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Creating Pregnancy Calendars

When you get pregnant, you may decide to document this special time in your life. Although during pregnancy time can feel like it is passing very slowly, it will be over before you know it. Creating a pregnancy calendar is a special way to remember this time in your life. You can find numerous online tools for creating a pregnancy calendar. The layout and functions may vary a bit, some offer a weekly format and others are monthly calendars. However, most work in the same basic way. The first step in creating a pregnancy calendar is to input relevant data. … Continue reading →

The Let’s Talk Pregnancy Blog in the New Year

In closing my very first month as a Pregnancy Blogger, I am closing out a year as well. I would like to say thank you to those of you that have read my entries so far. I’m having a wonderful time writing about a topic that is very near and dear to me. I hope you all are enjoying reading as much as I am writing. Here is a look-back on December 2006 and a look forward to the things I will touch on in the New Year: I talked about a lot of things that relate to the first … Continue reading →

Documenting Your Pregnancy

When you are experiencing the discomforts and anxiously awaiting your baby’s arrival, it can feel like pregnancy will last forever. Later, when the baby is here and the pregnancy is over, it will feel like the time just flew by. For this reason, you will want to document your pregnancy. There are as many ways to document your pregnancy as there are pregnant women. You will want to find the method that you most enjoy and will be most meaningful for you later. Consider your talents when choosing a method for documenting your pregnancy. Are you artistic? Do you have … Continue reading →

Fifteen Weeks Post Partum

At twelve weeks post partum I wrote about being stuck in a rut of sorts. While my muscles were getting toned and my clothes were starting to fit again, I was not losing any weight. I made some changes by watching what I was eating more closely and keeping track of my food intake with my food journal. The biggest change has been cutting back on sweets. What I discovered was that I was going way over my breastfeeding caloric needs. I was eating when I was not hungry because whatever it was that I was eating tasted good e.g. … Continue reading →

Star Headlines: Rihanna, Uma and More

Don’t believe the rumors: Rihanna and pro basketball star Andrew Bynum are not sitting up in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g. In fact, the Los Angeles Lakers player claims that he barely knows the “Umbrella” hitmaker. Rumors started flying last weekend when the pair was spotted leaving a restaurant together. The singer, who is reportedly taking a break from her bruiser of an ex, Chris Brown, was alleged to have enjoyed a romantic date with the handsome athlete, but the sportsman has dismissed the claims. When asked by TMZ.com if he and Rihanna are dating, Bynum flatly replied, “No!” Moving on… Apparently, … Continue reading →

Making a Belly Cast

A belly cast is a fun and unique way to preserve your pregnant belly for posterity. If you haven’t seen one, a belly cast is just as it sounds a plaster cast of your pregnant belly. This can be done at any time during the last months of pregnancy. Making a belly cast is easy. It takes about an hour. Making a cast is a fun thing to do with your partner or older children. If you don’t have other children, this can be a wonderful bonding moment for you and your spouse as you both anticipate the end of … Continue reading →

Remembering Your Pregnant Belly

Whether you love or hate your pregnant belly, you will want to remember it after your baby is born. Although you may feel like you will be pregnant forever, this is not the case. Soon the baby will be here and you will fondly remember your baby bump. You can keep a record of your growing belly in a scrapbook. Devote a page to each stage of your pregnancy. You can include weekly or monthly pictures, depending on how large you want the book to be. You can decorate the page or add some text. A note to your baby … Continue reading →