Baby Gear

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, you may be waiting to find out if you're pregnant. Have you considered waiting for this special date to share your big news? Lots of women choose to make pregnancy announcements on special occasions. In fact, we have a few stories to share of a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/announcingyourpregnancy/ss/valentineannoun.htmValentine's Day pregnancy announcements/a. If you get a big fat positive (BFP) on your a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/pregnancytests/p/pgtests.htmpregnancy test/a consider doing something special! P ulli a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/announcingyourpregnancy/ss/valentineannoun.htmValentine's Day Pregnancy Announcements/a /ulp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/08/announcing-your-pregnancy-on-valentines-day.htm"Announcing Your Pregnancy on Valentine's Day/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 09:19:04./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/08/announcing-your-pregnancy-on-valentines-day.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/08/announcing-your-pregnancy-on-valentines-day.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/08/announcing-your-pregnancy-on-valentines-day.htmzItl=Announcing Your Pregnancy on Valentine's Day"Email this/a/p

pMany people can tell you that they know that folic acid can a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/fetaldevelopment/l/blfolatefacts.htmprevent certain birth defects/a, like a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://rarediseases.about.com/od/rarediseasess/a/spinabifida.htmspina bifida/a.  What most people can't tell you is who should be taking the folic acid and for how long.  Experts have long said that women need to take the folic acid for at least three months prior to pregnancy to reap the benefits.  The a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8232089.stmproblem/a is that many women hear the call for women of childbearing age and don't do anything because they think that they are not ready for a baby or they believe that they will simply start taking supplements as soon as their pregnancy is diagnosed.  This is not sound./p pAny woman who is having sex and capable of becoming pregnant, even if you are using birth control, should be taking a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/nutrientsinpregnancy/qt/folicacid.htmfolic acid/a, such as those found in prenatal vitamins.  When did you start taking a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/prenatalvitamins/a/aa043000a.htmprenatal vitamins/a?/pp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/07/folic-acid-should-start-before-pregnancy.htm"Folic Acid Should Start Before Pregnancy/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 08:07:35./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/07/folic-acid-should-start-before-pregnancy.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/07/folic-acid-should-start-before-pregnancy.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/07/folic-acid-should-start-before-pregnancy.htmzItl=Folic Acid Should Start Before Pregnancy"Email this/a/p

pimg src=http://z.about.com/d/pregnancy/1/0/4/W/3/birthblog.jpg alt= //p pLast week in childbirth class I started teaching about labor. I love to hear the stories that others have heard about labor, particularly how does labor start. There is such a wide variety in experiences and beliefs about labor. While this is true, it is also important that you have the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbirth/p/laborbasics.htmbasics of labor/a down pat for when it's your turn to give birth. It doesn't matter if you're planning on an epidural for birth, to have natural childbirth or even planning a cesarean section - everyone must know a particular set of facts about labor, incuding how do I know if it's labor; what to pack for the hospital; how to deal with contractions and much more./p pbr class=spacer_ //p pbr / Are you ready for labor?/p pbr class=spacer_ //p pstrongRelated:/strong/p pbr class=spacer_ //p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborcomplications/Labor Complications/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthstories/l/blbirthstories.htmBirth Stories/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbasics/a/laborquiz.htmLabor #38; Birth Quiz/a pbr class=spacer_ //p/li /ul pbr class=spacer_ //p psubPhoto (c) Robin Elise Weiss/sub/pp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/06/the-basics-of-labor.htm"The Basics of Labor/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 08:24:34./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/06/the-basics-of-labor.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/06/the-basics-of-labor.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/06/the-basics-of-labor.htmzItl=The Basics of Labor"Email this/a/p

A study published in the late '90s by the British medical journal, the iLancet/i, was possibly the starting point for much controversy surrounding the Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism. Still today, the debate rages on and concerned parents avoid or delay giving their children the vaccine in order to avoid possibly exposing their child to any risk of autism. Now, however, the iLancet/i has retracted the study as flawed after an independent council investigated and reported on several of the researchers involved. a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704022804575041212437364420.htmlAccording to the Wall Street Journal/a, The General Medical Council's report on three of the researchers, including Dr. Wakefield, found evidence that some of their actions were conducted for experimental purposes, not clinical care, and without ethics approval. The report also found that Dr. Wakefield drew blood for research purposes from children at his son's birthday party, paying each child £5 (about $8). pToddlers on track with the recommended schedule of immunizations can have the MMR between 12-15 months of age with a second dose around 4 years of age. Are you following this schedule with your child or has the scare of autism exposure altered your plans? And now, does this retraction change your mind or do you still feel there's a link? bpLearn more about vaccines, autism and the study's retraction:/p/b ul lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://autism.about.com/b/2010/02/03/does-the-lancets-retraction-of-wakefields-study-change-your-mind.htmVote: Does the Lancet's Retraction of Wakefield's Study Change Your Mind?/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://autism.about.com/b/2010/02/02/lancet-retracts-wakefields-paper-from-public-record.htmMedical Journal Retracts Paper Tying MMR Vaccine to Autism/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://autism.about.com/od/causesofautism/a/MMRVaccine.htmDoes the MMR Vaccine Cause Autism?/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/immunizations/a/mmr_vis.htmMore Information on the MMR Vaccine/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/od/immunizations/a/0408_im_illness.htmVaccine Preventable Illnesses/a/li /ul/pp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/study-that-linked-autism-to-vaccines-retracted-by-medical-journal.htm"Study that Linked Autism to Vaccines Retracted by Medical Journal/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/"About.com Babies & Toddlers/a on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 15:29:53./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/study-that-linked-autism-to-vaccines-retracted-by-medical-journal.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/study-that-linked-autism-to-vaccines-retracted-by-medical-journal.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://babyparenting.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/study-that-linked-autism-to-vaccines-retracted-by-medical-journal.htmzItl=Study that Linked Autism to Vaccines Retracted by Medical Journal"Email this/a/p

table align=right hspace=7 vspace=7trtda href=http://babyparenting.about.com/od/blogs/Blogs.htmimg src=http://z.about.com/d/babyparenting/1/0/4/6/sseverydaythings.jpg border=0 hspace=5 alt=Blog Screenshot //a/td/trtrtdsubOur Everyday Things is one ofbr /my favorite parenting blogsbr /br //subsubPhoto #169; Leonnybr //sub/td/tr/tableEvery morning when I can steal a moment of quiet with my coffee or tea, I like to sit down and see what's going on in the lives of other parents. I remember my mom doing this with a telephone or by sitting down at the dining room table and writing letters. Though she's passed on, I still have boxes of her letters from friends and family members, most of them parents. When I read those, I realize that though the technology has changed, it's the same principle of sharing. Katie finally got her training wheels taken off. Thank God David finally finished potty training. I can't believe Elizabeth stayed out past her curfew again! The trials and joys of parenting look the same on paper as they do posted to Facebook or Twitter or shared on a blog. I shudder to think how much time my mom would spend on Facebook or blogging. It's just the type of thing she loved to do. She loved to feel connected. And even though her letters were more personal conversations with individual folks she knew, I know if she could have found a way to share her thoughts and experiences with a larger audience she would have done it in a minute. pIf you like reading about other people's lives, you can check out some of my a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/od/blogs/Blogs.htmfavorite parenting blogs here/a. If you have a favorite that you think is missing from that list, just a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=mailto:babyparenting.guide@about.comdrop me a line/a and I'll check it out. Even better, if you are a parenting blogger yourself, we'd all like to know more about it. I invite you to a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/u/sty/blogs/parenting-blogs/form.htmshare the story of how you got started/a and what you love about blogging on family matters. You can even share a picture of your family or a screenshot and leave tips for other parents who might be thinking about starting a blog of their own. /pp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/connecting-through-parenting-blogs.htm"Connecting Through Parenting Blogs/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/"About.com Babies & Toddlers/a on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 11:42:08./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/connecting-through-parenting-blogs.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/connecting-through-parenting-blogs.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://babyparenting.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/05/connecting-through-parenting-blogs.htmzItl=Connecting Through Parenting Blogs"Email this/a/p

pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.text4baby.org/Text4Baby/a is a new service designed to help mothers have healthier pregnancies. It is a free text messaging service, even if you do not have a text plan. It simply uses your due date to send you up to three targeted texts a week via cell phone./p pThis, to date, is the largest mobile public health initiative. It is impressive and interesting./p pThis service is provided in English and Spanish. To sign up:/p ul li Text BABY to 511411 /li li Envia BEBE al 511411 para Español /li /ul pThis service will also span your baby's first year.  Sample texts:/p blockquotepBreastfeeding gives babies a great start! Call 1-800-311-BABY (2229) to learn about help in your community for breastfeeding moms./p pYour state offers free/low-cost health care for moms #38; babies. Call 877-543-7669 to ask if you qualify. Call 800-311-BABY (2229) to connect to care./p/blockquote pstrongResources:/strong/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/consumerissues/a/pickingprac.htmPicking a Practitioner/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/choosingapractitioner/a/obmistakes.htmMistakes Women Make When Interviewing OBs/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/choosingapractitioner/a/choosemidwives.htm5 Reasons to Choose a Midwife/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/prenatalcare/a/10q4doc.htm10 Things to Ask Your Doctor in Pregnancy/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/findadoctormid/a/genderdoctor.htmDo you care if your doctor is a man or a woman?/a /li /ulp style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/text4baby.htm"Text4Baby/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 13:44:50./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/text4baby.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/text4baby.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/text4baby.htmzItl=Text4Baby"Email this/a/p

pIf you haven't given cloth diapers a second thought, you may want to before your baby is born.  Gone are the days of pins and messy leaks.  The new cloth diapers are easy and fashionable.  When you think about going through at least 8-12 diapers a day - reusable diapers only make sense./p pSo in the day of reduce, reuse and recycle, cloth diapers are back as the eco-friendly way to a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/thenursery/a/reasonscloth.htmdiaper your baby/a. I'm not here to argue that a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/tp/clothdiapers.htmcloth diapers/a are great for the environment, though they are much better than their disposable counterparts. I think it's important to look at cloth diapers form the viewpoint of a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/a/babybudget.htmsaving money/a./p pThat's right, using cloth diapers is a great way to save you money. When you consider that you can purchase every diaper you would ever need (and then some) for $200-300, you've only spent 10 weeks worth of a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/tp/babydiapers.htmdisposable diaper/a money. The real issue for most people is the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/qt/buyclothdiapers.htminitial outlay of money/a for cloth diapers./p pSo if you haven't taken a look at cloth diapers recently, or you think that they still involve really scary looking diaper pins - think again and have a look at today's new eco-friendly, cost saving diapers that make babies and parents happy. (Did I mention how cute some of the new cloth diapers are? I'm seriously loving these cute prints on the All-in-One cloth diapers I bought in bulk at a discount store!)/p pHave you considered cloth diapering?/p pstrongRelated:/strong/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/qt/buyclothdiapers.htmTips for Affording Cloth Diapers/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/thenursery/a/reasonscloth.htmReasons to Cloth Diaper/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/tp/clothdiapers.htmTop Cloth Diapers/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/a/babybudget.htmSaving Money in Pregnancy/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/newbornbabies/ss/bfdiapers.htmNew Baby Diaper Chart/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/newbornbabies/ss/diaperababy.htmHow to Diaper a Baby/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/bb/bybdiapers.htmBefore You Buy Diapers/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/gr/bumgenius.htmBum Genius/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/gr/bumkinsdiaper.htmBumkins All in Ones/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/gr/kissaluvs.htmKissaluvs Fitted/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babyproducts/fr/gdiapers.htmG Diapers/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/gr/seventhgen.htmSeventh Generation/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/gr/pampersdiapers.htmPampers/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/babydiapers/gr/huggiesdiapers.htmHuggies/a/li /ul pstrongMore from About.com Parenting:/strong/p ullia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://workathomemoms.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-save-energy-save-money-save-your-sanity.htmSave Energy,Save Money, Save Your Sanity/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://parentingteens.about.com/b/a/259129.htmSaving Money: Know What Is in Your Teen's Closet/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://preschoolers.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-help-military-families-save-money-with-expired-coupons.htmHelp Military Families Save Money With Expired Coupons/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://grandparents.about.com/b/a/001629.htmRethink Resale/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://singleparents.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-advance-your-career-with-free-online-courses.htmAdvance Your Career With Free Online Courses/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://stayathomemoms.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-stock-up-on-birthday-presents.htmStock Up on Birthday Presents/a/li lia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-cloth-diapering.htmSave Money with Cloth Diapers/a/li /ul p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-cloth-diapering.htm"Thrifty Thursday: Cloth Diapering/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 05:00:00./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-cloth-diapering.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-cloth-diapering.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/04/thrifty-thursday-cloth-diapering.htmzItl=Thrifty Thursday: Cloth Diapering"Email this/a/p

pThe surprise answer to that question is: a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/03/MNER1BRFT4.DTLCalifornia/a./p pWhile the number of women who die in labor or from complications from birth is still very low, you can't argue with the fact that the a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://californiawatch.org/health-and-welfare/chart-tracking-maternal-mortality-ratesmaternal death rate/a is climbing. Speculation is the in rise in the cesarean rate as well as complications due to increasing obesity./p pIt might be easy to say that it's a problem only in one state, but it is something that is happening in so many places. But what can you do to help lower your risks?/p pbr class=spacer_ //p pbr class=spacer_ //p ul li Know your practitioner /li li Get healthy before pregnancy and stay healthy /li li Preconceptional care /li li Watch your weight in pregnancy /li li Avoid induction and other labor interventions /li /ulP Conversations with your practitioner, good prenatal care and a healthy lifestyle will all be beneficial in reducing your risks associated with birth. pbRelated Resources:/bP/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/laborbirth/a/avoidcesarean.htm5 Ways to Avoid a C-Section/a/li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/p/induction.htmHow and Why Labor is Induced/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/a/avoidinduction.htmHow to Avoid an Induction/a /li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/plussizepregnanc/f/plussizeweightgain.htmHow Much Weight Should I Gain in Pregnancy if I'm Overweight?/a/li li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/u/ua/induction/probleminduction.htmComplications from Induction/a /li /ul p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/risker-place-to-give-birth-bosnia-or-california.htm"Risker place to give birth: Bosnia or California/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 11:58:20./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/risker-place-to-give-birth-bosnia-or-california.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/risker-place-to-give-birth-bosnia-or-california.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/risker-place-to-give-birth-bosnia-or-california.htmzItl=Risker place to give birth: Bosnia or California"Email this/a/p

a href=http://babyparenting.about.com/od/photogallery/ig/Toddler-Photo-Gallery/Una--14-Months.htmimg src=http://z.about.com/d/babyparenting/1/7/b/o/una14months.jpg border=0//apThanks to Sonja for sharing this picture of Una.ulliba href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://babyparenting.about.com/library/blphotoguide.htmHow to Get Your Toddler Featured on Wordless Wednesday/a/b/lilia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://collectibles.about.com/od/valuableresources/a/wordlesswednes.htmMore Wordless Wednesday posts at About.com/a/lilia href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/More Wordless Wednesday Posts from other bloggers/a/li/ul/p pa href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://twitter.com/mamaratiFollow me on Twitter/a #124; a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://www.facebook.com/about.toddlersBecome a fan on Facebook/a/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/03/wordless-wednesday-14-month-old-una.htm"Wordless Wednesday: 14-Month-Old Una/a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/"About.com Babies & Toddlers/a on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 09:00:37./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/03/wordless-wednesday-14-month-old-una.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/03/wordless-wednesday-14-month-old-una.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://babyparenting.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://babyparenting.about.com/b/2010/02/03/wordless-wednesday-14-month-old-una.htmzItl=Wordless Wednesday: 14-Month-Old Una"Email this/a/p

pimg src=http://z.about.com/d/pregnancy/1/0/z/Y/3/newbornvernixsm.jpg/p p I'm one of those people who has babies who can't read calendars. While we all know that the concept of a 40 week pregnancy is only a guess, it still doesn't make us not focus on a a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/gettingpregnant/p/duedate.htmdue date/a. Here is some information on what happens when your a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/overduepregnanci/index.htmpregnancy extends past that magic number - your due date/a. From what testing you can expect, to induction of labor and even when to let nature take it's course.P/p pbRelated:/bP/p ul li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/overduepregnanci/a/preglastdays.htm101 Things to Do When You're Overdue/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/p/induction.htmHow and Why Labor is Induced/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/a/avoidinduction.htmHow to Avoid an Induction/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/inductionoflabor/a/induction.htmTypes of Induction/a li a href=http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc#038;zu=http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/birthstories/l/blindustory.htmInduction Birth Stories/a /ul pPbr / subPhoto © iStockPhoto/sub/p p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/what-to-do-when-youre-overdue.htm"What to do when you're overdue.../a originally appeared on a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/"About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth/a on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 07:59:27./ppa href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/what-to-do-when-youre-overdue.htm"Permalink/a | a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hczu=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/what-to-do-when-youre-overdue.htm#gB3"Comment/a | a href="http://pregnancy.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://pregnancy.about.com/b/2010/02/03/what-to-do-when-youre-overdue.htmzItl=What to do when you're overdue..."Email this/a/p