Welcome to StorkNet's Pregnancy Cubby

What's New This Month . . .      º Articles      º In the News      º Hot Topics (share your opinion with us!)      º Midwife Question of the Month      º Fitness Question of the Month      º Nutrition Question of the Month      º Featured Book/DVD      º Featured Article      º Featured Cubby      º Featured StorkNet Message Board Forum Articles:       º  Ten Skin Problems of Pregnancy We have a society-wide belief that pregnant women are always glowing, but unfortunately, this isn't always the case, especially when it comes to the skin. During pregnancy, you may experience a variety of skin changes including rashes, acne, stretch marks, breaking nails, hair growth or loss, and dark blotches on the skin. Learn what you can expect and what you can do about it.       º  9 Keys for a Stress-free Pregnancy and Childbirth Linda Miles, Ph.D. shares ways to reduce your stress during pregnancy as well as calming techniques that will help you relax and calm your baby in the process.       º  From Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes To African Safaris - 10 Baby Nursery Ideas Your baby nursery idea will begin to take shape while you shop for a crib and other furniture. Just be prepared to be overwhelmed at first by the mindboggling choice of themes. This article covers just a few of the thousands of possibilities.       º  Did you or didn't you find out baby's sex and why? In this message board archive, our members discuss when they found out their baby's biggest secret. Do they prefer it before birth or after? In the News:       º  Prenatal Blood Testing Could Detect Fetal Disorders, Study Says       º  Boston Globe Examines Debate Concerning Usefulness, Expense of Storing Umbilical Cord Blood

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Featured Hot Topics:

	º	What do you wish you had known? What do you wish you would've known about pregnancy before you conceived? (not labor, delivery or postpartum but pregnancy itself) Share your thoughts with us on our message boards (you don't have to be a member to respond) or click here to email your thoughts.
	º	Ultrasounds How do you feel about ultrasounds? The FDA is cautioning against Fetal "Keepsake" Images (especially videos) and OTC heartbeat monitors. Are you concerned or do you think it's just hysteria? Do you think ultrasounds are done too often and how do you feel about 3D ultrasound centers popping up all over? Click here to post on our message boards or click here to email your thoughts.
	º	Memorializing/Keepsakes Did you scrapbook/memorialize your pregnancy? What types of keepsakes did you save, did you make a special scrapbook, did you journal, did you make a belly cast, etc????? Click here to post on our message boards or click here to email your thoughts.
	º	Preparing Your Children What did you do, if anything, to prepare your children for the arrival of a new sibling? Click here to post on our message boards or click here to email your thoughts.
	º	Cord Blood Banking Are you planning to save your baby's cord blood (or have you done this)? Why or why not? Let's discuss the issues. Click here to post on our message boards or click here to email your thoughts.

Midwife Question of the Month:

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Low Amniotic Fluid Is low amniotic fluid a problem? What can be done about it and what are the dangers? Midwife Donna Balo explains.

Fitness Question of the Month:

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Arm Strengtheners During Pregnancy Want to tone up your upper body during your pregnancy? Prenatal Fitness Expert Lisa Stone tells us about the perfect exercise.

Nutrition Question of the Month:

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Overweight Prior to Pregnancy If you're starting pregnancy overweight, what can you do to keep the weight gain down through pregnancy? You need to be careful and be smart. Jennifer Francis, MPH, RD/LD explains.

Featured Books/DVDs:

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Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood by Yana Cortlund, Barb Lucke and Donna Miller Watelet Mother Rising shows how any woman can organize, personalize, and create a ceremony. This step-by-step guide includes practical information such as tips for sharing and storytelling, positive visualizations, and recipes for healthy feasting. Fun activities like belly casting, henna body art, shoulder massages, and herbal footbaths further enhance the blessingway experience while inspirational quotations and an expansive resource listing help complete one's unique ceremony.

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Sex and Pregnancy: Overcoming Your Most Common Fears In the not so distant past, the words "sex" and "pregnancy" were barely ever mentioned in the same sentence. But today, even the most conservative medical sources say that as long as a woman is feeling good, and her pregnancy is not in jeopardy, sex is fine--oftentimes right up until the day of delivery. Unfortunately, even with these encouraging words, old fears die hard and many couples continue to experience unnecessary concern. To help set the record straight, here is a guide to the three most common fears about sex during pregnancy--and some reassuring advice.

Featured Cubby:

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Baby Showers Plan the perfect baby shower with the who, what, when, where, and how by StorkNet!

Featured StorkNet Message Board Forum:

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Stork Deliveries 2009 Are you expecting a new little one in the new year? Join us in our newest forum! We'd love to have you!

Enjoy!
StorkNet's Pregnancy Editors