2nd and 3rd Trimester Pregnancy Articles
What You May Be Feeling | Getting Ready for Labor | Nutrition during Pregnancy | Fitness during Pregnancy | Is It Safe? | Pampering Your Pregnancy
Mother's Body Changes & Baby's Development | Health Care | Common Concerns | Pregnancy Complications / High Risk | Preterm Labor
Working During Pregnancy | Relationships During Pregnancy | For Dads | Looking Ahead: Choices | Gearing Up for Baby | Essays and Journals | Just for Fun
Working During Pregnancy
• Daycare vs. nannycare: The pros and cons
• Juggling work and family
• Keeping safe and comfortable on the job
• Maternity leave planning
• Pregnancy and your job: Negotiating maternity leave
• Work and pregnancy
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7 Things to Consider When Choosing Childcare
Daycare vs. nannycare: The pros and cons
Pregnancy and your job: Negotiating maternity leave
Keeping safe and comfortable on the job
Juggling work and family
Maternity leave planning
Work and pregnancy
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Relationships During Pregnancy
• Sex and Parenthood
• Changing Friendships
• Why these three Ts are essential to a successful pregnancy
• What's Your Pregnant Man Thinking? The Second Trimester
• What's Your Pregnant Man Thinking? The Third Trimester
• Partner support
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Changing Friendships
Does motherhood make you a better lover?
How a baby changes the couple's relationship
My husband doesn't want this baby
Partner support
Sex and Parenthood
Sexuality, 17-20 weeks
Smells, pregnancy, nausea and partners
The importance of expectations management
Transition to parenthood, 21 - 24 weeks
What's your pregnant man thinking?
What's your pregnant man thinking? The second trimester
What's your pregnant man thinking? The third trimester
Why these three Ts are essential to a successful pregnancy
You and your partner, 25 - 28 weeks
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For Dads
• Excluded by the OB
• Men fall pregnant too! A look at Couvade Syndrome
• The men's guide to fatherhood in the womb
• Pregnant fathers: The second trimester
• Proud to be a dad
• The importance of fathers
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Dads and pregnancy
Excluded by the OB
How men have babies
Men fall pregnant too! A look at Couvade Syndrome
Pregnant fathers: The second trimester
Pregnant fathers: The third trimester
Proud to be a dad
Sleeping arrangements
The importance of expectations management
The importance of fathers
The men's guide to fatherhood in the womb
When men become fathers
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Looking Ahead/Choices
• Going home with your new baby
• Cord blood facts
• How will you feed your baby?
• Intact or circumcized?
• Naming your baby
• Preparing siblings
• Preparing baby's clothes, furniture and accessories
• Reasons for storing cord blood
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An intact man's view of circumcision
Circumcision: Not just a little snip
Choosing a doctor for your baby
Going home with your new baby
Naming your baby
How will you feed your baby?
Co-sleeping (making it work & making it safe)
Pets & Babies
Babies and dogs -- making it work
Best known cat breeds for kids
Carry a doll!
Cats during pregnancy
Dogs and baby equipment
Dogs and storks
Dogs: Best known breeds for kids
How can we prepare our labs for baby?
Pet pointers discussion
Pregnancy and pets
Preparing your dog for the arrival of your child
You, your cat and baby makes three -- 10 helpful hints
Preparing siblings
Baby's safety
Preparing baby's clothes, furniture and accessories
Preparing to go to the hospital
Your hospital stay after birth
Birth bag tips and checklist
Bringing your baby home
Real facts about cord blood storage
Labor and delivery
Signs and symptoms of labor
Sleeping arrangements
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Gearing Up for Baby!
• Baby shower FAQ's
• Creating a safe nursery
• Dogs and storks
• They're bringing home a baby -- sibling rivalry
• Baby stuff -- What do you need?
• Rules of thumb for choosing a baby name
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Baby Showers:
Shower planning 101
Baby shower FAQ's
Baby invitation etiquette
Envelopes for invitations
Baby shower entertainment
Baby shower food and menus
What you need to know about baby showers
Baby shower gift ideas
General stationery etiquette
Thank-you note etiquette
Safe House:
Baby's safety
Co-sleeping: Making it work and making it safe
Creating a safe nursery
Creating safe bathrooms for children
Making your kitchen kid-friendly
Preparing clothing, furniture and accessories for your baby
Tips for creating a safer home
Pets & Babies
Babies and dogs -- making it work
Best known cat breeds for kids
Carry a doll!
Dogs and baby equipment
Dogs and storks
Dogs: Best known breeds for kids
Pet pointers discussion
Pregnancy and pets
Preparing your dog for the arrival of your child
You, your cat and baby makes three -- 10 helpful hints
Best known cat breeds for kids
How can we prepare our labs for baby?
Preparing Siblings:
First-born jealousy
Preparing siblings
Reducing sibling rivalry
Sharing the news with siblings
They're bringing home a baby -- sibling rivalry
Baby Gear:
Baby bargains: Ten sure-fire ways to save big bucks on baby gear
Baby gates
Baby stuff -- What do you need?
Forward facing car seats
It's Twins! Twice as much stuff?
3304 Which Diapers Are Better for the Planet?
Other Considerations:
Naming your baby
Rules of thumb for choosing a baby name
Top kids' names for 2001!
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Essays and Journals
• 100 promises to my baby
• Marie chronicles -- A twin pregnancy
• Mom from the start
• Mom from the heart
• Tristine -- One day at a time: A high-risk pregnancy Journal
• Motherhood is not for wimps
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My adoption story
First time pregnancy
How I found out the big news
She's having a baby
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Just for Fun
• Aren't our pregnancy dreams amazing?
• Butterflies and Hiccups -- journaling your pregnancy
• How accurate are dreams about gender?
• Journey to Motherhood
• Old wives' tales
• Pregnancy, prophecy, ultrasounds and dreams
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My adoption story
Sharing the news with children
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