Tag: pregnancy
member name: Erin K.
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June 25, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
There’s no doubt babies cost a lot of money, whether you’re trying to conceive one, adopt one, or feed and diaper one. Yet Americans spend millions on babies every year, even before baby arrives. . . .
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July 22, 2007 10:04 PM EDT --
For most of us moms and Moms2B, playing the name game is one of the most fun and exciting things about pregnancy. Sometimes, the game starts long before we're actually pregnant (see article by Gather . . .
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May 21, 2007 12:19 PM EDT --
I recently received a review copy of the soon-to-be-published book I’m Pregnant! Now What Do I Eat? by Harvard Medical School assistant professor Hope Riciotti, M.D and her chef husband Vincent . . .
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June 17, 2007 08:00 PM EDT --
It seems like I am always asking myself the same question, “Why am I so darn tired?”
It all started with my first pregnancy and continues even today. My oldest son, now 5, is learning to go . . .
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May 15, 2007 09:30 AM EDT --
It’s true what they say: You’ll only have your first baby, once.
Let’s face it, finding out you are pregnant can bring on a slew of emotions. You might feel ecstatic, thrilled, excited, . . .
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February 18, 2008 07:51 AM EST --
Last week, following ice skating lessons for my boys, we joined another family at the local Papa Ginos for pizza and balloon tricks by the resident clown. Did I mention that it was Valentine's Day . . .
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October 15, 2007 12:15 PM EDT --
Tuesday, October 16th I led a live discussion with fellow Gatherers and authors Glade B. Curtis, M.D. and Judi Schuler, M.S.
If you are thinking about getting pregnant, currently pregnant, or have ever . . .
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April 08, 2008 10:46 AM EDT --
As the mother of two little boys, I know what it's like to have a baby circumcised. Both of my boys were circumcised shortly after birth but I'm not going to pretend I spent a lot of time researching . . .
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June 11, 2007 04:40 PM EDT --
Five years ago yesterday, I delivered my first child. As we celebrated his fifth birthday—over pizza and pokeman trading cards—my husband and I recounted details from the night he was born. . . .
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July 02, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
I recently had lunch with a professional colleague who, over grilled reuben sandwiches, joyfully told me she was expecting her first baby. After the requisite shrieks and cheers, we got right down to business. . . .
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July 16, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
I don't know what it is like to loose a baby, but for many pregnant women, miscarriage is a sad and crushing reality. In my own small circle of friends, relatives, and neighbors, I know many who have . . .
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June 03, 2007 08:32 PM EDT --
When my friend Michelle was expecting her first baby, she wrapped her ultrasound photo in a box and presented it to her mother-in-law as a Christmas gift. My coworker’s daughter announced she was . . .
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February 04, 2008 01:54 PM EST --
On my recent family vacation—a very relaxing Disney Cruise to the Carribbean—I had plenty of time to catch up on all of the latest celecrity news headlines: the tragic death of Heath Ledger; . . .
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February 11, 2008 10:57 AM EST --
When I was pregnant with my second child, I was offered a new kind of screening test for birth defects. This test had not been available to me just two years earlier when I was pregnant with my first, . . .
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February 25, 2008 08:20 AM EST --
Let's be blunt, there are few women who probably want to discuss their sex lives in a forum such as this. You can count me among them. However, you can't write a bunch of articles about pregnancy . . .
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March 31, 2008 03:43 PM EDT --
I've written about baby showers before, so most of you know by now that I love these gatherings of gals. I don't need to tell you that if someone is hosting a shower for you, it's a good idea . . .
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April 21, 2008 04:04 PM EDT --
If you're expecting and working full time, you're probably looking forward to some kind of maternity leave after baby arrives. All companies in the US with at least 50 employees are required . . .
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April 14, 2008 12:03 PM EDT --
Finding qualified childcare is probably a new mom's biggest challenge. If you're expecting—and planning to return to work after baby is born—it's never too early to start researching . . .
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May 28, 2007 11:09 AM EDT --
Finding out you are pregnant often means finding out you can no longer engage in some of the activities you once enjoyed, like sharing a bottle of pinot noir with your husband over dinner or indulging . . .
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March 10, 2008 07:52 AM EDT --
One of my favorite pastimes is perusing the Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Baby catalogues. Not because I can actually afford what they have to sell, but because everything looks so darn stylish . . .
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