quick videos as a learning tool for the various aspects of pregnancy and birth. I really like the prenatal yoga videos!
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Thursday November 26, 2009
We're heading into the season - pregnancy test season that is... December and January are when so many women will be having positive pregnancy tests, also know as a BFP (big fat positive). The problem is that everyone worries about the accuracy of their pregnancy tests.
Pregnancy tests have come a long way since they were first introduced, for example, they no longer require rabbits and can be done in the privacy of your own home (or the bathroom of a store). One of the biggest differences is the cost of pregnancy tests.
Today the range of prices for pregnancy runs from less than a dollar to nearly $20 per pregnancy test. While they can test for different ranges of pregnancy hormone (hCG), they basically all work the same way, no matter how much they cost. The more expensive the pregnancy test there can be a difference in how the readout works, with the more expensive tests having a digital readout of pregnant or not pregnant. The less expensive tests are typically merely small strips of paper, but they work really well.
So consider saving your money on pregnancy tests and go for the less expensive models. That works really well for those who are addicted to pregnancy tests.
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