Announcing Your Pregnancy on Valentine's Day
Tuesday January 31, 2012
It's almost Valentine's Day and you may be waiting to find out if you're pregnant. Have you considered waiting for this special date to share your big news? ... Read More
Belittled for Pregnancy Weight Gain?
Monday January 30, 2012
At a recent mothers group I attended some of the women were talking about pregnancy weight gain. This isn't an uncommon topic for mother's to discuss, but what really ... Read More
Neck Stretch
Friday January 27, 2012
Headaches and neck tension can cause you pain in pregnancy. But there is a simple stretch that you can do from your desk or anywhere to help relieve the ... Read More
Home Birth on the Rise
Thursday January 26, 2012
Historically speaking, home birth was were the vast majority of babies were born prior to the 1900s. As recently as the 19040s, home birth comprised 44% of the births ... Read More
What do you call the grandparents?
Wednesday January 25, 2012
When I first got pregnant, I knew my mom would want to pick some really random name to be called by the baby. When she became an aunt she wanted ... Read More
Miscarriage: It Just Sucks
Tuesday January 24, 2012
Having a miscarriage or other pregnancy loss is hard on anyone. I know that when we had our pregnancy losses, my husband was just as devastated as I was, only ... Read More
Worried About No Pregnancy Symptoms?
Monday January 23, 2012
We spend a lot of time talking about pregnancy symptoms. What they are, what they mean and how to deal with them. The truth is that makes a ... Read More
What a Newborn Baby Looks Like
Friday January 20, 2012
You're probably looking very forward to the day that your baby is born. You've been imagining it for months. One thing that most parents tell me about their expectations versus ... Read More
Late First Trimester Worst Time to Drink in Pregnancy
Friday January 20, 2012
Not that there is ever a good time for drinking in pregnancy, again confirmed by a study, but there has been found by a recent study that there is a ... Read More
Pregnancy About.com Readers' Choice Awards
Thursday January 19, 2012
The 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards will showcase the best products, features and services in dozens of categories. Readers' Choice includes multiple channels ranging from technology to hobbies to ... Read More
7 Reasons You Can't Have an Epidural
Wednesday January 18, 2012
When Elizabeth Hasselbeck welcomed one of her sons, she was asked if she got an epidural for pain relief in labor, she says "I did but I think I'm immune ... Read More
Leap Day Babies!
Tuesday January 17, 2012
Welcome to 2012 - a Leap Year! That means that at the end of February, we'll get a whole extra day, February 29th. This only happens roughly every four years. ... Read More
Choosing a Practitioner for Your Pregnancy
Friday January 13, 2012
So, you're pregnant! Congrats, now who will provide your prenatal care? Do you care if you have a woman or a man? Do you prefer a midwife to ... Read More
Some Anti-Depressants Raise Questions in Pregnancy
Friday January 13, 2012
New research is out today talking about the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in pregnancy and how that has been shown in their study to increase the risks ... Read More
25 Early Pregnancy Symptoms You Might Miss
Thursday January 12, 2012
Are you trying to get pregnant? Trying to figure out if you're pregnant or not can be a big deal. I know that my first sign of pregnancy is ... Read More
Does Hospital Pre-resgitration Matter in Labor?
Tuesday January 10, 2012
Many hospitals offer pre-registration for labor and birth. It usually involves a basic form that asks about your name, insurance info and a bit of information about your pregnancy like ... Read More
Pregnancy Guide
Monday January 9, 2012
I can be your personal guide and childbirth educator through the pregnancy process. These newsletters and classes are designed to help keep you informed of the changes in your and ... Read More
Beyonce Welcomes Blue!
Sunday January 8, 2012
An official statement out today says that baby Blue was NOT born via scheduled c-section but a natural, "peaceful" birth.
E! News and others have reported that Beyonce and husband, Jay-Z, ... Read More
Common Pregnancy Test Questions
Friday January 6, 2012
Taking a pregnancy test shouldn't be hard to do, but often times there are things that happen during testing that you wonder if it messes up the results of your ... Read More
Don't Let Pinterest Accidently Announce Your Pregnancy
Thursday January 5, 2012
If you're like me, you've quickly come to love the very visual social media platform Pinterest. Here you can "pin" (Think cork board.) different articles and photos to boards that ... Read More
The Changing Twin Birth Rates
Wednesday January 4, 2012
Some people cry when they are told that they are having twins, some people stare blankly trying to take it all in, my husband and I laughed. The concept of ... Read More
How to Get Pregnant
Tuesday January 3, 2012
About half of the people who become pregnant were planning on becoming pregnant, or even if they were planning it, they may not be taking really good care of themselves. ... Read More
New Year's Resolutions for Pregnant Women
Sunday January 1, 2012
(These also work if you're trying to get pregnant too!)
Welcome to 2012! Okay, it's the day we all get to sit around and make New Year's resolutions, intentions or consider ... Read More