Who do you invite with you to the labor and delivery room? - Guests for Birth

Unexpected Stretch Marks!
Okay, stretch marks all along your abdomen are bad enough, but seriously, have you ever found them anywhere else?  If you have, you're not alone.  Here are some unexpected places that you may find stretch marks in pregnancy. Where were your biggest surprises? Related: Unexpected Stretch Marks

Advice for Grandparents
I have to say that my mom was broken in to the grandparenting thing by my sister. I really thought that meant I would have an easy road of it. Unfortunately my mom still had a lot to say about everything. She had actually convinced my sister that she had to drink a gallon of whole milk a day while pregnant! Thankfully I wouldn't fall prey to that one but there were other things she said... So, here are some things to think about: 10 Things Grandma Needs to Know about Birth

Baby Shower Cakes & Cookies - including a Cake Wreck
We've discussed fetal cookies and weird baby shower cakes before, but I got a really good laugh out of reading about the baby shower cake features on Cake Wrecks. (It's the second cake's story.) I was feeling industrious a few weekends ago and tried to make some

Reading in the Womb: Your Baby is Listening
I often talk to moms and dads about talking to their baby, singing and even reading to their baby while pregnant.  We know that from about the midpoint of pregnancy your baby can hear you fairly well.  Research has shown us that baby's can recognize voices they've heard during pregnancy at birth.  And let me tell you, there is nothing that melts your heart like a newborn quieting and turning to look at you when you speak to them... Now there is new research out that shows that baby's also acquire some early speak traits.  That means that they cry in similar

What do you know about pregnancy?
So you've read a lot of good pregnancy books and you think you've got it all under control. Maybe you've had a baby already and known your way around a birthing room. Here is a fun quiz to test your knowledge of pregnancy and birth. How well do you score? Am I Pregnant? Quiz