For anyone who likes to hear about other people’s labor and delivery… this is for you I’ll try not to draw it out too much, but you know how we love going on and on about these things…
 So I started feeling contractions on Friday morning, but I didn’t even mention them to my husband, David, or sister [...]

So… I actually ”went into labor”on Friday morning. I totally thought I’d be waiting around another week and have to be induced. But I surprised myself and actually did it like a normal person :-)  I’ll post all the details soon, but I delivered a little boy on Friday night at 12:30 (technically Saturday morning, I guess).
Anyway, [...]

Some people swear it worked for them. Some people try and try and nothing happens.  This study says it will bring on labor. This study says it won’t. Some are willing to try anything. Some can’t think of anything they’d like to do less.
The answer seems to be: PROBABLY NOT. I think your body [...]

You would think there was something awful about to happen the minute you pass your due date, the way some women talk about it. Do an online search for “overdue” and you’ll hear tons of women moaning and weeping about how they just want the baby out already and can’t handle being pregnant any longer (and [...]

I hope my loyal readers have not been too busy wondering how I’m doing and why I have not been blogging so regularly… In case you were wondering, no baby yet! Just internet problems and the fact that some days I’m so wiped out, I don’t get around to many of the things I’d like [...]

So today is my “due date” but as I suspected would happen… nothing. No big surprise since Esther (my 2 yr old) was 2 weeks overdue (actually, she was in no hurry even after 2 weeks, and I was induced). While I’m in no hurry to have the baby out before it’s ready, I would [...]

I saw a friend of mine today who said, “Looks like the baby dropped!” and then a lightbulb went on in my head. I hadn’t put two and two together, but I did look in the mirror yesterday and think, “Gosh this belly looks awfully low! I don’t remember it being like that before…”
 When the [...]

An article called “Be Polite About Pregnancy” reveals common pregnancy faux pas, the first one being the Unlicensed Belly Touch.  Now, I can deal with people telling me their horrifying labor stories, I don’t really care if someone thinks I’m having twins, but…  I hate the Unlicensed Belly Touch!! Even when people do ask, and [...]

Dan Thompson, author of the Pregnancy Exercise Plan and a leading personal trainer in the UK, shares 5 reasons why you should excercize durring pregnancy. Of course exercise is healthy whether or not you are carrying a baby… but do you know the specific benefits derived from exercising throughout your pregnancy?
Here they are:
1. Easier time [...]

ABC News invited people to ask questions relating to cancer and pregnancy, and Jennifer Litton, a breast oncologist at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, was on hand to answer them.
Some issues raised here are chemo drugs and how they affect the fetus, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and breastfeeding, and more.  You can read more here.