pregnancy & baby
Skip the Lavish First-Birthday Parties!

Notes from Bedrest: One Billion Bottles of Beer on the Wall
I moved on a gurney/via ambulance. We sold our house. We were without TV or Internet for waaaaay too long. There has been a lot of stress (some more serious than others) in my life. It has NOT been easy. But here I am. Twenty-eight weeks pregnant. I have been lying down for 60 days.
Go, Boobies! It's World Breastfeeding Week
It's World Breastfeeding Week! Check out some of our top pro-breastfeeding stories, resources and first-person experiences ....
Get Ready for Your Baby!
Mom Gives Birth to "Black and White" Twins
The chances of giving birth to a black twin and a white twin are a million to one, yet Britain's Carole Fraser was so certain that her babies would be literally biracial that she called them "Salt" and "Pepper" when they were in the womb.

Notes from Bedrest: Still Defying Gravity
So how is bedrest, you might ask? I'm not going to lie: It's pretty dreadful. My daughter has turned her back on me because I can't pick her up when she's crying. I've become that weird, dreadlocked lady who lives in the bedroom down the hall.
To Drink or Not to Drink While Preggers
In the United States, complete abstention is the general rule for pregnant women. But that's not true in countries like France, which endorse more lenient policies that suggest a drink a night is just fine.

Home At Last!
So I'm home, 77 hours post-op (but who's counting?), in bed. Mom and mom-in-law are waiting on me hand and foot and buying me fashionable loungewear. I may even get a bell.










