Archive for the 'Pregnancy' Category

Great Advice for Rational-Moms-to-be

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Elyse over at Skepchick has posted this excellent article that is a wonderfully soothing, reassuring, uplifting and funny letter to all mothers-to-be on how to be rational, relax, enjoy your pregnancy, and not listen to bonehead advice. She tells some refreshing truths that you might not find in your typical “pregnancy is a miracle” [...]

Why I Fall for Romanticism

Friday, October 31st, 2008

I’m almost 34 weeks pregnant right now. At the beginning of my pregnancy, I was talking with a friend who believes she’s had out-of-body experiences (OBEs), that an afterlife exists, and that this is her final incarnation on this planet, in this form. As skeptical as I am, I always ended up listening to her [...]

Pregnant on the Buckle of the Bible Belt

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

I’m in my third trimester. I have an obsession with the divine combination of chocolate and peanut butter, no ankles, and breasts that would make the ladies in National Geographic envious.
When I first found out I was pregnant, I was elated. My husband and I tried for about 6 months before the baby-making miracle finally [...]

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