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The Pregnancy Blog Week in Review for April 23-29

Another week has come and gone. If you have been busy, the week in review is a great way to get caught up on your reading. Fill your water glass, put up your swollen feet and read the latest in the pregnancy blog. I continued my series on infertility testing this week. Infertility Testing: The Antisperm Antibody Test offers information and insight on a puzzling cause of infertility. Learn about anti sperm antibodies and what to do if you suspect this could be the cause of your infertility. Who should be in the delivery room? This is a dilemma facing … Continue reading →

When Your Family Disagrees with Your Birth Plans

In two past blogs, I’ve talked about the benefits of having family and the benefits of limiting the people you have present at the birth of your baby. In the end, only you can decide how you want to give birth. Inevitably, someone will have an issue with your decision. This will happen regardless of the choices you make. If you decide to have family present, you can bet there will be a few that won’t want to be there. They may make comments about birth and not ever wanting to see it. This sometimes happens with grandfathers and may … Continue reading →

Rules for Visitors

Dear Pregnancy Blogger, What is an acceptable time frame for receiving visitors after you have your baby? I don’t think I’ll be ready right away, but I don’t want to offend anyone. Sincerely, Almost Due Confession: I completely made that question up for the sake of this blog, but I am convinced it is something that crosses every pregnant woman’s mind. Women who are not on their first pregnancy will probably already know the answer, because they remember how they felt with their first baby and they know how things go when it comes to visitors. The answer is… The … Continue reading →

How H1N1 Affects New Families

The H1N1 virus is affecting families in new ways as great efforts are made to stop the spread of the virus. Here in the city where I live, no siblings under the age of twelve are allowed to visit new babies and their moms in the mother/baby ward of the hospital. That means a mother may not see her children for the duration of her hospital stay. For many moms welcoming a new baby to a family with young children, this new development is heartbreaking. This means if a woman is staying in the mother/baby ward for four days (the … Continue reading →