Pregnancy
Pregnant & Abroad
I’m pregnant and live overseas, but want to come home for my third trimester and the birth…with or without my husband.
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Week 32
You’re at Week 32 of your pregnancy. We’re discussing possible false labor and how you shouldn’t ever feel silly or foolish for calling your doctor after hours.
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The Third Trimester Freak Out
I’m just weeks away from my due date and anxiety is ruling my life. Is this normal?
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Week 34
So. Does everyone have their Birth Plan written up yet? Have you typed it? Double-spaced it? Printed up back-up copies and filed one with the county courthouse and gotten one notarized?
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Week 36
Amalah is at Week 36. Time is flying by. This week’s focus is on False Labor. How can you tell if it is the “real thing?”
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Week 31
You’re at Week 31 of your pregnancy. Time is flying by! How to prepare for Maternity Leave.
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Week 33
OKAY. FINE. HOSPITAL BAG PACKING TIME.
People have been begging for this one, and while I intended to save it until the week that I, you know, actually packed my hospital bag, apparently a whole lot of you prefer to be proactive and pack it super early. Or else you just plan to obsess about it for five or six more weeks. (That I kind of actually relate to.)
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Week 27
You’re at Week 27 of your pregnancy. This week we’re focusing on the Glucose Screen Test and Traveling while Pregnant.
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When You’re Not Going Back
Quitting your job before, during or after maternity leave.
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Too Many Visitors During Pregnancy
A third-trimester pregnant mom has an unusually large amount of family and friends visiting and staying overnight on a fairly regular basis and she’s quite tired of it. How can she say No politely?
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Week 40
This is the last installment of our Weekly Pregnancy Calendar. Amalah had her baby boy! Read her list on ideas for how to spend that final(s) week(s).
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Week 28
You’re at Week 28 of your pregnancy. This week we’re focused on how to interview a pediatrician and lactation consultant.
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Pregnancy Night Sweats
As if the beached-whale portion of late pregnancy wasn’t attractive-feeling ENOUGH.
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Week 30
You’re at Week 30 of your pregnancy. Discussing Cord Blood Storage for your newborn and family and whether it’s worth paying for it.
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Exercise and Pregnancy: Please Don’t Judge Me!
What kind of exercise is safe during pregnancy?
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Week 37
Amalah is fast approaching her due date and she has been bitten by the nesting bug. Some of her recommendations for do’s and don’t’s.
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Week 35
You’re at Week 35 in your pregnancy. We’ve reached that point in the pregnancy where prenatal care is increased. Yep, more visits to your OB or midwife.
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Week 38
Amalah’s hitting the home stretch. The focus this week is on memorializing your pregnancy.
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Week 39
Amalah focuses on how to introduce your siblings and pets to the new baby.
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Nesting Instinct in Overdrive
An expectant mom is having a very strong nesting urges but needs her super supportive husband to clean up his office first. What can she do nesting-wise to appease her urge without upsetting her husband, too.