Archives for “pregnancy”

I've been thinking about this post for some time now - but it's the kind of thing that some who I know read this blog ...


I can't take a feminist seriously if she takes a condescending tone towards traditionally female activities like crafting in order to make some otherwise valid ...


I woke up this morning and the baby was so low that I suddenly have a waist again. (Hello ribs: nice to see you again ...


I got my economic stimulus check, which was - naturally - for an amount far less than the so-called $600 minimum. Because, you know, I ...


I am further dilated: steady progress of a centimeter a week for the past couple of weeks. That puts me at almost 3 cm - ...


On Saturday afternoon my belly moved lower. Saturday morning it was still way up then around 2pm it was not. The first thing I felt ...


I knew I was pregnant just a few days after I conceived. There's no magic to it: there were only two possible occasions when it ...


Wordpress, I am sorry I cheated on you. It won't happen again (or at least, not until the next time...?). I don't know whether the theme ...


Faustina is definitely on her way now. At this week's doctor's visit I found out my cervix is 1 centimeter dilated and 60% effaced - ...


People often ask me if I have any weird cravings. And I always answer, no, can't say that I do... And then I realize I'm ...


She moves much. So vigorously sometimes that my belly jumps, visibly through my clothes. I succumb to the body-part guessing game lots of times per ...


One unexpected side effect of the flooding in our basement was that our dog nearly killed himself. We learned out that emergency care facilities ...


some pregnancy symptoms to date Which, in all the excitement of what shall go down in our family annals as The Great Flood of March 2008, ...


Women over forty are having more and more babies in Britain, writes the Guardian (via Jezebel). Conception rates are rising among women and even men ...


The other day I finally got up the nerve to tell off someone who really pissed me off about a year ago. I know, I ...


In The Girlfriends’ Guide to Pregnancy (which is thus far my favorite pregnancy book: it soothes your already hormonally challenged emotional state rather than freak ...


I bought my first pair of pregnancy jeans yesterday. I don’t really look pregnant yet, it’s just that I’m getting sick of constantly pulling up ...


I have given up alcohol. And sushi. And soft cheeses. And Beefsteak Tartar, one of my favorite dishes in the world. I only drink half a cup of coffee ...