I’ve always been jealous that men are able to have children without handing their bodies over for ten months (or longer, if you count nursing). They find out they’re expecting a baby, and life pretty much stays the same – and so do their bodies. We moms, on the other hand, don’t have it so easy. Morning sickness, heart burn, and aching backs are rough, but at least they go away once the baby is born. So what about the baby weight?
It was 2:03 am. I had been dreaming that I was walking in a park, and then suddenly something started hurting. I felt like I was having a huge cramp in my back, and then it spread to my middle. Groggy, I woke up and looked around my bedroom. It was [...]
We’ve all heard them, said them, or overheard them. Open mouth, insert foot. Here is my top ten list of things you should not say to a pregnant woman. I know from experience – these things have been said to me.
10. “Were you trying to get pregnant again???” Ah, what a [...]
During my first and second pregnancies, I don’t think anyone saw me with my hands free. (Of course during the second pregnancy, it was because I was carrying around a toddler, but that’s beside the point.) I was constantly reading The Girlfriends’ Guide To Pregnancy, by Vicki Iovine. I devoured this book with [...]
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