Welcome to the pregnancy blog review. This is where I summarize the week’s blogs in one place, making it easy to see what is new. Click on the titles of each blog to read the rest of the story. Sometimes when the baby arrives, the picture isn’t as rosy as we imagined. Some new mothers experience symptoms ranging from a slight blue mood to severe depression. Read more in New Survey Offers Startling Insight into the Postpartum Period. Pregnancy is an exciting time in life, whether the pregnancy was planned or not. Enjoying this amazing time of life is difficult … Continue reading →

I blogged about a tragedy in which a young mother did not seek medical help for her daughter who wasn’t eating, and the child died. The 19-year-old claimed that she had tried to plan adoption for her daughter but that agencies wouldn’t work with her because she had no prenatal care. A hard-to-believe claim, but the story got me thinking : Could Education Have Prevented This Tragedy? In Let’s Educate Our Youth About Adoption, I suggested that preschoolers learn to call 911, and that young children learn to see adoption as a normal way of building a family. I suggested … Continue reading →

Another week has come and gone. As summer turns to fall, your pregnancy is passing quickly. Catch up on reading articles on a variety of pregnancy, infertility, birth and post partum issues in the pregnancy blog week in review. Changes in the Second Pregnancy explores issues that are unique to second and later pregnancies. The experience of a second pregnancy differs from the first in many ways. Read about these differences in this blog. When you discover you are pregnant, the foods you eat will become more important than ever before. If your diet is lacking in key nutrients, you … Continue reading →

Welcome to the pregnancy blog week in review. This weekly blog gives a synopsis of the blogs posted this week. The review is a great place to read articles in one place. Healthy pregnancy wishes to all our expectant mommies. Paternity Testing in Pregnancy offers information on current testing available to determine paternity while you are still pregnant. While there are a few options available, it is best for the health of your baby to wait until the baby is born. At that time a simple blood test can give the results with no health risk. How Can I Tell … Continue reading →

The Pregnancy Blog is a great source of information for everything from trying to conceive a baby up to the birth and the early postpartum period. Whether this is your first or fifth baby, you will find something interesting or new in our archives. The Week in Review offers a synopsis of the blogs posted this week. If you are pregnant, you may have heard that you shouldn’t change the litter box. You may be wondering exactly why this is harmful. What is Toxoplasmosis? answers questions about this infection and how to avoid coming in contact with it. Morning sickness … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Pregnancy Blog week in review. The week in review is a synopsis of the blogs posted in Pregnancy this week. It’s a great way to browse the weekly content and catch up on your reading. Browse our past weeks in review for blogs on a large number of topics. As always, feel free to suggest topics for future blogs. As you are getting ready for the hospital, spend some time planning the pictures you want taken during and after the birth of your baby. With good planning, you will have a beautiful assortment of photographs for your … Continue reading →

Each week in the Pregnancy Blog, I try to cover a variety of topics on all stages of pregnancy, birth and infertility. The Week in Review is a great way to catch up on reading and find the articles that are most relevent for you. As always, I’m very interested in your feedback or suggestions for future blog topics. I’m not Leaking; Will I be Able to Breastfeed? This was a question that caused me to lose sleep during my first pregnancy. Everything I read suggested that I would see colostrum leaking at some point in my pregnancy. This blog … Continue reading →